# 43. Conditional Tense

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> The Conditional Tense

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> The Conditional Tense What one would do or what would happen in a situation

**[03:16:46]** what one would do or what would happen in a situation in English it's a very simple concept because it doesn't matter what verb we use we always put the word

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> The Conditional In English: | would + [a verb] | We would + [a verb] You would + [a verb] | Y’all would + [a verb] He would + [a verb] | They would + [a verb]

**[03:16:54]** would before the verb which doesn't change the verb itself in Spanish the

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (infinitive form + ending letters)

**[03:16:57]** conditional is a tense that has only one word which doesn't really get conjugated but rather keeps the form of the verb as the infinitive and then adds some letters after it as a matter of fact its modification pattern is similar to the

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (infinitive form + ending letters) Similar to the future tense - The changing rule applies to almost every verb in Spanish, REGARDLESS of ending in -ar, -er, or -ir

**[03:17:08]** simple future tense where verbs don't get conjugated but rather they change by having letters after them just like the simple future tense it doesn't matter if we use a r e r or I verbs stem changing or irregular yo verbs the change to the verbs themselves will stay the same across almost every verb there is in Spanish for the yo pronoun you keep the

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (infinitive form + ending letters) la lamos las lais la lan Similar to the future tense - The changing rule applies to almost every verb in Spanish, REGARDLESS of ending in -ar, -er, or -ir

**[03:17:26]** form of the verb and put the ending I with an accent so that when you say the word the emphasis is put on that accent for two you putas with an accent for L you put with an accent for noos you putos for Vos you put and for AOS you putan with the conditional tense in Spanish I recommend focusing on all pronouns except Vos because using any

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (infinitive form + ending letters) la lamos jas | iai< ia ian Similar to the future tense - The changing rule applies to almost every verb in Spanish, REGARDLESS of ending in -ar, -er, or -ir

**[03:17:48]** verb in the conditional tense is very useful however there are a few irregular

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars)

**[03:17:51]** verbs and believe it or not the irregular verbs that you have in the conditional tense are the same ones that

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) Easy To Remember: Irregular verbs in the conditional are the same as in the future tense

**[03:17:56]** you have in the future tense meaning that it's easier to memorize these verbs nonetheless the conditional tense has a different conjugation pattern unlike the future tense similarly there is no pattern to follow with any of these verbs but they still have the same ending as for regular verbs in the list you have

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) diria | diriamos dirias | diriais diria | dirian decir - to say/tell

**[03:18:12]** meaning to say or to tell a to do or to

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) haria | hariamos harias | hariais haria |harian hacer - to do/make

**[03:18:15]** make to can p to put to want sa to know

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) podria | podriamos podrias | podriais podria | podrian poder - to can

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) pondria | pondriamos pondrias | pondriais pondria | pondrian poner - to put

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) querria | querriamos querrias | querriais querria | querrian querer - to want

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) sabria | sabriamos sabrias | sabriais sabria | sabrian saber - to know

**[03:18:20]** Sal to leave T to have and ven to come

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) saldria | saldriamos saldrias | saldriais saldria | saldrian salir - to leave

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) tendria | tendriamos tendrias | tendriais tendria | tendrian tener - to have

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> The Conditional In Spanish: (irregulars) vendria | vendriamos vendrias | vendriais vendria | vendrian venir - to come

**[03:18:24]** as far as I know these are the only irregular verbs in the conditional which are literally the same verbs as in the future tense and the most useful cases to use in the conditional are in questions likeo meaning would you go

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> élrias conmigo? Would you go with me?

**[03:18:36]** with me and you can reply with

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> Si, yo iria contigo Yes, | would go with you

**[03:18:38]** C yes I would go with you you can also ask something like

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> ~Compraria él ese auto?

**[03:18:43]** meaning would he buy that car and you

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> éCompraria él ese auto? Would he buy that car?

**[03:18:45]** can reply with

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> Si, el compraria ese auto Yes, he would buy that car

**[03:18:47]** C yes he would buy that car additionally we can ask Vian AOS and eston meaning

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> éVivirian ellos en esta region?

**[03:18:52]** would they live in this region and you

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> éVivirian ellos en esta region? Would they live in this region?

**[03:18:54]** can reply with C AOS Vian and eston yes

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> Si, ellos vivirian en esta region Yes, they would live in this region

**[03:18:57]** they would live in this region we can also use the conditional tense with irregular verbs like saying meaning we would want a plate

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> Querriamos un plato por favor

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> Querriamos un plato por favor We would want a plate please

**[03:19:05]** please or

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> Tu dirias que esta leccion es buena

**[03:19:08]** maybe you would say that this lesson is

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> Tu dirias que esta leccion es buena You would say that this lesson is good

**[03:19:10]** good a popular phrase that comes up in the conditional tense

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> Sin ti, yo no sé qué yo haria

**[03:19:15]** is without you I don't know what I would

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> Sin ti, yo no sé qué yo haria Without you, | don’t know what | would do

**[03:19:18]** do and this sentence actually has a negative and uses the verb as said which is irregular in the conditional just like with every other tense the

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs)

**[03:19:25]** conditional can likewise function with negatives and object pronouns and by far the most practical and useful application of the conditional is the verb P which is commonly used to make

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs) poder - to can podria - could

**[03:19:34]** polite Expressions asking something

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & lIOPs) éPodrias abrir la ventana?

**[03:19:37]** like can mean could you open the window

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs) éPodrias abrir la ventana? Could you open the window?

**[03:19:40]** and you can reply with see y

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs) Si, yo podria abrir la ventana Yes, | could open the window

**[03:19:43]** yes I could open the window or maybe if you want to reply negatively you can say

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs) No, yo no podria abrir la ventana No, | could not open the window

**[03:19:48]** no no I could not open the window or maybe you can use a direct object pronoun instead like saying

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs) No, yo no la podria abrir No, yo no podria abrirla

**[03:19:55]** no or no no I could not open it with the

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs) No, yo no la podria abrir No, yo no podria abrirla No, | could not open it

**[03:20:00]** direct object pronoun being attached to the infinitive or put before the verb which is possible in the conditional tense in case you want to include an indirect object pronoun you can likewise do so by asking daro or Melo

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs) éPodrias darmelo? éMe lo podrias dar?

**[03:20:12]** could you give me it and you can reply

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs) éPodrias darmelo? éMe lo podrias dar? Could you give me it?

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> The Conditional Tense (negatives, DOPs, & IOPs) No, yo no podria dartelo No, yo no te lo podria dar No, | could not give you it

**[03:20:15]** no or no no I could not give you it as you can see the object pronouns can either be put before the conjugated verb or attached to the infinitive and the same idea applies to any other sentence that you want to say at last you can use the

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> The Conditional Tense (reflexive verbs)

**[03:20:29]** conditional tense with reflexive verbs like saying I would take a bath you

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> The Conditional Tense (reflexive verbs) e | would take a bath e You would go out e We would have fun

**[03:20:32]** would go out and we would have fun these sentences use reflexive verbs and the

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> The Conditional Tense (reflexive verbs) e | would take a bath > (banharse) ¢ You would go out > (irse) e We would have fun > (divertirse)

**[03:20:36]** way that you would say them in Spanish is by putting the object pronoun before the conjugated verb May

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> The Conditional Tense (reflexive verbs) e | would take a bath > (banarse) e You would go out > (irse) ¢ We would have fun > (divertirse) ¢ Me banaria e Te irias ¢ Nos divertiriamos

**[03:20:43]** and practically however I don't

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> Th nditionalAense ‘eflexive verb: e | woul b anarse) ¢ You woul (irse) e We would ~ (divertirse) e Me ban ° Te iri e No ertiriamos

**[03:20:45]** recommend using reflexive verbs because there's nothing much you can do with them but it is important to know how they work in the conditional the