The Spanish Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to express something that would or could happen.

To form the conditional you add an ending to the infinitive, similar to the future tense.

Conditional = infinitive + ending

All verb types (-ar, -er, -ir) have these same endings:

yo	-ía
tú	-ías
él/ella/Ud.	-ía
nosotros	-íamos
vosotros	-íais
ellos/ellas/Uds.	-ían

Example - tomar / to take
yo	tomaría	I would take
tú	tomarías	you would take
él	tomaría	he would take
nosotros	tomaríamos	we would take
vosotros	tomarías	you would take
ellos	tomarían	they would take

Correría mañana
I would run tomorrow
Llamaríamos cuando llegamos
We could call when we arrive
El alumno dijo que estudiaría una hora más
The student said that he would study one more hour.

Irregular Verbs

The verbs with irregular conditional forms are the same as those with irregular future forms. Here are the most important ones.

Tener	to have
Hacer	to do, to make
Poder	to be able
Decir	to say, tell
Saber	to know
Querer	to want
Poner	to put