The Conditional 02 Flashcards
Giving advice on formulas of obligation - use the conditional to give advice on anything, but that advice must almost force the other person to follow the advice.
Use 1 of the conditional?
- Deberías trabajar menos y salir más.
- Use 1 of 4
- Giving advice + implication act on advice
- You should work less and go out more.
- what use of conditional?
- Why that use?
- Tendrías que contar a la policía lo que ha ocurrido.
- Use 1 of 4
- Giving advice + implication act on advice
- You should tell the police what happened.
- what use of conditional?
- Why that use?
Expressing wishes - use the conditional when you want to express wishes about something you would like to happen.
Use 2 of the conditional?
- Sería estupendo vivir en un mundo sin contaminación.
- Use 2 of 4
- Expressing wishes = wanting s.th to happen
- It would be really nice to live in a world without pollution
- what use of conditional?
- Why that use?
- Nos apetecería hacer un largo viaje por toda Europa
- Use 2 of 4
- Expressing wishes = wanting s.th to happen
- We would like to do a long trip around Europe.
- what use of conditional?
- Why that use?
Being courteous - use the conditional to formulate a question in a more polite way or to sound more courteous.
Use 3 of the conditional?
- ¿Puedes explicar esa lección otra vez?
- Use 3 of 4
- To be polite
- Can you explain that lesson again?
- what use of conditional?
- Why that use?
Expressing uncertainty/probability - when the action is in the preterit imperfect or preterit indefinite tense* Note use the future to express uncertainty/probability in the simple present tense.
Use 4 of the conditional?
- Me llamaron a las 10.
- Me llamarían a las 10
- Probability in the past. Use 4.
- ¿A qué hora te llamaron? [Answer with certainty]
- ¿A qué hora te llamaron? [Answer with probability]
- Why conditional? What use?
- Le dolía la cabeza
- Le dolería la cabeza
- Probability in the past. Use 4.
- ¿Qué le pasaba a Bea? [Answer with certainty]
- ¿Qué le pasaba a Bea? [Answer with probability]
- Why conditional? What use?
- Estuvo estudiando
- Estaría estudiando
- Probability in the past. Use 4.
- ¿Dónde estuvo ayer Javier? {Answer with certainty]
- ¿Dónde estuvo ayer Javier? {Answer with probability]
- Why conditional? What use?
Future is used to describe future actions or an intention to do something in the future.
Conditional is used to describe hypothetical or uncertain events that are CONTINGENT on another set of circumstances.
Contrast use of future and use of conditional?
- Iré al cine esta noche.
2. Iría al cine esta noche si tuviera dinero.
- I will go to the movies tonight. (future)
2. I would go to the movies tonight if I had money.(conditional)
The difference comes in the certainty or uncertainty that the action may or may not happen ie use future when the event is more likely and the conditional when it is less likely
Given both future and conditional can be used to describe potential events, what is the difference?
- Yo iré al cine esta noche.
2. Cos’ action likely to happen,
- “I will go to the movies tonight.”
2. Why the future tense?
- Yo iría al cine esta noche si tuviera dinero.
2. Cos’ the action is unlikely to happen
- “I would go to the movies tonight if I had money.”
2. Why used the conditional?
- Juan dijo que Pedro vendrá a la fiesta
2. Cos’ action likely to happen,
- “Juan said that Pedro will come to the party. (Pedro will come to the party for sure.)”
- Why the future tense?
- Juan dijo que Pedro vendría a la fiesta.
2. Cos’ the action is unlikely to happen
- “Juan said that Pedro would come to the party. (Pedro might or might not come.)”
- Why used the conditional?
Error is using “si”. In this construction always use “que” for if.
What is a common error of English speakers when saying “It would be X if Y”
Sería genial que pudiéramos viajar por todo el mundo
It would be nice if we could travel around the world.
Estaría bien que la guerra no existiera.
It would be great if war does not exist.
- use of the word “si”
2. I would put a picture here if the landlord would let me hang things on the wall.
- What is wrong with, “Yo pondría aquí un cuadro si el casero me dejara colgar cosas de la pared.”