“Si tuvieras un millón de dólares... ¿qué harías?”
U7L1español 3 AC Making hypothetical statements Pqt. de gramática p. 15
A hypothetical statement relates what someone WOULD do IF a certain condition exist ed. Por ejemplo: I would go with you IF I had the time. We would take the dog for a walk IF we had a dog.
In Spanish we make hypothetical statements using the following construction: + Si (If) imperfect subjuntive conditional tense “Si -ra, -ría”
si (if) Making hypothetical statements with si (if) clauses If you want to talk about something hypothetical (not true but possible), use the following clauses: Si pudiera...=If I could Si supiera...=If I knew Si fuera...=If I were, If I went Si estuviera..=If I were Si tuviera...=If I had Si quisiera...=If I wanted Si comprara...=If I bought Si buscara… =If I looked for imperfect subjunctive Notice that all the verbs are imperfect subjunctive?
The CONDITIONAL TENSE 1. Start with the INFINITIVE 2. Add the following endings to the infinitive or irregular root -ÍA -ÍAMOS -ÍAS -ÍAIS -ÍA -ÍAN
Conditional Irregulars All of these irregular roots are the same as the future tense! Instead of using the infinitive, use the irregular root + endings! Hacer= har- 1. Hacer= har- 2. Haber= habr 3. Saber= sabr- 4. Salir= saldr- 5. Poner= pondr- 6. Tener= tendr 7. Valer= valdr- 8. Querer = querr- 9. Poder= podr- 10. Decir= dir- 11. Venir= vendr-
Para formar el imperfecto del subjuntivo Paso 1: –ellos (pretérito) pudieron Paso 2: –adiós “RON” Paso 3: –give a little cheer (ra, ra, ra) -ra- ramos -ras -ra -ran
Making hypothetical statements If I had a million dollars... –Si tuviera un millón de dólares... If I were rich... –Si fuera rica... If I could speak Chinese... –Si pudiera hablar chino...
Si -ra, ría Práctica: Put it all together. Si + imp. subj. + conditional = “Si -ra, ría” 1.If I had 500 dollars, I would buy a lot of clothes. 2.If I could leave tomorrow, I would go to Mexico. 3.If I were tall, I would play basketball. 4.If you had an A+, you would be happy.
Now... put the If clauses and the conditional tense together! 1.If I had 500 dollars, I would buy a lot of clothes. 1.Si tuviera 500 dólares, compraría mucha ropa. If I could leave tomorrow I would go to Mexico. 2. If I could leave tomorrow I would go to Mexico. 2. Si pudiera salir mañana, iría a México. If I were tall, I would play basketball. 3. If I were tall, I would play basketball. 3. Si fuera alta, jugaría baloncesto. If you had an A+, you would be happy. 4. If you had an A+, you would be happy. 4. Si tuvieras una A+, estarías contento.