Study GuideSpanish II–New Verb Tenses1.The Conditional Tense1.1What Is the Conditional Tense?Theconditional tenseis usually taught together with thefuture tensebecause they are built in verysimilar ways.•Thesame verbs that are irregular in the future tense are also irregular in theconditional tense.•Theentire infinitiveis used to form the conditional tense, just like the future tense.•Theonly difference is the verb endings.Because of this, once you understand the future tense, learning the conditional tense becomes mucheasier.However, even though they look similar,their meanings are very different.1.2When Do We Use the Conditional Tense?We use the conditional tense to talk aboutwhatwouldhappen if a certain condition were met.In English:•We usually use the helping verb“would”•The sentence often includes“if”or“but”Examples:•I would studyifI had my book.•He would studybuthe doesn’t have his book.In both sentences, studying depends on a condition—having a book.Spanish Example:Benjamín visitaría a su abuela pero ella vive en Europa.Preview Mode
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