Conditional

5. Conditional Tense

The conditional tense expresses what you would do under certain circumstances.

5.1. Formation

For all verbs, attach the conditional endings to the infinitive form.

Conditional Endings:

Pronoun	Ending
Yo	-ía
Vos	-ías
Él/Ella/Usted	-ía
Nosotros	-íamos
Ellos/Ustedes	-ían

Example Verbs:

• Hablar (to speak)
  • Vos hablarías
• Comer (to eat)
  • Vos comerías
• Vivir (to live)
  • Vos vivirías

5.2. Irregular Verbs

Same irregular stems as in the future tense.

• Tener → tendr-
  • Vos tendrías (You would have)
• Poder → podr-
  • Vos podrías (You would be able)
• Hacer → har-
  • Vos harías (You would do/make)

5.3. Usage and Examples

• Vos viajarías más si tuvieras dinero. (You would travel more if you had money.)
• Vos comerías sushi, pero no te gusta. (You would eat sushi, but you don’t like it.)
• Vos vivirías en la montaña. (You would live in the mountains.)

5.4. Practice Exercises

Exercise 1: Conjugation Practice

Conjugate the following verbs in the conditional tense for “vos”:

1. Aprender (to learn)
2. Salir (to leave)
3. Decir (to say) [Irregular stem: dir-]
4. Querer (to want)
5. Venir (to come)

Answers:

1. Vos aprenderías
2. Vos saldrías
3. Vos dirías
4. Vos querrías
5. Vos vendrías

Exercise 2: Sentence Translation

Translate the following sentences into Spanish using “vos”:

1. You would go to the party if you had time.
2. You would help if you could.
3. You would buy a house.
4. You would tell the truth.
5. You would be happier.

Answers:

1. Vos irías a la fiesta si tuvieras tiempo.
2. Vos ayudarías si pudieras.
3. Vos comprarías una casa.
4. Vos dirías la verdad.
5. Vos estarías más feliz.