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Mastering the Conditional Tense in Spanish

Learn the meaning of the conditional tense in Spanish, how to form it using regular and irregular verbs, and practice exercises to improve your skills. Examples and tips included.

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Mastering the Conditional Tense in Spanish

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  1. El condicional What does it mean? How do I use it? How do I form it? Can I practise it? Are there any irregular forms?

  2. El condicional What does it mean? The conditional tense is used whenever we use the word ‘would’ before another verb, in English. • Examples: • If I were rich, I would goand live in Australia. • My teacher would giveme a detention if I didn’t hand my homework in. • I’d* liketo have a cold drink of fizzy water. • NOTE:‘d is an abbreviation for ‘would’ and is still the conditional.

  3. El condicional How do I form it? STEP 1 Take the infinitive -AR -ER -IR STEP 2 Add the following endings -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, íais, -ían EXAMPLES STEP 1 STEP 2 HabloHablarHablaría (I speak) (Infinitive) (I would speak) Me gustaGustar Me gustaría (I like) (Infinitive) (I’d like)

  4. El condicional How do I form it?

  5. Are there any irregular forms? El condicional ! BEWARE There are irregular forms of this tense. THE GOOD NEWS The 6 endings stay the same. (-ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían) THE BAD NEWS You need to learn a new stem for each irregular verb.

  6. Are there any irregular forms? El condicional

  7. El condicional Can I practise it? -ías Drag the 6 following conditional endings into the right box -íais -íamos Singular -ía -ían -ía Plural

  8. El condicional Can I practise it? -ías Now can you fill in the endings to match the translation? -íais -íamos -ía -ían -ía

  9. El condicional Can I practise it? Now can you translate these? Watch out, they use irregulars.

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