Conditional tense

Question 1

Name the regular conditional conjugation endings

Answer 1

ía
ías
ía
íamos
íais
ían

Question 2

Hablar

Answer 2

hablaría	
hablarías	
hablaría	
hablaríamos	
hablaríais	
hablarían

Question 3

Comer

Answer 3

comería
comerías
comería	
comeríamos	
comeríais	
comerían

Question 4

Vivir

Answer 4

viviría
vivirías
viviría
viviríamos
viviríais
vivirían

Question 5

The student said that he would study one more hour.

Answer 5

El alumno dijo que estudiaría una hora más.

Question 6

What time could it have been?

Answer 6

¿Qué hora sería?

Question 7

He must have been at home.

Answer 7

Estaría en su casa.

Question 8

We were probably busy when you called.

Answer 8

Estaríamos ocupados cuando llamaste.

Question 9

irregular ending for caber

Answer 9

yo cabría

Question 10

irregular ending for poner

Answer 10

yo pondría

Question 11

irregular ending for decir

Answer 11

yo diría

Question 12

irregular ending for haber

Answer 12

yo habría

Question 13

irregular ending for salir

Answer 13

yo saldría

Question 14

irregular ending for hacer

Answer 14

yo haría

Question 15

irregular ending for poder

Answer 15

yo podría

Question 16

irregular ending for tener

Answer 16

yo tendría

Question 17

irregular ending for querer

Answer 17

yo querría

Question 18

irregular ending for valer

Answer 18

yo valdría

Question 19

irregular ending for saber

Answer 19

yo sabría

Question 20

irregular ending for venir

Answer 20

yo vendría

Question 21

That day they must have run more than 25 kilometers.

Answer 21

Aquél día correrían más de veinticinco kilómetros.

Question 22

I knew that they would open the store at seven o’clock.

Answer 22

Yo sabía que abrirían la tienda a las siete.

Question 23

It would be interesting to study Chinese.

Answer 23

Sería interesante estudiar chino.

Question 24

I would travel but I don’t have money.

Answer 24

Yo viajaría pero no tengo dinero.

Question 25

Could you please tell me what time the gas station opens?

Answer 25

Por favor, ¿podría decirme a qué hora abre la gasolinera?

Question 26

Which one would you buy?

Answer 26

¿Cuál compraría Ud.?

Question 27

Juan said that he would finish the work.

Answer 27

Juan dijo que terminaría el trabajo.

Question 28

Would you speak English in Spain?

Answer 28

¿Hablarías inglés en España?

Question 29

No. I would speak Spanish.

Answer 29

No. Hablaría español.

Question 30

If I had time, I would go to the movies tonight.

Answer 30

Si yo tuviera tiempo, iría al cine esta noche.

Question 31

What time could it have been?

Answer 31

¿Qué hora sería?

Question 32

It was probably five o’clock.

Answer 32

Serían las cinco.

Question 33

What time can it be?

Answer 33

If, however, the conjecture or expression of probability is about the present, the future tense is used: ¿Qué hora será?

Question 34

It is probably five o’clock.

Answer 34

If, however, the conjecture or expression of probability is about the present, the future tense is used: Serán las cinco.

Question 35

Juan said that he would finish the work.

Answer 35

With regards to reported speech, notice that if the main clause is in the past, the conditional is used. Juan dijo que terminaría el trabajo.

Question 36

Juan says that he will finish the work. (hint: main clause is in present)

Answer 36

Juan dice que terminará el trabajo.

Question 37

Conditional Tense Infinitive + ending

Answer 37

- ía - ías - ía - íamos - íais - ían