In this tip we will be looking at the Spanish conditional tense. We will give a few examples of how to form this conjugation. And we will give a few common situations where the conditional tense should be used.

The two big positives of this Spanish tense: it’s relatively easy to form and it’s relatively easy to use.

The negatives are that it can be a little bit tongue twisty. And there are some situations where it gets complicated to use.

But, in general, the use of Spanish conditional tense is very similar English. For example, I would like to travel, could you help me?, etc.

I often say to Spanish students that they should focus on vocabulary ahead of grammar. But, as you work your way to a conversational level, today’s tense will be extremely useful.

It is useful because you can ask about peoples dreams and desires. This is a great conversation starter because everybody has a dream or a desire.

If you can use today’s tense well you can open up a whole range of topics with the people you find to practice with.

Other podcast episodes mentioned in today’s tip:

Examples from the episode:

The Spanish conditional conjugation of ‘gustar’:

I would like – Me gustaría.

You would like – Te gustaría.

He would like – Le gustaría.

We would like – Nos gustaría.

You-all would like – Os gustaría.

They would like – Les gustaría.

We would like to travel – Nos gustaría viajar.

The conditional conjugation of ‘comer’:

I would eat – Yo comería.

You would eat – Tú comerías.

He would eat – Él comería.

We would eat – Nosotros comeríamos.

You-all would eat – Vosotros comeríais.

They would eat – Ellos comerían.

The conditional conjugation of ‘poder’:

I could – Yo podría.

You could – Tú podrías.

He could – Él podría.

We could – Nosotros podríamos.

You-all could – Vosotros podríais.

They could – Ellos podrían.

I could do this – Yo podría hacer esto.

I could do something – Yo podría hacer algo.

Spiritual retreat – Retiro Espiritual.

I would like to see animals from a far – Me gustaría ver a los animales de lejos.

Crutches, Pause words – Muletas.

You can get access to the Spanish podcast transcripts and English translations here.

How else could you use the Spanish conditional tense?

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