The Spanish conditional tense can be used in numerous situations. Primarily they are used to make polite request or speak about hypothetical situations that may come to pass.
| Yo hablé enfrente de la clase el viernes. | I spoke in front of the class on Friday. |
The following charts show the verb “endings” for all regular verbs in the Conditional Tense.
Remember: these verb charts are only a tool to use while one is learning the language. In other words, one must eventually forget the verb chart and it must become second nature.
| Personal Pronoun | Ending | Example (hablar) |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | -ía | hablaría |
| Tu | -ías | hablarías |
| El/Ella | -ía | hablaría |
| Nosotros | -íamos | hablaríamos |
| Vosotros | -íais | hablaríais |
| Ellos/Ellas | -ían | hablarían |
| Personal Pronoun | Ending | Example (compartir) |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | -ía | compartiría |
| Tu | -ías | compartirías |
| El/Ella | -ía | compartiría |
| Nosotros | -íamos | compartiríamos |
| Vosotros | -íais | compartiríais |
| Ellos/Ellas | -ían | compartirían |
| Personal Pronoun | Ending | Example (comer) |
|---|---|---|
| Yo | -ía | comería |
| Tu | -ías | comerías |
| El/Ella | -ía | comería |
| Nosotros | -íamos | comeríamos |
| Vosotros | -íais | comeríais |
| Ellos/Ellas | -ían | comerían |
The above endings are added to the infinitive. Do not drop the original endings.
1) the tense - when the action of the verb is taking place; and
2) the person - who is performing the action of the verb.