Conditional Tense“Would” do something

Remember:You do NOT add the word “would”

before a verb; you simply conjugate the verb using the conditional tense endings and the “would” is implied.

The conditional tense is used whenever you want to express that you “would” do

something. This is typically used with an “if/then” clause. (If...then I would…)

The regular conditional verbs are simple to form because all regular ar/er/ir verbs use the same conjugation pattern &

endings! (This is beginning to sound just like the future tense!

Easy!)

Just leave the verbs in their INFINITIVE form

(unconjugated) and attach these endings:

-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -ían

Regular Verbs

► Use the infinitive and add the conditional endings.

-ía -íamos

-ías -íais

-ía -ían

Regular Verbs

► Use the infinitive and add the conditional endings.

Example: Hablar

-ía -íamos

-ías -íais

-ía -ían

Regular Verbs

► Use the infinitive and add the conditional endings.

Example: Hablar

Observe how this is almost the exact same as the future, only with conditional endings.

Hablaría Hablaríamos

Hablarías Hablaríais

Hablaría Hablarían

Regular Verbs

► Use the infinitive and add the conditional endings.

Example: Vivir

It doesn’t matter if the verb ends in ar, er, or ir - they all conjugate the same way!

Viviría Viviríamos

Vivirías Viviríais

Viviría Vivirían

Regular Verbs

► Use the infinitive and add the conditional endings.

Example: Comer

It doesn’t matter if the verb ends in ar, er, or ir - they all conjugate the same way!

Comería Comeríamos

Comerías Comeríais

Comería Comerían

Conditional Tense Irregular

And yes, there are irregulars…

But they are the same as the future irregulars, so just repeat the stem but put the conditional endings on and you’ve got it!

Conditional IrregularsIRREGULAR STEMS► Querer = querr-► Poder = podr-► Caber = cabr-► Haber = habr-► Saber = sabr-► Venir = vendr-► Salir = saldr-► Tener = tendr-► Poner = pondr-► *Hacer = har-► *Decir = dir-

Group 1 “Pirate” stems: Remove the ending and add -r before the future ending.Quick - QuererPeople - PoderCan’t - CaberHave - HaberSushi - Saber

Group 2 “Doctor” stems: Remove the ending and add –dr before the future ending.Vroom - VenirSaid - SalirThe - TenerPorsche - Poner

Conditional Irregular

► Once you have the stem, you add the conditional endings.

-ía -íamos

-ías -íais

-ía -ían

Conditional irregular- example

PondríaI would put

-íamos

-ías -íais

-ía -ían

Poner = to put / place / set

Conditional irregular- example

PondríaI would put

-íamos

PondríasYou would put

-íais

-ía -ían

Poner = to put/ place/ set

Conditional irregular- example

PondríaI would put

-íamos

PondríasYou would put

-íais

PondríaHe / she / you would put

-ían

Poner = to put/ place/ set

Conditional irregular- example

PondríaI would put

PondríamosWe would put

PondríasYou would put

-íais

PondríaHe / she / you would put

-ían

Poner = to put/ place/ set

Conditional irregular- example

PondríaI would put

PondríamosWe would put

PondríasYou would put

PondríaisY’all would put

PondríaHe / she / you would put

-ían

Poner = to put/ place/ set

Conditional irregular- example

PondríaI would put

PondríamosWe would put

PondríasYou would put

PondríaisY’all would put

PondríaHe / she / you would put

PondríanThey / you all would put

Poner = to put/ place/ set

Conditional Irregulars YO forms...► Querer = querría I would want► Poder = podría I would be able to► Caber = cabría I would fit► Haber = habría I would have (done something)► Saber = sabría I would know / have learned of► Venir = vendría I would come► Salir = saldría I would left / gone out► Tener = tendría I would have (an object)► Poner = pondría I would put / place► *Hacer = haría I would do / make► *Decir = diría I would say / tell

Conditional Irregulars TÚ forms...► Querer = querrías► Poder = podrías► Caber = cabrías► Haber = habrías► Saber = sabrías► Venir = vendrías► Salir = saldrías► Tener = tendrías► Poner = pondrías► *Hacer = harías► *Decir = dirías

Conditional Irregulars ÉL/ELLA/UD. forms...► Querer = querría ► Poder = podría ► Caber = cabría ► Haber = habría ► Saber = sabría ► Venir = vendría ► Salir = saldría ► Tener = tendría ► Poner = pondría ► *Hacer = haría ► *Decir = diría

Conditional Irregulars NOSOTROS forms...► Querer = querríamos► Poder = podríamos ► Caber = cabríamos► Haber = habríamos► Saber = sabríamos► Venir = vendríamos► Salir = saldríamos► Tener = tendríamos► Poner = pondríamos► *Hacer = haríamos► *Decir = diríamos

Conditional Irregulars ELLOS/ELLAS/UDS. forms...► Querer = querrían► Poder = podrían► Caber = cabrían► Haber = habrían► Saber = sabrían► Venir = vendrían► Salir = saldrían► Tener = tendrían► Poner = pondrían► *Hacer = harían► *Decir = dirían