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El Futuro y Condicional
Future and Condicional
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 1
03/06/2007

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Term
the future endings
Definition
é
ás
á
emos
éis
án
Term
the condicional endings
Definition
ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais
ían
Term
future verbs translate to say
Definition
I will...
Term
condicional verbs translate to say
Definition
I would...
Term
how would you say this in spanish?

Will you clean the silver plates?
Definition
¿Quiere limpiar los platos de plata?

Never use the future tense to ask someone to do something for you. Use querrer plus and infinitive
Term
how would you say this in spanish?

Juan doesn't want to make the trip. He's probably afraid.
Definition
Juan no quiere hacer el viaje por la selva. Tendrá miedo.

future tense can be used to express probability or to wonder about something in the present
Term
how would you say this in spanish?

I wonder if Juan took along some insect repellent.
Definition
¿Llevaría insecticida Juan?

use the conditional to express past probability or to wonder about something that happened in the past
Term
how would you say this in spanish?


Would you pass the beans, please?
Definition
¿Me pordría pasar los frijoles, por favor?

use the condiconal to make a polite request or suggestion, particularly with verbs like poder, preferir, desear, deber, and querer
Term
how would you say this in spanish?

When I was young, I would read a lot.
Definition
Cuando era joven, leía mucho.

condicional can never be used to say 'would' when it means 'used to,' in this case the imperfect is used
Term
querer
Definition
querr-
Term
saber
Definition
sabr-
Term
poder
Definition
podr-
Term
caber
Definition
cabr-
Term
haber
Definition
habr-
Term
salir
Definition
saldr-
Term
poner
Definition
pondr-
Term
venir
Definition
vendr-
Term
valer
Definition
valdr-
Term
hacer
Definition
har-
Term
decir
Definition
dir-
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