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Here are conditional examples, translated to Spanish.
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The student said that he would study one more hour.
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El alumno dijo que estudiaría una hora más.
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What time could it have been?
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¿Qué hora sería?
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He must have been at home.
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Estaría en su casa.
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We were probably busy when you called.
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Estaríamos ocupados cuando llamaste.
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To express speculation about the past:
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That day they must have run more than 25 kilometers.
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Aquél día correrían más de veinticinco kilómetros.
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To express the future from the perspective of the past:
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I knew that they would open the store at seven o'clock.
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Yo sabía que abrirían la tienda a las siete.
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To express hypothetical actions or events which may or may not occur:
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It would be interesting to study Chinese.
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Sería interesante estudiar chino.
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To indicate what would happen were it not for some certain specific circumstance:
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I would travel but I don't have money.
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Yo viajaría pero no tengo dinero.
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For polite use to soften requests:
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Could you please tell me what time the gas station opens?
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Por favor, ¿podría decirme a qué hora abre la gasolinera?
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To ask for advice:
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Which one would you buy?
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¿Cuál compraría Ud.?
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For reported speech:
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Juan said that he would finish the work
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Juan dijo que terminaría el trabajo.
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To express what would be done in a particular situation:
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Would you speak English in Spain?
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¿Hablarías inglés en España?
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No. I would speak Spanish.
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No. Hablaría español.
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Finally, a few words need to be said to call attention to the contrasting uses of the future and the conditional. As previously stated, the conditional is used for conjecture and to express probability with regards to a past action, as in the following example:
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What time could it have been?
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¿Qué hora sería?
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It was probably five o'clock.
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Serían las cinco.
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If, however, the conjecture or expression of probability is about the present, the future tense is used:
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What time can it be?
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¿Qué hora será?
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It is probably five o'clock.
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Serán las cinco.
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With regards to reported speech, notice that if the main clause is in the past, the conditional is used.
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Juan said that he would finish the work.
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Juan dijo que terminaría el trabajo.
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But if the main clause is in the present, the future is used.
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Juan says that he will finish the work.
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Juan dice que terminará el trabajo.
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