Conjugation

Question 1

What is conjugation for ar, -er, and -ir verbs?

Answer 1

Conjugation is the same for all verbs except for irregular verbs.

Singular
1st Person -ía
2nd Person -ías
3rd Person -ía

Plural
1st Person -íamos
2nd Person -íais
3rd Person -ían

Question 2

ir (to go)

Answer 2

iría - I would go.
irías - You (informal, singular) would go.
iría - He/She would go.

iríamos - We would go.
iríais - You (informal, plural) would go.
irían - They (formal, plural) would go.

Question 3

despertar (to wake up)

Answer 3

despertaría - I would wake up.
despertarías - You (informal, singular) would wake up.
despertaría - He/She would wake up.

despertaríamos - We would wake up.
despertaríais - You (informal, plural) would wake up.
despertarían - They (formal, plural) would wake up.

Question 4

server (to serve)

Answer 4

serviría - I would serve.
servirías - You (informal, singular) would serve.
serviría - He/She would serve.

serviríamos - We would serve.
serviríais - You (informal, plural) would serve.
servirían - They (formal, plural) would serve.

Question 5

Uses of Conditional

Answer 5

-Probability of a future action from the perspective of a previous action in the past
Joe dijo que vendría.
Joe said he would come.
-To indicate hypothetical actions/events that may/may not happen in the future
Claro que iríamos a Paris.
Of course we would go to Paris.
-To express hypothetical actions/events which may/may not happen in the present.
Sería conveniente salir pronto.
It would be convenient to go out soon.

Question 6

Other Uses of the Conditional: Conjecture in the Past

Answer 6

-To communicate probability or conjecture referring to a past time or activity with verbs such as decir, estar, haber, ser, and tener. The English equivalents approximately, probably, must have, could, I wonder, etc. are used to express the sense of wondering or conjecture.

Question 7

Examples of Conditional Conjecture in the Past

I was probably busy when you texted me.

Answer 7

Estaría ocupada cuando me enviaste un mensaje de texto.

Question 8

There were approximately 10 people in the party.

Answer 8

Habría unas diez personas en la fiesta.

Question 9

I wonder how much the house they bought cost.

Answer 9

¿Cuánto costaría la casa que compraron ellos?

Question 10

Other Uses of the Conditional: Conditional in Contrary-to-Fact If-Clauses

Answer 10

-To express hypothetical situations in conditional clauses.
Si pudiera, compraría un laptop de Apple.
If i could, I would buy an Apple laptop.

Question 11

Irregular Verbs in the Conditional

Answer 11

salir-saldría
tener-tendría
valer-valdría
venir-vendría
poder-podría
caber-cabría
haber-habría
querer-querría
saber-sabría

Question 12

I would leave work at 5:30 pm.

Answer 12

Saldría del trabajo a las cinco y media.

Question 13

At that time there would be a lot of traffic on the highway.

Answer 13

A esa hora en la carretera habría mucho tránsito.

Question 14

It would be worthwhile when I speak Spanish fluently.

Answer 14

Vadría la pena cuando hablo espanol fluido.