9 El Condicional / The Conditional (Amaría)
El Condicional / The Conditional (Amaría)
The conditional tense translates in English to sentences with “would”, for example “I would go to the beach”. Regular verbs in the conditional are formed by taking the infinitive of a verb (with ar /er / ir intact) and adding endings. The endings for the conditional are the same for ar, er and ir verbs.
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Person
|
ar
|
er
|
ir
|
|
Verb ➡
|
hablar
|
comer
|
vivir
|
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Yo
|
hablaría
|
comería
|
viviría
|
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Tú
|
hablarías
|
comerías
|
vivirías
|
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Él/Ella/Usted
|
hablaría
|
comería
|
viviría
|
|
Nosotros/Nosotras
|
hablaríamos
|
comeríamos
|
viviríamos
|
|
Vosotros/Vosotras
|
hablaríais
|
comeríais
|
viviríais
|
|
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
|
hablarían
|
comerían
|
vivirían
|
The conditional has the same irregular verbs as the “will” future tense. The only difference between them is the endings. The following table is an overview of the irregular verbs shared by the Future Tense and the Conditional.
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Verb
|
Future Form
|
English
|
|
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querer
|
querr-
|
to want
|
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saber
|
sabr-
|
to know
|
|
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caber
|
cabr-
|
to fit
|
|
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poder
|
podr-
|
to be able to
|
|
|
poner
|
pondr-
|
to put
|
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valer
|
valdr-
|
to be worth
|
|
|
tener
|
tendr-
|
to have
|
|
|
venir
|
vendr-
|
to come
|
|
|
salir
|
saldr-
|
to go out
|
|
|
These verbs don’t follow any particular pattern.
|
hacer
|
har-
|
to make/to do
|
|
decir
|
dir-
|
to say
|
The following table shows salir in the Conditional.
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Personal Pronouns
|
Verb
|
English
|
|
Yo
|
saldría
|
I would go out
|
|
Tú
|
saldrías
|
You would go out
|
|
Él/Ella/Usted
|
saldría
|
he/she/you would go out
|
|
Nosotros/Nosotras
|
saldríamos
|
We would go out
|
|
Vosotros/Vosotras
|
saldríais
|
You (all) would go out
|
|
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
|
saldrían
|
they/you would go out
|
Reflexive Verbs and the Conditional
In the Conditional, the reflexive pronoun (se) goes before the main verb as a separate word, and the main verb is conjugated according to the rules of the Conditional above. The following table shows the reflexive verb lavarse (to wash oneself) in the Conditional.
|
Person
|
lavarse
|
English
|
|
Yo
|
me lavaría
|
I would wash myself
|
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Tú
|
te lavarías
|
You would wash yourself
|
|
Él/Ella/Usted
|
se lavaría
|
He would wash himself
She would wash herself You would wash yourself |
|
Nosotros/Nosotras
|
nos lavaríamos
|
We would wash ourselves
|
|
Vosotros/Vosotras
|
os lavaríais
|
You (all) would wash yourselves
|
|
Ellos/Ellas/Ustedes
|
se lavarían
|
They would wash themselves
You (all) would wash yourselves |
