1. Spanish III Señora Hoffman-Fields
The Conditional Tense
Spanish III
Señora Hoffman-Fields

2. 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.

3. 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?

4. 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?

5. 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.

6. 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

7. ¡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?