The Conditional: Would & Hypotheticals
Master the Condicional Simple (would). Regular: infinitive + -ía/-ías/-ía/-íamos/-íais/-ían. Irregular stems: querr-, podr-, tendr-, vendr-, saldr-, pondr-, sabr-, habr-, dir-, har-. Use for: polite requests, hypotheticals, advice with DEBERÍA, and Si clauses type 1 preview.
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- 📇Vocabulary16 pages
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Vocabulary preview
me gustaría
I would like (polite wish — more formal than 'quiero')
podría + infinitivo
could / would be able to (very polite request)
debería + infinitivo
should / ought to (advice — softer than 'tienes que')
¿qué harías tú?
What would you do? (hypothetical — HACER → haría)
si tuviera... + condicional
if I had... I would... (Si clause type 2 preview — imperfect subj. + conditional)
tendría que / habría que
would have to / there would be a need to (impersonal obligation in conditional)
el reembolso
the refund
el recibo
the receipt