1. The Conditional Tense
The conditional tense can be thought of as the “would” tense. Use the conditional to describe things that “would” or “could” be. For example; I would call him, but I’m shy. If I were rich, I would buy a Porsche. Could I have a napkin, please? I wouldn’t do that! She could leave, if she had a ride.

2. Here are the correct endings for the conditional tense
Here are the correct endings for the conditional tense. Notice that the endings are the same for all three kinds of verbs!
Subject
-AR, -ER, & -IR Verbs Yo
-ía Tú
- ías
Él, Ella, Usted
Nosotros
- íamos
Vosotros
-íais
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
-ían

3. The conditional tense conjugates in the same fashion as the future tense - don’t remove the –AR, -ER, or –IR! Just add the subject ending right onto the end of the verb!

4. Here’s an an example of the conjugation process
Here’s an an example of the conjugation process. We’ll use the “yo” form for this example.
Simply attach the ending which matches the subject. That’s it!
CANTAR
To sing ÍA
I would sing
TOSING

5. -ER and -IR verbs work the same way as -AR verbs.
COMER
To eat
ÍAS
Just add the correct ending.
You would eat
To livee
VIVIR
To live
ÍAN
They would live
To livee

6. Here’s a full conjugation chart for all 3 verb types.
Subject
Cantar
to sing
Comer
to eat
Vivir
to live Yo
Cantaría
I would sing
Comería
I would eat
Viviría
I would live Tú
Cantarías
You (inf) would sing
Comerías
You (inf) would eat
Vivirías
You (inf) would live
Él, Ella,
Usted
He/She would sing
You (for) would sing
He/She would eat
You (for) would eat
He/She would live
You (for) would live
Nosotros
Cantaríamos
We would sing
Comeríamos
We would eat
Viviríamos
We would live
Vosotros
Cantaríais
You (in pl) would sing
Comeríais
You (in pl) would eat
Viviríais
You (in pl) would live
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
Cantarían
They would sing
You (f pl) would sing
Comerían
They would eat
You (f pl) would eat
Vivirían
They would live
You (f pl) would live

7. Now you try it! On a piece of paper, or in your head, conjugate the following and then click for the correct answer.
He would ask. (Preguntar)
I would study. (Estudiar)
They would run. (Correr)
You (inf) would write. (Escribir)
Él preguntaría.
Yo estudiaría.
Ellos correrían.
Tú escribirías.

8. Irregulars Verb New stem For example; proponer = propondr-.
Irregular verbs in the conditional tense have the same stem as they do in the future tense. To conjugate them, just add the regular conditional tense ending to these stems. Remember, any verb which contains one of these irregular verbs will inherit its stem in the conditional.
For example; proponer = propondr-.
Verb
New stem
Salir
Saldr-
Tener
Tendr-
Poder
Podr-
Poner
Pondr-
Saber
Sabr-
Querer
Querr-
Venir
Vendr-
Hacer
Har-
Haber
Habr-
Decir
Dir-

9. Here are some examples as well as the other two common irregular verbs in the future and the conditional;
Subject
Caber
To fit
Valer
To be worth, cost Yo
Cabría I would fit
Valdría
I would be worth Tú
Cabrías You (inf) would fit
Valdrías
You (inf) would be worth
Él, Ella,
Usted
Cabría
He/ She would fit You (for) would fit
He/She would be worth
You (for) would be worth
Nosotros
Cabríamos We would fit
Valdríamos We would be worth
Vosotros
Cabríais You (inf pl) would fit
Valdríais
You (inf pl) would be worth
Ellos, Ellas, Ustedes
Cabrían
They would fit You (for pl) would fit
Valdrían
They would be worth
You (for pl) would be worth

10. Finally, note the following;
Although the conditional tense is usually translated as “would” it’s not the only tense that can mean would. When would is used to refer to something that was habitual in the past, you should use the imperfect past tense that we will study in Unit For example; We would always lose.
Because the conditional can translate as “could”, this tense is often used to make polite requests. For example; Could I please borrow a pencil?
There are no stem changers in the conditional tense.
Estar, Ser, and Ir are regular in the conditional tense.
Just as the future tense may be used to express probability in the present, the conditional may be used to express it in the past. For example; She’s probably at home (present) = Estará en casa. (future) She was probably at home (past) = Estaría en casa. (cond.)

11. ¡El Fin!