10.2.6

Irregular Verbs: Deleting an 'E' before the ‘R'

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Deleting an 'E' before the ‘R'

There are five irregular verbs in the future tense and the conditional tense that share this irregularity.

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Caber - to fit

  • Cabría - I would fit.
  • Cabrías - you would fit.
  • Cabría - he/she would fit / you would fit (formal).
  • Cabríamos - we would fit.
  • Cabríais - you would fit (plural).
  • Cabrían - they would fit / you would fit (formal plural).
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Haber - to have

  • Habría - I would have.
  • Habrías - you would have.
  • Habría - he/she would have / you would have (formal).
  • Habríamos - we would have.
  • Habríais - you would have (plural).
  • Habrían - they would have / you would have (formal plural).
Illustrative background for Poder – to be able to, could when used the conditional ‘podría’Illustrative background for Poder – to be able to, could when used the conditional ‘podría’ ?? "content

Poder – to be able to, could when used the conditional ‘podría’

  • Podría - I would be able to.
  • Podrías - you would be able to.
  • Podría - he/she would be able to / you would be able to (formal).
  • Podríamos - we would be able to.
  • Podríais - you would be able to (plural).
  • Podrían - they would be able to / you would be able to (formal plural).
Illustrative background for Saber - to knowIllustrative background for Saber - to know ?? "content

Saber - to know

  • Sabría - I would know.
  • Sabrías - you would know.
  • Sabría - he/she would know / you would know (formal).
  • Sabríamos - we would know.
  • Sabríais - you would know (plural).
  • Sabrían - they would know / you would know (formal plural).
Illustrative background for Querer - to wantIllustrative background for Querer - to want ?? "content

Querer - to want

  • Querría - I would want.
  • Querrías - you would want.
  • Querría - he/she would want / you would want (formal).
  • Querríamos - we would want.
  • Querríais - you would want (plural).
  • Querrían - they would want / you would want (formal plural).

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