Conditional Tense Flashcards
to mind (as in care)
importar
What is Conditional Tense use for?
similar to english: “would+verb”
To be very polite when making requests
For hypothetical futures
Express what you would do in the future, if you could
Talk about something that would probably never happen
Give advice
‘could’ is what verb in conditional tense
Poder = podría/ías/ía/íamos/íais/ían
(to be able to/can)
‘should ‘ is what verb in conditional tense
deber = debería/ías/ía/íamos/íais/ían
(must, to have to)
conjugate PODER (irregular stem - conditional tense)
podría
podías
podría
podríamos
podríais
podrían
conjugate IMPORTAR (regular conditional)
importaría
importarías
importaría
importaríamos
importaríais
importarían
would you mind if….
te importarías si…
Le importaría bajar el volumen?
would you mind lowering the volume?
Sería tan amable…
Would you be so kind…
conjugate SER (irregular stem - conditional)
sería
serías
sería
seríamos
seríais
serían
Would you mind if I open the window?
¿Te importaría si abro la ventana?
