The
Conditional tense
The conditional tense in English is translated as I would speak, etc .
To form this tense, you take the future stem and add the –ER / -IR imperfect endings.
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HABLAR |
COMER |
VIVIR |
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Hablaría |
Comería |
Viviría |
|
Hablarías |
Comerías |
Vivirías |
|
Hablaría |
Comería |
Viviría |
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Hablaríamos |
Comeríamos |
Viviríamos |
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Hablaríais |
Comeríais |
Viviríais |
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Hablarían |
Comerían |
Vivirían |
The three above are regular verbs. Remember a number of Spanish verbs have irregular future stems. The endings are still the same as regular verbs only the stem changes. Here is a list of the most common ones:
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INFINITIVE |
TRANSLATION |
STEM |
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Caber |
To fit |
Cabr- |
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Decir |
To say |
Dir- |
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Haber (auxiliary verb) |
To have |
Habr- |
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Hacer |
To do/make |
Har- |
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Poder |
To be able |
Podr- |
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Poner |
To put |
Pondr- |
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Querer |
To want |
Querr- |
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Saber |
To know |
Sabr- |
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Salir |
To leave/go out |
Saldr- |
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Tener |
To have |
Tendr- |
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Valer |
To be worth |
Valdr- |
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Venir |
To come |
Vendr- |