CONDITIONAL PERFECT

By Michelle Seeewald

Usage

used to indicate an action that would have occurred in the past if a certain condition had been met

Si yo hubiera sabido, habría ido contigo.

If I had known, I would have gone with you.

usage

to express something that would/should have happenedYo habría comido una hamburguesa.I would have eaten a hamburger.ORYo habría comprado el vestido.I should have bought the dress.

How it’s formed

conditional tense haber + past participle

Conditional tenses of of Haber:Yo habría nosotros habríamosTu habrías vosotros habríaisel, ella, ud. habría ellos/ellas/uds.

habrían

Past participle ending

Just like past participle endings of present perfect

AR: infinitive drop the –ar, add –adoHablar habladoNadar nadado

ER/IR: infinitive drop the –ir/er, add –idoComer comidoLucir Lucido

Past participle ending continued

So obviously the irregulars still apply. They wereeee:

muerto freír volverescribir hacer ponerabrir imprimircubrir romperdecir ver

Name them. Now.

So put it together and what do you get?

¿Habrías comprado el libro?

Conditional of haber + past participle

Would you have bought the book?

No.

hint hint hint

The past conditional is often used with a “si clause”

Back to the first example:Si yo hubiera sabido, habría ido contigo.^ there he is! :DIndicating that if this condition had

been met, then this would have happened.

Practicee!

Tu miras

Ella levantarse

Nosotros comprender

Ellos vivir

Yo romper

ANSWERS :D

Tu habrías mirado

Ella se habría levantado

Ellos habrían vivido

Yo habría roto

EL FIN