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Conditional Tense: Quiz #1

A. Choose the correct translation.

1. he would speak


2. she would eat


3. they must have lived


4. I probably knew


5. we probably had


B. Write the correct stem for the following irregular conditional tense verb forms.

6. decir
yo ía


7. poder
tú ías


8. salir
Ricardo ía


9. querer
Ana ía


10. poner
los chicos ían


C. Write the correct conditional tense verb form. If you need help typing accents, click here.

11. ¿ María los pasajes de ida y vuelta?
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Could María have bought the round-trip tickets? (comprar)


12. Nos indicó que el Decano en la conferencia.
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She indicated to us that the dean would be in the meeting. (estar)


13. ¿ usted llevar mi equipaje?
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Could you carry my luggage? (poder)


14. Juan prometió a su papá que el inglés.
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Juan promised his father that he would learn English. (aprender)


15. La madre dijo que veinte niños en la fiesta.
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The mother said that there would be 20 children at the party. (haber)


16. A él le leer el periódico en silencio.
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He would like to read the newspaper in silence. (gustar).


17. Yo jugo de naranja pero no hay en el refrigerador.
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I would drink orange juice but there isn't any in the refrigerator. (beber)


18. Yo no en la capital porque hay mucha contaminación ambiental.
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I wouldn't live in the capital because there's lots of air pollution. (vivir)


19. Nadie en esa casa tan vieja.
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Nobody would live in that old house. (vivir)


20. ¿José creía que hoy .
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Jose thought that it would rain today. (llover)



D. Suggested writing exercise: Write ten sentences using the conditional tense. Be sure to include some of the irregular verbs.

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