The Conditional

Expresses what would happen.

-AR, -ER e IR verbs all have the same

ending added to the infinitive.
Yo-----a: dara, escribira, comera
T----- as: daras, escribiras, comeras
Ella, l, ud.----- a: dara, escribira, comera
Nosotros/as----- amos: daramos, escribiramos, comeramos
Vosotros/as----- ais: darais, escribirais, comerais
Ellos, ellas, uds.----- an: daran, escribiran, comeran

Los irregulares: same as the future tense

Caber---cabr
Haber---habr
Poder---podr
Querer---querr
Saber---sabr

Poner---pondr
Salir---saldr
Tener---tendr
Valer---valdr
Venir---vendr
Decir---dir
Hacer---har

The uses of the conditional

To express what would occur in certain circumstances
To express what would happen after another action took
place.
Crea que hoy hara mucho viento. I thought it would be
windy today
To express the English expressions: wondered, must have
been, and was probably.
Qu hora era cuando lleg ella?
Seran las ocho. It was probably 8.
To make polite requests.
Podras llevarme al centro? Could you take me downtown?

Pratiquemos
Yo escuchar, leer, esculpir
T apreciar, comprender, aburrirse
Marcos poner, venir, querer
Eduardo y yo ser, saber, ir
Vosotras salir, poder, hacer
Pedro y Penlope tener, tocar, compartir

The conditional perfect

It is formed using the conditional form of haber
+ past participle.
It is used to express an action that would have
occurred, but didnt
Maite habra preferido ir a la pera, pero lex
prefiri ir al cine.

Practiquemos

Nosotros (hacer) todos los quehaceres.

T (apreciar) mi poesa.
Ellos (pintar) un mural.
Usted (tocar) el piano.
Ellas (poner) la mesa.
T y yo (resolver) los problemas.
Silvia y Alberto (esculpir) una estatua.
Yo (presentar) el informe.
Ustedes (abrir) los libros.