Spanish Conditional Tense & Irregular Stems

Vocabulary flashcards covering the formation of the Spanish conditional tense and all key irregular stems presented in the lecture notes.

Spanish Conditional Tense

Formed by attaching the endings –ía, –ías, –ía, –íamos, –ían directly to the infinitive; expresses what someone "would" do.

CABER (to fit)

Irregular conditional stem: cabr– (e.g., cabría).

DECIR (to say/to tell)

Irregular conditional stem: dir– (e.g., dirías).

HABER (there is/are; auxiliary ‘to have’)

Irregular conditional stem: habr– (e.g., habría).

HACER (to do/to make)

Irregular conditional stem: har– (e.g., haríamos).

PODER (to be able)

Irregular conditional stem: podr– (e.g., podrías).

PONER (to put/to place)

Irregular conditional stem: pondr– (e.g., pondría).

QUERER (to want)

Irregular conditional stem: querr– (e.g., querrían).

SABER (to know)

Irregular conditional stem: sabr– (e.g., sabrías).

SALIR (to leave/go out)

Irregular conditional stem: saldr– (e.g., saldría).

TENER (to have)

Irregular conditional stem: tendr– (e.g., tendríamos).

VALER (to be worth)

Irregular conditional stem: valdr– (e.g., valdrían).

VENIR (to come)

Irregular conditional stem: vendr– (e.g., vendría).