Conjugating Verbs in the Conditional Tense

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ConjugatingVerbs in the Conditional Tense
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The Conditional Tense

• The conditional tense is used to indicate would
  in English.
• 2. The conditional tense is also used to express
  possibility or probability in the past.
• 3. The conditional tense is sometimes used to
  show politeness.
• 4. The conditional tense is also used with if
  clauses. ch.9,11

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Conjugating in the Conditional

• The stem is the entire infinitive.
• ie...hablar
• 2. Add the regular conditional endings.

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AR, ER IR Endings

• To describe something that
• would happen.

ía íamos
ías
ía ían
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Irregular Verbs
These verbs have irregular stems but regular
endings in the future tense
caber cabr- querer querr- decir dir- saber sabr
- haber habr- salir saldr- hacer har- tener te
ndr- poder podr- valer valdr- poner pondr- venir
vendr-
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Sentence Examples

• Hablaría con mi hermana.
• I would talk with my sister.
• Juan bailaría el lunes.
• Juan would dance on Monday.
• Podrían Uds. ayudarme?
• Could you all help me?

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Sentence Examples (Cont.)

• Limpiarían la casa el martes si hay tiempo.
• They will clean the house on Tuesday
• if there is time.
• Cantaríamos en el gimnasio.
• We would sing in the gym.

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Practice Conjugating
Conjugate the following regular verbs in the
future tense estudiar hablar sacar comer vivir
escribir manejar leer repasar