The conditional tense (el condicional simple) is used to express what 'would' happen under certain conditions, make polite requests, or express future actions from a past perspective.
When to use it
Hypothetical situations
Si tuviera dinero, viajaría por el mundo
If I had money, I would travel the world
Polite requests
¿Podrías cerrar la puerta?
Could you close the door?
Giving advice
Yo que tú, estudiaría más
If I were you, I would study more
Future-in-the-past
Dijo que vendría a la fiesta
He said he would come to the party
Regular endings
| -ar | -er | -ir | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | -aría | -ería | -iría |
| tú | -arías | -erías | -irías |
| él | -aría | -ería | -iría |
| nos. | -aríamos | -eríamos | -iríamos |
| vos. | -aríais | -eríais | -iríais |
| ellos | -arían | -erían | -irían |
Irregular verbs
Irregular Stems
Irregular Stem: Drop Vowel
Irregular Stem: vowel → d
Frequently asked
The conditional tense (el condicional simple) is used to express what 'would' happen under certain conditions, make polite requests, or express future actions from a past perspective. The main cases are hypothetical situations, polite requests, giving advice and future-in-the-past. For example: Si tuviera dinero, viajaría por el mundo — If I had money, I would travel the world.
Regular verbs take: -ar: yo -aría, tú -arías, él -aría, nos. -aríamos, vos. -aríais, ellos -arían; -er: yo -ería, tú -erías, él -ería, nos. -eríamos, vos. -eríais, ellos -erían; -ir: yo -iría, tú -irías, él -iría, nos. -iríamos, vos. -iríais, ellos -irían.
The most common ones are ser, estar, tener, hacer, poder, decir, haber and ir. Each has its own conjugation table with the full set of forms.
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