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Unidad Cuatro. The Conditional Tense. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Unidad Cuatro
The Conditional Tense• The conditional tense can be thought of
as the “would” tense. Use the conditional to describe things that “would” or “could” be.For example; I would call him, but I’m shy.If I were rich, I would buy a Porsche.Could I have a napkin, please?I wouldn’t do that!She could leave, if she had a ride.
Here are the correct endings for the conditional tense. Notice that the endings are the same for all three kinds of verbs!
Subject -AR, -ER, & -IR Verbs
Yo -ía
Tú - ías
Él, Ella, Usted -ía
Nosotros - íamos
Vosotros -íais
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
-ían
The conditional tense conjugates in the same fashion as the future tense - don’t remove the –AR, -ER, or –IR! Just add the subject ending right onto the end of the verb!
Here’s an an example of the conjugation process. We’ll use the “yo” form for this example.
CANTAR
To sing
Simply attach the ending which matches the subject. That’s it!
TOSING
ÍA
I would sing
-ER and -IR verbs work the same way as -AR verbs.
COMER
To eat
VIVIR
To live
Just add the correct ending.
To livee
To livee
ÍAN
They would live
You would eat
ÍAS
Here’s a full conjugation chart for all 3 verb types.
Subject Cantar to sing
Comer to eat
Vivir to live
Yo CantaríaI would sing
Comería I would eat
ViviríaI would live
Tú CantaríasYou (inf) would sing
ComeríasYou (inf) would eat
ViviríasYou (inf) would live
Él, Ella, Usted
CantaríaHe/She would singYou (for) would sing
ComeríaHe/She would eatYou (for) would eat
ViviríaHe/She would liveYou (for) would live
Nosotros CantaríamosWe would sing
ComeríamosWe would eat
ViviríamosWe would live
Vosotros CantaríaisYou (in pl) would sing
ComeríaisYou (in pl) would eat
ViviríaisYou (in pl) would live
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
CantaríanThey would singYou (f pl) would sing
ComeríanThey would eatYou (f pl) would eat
ViviríanThey would liveYou (f pl) would live
Now you try it! On a piece of paper, or in your head, conjugate the following and then click for the correct answer.
He would ask. (Preguntar)
I would study. (Estudiar)
They would run. (Correr)
You (inf) would write. (Escribir)
Él preguntaría.
Yo estudiaría.
Ellos correrían.
Tú escribirías.
Irregulars
Irregular verbs in the conditional tense have the same stem as they do in the future tense. To conjugate them, just add the regular conditional tense ending to these stems. Remember, any verb which contains one of these irregular verbs will inherit its stem in the conditional.
For example; proponer = propondr-.
Verb New stem
Salir Saldr-
Tener Tendr-
Poder Podr-
Poner Pondr-
Saber Sabr-
Querer Querr-
Venir Vendr-
Hacer Har-
Haber Habr-
Decir Dir-
Here are some examples as well as the other two common irregular verbs in the future and the conditional;
Subject
Caber To fit
Valer To be worth, cost
Yo CabríaI would fit
Valdría I would be worth
Tú CabríasYou (inf) would fit
ValdríasYou (inf) would be worth
Él, Ella, Usted
CabríaHe/ She would fitYou (for) would fit
ValdríaHe/She would be worthYou (for) would be worth
Nosotros
CabríamosWe would fit
ValdríamosWe would be worth
Vosotros
CabríaisYou (inf pl) would fit
ValdríaisYou (inf pl) would be worth
Ellos, Ellas,
Ustedes
CabríanThey would fitYou (for pl) would fit
ValdríanThey would be worthYou (for pl) would be worth
Finally, note the following;
• Although the conditional tense is usually translated as “would” it’s not the only tense that can mean would. When would is used to refer to something that was habitual in the past, you should use the imperfect past tense that we will study in Unit 6. For example; We would always lose.
• Because the conditional can translate as “could”, this tense is often used to make polite requests.For example; Could I please borrow a pencil?
• There are no stem changers in the conditional tense.• Estar, Ser, and Ir are regular in the conditional tense.• Just as the future tense may be used to express
probability in the present, the conditional may be used to express it in the past. For example; She’s probably at home (present) = Estará en casa. (future)She was probably at home (past) = Estaría en casa. (cond.)
¡El Fin!