1. #13- El Condicional (The Conditional Tense)
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2. Pregunta Esencial ¿Qué es el Condicional y cómo se forma?
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3. The conditional tense in Spanish expresses what you would do or what would happen under certain circumstances.
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4. In the Conditional Tense:
the endings are the same for all verbs, both regular and irregular.
For regular verbs, you simply add the appropriate endings to the infinitive.
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5. *All forms of the conditional have an accent mark on the “i”
Conditional Endings
ía íamos
ías X
ía ían
*All forms of the conditional have an accent mark on the “i”

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7. For irregular verbs, add the conditional endings to the irregular stems.
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8. While in English the conditional is a compound verb form made up of the auxiliary verb would and a main verb, in Spanish it is a simple verb form that consists of one word.
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9. The conditional is commonly used to make polite requests.
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10. ¡Atención. The polite expressions Me gustaría. (I would like
¡Atención! The polite expressions Me gustaría... (I would like...) and Te gustaría (You would like...) are examples of the conditional.
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11. Ahora…
Write 3 side ?s
Circle keywords and underline important information
Write a 4-sentence summary answering the essential question AND the 3 side questions that you created
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12. escucharía, leería, esculpiría
Indica la forma apropiada del condicional de los verbos.
Yo ____________________________ (escuchar, leer, esculpir)
Tú ____________________________ (apreciar, comprender, compartir)
Marcos ____________________________ (poner, venir, querer)
Nosotras ____________________________ (ser, saber, ir)
Ustedes ____________________________ (presentar, deber, aplaudir)
Ella ____________________________ (salir, poder, hacer)
Yo ____________________________ (tener, tocar, aburrirse)
Tú ____________________________ (decir, ver, publicar)
escucharía, leería, esculpiría
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