Year 10 - Spanish
Yo que tú: singular and plural conditional
People and lifestyle: mi futuro y mis modelos a seguir
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils revisit the inflectional future tense, including some irregular stems. Pupils revisit 'quisiera' and 'me/te/le gustaría' and learn how to form the conditional tense with regular verbs and some irregular verbs.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the conditional to give advice and talk about an ideal world.
Key Notes
- To conjugate singular forms of the conditional, add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive.
- 'Habría', 'haría', 'podría', 'pondría' and 'tendría' are common irregular conditional verbs.
- To conjugate plural forms of the conditional, add -íamos, -íais, -ían to the infinitive.
- The verbs 'decir', 'querer', 'saber', 'salir' and 'venir' have irregular stems in the conditional.
Vocabulary To Learn
- conditional: form of verb used to express what would happen
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- To form any verb in the conditional, add a conditional ending to the infinitive.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
To conjugate singular forms of the conditional, add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive. 'Habría', 'haría', 'podría', 'pondría' and 'tendría' are common irregular conditional verbs.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'conditional'
form of verb used to express what would happen. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: To form any verb in the conditional, add a conditional ending to the infinitive. Correction: Not all verbs are regular in the conditional and some don't follow this pattern. Some verbs have irregular stems in the conditional, e.g. 'tener' ('tendr-') and 'poder' ('podr-').
More Lessons In This Unit
- Entrevista a un actor de México: conditional Study Guide
- Intención o posibilidad: transcription and extended writing Study Guide
- Oportunidades: photo description and conversation practice Study Guide
- Oportunidades: singular conditional, 'quisiera', 'me gustaría' Study Guide
- Oportunidades: uses and omission of definite and indefinite articles Study Guide
- Pensar en el futuro - entrevista a Camilo: singular inflectional future Study Guide
- Pensar en el futuro: extended writing Study Guide
- Pensar en el futuro: plural inflectional future Study Guide
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