Final - Grammar - Chapter 11

Question 1

What is the conditional tense?

Answer 1

The conditional tense is used to describe actions that are uncertain in the future. Unlike the future tense, which expresses future certainty, the conditional expresses an action that would happen if another condition were met.

If most often is associated with the English word “would”; “I would do something, if…”

Question 2

How do you form the conditional tense?

Answer 2

To form the conditional, use the infinitive as the stem and add the conditional verb endings.

Question 3

What are the conditional endings?

Answer 3

ía
ías
ía

íamos
íais
ían

Question 4

Conjugate “ayudar” into the conditional:

Answer 4

ayudar - to help or support

ayudaría -
ayudarías
ayudaría

ayudaríamos
ayudaríais
ayudarían

Question 5

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “caber”?

Answer 5

cabr-ía

Question 6

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “decir”?

Answer 6

dir-ía

Question 7

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “hacer”?

Answer 7

har-ía

Question 8

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “poder”?

Answer 8

podr-ía

Question 9

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “poner”?

Answer 9

pondr-ía

Question 10

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “querer”?

Answer 10

querr-ía

Question 11

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “saber”?

Answer 11

sabr-ía

Question 12

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “salir”?

Answer 12

saldr-ía

Question 13

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “tener”?

Answer 13

tendr-ía

Question 14

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “valer”?

Answer 14

valdr-ía

Question 15

Irregular conditional verbs: What is the conditional stem change of “venir”?

Answer 15

vendr-ía

Question 16

What is the conditional progressive tense?

Answer 16

The conditional progressive tense expresses doubt about an action in the future.

Yo estaría limpiando. - I would be cleaning.

Question 17

How do you form the conditional progressive?

Answer 17

The conditional progressive is a compound tense. It is formed by attaching the appropriate conditional form of “estar” to the gerund form of the main verb:

Tú estarías pintando. - You would be painting.
Nosotros estaríamos durmiendo. - We would be sleeping.

Question 18

What is the conditional perfect tense?

Answer 18

The conditional perfect is used to express an action that would have taken place, but did not in actuality.

This is most often associated with “would have” in English. It is also often followed by the implied word “but” :

Nos habríamos quedado, pero no nos gustó la situación.
We would have stayed, but we didn’t like the situation.

Question 19

How do you form the conditional perfect?

Answer 19

The conditional perfect is a compound tense. It is formed by attaching the appropriate conditional form of “haber” (habría) to the gerund form of the main verb:

Yo habría ido. - I would have gone.
Ellos habrían llamado. - They would have called.