Spanish III Señora Hoffman-Fields The Conditional Tense Spanish III Señora Hoffman-Fields
Uses of the Conditional Tense The conditional tense is used to say what someone would or would not do. examples: I would put the computer there. I would not discuss that with Paco.
Uses of the Conditional Tense The conditional tense is used to make polite requests. examples: Would you pass the potatoes, please? Would you drive me to Columbus?
Uses of the Conditional Tense The conditional tense is express wonder about the past. examples: I wonder if Javier did his homework? I wonder what time it was when Felipe arrived?
Formation of the Conditional Tense Add these endings directly to the infinitive; DO NOT drop the ending. There is only one set of conditional tense endings, used on –ar, -er, and –ir verbs. yo -ía nosotros -íamos tú -ías vosotros -íais él ella -ía Ud. ellos ellas -ían Uds.
Irregular Conditional Stems infinitive stem definition haber habr- *to have (helping verb) poder podr- to be able querer querr- to want saber sabr- to know facts poner pondr- to put or place salir saldr- to leave tener tendr- to have venir vendr- to come decir dir- to say hacer har- to do or make
¡Practicar! 1. Clara would connect to the internet. 1. Clara se conectaría al internet. 2. Jorge would not play tennis with Ricardo. 2.Jorge no jugaría al tenis con Ricardo. 3. I wonder if Rufo and Salvador visited a chat toom yesterday? 3. ¿Visitarían Rufo y Salvador un salón de charlas ayer?