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The conditional is used most of the time:
to express a conditional, potential, or hypothetical action |
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| Yo iría al teatro pero no tengo el tiempo - Would go to the theater but I don't have the time |
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| To convey courtesy or politeness |
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?Me podría Ud. ayudar? - Could you help me?
?Qué querría Ud? - What would you like? |
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| To express an indirect quotation |
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| María dijo que vendría mañana. - Maria said that she would be coming tomorrow |
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| Serían las diez de la noche - It was probably 10 pm |
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| Ar/ER/Ir verbs have same stem endings |
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hablaría (I would speak)), comería (I would eat), viviría (I would live) etc...
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íamos
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me lavaría ( I would wash)
te ías
se ía
nos íamos
se ían |
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| Tip: Notice that the conditional is rendered in English generally by two translations |
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| Alfonso llegaría = Alfonso would arrive...,Alfonso would be arriving |
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| Vocabulary tip: The conditional is often followed by the conjunction pero/but |
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| Concepción estudiaría, pero no tiene su libro - Concepcion would study but she doesn't have her book |
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