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Spanish (Spain)

Imagine suddenly winning the lottery. To talk about hypothetical situations, dreams, and what you *would* do, you use the conditional tense (*el condicional simple*).

### Forming the conditional

Unlike most Spanish tenses where you drop the verb's ending, the conditional is built by keeping the entire infinitive (like *comprar*, *vender*, or *vivir*) and attaching the conditional endings. 

The best part? All regular verbs—whether they end in *-ar*, *-er*, or *-ir*—share the exact same endings in the conditional tense.

| Pronoun | Ending | Example (*comprar* - to buy) |
|---|---|---|
| yo | **-ía** | compraría |
| tú | **-ías** | comprarías |
| él, ella, usted | **-ía** | compraría |
| nosotros, nosotras | **-íamos** | compraríamos |
| vosotros, vosotras | **-íais** | compraríais |
| ellos, ellas, ustedes | **-ían** | comprarían |

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### Using -er and -ir verbs

Remember, *-er* and *-ir* verbs work exactly the same way. Just attach the endings directly to the full infinitive.

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### Clarifying who is acting

Notice that the **yo** and **él/ella/usted** forms are identical in the conditional (both end in **-ía**). If the context doesn't make it obvious who is doing the action, simply include the subject pronoun or the person's name to avoid confusion.

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Conditional tense

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the lottery	la lotería
With the lottery, I would not work anymore.	Con la lotería, ya no trabajaría.
Would you all buy a large house with the lottery?	¿Compraríais una casa grande con la lotería?
the yacht	el yate
My brother would buy a yacht for his wife.	Mi hermano le compraría un yate a su mujer.
We would travel by sea in our new yacht.	Nosotros viajaríamos por el mar en nuestro nuevo yate.
the luxury	el lujo
They would live with a lot of luxury.	Ellas vivirían con mucho lujo.
We would pay a lot of money for that luxury.	Nosotros pagaríamos mucho dinero por ese lujo.
the jewel	la joya
I would not buy such an expensive jewel.	Yo no compraría una joya tan cara.
Who would you give this jewel to?	¿A quién le regalarías esta joya?
the diamond	el diamante
That diamond is beautiful, but I would prefer the money.	Ese diamante es precioso, pero yo preferiría el dinero.
I would sell the diamond to get more money.	Yo vendería el diamante para conseguir más dinero.
the helicopter	el helicóptero
We would fly to our private island by helicopter.	Volaríamos a nuestra isla privada en helicóptero.
Would you drive a car or go by helicopter?	¿Conducirías un coche o irías en helicóptero?
to donate	donar
I would donate a large part to the hospitals.	Donaría gran parte a los hospitales.
Would you all donate something to the school?	¿Vosotros donaríais algo a la escuela?
the millionaire	el millonario
As a millionaire, I would help my neighbors.	Como millonaria, ayudaría a mis vecinos.
That millionaire would donate his money to science.	Ese millonario donaría su dinero a la ciencia.
to distribute	repartir
We would distribute the prize among the family.	Repartiríamos el premio entre la familia.
The boss would distribute the money among her employees.	La jefa repartiría el dinero entre sus empleados.
exotic	exótico
I would travel to an exotic country every summer.	Yo viajaría a un país exótico cada verano.
They would buy an exotic animal, like a tiger.	Ellos comprarían un animal exótico, como un tigre.