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Uses of the conditional
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1. In order to express a condition: what would you do with a hundred dollars?
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Qué harías con 1000 dólares
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I would travel to the Carribean
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Yo viajaría por el Caribe.
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2.Used as courtesy: could you help me?
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Podríamos ayudarme, por favor
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Could you answer the telephone, please
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Podríamos contestar el teléfono, por favor?
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3.To express present probability or doubt about an action occuring in the past: Who could/would have taken my books?
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Quien tomaría mis libros?
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What time would it have been when you arrived?
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Qué hora sería cuando llegaste a casa?
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Where could they have gone yesterday?
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A dónde irían ellos yesterday?
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4.To express advice, a suggestion or opinion
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Structure: Impersonal expression + infinitive.
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It would be good to work in Europe.
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Sería bueno trabajar en Europa.
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It would be better to help the children.
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Sería visitar a mis amigas en el extranjero.
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5.To express an intention or desire that can never be realised because there is always an obstacle.
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Structure: Conditional + pero + present or preterite.
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I would help you but I don't have time.
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Yo te auydaría pero no tengo tiempo ahora.
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She would attend the party but they did not invite her.
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Ella asistiría a la fiesta pero no le invitaron.
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6.To express a wish, generally with the verbs: querer, gustar y desear: I would like to live in the city.
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Me gustaría vivir en la ciudad.
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I would wish to vist my friends abroad.
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Desearía visitar a mis amigas en el extranjero.
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I want to accompany you.
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Quisiera poder acompañarte.
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The verb querer when expressing a wish is not conjugated as a normal conditional but in the imperfect subjunctive.
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Quisiera, quisieras, quisiera,quisiréamos,quisierais,quisieran
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The verb querer is used to express a doubt about the past in the present: Why didn't she want to come last night?
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Por qué no querría venir ella noche?
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Why doesn't the boy want the milk?
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Por qué no querría el niño la leche
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7. To express an idea contrary to reality but expressing possibilities: Si tuviera la guitarra, te cantaría una canción.
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The structure: si+imperfect subjunctive+conditional.
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If I had a guitar, I would sing you a song.
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Si tuviera la guitarra, te cantaría una canción.
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If you came to my house, I would show you my collection.
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Si vinieras a mi casa, te mostraría mi colleción.
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8. To express the probability of a past action.
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was/were probably
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It was probably 5pm when he arrived home.
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Serían las 5pm cuando llegué a casa.
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The boy was probably ten when I knew him.
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El niño tendría 10 años cuando le conoci.
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In this case you can substitute the coditional for the verb deber in the preterite
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probably,could have, must have
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Why wasn't Vicky at the reunión.
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Por qué no fue Vicky a la reunión.
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I don't know, she was probably sick.
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No se. Debió (de) estar enferma.
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