Regular Verbs

Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 10.2.1

Regular AR Verbs in the Conditional Tense

To form the conditional tense for regular verbs, take the infinitive without removing the infinitive ending and add the conditional endings for each person. The endings are exactly the same as the imperfect ER, IR endings. Here is the example with 'tomar':

Tomaría - I would take

Tomaría - I would take

Tomarías - you would take

Tomarías - you would take

Tomaría - he/she would take

Tomaría - he/she would take

Tomaríamos - we would take

Tomaríamos - we would take

Tomaríais - you would take

Tomaríais - you would take

Tomarían - they would take

Tomarían - they would take

ER Verbs in the Conditional Tense

To form the conditional tense for regular verbs, take the infinitive without removing the infinitive ending and add the conditional endings for each person. The endings are exactly the same as the imperfect ER, IR endings. Here is the example with 'volver':

Volvería - I would return

Volvería - I would return

Volverías - you would return

Volverías - you would return

Volvería - he/she would return

Volvería - he/she would return

Volveríamos - we would return

Volveríamos - we would return

Volveríais - you would return

Volveríais - you would return

Volverían - they would return

Volverían - they would return

Test yourself on Regular Verbs

  • How do you say 'they would take' in Spanish?

  • 'Caminar' is regular in the conditional tense. How do you say 'we would walk' in Spanish?

  • 'Comer' is a regular ER verb in the conditional tense. How do you say 'they would eat' in Spanish?

  • ¿Cómo dirías 'I would be' en Español?

  • Carmen quiere decir en español 'I would buy a new dress for the party'.

    ¿Cuál de estas formas verbales es correcta usando un verbo regular en el condicional?

Practise this topic for free