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Conditional: Would & Polite Requests

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Understand it · Entiéndelo
I would like to learn more.
Me gustar aprender más.ía: Ending — changing part
Could you help me? (tú)
¿Podrías ayudarme?
I would go with you.
Yo iría contigo.

Build it step by step · Constrúyelo paso a paso

I have time.
Tengo tiempo.
I would have time tomorrow.
Tendr tiempo mañana.ía: Ending — changing part
Self-check · Comprueba tu respuesta

¿Podrías ayudarme? ¿Podría ayudarme?

Asking politely · Pedir con cortesía
Could you pass me the salt? (tú)
¿ pasarme la sal?Podrías: Verb — action or state
Could you tell me where the bathroom is? (usted)
¿Podría decirme dónde está el baño?
I would like a coffee, please.
Me gustaría un café, por favor.
Would you like to come with us?
¿Te gustaría venir con nosotros?
I would like to ask a question.
Querría hacer una pregunta.
Would you mind waiting a moment? (usted)
¿Le importaría esperar un momento?
What I would do · Lo que haría
I would travel more if I had time.
más si tuviera tiempo.Viajaría: Verb — action or state
Ana would buy a house in Ponce.
Ana compraría una casa en Ponce.
What would you do?
¿Qué harías tú?
I would not say that.
Yo no diría eso.
What they said would happen · Lo que dijeron que pasaría
Ana said she would come tomorrow.
Ana dijo que mañana.vendría: Verb — action or state
I thought they would arrive early.
Pensé que llegarían temprano.
He promised me that he would call.
Me prometió que llamaría.
Infinitive plus an ending · Infinitivo más terminación
to speak: I, you, he or she, we, they would speak
hablar: hablaría, hablarías, hablaría, hablaríamos, hablarían
to eat: I, you, he or she, we, they would eat
comer: comería, comerías, comería, comeríamos, comerían
to live: I, you, he or she, we, they would live
vivir: viviría, vivirías, viviría, viviríamos, vivirían
Irregular stems · Raíces irregulares
to have: I, you, he or she, we, they would have
tener: tendría, tendrías, tendría, tendríamos, tendrían
to be able: I, you, he or she, we, they could
poder: podría, podrías, podría, podríamos, podrían
to do: I, you, he or she, we, they would do
hacer: haría, harías, haría, haríamos, harían
to say: I, you, he or she, we, they would say
decir: diría, dirías, diría, diríamos, dirían
to come: I, you, he or she, we, they would come
venir: vendría, vendrías, vendría, vendríamos, vendrían
The other “would” · Otro “would”
As a child, I would go to the beach every summer.
De niño, a la playa cada verano.iba: Verb — action or state
I would go to the beach if I could.
Iría a la playa si pudiera.
Answers with reasons · Respuestas con razones

1. podrías (irregular stem podr-). 2. gustaría (regular: gustar + ía). 3. viajaría. 4. tendríamos (tendr-). 5. harías (har-). 6. diría (dir-). 7. vendrían (vendr-). 8. sería (ser + ía). 9. sabría (sabr-). 10. iba: a repeated past habit takes the imperfect, not the conditional.

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1. Which sentence is the politest request?

2. Choose the conditional of tener for nosotros.

3. Choose the sentence for a past habit.

4. Which is the conditional of hacer for yo?

5. Ana said she would come later. Choose the conditional form.

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