The Conditional and the Conditional of Probability (El condicional y el condicional de probabilidad)

hablar ía hablar íamos hablar ías hablar íais hablar ía hablar ían In Spanish, the conditional of regular verbs is formed by adding the imperfect endings for -er and -ir verbs to the infinitive. The same endings are used for -ar, -er, and -ir verbs. hablar ía hablar íamos hablar ías hablar íais hablar ía hablar ían Again, the infinitive is the basis for all forms of regular verbs. Notice that all forms carry a written accent over the i.

The Conditional Tense Notice the following chart: yo tomaría comería vivir yo tomaría comería viviría tú tomarías comerías vivirías él, ella, Ud. tomaría comería viviría nosotros/as tomaríamos comeríamos viviríamos vosotros/as tomaríais comeríais viviríais ellos/as, Uds. tomarían comerían vivirían

The Conditional Tense ¿Reciclarías envases de aluminio? The conditional expresses what you would do under certain circumstances. ¿Reciclarías envases de aluminio? Would you recycle aluminum cans? Consumiríamos menos agua. We would consume less water.

The Conditional Tense Mañana en la clase, hablar é con el profesor, The conditional is also used when the speaker is referring to an event that is future to another past event. In the future tense, we might say . . . Mañana en la clase, hablar é con el profesor, leer é un cuento chistoso, y escribir é unas frases.

The Conditional Tense Ayer te dije que hoy, hablar ía con el profesor, The conditional is also used when the speaker is referring to an event that is future to another past event. In the conditional tense, we would say . . . Ayer te dije que hoy, hablar ía con el profesor, é con el profesor, leer é ía un cuento chistoso, y un cuento chistoso, y escribir é ía unas frases. unas frases.

The Conditional Tense More examples: The conditional is also used when the speaker is referring to an event that is future to another past event. More examples: Creíamos que habría más gente protestando enfrente de la planta nuclear. We thought there would be more people protesting in front of the nuclear plant. Nos dijo que no contaminarían el agua. He told us they wouldn’t pollute the water.

A Time Line the conditional the present the preterit (future in relation to the past) Te dije ayer que hablaría con Juan. (ayer) the present Yo hablaré con Juan.  Toward the past Toward the future 

The Conditional Tense Deberías conservar recursos. The verb deber, when used in the conditional tense, is equivalent to the English should + infinitive. Deberías conservar recursos. You should conserve resources. Deberíamos hablar con el jefe lo antes posible. We should speak with the boss as soon as possible.

Irregular Verbs in the Conditional Tense The conditional has the same irregular stems as the future. 1. Drop two letters to form the stem of the future. decir d ec - ir diría diríamos dirías diríais diría dirían hacer ha ce - r haría haríamos harías haríais haría harían

Irregular Verbs in the Conditional Tense The conditional has the same irregular stems as the future. 2. The e of the infinitive ending is dropped to form the stem of the future. haber hab e - r habría, habrías, . . . poder pod e - r podría, podrías, . . . querer quer e - r querría, querrías, . . . saber sab e - r sabría, sabrías, . . .

Irregular Verbs in the Conditional Tense The conditional has the same irregular stems as the future. 3. The e or the i of the infinitive ending is replaced by d to form the stem of the future. poner pon d e r - pondré, pondrás, . . . salir sal d i r - saldré, saldrás, . . . tener ten d e r - tendré, tendrás, . . . venir ven i d r - vendré, vendrás, . . .

A Special Use of the Conditional Tense Probability or conjecture with regard to the past is often expressed in Spanish with the conditional. ¿A que hora sería la conferencia de prensa? I wonder at what time the press conference was. Sería a las cuatro. It was probably at four.

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