The Conditional 01 Flashcards
What is the conditional used for?
to describe hypothetical or uncertain events that are contingent on another set of circumstances.
How do you conjugate the conditional
the infinitive of the verb plus the endings ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían.
What other tense is conjugated in a very similar way?
The Future Tense ie the infinitive of the verb plus the endings - -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, án
Given X tense is conjugated in the same way what does this say about the tense grammatically?
It supports the view that not a separate mood, but just another use of the indicative.
conjugate comer in the conditional
Yo cantar-ía Tú cantar-ías Él/Ella cantar-ía Nosotros cantar-íamos Vosotros cantar-íais Ellos/Ellas cantar-ían
conjugate beber in the conditional
Yo beber-ía Tú beber-ías Él/Ella beber-ía Nosotros beber-íamos Vosotros beber-íais Ellos/Ellas beber-ían
conjugate vivir in the conditional
Yo vivir-ía Tú vivir-ías Él/Ella vivir-ía Nosotros vivir-íamos Vosotros vivir-íais Ellos/Ellas vivir-ían
I would eat another piece of cake if my tummy didn’t hurt.
Me comería un trozo más de pastel si no me doliera la barriga.
We would talk to Pablo’s brother if he wasn’t that rude.
Hablaríamos con el hermano de Pablo si no fuera tan antipático.
what sentence structure use in English to epress the same?
I would X if Y
How is poner irregular in conditional?
Add a “d”
what other verbs are irregular like poner in the conditional?
tener valer, salir, venir, and other verbs that contain poner, tener, or venir such as componer, mantener, convenir,
Conjugate poner (irregular conditional)
Yo pondr-ía Tú pondr-ías Él/Ella pondr-ía Nosotros pondr-íamos Vosotros pondr-íais Ellos/Ellas pondr-ían
How is querer irregular in the conditional?
It drops the last vowel
What other 4 verbs are irregular like querer in the conditional?
saber, caber, poder and haber
Conjugate querer (irregular conditional)
Yo querr-ía Tú querr-ías Él/Ella querr-ía Nosotros querr-íamos Vosotros querr-íais Ellos/Ellas querr-ían
How is hacer irregular in conditional?
drop a vowel and a consonant
What other 2 verbs are irregular like hacer in the conditional?
decir, and satisfacer
Conjugate hacer (irregular conditional)
Yo har-ía Tú har-ías Él/Ella har-ía Nosotros har-íamos Vosotros har-íais Ellos/Ellas har-ían
De acuerdo con la nueva propuesta, el gobierno contribuirá/contribuiría dinero al sector de las telecomunicaciones.
According to the new proposal, the government will/would contribute money to the telecommunications sector.
What is the difference between the future and the conditional when their use is introduced by 4 phrases?
No difference. Because they are used as modal tenses they mean the same.
What are the 4 phrases where if introduce then under such, such view, in view of, or according to
“de acuerdo con”
