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Conditional: irregular verbs

The conditional is used to express wishes, possibilities, assumptions, or hypothetical consequences. Learn with practical examples!

Gramática: Condicional: verbos irregulares

B1 Spanish Conditional irregular verbs

Level: B1

Module 3: Sueños (Dreams)

Lesson 19: Deseos y anhelos (Desires and wishes)

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  1. The irregular conditional changes the verb stem but adds the regular endings: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
GrupoEjemplos de verboConjugación
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saber

 

Yo sabría (I would know)

Tu sabrías (You would know)

Él/Ella/Usted sabría (He/She/You would know)

Añadir consonante

tener

 

Yo tendría (I would have)

tendrías (You would have)

Él/Ella/Usted tendría (He/She/You would have)

Raíz irregular propia

querer

 

 

Yo querría (I would want)

querrías (You would want)

Él/Ella/Usted querría (He/She/You would want)

Exercise 1: Condicional: verbos irregulares

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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Habríamos, cabría, tendría, habría, vendría, Podría, Querría

1.
Yo ... terminado, pero fue muy difícil.
(I would have finished, but it was very difficult.)
2.
... tener más tiempo para dedicarlo a mi carrera profesional.
(I wish I had more time to dedicate to my professional career.)
3.
Maria ... el lunes.
(Maria would come on Monday.)
4.
¿... usted explicarme cómo encontrar la estación de autobuses?
(Could you explain to me how to find the bus station?)
5.
Eso ... en un espacio fácil de organizar.
(That would fit in an easy-to-organise space.)
6.
... tenido más éxito si hubiéramos organizado mejor el proyecto.
(We would have been more successful if we had organized the project better.)
7.
Yo ... más paciencia si tuviera menos trabajo.
(I would have more patience if I had less work.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

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

1

habría


would have

2

Querría


I would like

3

Podría


Could you

4

Habríamos


We would have