The conditional is what 2 things?
(wonder, conjecture) (probability, possibility)
The student said that he would study one more hour.
We were probably busy when you called.
(probability, possibility)
What time could it have been?
He must have been at home.
(wonder, conjecture)
when “would” is used in the sense of a repeated action in the past, the imperfect is used.
True
To conjugate regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs in the conditional, simply add one of the following to the infintive
ía ías ía íamos íais ían
hablar comer vivir
hablaría comería viviría hablarías comerías vivirías hablaría comería viviría hablaríamos comeríamos viviríamos hablaríais comeríais viviríais hablarían comerían vivirían
caber
cabría
poner
pondria
decir
diria
haber
habría
salir
saldría
hacer
haría
poder
podría
tener
tendría
querer
querría
valer
valdría
saber
sabría
venir
vendría
Aquél día correrían más de veinticinco kilómetros.
That day they must have run more than 25 kilometers.
To express speculation about the past:
Yo sabía que abrirían la tienda a las siete.
I knew that they would open the store at seven o’clock.
To express the future from the perspective of the past:
.
Sería interesante estudiar chino.
It would be interesting to study Chinese.
To express hypothetical actions or events which may or may not occur:
.
Yo viajaría pero no tengo dinero.
I would travel but I don’t have money
To indicate what would happen were it not for some certain specific circumstance:
Por favor, ¿podría decirme a qué hora abre la gasolinera?
Could you please tell me what time the gas station opens?
For polite use to soften requests:
¿Cuál compraría Ud.?
Which one would you buy?
To ask for advice:
Juan dijo que terminaría el trabajo.
Juan said that he would finish the work.
For reported speech:
¿Hablarías inglés en España?
Would you speak English in Spain?
No. Hablaría español.
No. I would speak Spanish.
To express what would be done in a particular situation:
Si yo tuviera tiempo, iría al cine esta noche.
If I had time, I would go to the movies tonight.
To express an action which is contrary to fact:
Actual
Current
Actual example
Necesitamos los datos ACTUALES.
We need the CURRENT data.
En la actualidad/ actualmente
Currently
actualidad/ actualmente example
EN LA ACTUALIDAD (ACTUALMENTE), la poblacion hispana en los EEUU representa la minoria mas grande.
CURRENTLY, the hispaic population in the usa represents the largest minority.
De hecho
Actually, as a matter of fact
De hecho example.
DE HECHO, necesitamos enviar la informacion por correo electronico.
ACTUALLY, we need to send the information by e-mail.
Real
Real, Royal
Verdadero(a); verdico(a)
True, Actual, Real
Verdadero/Verdico
La seleccion literaria de este capitulo no es una historia verdadero
The literary selection in this chapter is not a true story
Es dificil saber el verdadero numero de hispanos en este pais.
It’s difficult to know the actual number of Hispanics in this country.
El es un verdadero caballero.
He is a real gentleman.
legitimo
legitimate, real
legitimo example
Si compras piedras preciosas, necesitas asegurate de que sean legitmas.
If you buy precious stones, you have to make sure that they are LEGITIMATE/GENUINE
autentico
real, authentic, genuine
autentico example
La seda autentica es una tela muy comoda para ropa
Real silk is a comfortable fabric for clothing.
Su sonrisa no fue mut autentica
Her smile was not very authentic (genuine)
efectivo
Real, true , effective
efectivo example
La familia real espanola no tiene mucha autoridad efectiva
The spanish royal family does not have much real authority.
Cierto
True, Certain (before a noun)
Cierto example
Es cierto que…
It’s true that
Ciertas personas
Certain people.
Seguro
Sure
Seguro example
Estoy seguro que…
I am sure that..
?Verdad?
Isn’t that right, don’t you think so?
?Verdad? example
Es fascinate estudiar…….. ?Verdad?
? De versa?
Really? Are you kidding?
? De versa? example
?DE VERSA pienses que?
Do you REALLY think that?
De veras
Really, truly
De versa example
Son amigos DE VERAS
They are friends truly
En realidad
actually, in reality
En efectivo
In cash
Imperfect 4 scenarios
Express the hour/ time
Express age
Habital actions that had happened frequently
Actions that have occurred simultaneously in the past.
Preterite
action that has ended and was in a specific moment in time.
Hubiera
Had conditional
Habria
Have conditional