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In this Spanish conjugation lesson we will see how to inflect the verb conocer in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. It means we will see step by step how to create and translate forms of each grammatical person.
This lesson is specifically about the conocer verb conjugation. For an overview of Simple Tenses conjugation see our Simple Tenses Conjugation Chart.
You may also see this Video Presentation on how to conjugate verbs in Condicional. It’s embedded below, but using the above link you will get additional information on conjugation in this tense as well as explanation of exceptions and special cases.
How to translate Condicional to English
Notice that the English phrases provided below next to each conjugation are not direct translations from Spanish to English. They are usually the closest general equivalents. The example differences are:- In Spanish conjugation, there is the form usted in the third person singular. But this person does not translate to the English third person singular. It translates to the so called formal you and uses the inflected form which is most often represented as he/she/it in English conjugation charts.
- Similar situation happens in the third person plural, where ustedes translates to the English plural formal you but uses the form which corresponds to the they form in English.
- Tenses are used differently in Spanish and English, so the actual translation should always take into account the context and focus on translating the meaning, not just words.
- In both languages each verb may have multiple meanings and not every meaning translates directly to the other language. Here also, the context and focusing on the particular meaning helps to create the most accurate translation.
Step by step instructions
Condicional belongs to the simple tenses group, which means that all of the conjugated forms are one word long. There are also compound (compuesto) tenses in the Spanish language, where each conjugated verb form consists of two words.The verb conocer has an almost entirely regular conjugation in the Condicional tense of the Indicativo mood. An exception is the first person singular, which has an irregular form. It means that the other persons simply follow the basic rules for this group (-er) without further exceptions, spelling corrections and the like. The basis for this conjugation is the infinitive of this verb, so it’s really simple to create, and only a few exceptions exist.Use the infinitive conocer in each person. Next, add to the infinitive the endings specific to each person. In this tense we use the exact same endings in each of the three conjugation groups -ar, -er, -ir. Analyze the image showing all six endings. Note the shapes and colors of the letters. It will help you find patterns and make it easier to remember these endings.Also note that in verb groups -er and -ir all six endings in both Pretéterito Imperfecto and Condicional tenses are identical. Good tip to remember! The only difference is that the Condicional uses the entire infinitive as the stem. Add the regular ending -ía for the first person singular to create conocería:
- yo conocería – I would meet
- tú conocerías – you would meet
- él conocería – he would meet
- ella conocería – she would meet
- usted conocería – (formal) you would meet
- nosotros conoceríamos – we would meet
- nosotras conoceríamos – (feminine) we would meet
- vosotros conoceríais – (plural) you would meet
- vosotras conoceríais – (feminine, plural) you would meet
- ellos conocerían – they would meet
- ellas conocerían – (feminine) they would meet
- ustedes conocerían – (formal, plural) you would meet
This is it! The conjugation is now done. The final result looks as follows:
yo | conocería | I would meet |
tú | conocerías | you would meet |
él/ella/usted | conocería | he/she/it would meet |
nosotros/nosotras | conoceríamos | we would meet |
vosotros/vosotras | conoceríais | you would meet |
ellos/ellas/ustedes | conocerían | they would meet |
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