what word do you see in the term… conditional?
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Conditional
What word do you see in the term…
conditional?
Conditional That’s right!And what exactly is a condition?
ConditionalAs you can see, there are lots of meanings for
the word condition. What if I said that your parents will permit
you to go to the movies under one condition?
ConditionalWhat would be an example of one such
condition? Si quiero ir al cine, tengo que…
limpiar mi cuarto hacer mi tarea
lavar los platos
Conditional In the three previous examples, I
would go to the movies, but
there is a condition in the way. In order to go to the movies, what three
things would I have to do? 1. limpiar mi cuarto 2. hacer mi tarea 3. lavar los platos
Conditional So, the next question might be: “How do you
say I would do x, y or z in
Spanish?”Simple…most of the time.For most verbs, just start with the infinitive. Can someone remind me of what an infinitive
is again?What are some examples?
InfinitivestrabajarcorrercomervivirviajarNote that every infinitive ends in the letters
ar, er or ir.When you translate them, always start with
the word to.To work, to run, to eat, to live, to travel
Conditional Once we have the infinitive, simply add
ía.
Of course, sometimes it will end with íasían íamos
ConditionalNow, let’s put it all together. How would you say: I would eat?Start with the infinitive…comerAdd íaAnd voila! You have comería…or I would eat.So, how would you say: We would eat?comeríamos
El Tiempo Condicional: “Would” Yo ía Keep the infinitive. Tú ías Él ía Nosotros íamos Ellos ían I would speak:
hablaría I would travel:
viajaría We would listen:
escucharíamos You would go:
irías They would study:
estudiarían
Irregular Conditional There are a few words that don’t quite follow
this pattern. They are just like the future tense.Can you remember what happens to these
next few words?See if you can guess.
Irregular ConditionalTo have: tenerTo leave: salir To come: venir
tendr saldr vendr
Irregular ConditionalTo say/tell: decirTo do/make: hacerTo want: querer
dir har querr
Irregular ConditionalTo tell: decirTo know: saberTo be able: to poder
dir sabr podr
Irregular Conditional To put: ponerTo be worth: valer
pondr valdr
İFabuloso!