L17 - Introduction to the
Conditional
The conditional - verb endings
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The conditional - verb endings
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The conditional - verb endings
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The conditional - verb endings
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The conditional - simple conjugations
jugar
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Ellos
Nosotros
comer
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Ustedes
Vosotros
escribir
Nosotros
Tú
Ramón y Luisa
The conditional - simple conjugations
jugar
Yo jugaría
Ellos jugarían
Nosotros
jugaríamos
comer
David
Ustedes
Vosotros
escribir
Nosotros
Tú
Ramón y Luisa
The conditional - simple conjugations
jugar
Yo jugaría
Ellos jugarían
Nosotros
jugaríamos
comer
David comería
Ustedes
comerían
Vosotros
comeríais
escribir
Nosotros
Tú
Ramón y Luisa
The conditional - simple conjugations
jugar
Yo jugaría
Ellos jugarían
Nosotros
jugaríamos
comer
David comería
Ustedes
comerían
Vosotros
comeríais
escribir
Nosotros
escribiríamos
Tú escribirías
Ramón y Luisa
escribirían
The conditional - three situations
The conditional - three situations
➢What would happen, but didn’t happen
The conditional - three situations
➢What would happen, but didn’t happen
➢What would happen if some condition were true
The conditional - three situations
➢What would happen, but didn’t happen
➢What would happen if some condition were true
➢What would happen in relation to a past action
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen, but didn’t happen)
➢I would go to the park, but it’s raining.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen, but didn’t happen)
➢I would go to the park, but it’s raining.
➢Yo iría al parque, pero está lloviendo.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen, but didn’t happen)
➢We would travel to Europe, but we don’t have passports.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen, but didn’t happen)
➢We would travel to Europe, but we don’t have passports.
➢Nosotros viajaríamos a Europa, pero no tenemos pasaportes.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen, but didn’t happen)
➢Rebecca would play with us, but she is tired.
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The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen, but didn’t happen)
➢Rebecca would play with us, but she is tired.
➢Rebecca jugaría con nosotros, pero está cansada.
The conditional - Tu turno
Write two sentences, where you say that you would do something, but there is a
reason for why you can’t or won’t do it.
➢Example: Yo iría al concierto contigo, pero no me gusta la banda.
➢Format: “Yo” + verb in the conditional + thought + “pero” + reason.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen if some condition were true)
➢Yo iría a la playa todos los días si viviera en Florida.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen if some condition were true)
➢Yo iría a la playa todos los días si viviera en Florida.
➢I would go to the beach every day if I lived in Florida.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen if some condition were true)
➢Tomás sacaría buenas notas si estudiara más.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen if some condition were true)
➢Tomás sacaría buenas notas si estudiara más.
➢Tomás would get good grades if he studied more.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen if some condition were true)
➢If we lived in New York, we would go to the theater every weekend.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional is used to express what you would do or what would happen
under certain circumstances. (What would happen if some condition were true)
➢If we lived in New York, we would go to the theater every weekend.
➢Si nosotros viviéramos en Nueva York, iríamos al teatro todos los fines de
semana.
The conditional - Tu turno
Write two sentences, where you say that you would do something, but there is a
reason for why you can’t or won’t do it.
➢Example: Yo compraría boletos para el concierto si tuviera dinero.
➢Format: “Yo” + verb in the conditional + thought + “si” + verb in past
subjunctive + thought.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional expresses the future in relation to a past action or state of being.
➢Yo pensé que mi paquete de Amazon llegaría hoy.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional expresses the future in relation to a past action or state of being.
➢Yo pensé que mi paquete de Amazon llegaría hoy.
➢I thought that my package from Amazon would arrive today.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional expresses the future in relation to a past action or state of being.
➢Yo creía que el aspirante llegaría a tiempo a la entrevista.
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The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional expresses the future in relation to a past action or state of being.
➢Yo creía que el aspirante llegaría a tiempo a la entrevista.
➢I thought that the candidate would arrive on time to the interview.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional expresses the future in relation to a past action or state of being.
➢Yo sabía que me aceptarían en la Universidad de Stanford.
The conditional - rules, functions
The conditional expresses the future in relation to a past action or state of being.
➢Yo sabía que me aceptarían en la Universidad de Stanford.
➢I knew that they would accept me at Stanford University.
The conditional - Tu turno
Write two sentences, where you say that you knew that something would happen.
➢Example: Yo sabía que mi abuela ganaría la lotería.
➢Format: “Yo sabía que” + thought + verb in conditional + thought.
Bonus: Compare and Contrast
➢Yo iría al concierto contigo, pero no me gusta la banda.
➢Yo iría al concierto contigo si me gustara la banda.
Bonus: Compare and Contrast
➢Yo iría al concierto contigo, pero no me gusta la banda.
● What would happen, but didn’t happen (reason).
➢Yo iría al concierto contigo si me gustara la banda.
● What would happen if some condition were true.
Prueba
➢El jueves
➢PXPQ this week