¿Me podrías pasar la sal?
Could you pass me the salt?
Indicativo
Condicional
Hypotheticals, politeness, wishes, and reported future. MuyVerbs connects this tense to verb tables, context prompts, and short active-recall drills.
When to use Condicional
- Hypothetical scenarios (Si tuviera tiempo, viajaría más).
- Polite requests and softened opinions (¿Podrías ayudarme? Me gustaría un café).
- The future seen from a point in the past (Dijo que vendría).
- Probability or guess about the past (Serían las once cuando llamó).
Formation
Same infinitive-stem rule as Futuro, but the endings are imperfect-style: -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. The 12 irregular Futuro stems carry into the Conditional (tendría, haría, diría, podría, querría, sabría, saldría, pondría, vendría, habría, valdría, cabría).
| Pronoun | -ar (hablar) | -er (comer) | -ir (vivir) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | hablaría | comería | viviría |
| tú | hablarías | comerías | vivirías |
| él / ella / Ud. | hablaría | comería | viviría |
| nosotros | hablaríamos | comeríamos | viviríamos |
| vosotros | hablaríais | comeríais | viviríais |
| ellos / ellas / Uds. | hablarían | comerían | vivirían |
Examples
Yo en tu lugar aceptaría el trabajo.
If I were you, I would accept the job.
Pensé que llegarías más tarde.
I thought you would arrive later.
Study note
How MuyVerbs trains Condicional
Condicional (Conditional) is easier to retain when it is not learned as an isolated table. MuyVerbs connects each tense to a practical learning loop: identify when the form is used, study the pattern, compare real verb examples, and then answer short prompts until recall becomes automatic.
On the web you can inspect sample verbs, open full conjugation pages, and start a free drill for this tense. In the mobile app, the same work becomes a structured offline routine with saved progress, favorites, streaks, weak-verb review, and context sentences. That combination helps learners move from recognizing a tense to producing it accurately in conversation.
Internal tense map
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Often confused with
These forms are close to Condicional in timing, mood, or sentence logic. Compare them before you drill.
Related tenses in Condicional
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