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Condicional compuesto de indicativo

Brief explanation of the condicional compuesto de indicativo.

Gramática: Condicional compuesto de indicativo

B1 Spanish Conditional compound

Level: B1

Module 3: Sueños (Dreams)

Lesson 18: Trabajo: expectativas y realidad (Occupation: expectations and reality)

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  1. We use the condicional compuesto to express hypothetical actions that could have occurred in the past, but did not happen.
  2. We form it with the form of condicional of the verb "haber" + the participle of the corresponding verb.
Pronombre Haber + Verbo en participioEjemplo
YoHabría seguidoYo habría seguido trabajando en el departamento pero me despidieron. (I would have continued working in the department but I was fired.)
TúHabrías lincenciadoTe habrías licenciado en otra carrera pero te equivocaste. (You would have graduated in another degree but you made a mistake.)
Él/Ella/UstedHabría cometidoEl ayudante habría cometido un error en el laboratorio pero el jefe le ayudó. (The assistant would have made a mistake in the laboratory but the boss helped him.)
Nosotros/-asHabríamos despedidoHabríamos despedido el empleado pero al final nos mostró que trabaja bien. (We would have dismissed the employee but in the end, they showed us that they work well.)
Vosotros/-asHabríais trabajadoHabríais trabajado en el bufete pero no tenéis los estudios para esto. (You would have worked at the law firm but you do not have the qualifications for this.)
Ellos/-as/UstedesHabrían terminadoEllos habrían terminado el doctorado pero estaban desempleados por mucho tiempo. (They would have completed the doctorate but were unemployed for a long time.)

Exercise 1: Condicional compuesto de indicativo

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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habríamos ayudado, habría aceptado, habría logrado, habría elegido, Habrías querido, habríais cometido, Habrías logrado, habría seguido

1. Elegir:
Mi abuelo ... otro trabajo pero ya está jubilado.
(My grandfather would have chosen another job but he is already retired.)
2. Seguir:
Yo ... como ayudante pero me despidieron.
(I would have continued as an assistant but they fired me.)
3. Lograr:
... ser licenciada en medicina pero tus padres no te ayudaron mucho.
(You would have managed to become a graduate in medicine but your parents did not help you much.)
4. Ayudar:
Nosotros ... en el departamento pero nos equivocamos de oficina.
(We would have helped in the department but we got the wrong office.)
5. Aceptar:
Mi tío no ... este puesto malo pero estaba desempleado por mucho tiempo.
(My uncle would not have accepted this bad position but he was unemployed for a long time.)
6. Cometer:
Vosotros ... un error en el laboratorio pero el jefe os ayudó.
(You would have made a mistake in the laboratory but the boss helped you.)
7. Querer:
... trabajar en el bufete pero no tuviste los estudios correctos para este puesto.
(You would have liked to work at the law firm but you didn't have the right qualifications for this position.)
8. Lograr:
Yo ... un mejor trabajo en el laboratorio pero no tengo doctorado.
(I would have landed a better job in the lab but I don't have a PhD.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

habría seguido

I would have continued

2

habrías sido

you would have been

3

habría elegido

would have chosen

4

habríamos ayudado

we would have helped

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