conditional Flashcards
(42 cards)
poner
yo pondría
decir
yo diría
salir
yo saldría
hacer
yo haría
poder
yo podría
tener
yo tendría
querer
yo querría
saber
yo sabría
venir
yo vendría
I knew that they would open the store at seven o’clock.
Yo sabía que abrirían la tienda a las siete.
To express the future from the perspective of the past:
It would be interesting to study Chinese.
Sería interesante estudiar chino.
To express hypothetical actions or events which may or may not occur:
I would travel but I don’t have money
Yo viajaría pero no tengo dinero.
To indicate what would happen were it not for some certain specific circumstance:
Which one would you buy?
¿Cuál compraría Ud.?
To ask for advice:
Juan said that he would finish the work.
Juan dijo que terminaría el trabajo
For reported speech:
Would you speak English in Spain?
¿Hablarías inglés en España?
Would you speak English in Spain?
No. Hablaría español.
No. I would speak Spanish.
To express what would be done in a particular situation:
If I had time, I would go to the movies tonight.
Si yo tuviera tiempo, iría al cine esta noche.
imperfect subjunctive (tuviera)
I wouldn’t eat a hamburger because I don’t eat animals.
No comería una hamburguesa porque no como animales
If I had money, I would go to the movies.
Si tuviera dinero, iría al cine.
Yo comería la comida, pero soy vegetariano
I would eat the meal, but I’m vegetarian
Would you come to the house tomorrow?
¿Vendrías tú a la casa mañana?
¿Vendrías tú a la casa mañana?
Would you come to the house tomorrow?
Yesterday I said that we would [were going to] do it today.
Dije ayer que lo haríamos hoy
Si tuviera más dinero, iría de compras.
(If I had more money, I would go shopping.)
Te llamaría si pudiera ir a la fiesta.
I would call you if I were able to go to the party