How to form the conditional in Spanish

The conditional in Spanish (as in related languages) is essentially based on the future tense form:

the stem (usually the infinitive) is always the same as for the future tense;
the endings are the same as for the imperfect of -er and -ir verbs.

Conditional verb endings

The endings added to form the conditional tense are always the following:

These endings are actually the same as the imperfect of -er and -ir verbs.

On the next page, is an on-line conditional tense exercise to practise conditional verb forms.

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