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página en Español - See this page in Spanish.LEARN SPANISH CONDITIONAL SIMPLE (Condicional Simple - Conditional Simple) INDICATIVE MOOD
Before we study the conditional simple we need to learn some basic concepts about Spanish verbs. Spanish verbs are always either regular or irregular as it happens with English verbs. All Spanish verbs end either in "-ar", "-er" or "-ir ". These are the three Spanish conjugations.
Example
Hablar (to speak) Correr (to run) Añadir (to add)
To form the conditional simple of the indicative mood, we need to take the verb as we find it in the dictionary. Then we add the appropriate ending for each person. For the conditional simple tense of the indicative mood the personal endings are the same for the three conjugations (-ar, -er, -ir) of the verbs.
Example
For the verbs ending in -ar:
| yo (I) | -ía |
| tú (You) | -ías |
| él, ella, usted (he, she, you formal) | -ía |
| nosotros, nosotras (we) | -íamos |
| vosotros, vosotras (you all) | -íais |
| ellos, ellas, (they) ustedes (you all formal) | -ían |
Example: We take the verb "hablar" (to speak) and then we add the personal endings.
| hablar | hablar-- |
| yo (I) | hablaría (I would speak) |
| tú (you) | hablarías (you would speak) |
| él, ella, usted (he, she, you formal) | hablaría (he, she would speak) |
| nosotros, nosotras (we) | hablaríamos (we would speak) |
| vosotros, vosotras (you all) | hablaríais (you all would speak) |
| ellos, ellas, (they) ustedes (you all formal) | hablarían (they would speak) |
For the verbs ending in -er:
| yo (I) | -ía |
| tú (You) | -ías |
| él, ella, usted (he, she, you formal) | -ía |
| nosotros, nosotras (we) | -íamos |
| vosotros, vosotras (you all) | -íais |
| ellos, ellas, (they) ustedes (you all formal) | -ían |
Example: We take the verb "correr" (to run) and then we add the personal endings.
| correr | correr-- |
| yo (I) | correría (I would run) |
| tú (you) | correrías (you would run) |
| él, ella, usted (he, she, you formal) | correría (he, she would run) |
| nosotros, nosotras (we) | correríamos (we would run) |
| vosotros, vosotras (you all) | correríais (you all would run) |
| ellos, ellas, (they) ustedes (you all formal) | correrían (they would run) |
For the verbs ending in -ir:
| yo (I) | -ía |
| tú (You) | -ías |
| el, ella, usted (he, she, you formal) | -ía |
| nosotros, nosotras (we) | -íamos |
| vosotros, vosotras (you all) | -íais |
| ellos, ellas, (they) ustedes (you all formal) | -ían |
Example: We take the verb "añadir" (to add) and then we add the personal endings.
| añadir | añadir-- |
| yo (I) | añadiría (I would add) |
| tú (you) | añadirías (you would add) |
| él, ella, usted (he, she, you formal) | añadiría (he, she would add) |
| nosotros, nosotras (we) | añadiríamos (we would add) |
| vosotros, vosotras (you all) | añadiríais (you all would add) |
| ellos, ellas, (they) ustedes (you all formal) | añadirían (they would add) |
The differences between the persons "tú" (you), "vosotros" (you all), "usted" (you formal) and "ustedes" (you all formal) are explained in Spanish Personal Pronouns.
Some of the irregular verbs will be conjugated exactly in the same form, adding the same sets of endings; the only difference is that they will have some spelling changes in the stem of the verb. ***Remember*** Spanish Irregular verbs can be highly irregular and the general rule is "The rules do not apply". Download our free Spanish verb Trainer and practice .
Example: We are going to take the verb "tener" (to have) which is a very good example of a "very" irregular verb as this verb practically does not follow the rules and is a typical example of verb that you need to study by heart.
| Tener | To have |
| yo tendría | I would have |
|
tú tendrías |
you would have |
| el tendría | he would have |
| nosotros tendríamos | we would have |
| vosotros tendríais | you all would have |
| ellos tendrían | they would have |
SOME GENERAL USES
We use the conditional simple tense to express a possible action.
Example
Tu carta podría llegar hoy.
Your letter could arrive today
Lo haría si pudiera.
I would do it if I could
Creo que yo podría ayudarte.
I think I could help you
The conditional simple is also used to give advices.
Example
Si yo fuera tú, haría los deberes ahora mismo, antes de que tu madre llegue a casa.
If I were you, I would do my homework right now, before your mother gets home
Deberías estudiarte el condicional simple de los verbos españoles.
You should study the conditional simple of the Spanish verbs
We also use the conditional simple to express a wish or hope we might have.
Example
María viviría cerca del mar.
María would live by the sea
Si pudiera, yo estaría ahora en la playa.
If I could, I would be on the beach now
No me gustaría estar en su situación.
I would not like to be in his situation
The conditional simple is also the tense used in many contexts to express courtesy
or politeness.
Example
¿Me podría decir el precio de este libro, por favor?
Could you tell me the price of this book, please?
Le agradecería que me enviara una respuesta lo antes posible.
I would appreciate if you could send me a response as soon as possible
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