Irregular Verbs: Adding an 'R' to the Stem
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 10.2.8
Adding an 'R' to the Stem
There are five irregular verbs in the conditional tense that follow this pattern.
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).
Haber - to have (as an auxiliary verb)
- 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).
Poder - to be able to
- 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).
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).
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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