El condicional simple

The simple conditional is used to express wishes, hypotheses, or recommendations.

Gramática: El condicional simple

A2 Spanish Simple conditional

Level: A2

Module 5: Labores domésticas diarias (Daily household)

Lesson 29: En la inmobiliaria (At the real estate agent)

Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes

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  1. It is formed with the infinitive + -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían.
Persona (Person)Forma (Form)Ejemplo (Example)
YoAlquilaría (I would rent)Yo alquilaría un piso pequeño.
Alquilarías (You would rent)¿Tú alquilarías una casa?
Él / ellaAlquilaría (I would rent)Ella alquilaría con sus amigos.
Nosotros/asAlquilaríamos (We would rent)Nosotros alquilaríamos un ático.
Vosotros/asAlquilaríais (You would rent)¿Vosotros alquilaríais este apartamento?
Ellos/asAlquilarían (They would rent)Ellos alquilarían una casa en campo.

Exercise 1: El condicional simple

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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compraría, elegirían, reformarían, vivirían, buscaría, buscaríamos, firmaríamos, buscarías

1. Buscar:
: Yo ... un piso cerca del centro.
(I would look for a flat near the centre.)
2. Comprar:
: Yo ... un anuncio en el periódico.
(I would buy an advert in the newspaper.)
3. Elegir:
: Ellas ... una residencia temporal.
(They would choose a temporary residence.)
4.
Firmar : Nosotros ... el contrato esta semana.
(We would sign the contract this week.)
5. Vivir:
: Ellos ... en un barrio más tranquilo.
(They would live in a quieter neighbourhood.)
6. Reformar:
: Mis padres ... la cocina primero.
(My parents would renovate the kitchen first.)
7. Buscar:
¿Tú ... algo con menos gastos de comunidad?
(Would you look for something with lower community fees?)
8. Buscar:
: Nosotros ... con la ayuda de la inmobiliaria.
(We would search with the help of the estate agent.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

1

compraría


would buy

2

buscaría


would look for

3

firmaríamos


we would sign

4

buscarías


would you look for