The Conditional 01

Question 1

What is the conditional used for?

Answer 1

to describe hypothetical or uncertain events that are contingent on another set of circumstances.

Question 2

How do you conjugate the conditional

Answer 2

the infinitive of the verb plus the endings ía, ías, ía, íamos, íais, ían.

Question 3

What other tense is conjugated in a very similar way?

Answer 3

The Future Tense ie the infinitive of the verb plus the endings - -é, -ás, -á, -emos, -éis, án

Question 4

Given X tense is conjugated in the same way what does this say about the tense grammatically?

Answer 4

It supports the view that not a separate mood, but just another use of the indicative.

Question 5

conjugate comer in the conditional

Answer 5

Yo cantar-ía 
Tú cantar-ías 
Él/Ella cantar-ía 
Nosotros cantar-íamos 
Vosotros cantar-íais 
Ellos/Ellas cantar-ían

Question 6

conjugate beber in the conditional

Answer 6

Yo beber-ía 
Tú  beber-ías 
Él/Ella  beber-ía 
Nosotros  beber-íamos 
Vosotros beber-íais 
Ellos/Ellas  beber-ían

Question 7

conjugate vivir in the conditional

Answer 7

Yo  vivir-ía 
Tú  vivir-ías 
Él/Ella  vivir-ía 
Nosotros vivir-íamos 
Vosotros  vivir-íais 
Ellos/Ellas  vivir-ían

Question 8

I would eat another piece of cake if my tummy didn’t hurt.

Answer 8

Me comería un trozo más de pastel si no me doliera la barriga.

Question 9

We would talk to Pablo’s brother if he wasn’t that rude.

Answer 9

Hablaríamos con el hermano de Pablo si no fuera tan antipático.

Question 10

what sentence structure use in English to epress the same?

Answer 10

I would X if Y

Question 11

How is poner irregular in conditional?

Answer 11

Add a “d”

Question 12

what other verbs are irregular like poner in the conditional?

Answer 12

tener valer, salir, venir, and other verbs that contain poner, tener, or venir such as componer, mantener, convenir,

Question 13

Conjugate poner (irregular conditional)

Answer 13

Yo pondr-ía 
Tú pondr-ías 
Él/Ella pondr-ía 
Nosotros pondr-íamos 
Vosotros pondr-íais 
Ellos/Ellas pondr-ían

Question 14

How is querer irregular in the conditional?

Answer 14

It drops the last vowel

Question 15

What other 4 verbs are irregular like querer in the conditional?

Answer 15

saber, caber, poder and haber

Question 16

Conjugate querer (irregular conditional)

Answer 16

Yo querr-ía 
Tú querr-ías 
Él/Ella querr-ía 
Nosotros querr-íamos 
Vosotros querr-íais 
Ellos/Ellas querr-ían

Question 17

How is hacer irregular in conditional?

Answer 17

drop a vowel and a consonant

Question 18

What other 2 verbs are irregular like hacer in the conditional?

Answer 18

decir, and satisfacer

Question 19

Conjugate hacer (irregular conditional)

Answer 19

Yo har-ía 
Tú har-ías 
Él/Ella har-ía 
Nosotros har-íamos 
Vosotros har-íais 
Ellos/Ellas har-ían

Question 20

De acuerdo con la nueva propuesta, el gobierno contribuirá/contribuiría dinero al sector de las telecomunicaciones.

Answer 20

According to the new proposal, the government will/would contribute money to the telecommunications sector.

Question 21

What is the difference between the future and the conditional when their use is introduced by 4 phrases?

Answer 21

No difference. Because they are used as modal tenses they mean the same.

Question 22

What are the 4 phrases where if introduce then under such, such view, in view of, or according to

Answer 22

“de acuerdo con”