Conditional Mood

Welcome to our grammar lesson about the Spanish Conditional Perfect ("Condicional Perfecto"). We use the Conditional Perfect to talk about something that would have happened, if only a condition had been fulfilled (but it wasn't). A sentence with a verb in Conditional Perfect (only the verb in green) This lesson will teach you everything about the Conditional Perfect: how to conjugate verbs and how to use it, providing example sentences. At the end you'll find a Quiz and Exercises for practice. Conjugation of verbs in Conditional Perfect The formula to form the Conditional Perfect consists of 2 words: The first word is the auxiliary verb "haber" conjugated in Conditional Tense: "habría, habrías, habría, habríamos, habríais, habrían".The second word is the Past Participle of the verb expressing the action. The Past Participle is the same for all persons. With our formula in mind, here is a table with three verbs conjugated in Conditional Perfect. These particular verbs have a Regular Past Participle: And here are a couple more verbs conjugated in Conditional Perfect. These are verbs with an Irregular Past Participle: Remember...The Past Participle of regular verbs in -ar ends in -ado.The Past Participle of regular verbs in -er and -ir ends in -ido.Some verbs have an irregular Past Participle. The most frequent irregulars are:hacer → hecho decir → dicho ver → visto escribir → escrito romper → roto poner → puesto volver → vuelto resolver → resuelto satisfacer → satisfecho descubrir → descubierto morir → muerto Click here to learn more about the Past Participle. Use of the Conditional Perfect We use the Conditional Perfect to talk about something that would have happened, if only a condition had been fulfilled (but it wasn’t). The condition that should have been fulfilled is expressed in another tense called Past Perfect Subjunctive (Click to learn this tense), and the thing that would have happened is expressed in Conditional Perfect: Si yo hubiera estudiado más, habría aprobado el examen.If I had studied more, I would have passed the exam.Si hubiésemos hecho las tareas, habríamos impresionado a nuestro profesor.If we had done the homework, we would have impressed our teacher.Marta habría organizado la fiesta si hubiera tenido tiempo.Marta would have organized the party if she had had time.Si los jugadores hubiesen entrenado más duro, habrían ganado el partido.If the players had trained harder, they would have won the match.Si lo hubiera sabido, habría actuado de otra forma.If had known, I would have acted differently. Practice Here are a Quiz and a couple of exercises to practice the Conditional Perfect: Quiz Take this short Quiz to test your knowledge about the Conditional Perfect!: Exercise 1 Conjugate the following verbs in Conditional Perfect: 1) yo __ ___ (salir)2) tú __ ___ (beber)3) él __ ___ (amar)4) nosotros __ ___ (hacer)5) vosotros __ ___ (ver)6) ellos __ ___ (decir) Solutions:1) habría salido2) habrías bebido3) habría amado4) habríamos hecho5) habríais visto6) habrían dicho Exercise 2 A man reflects on some things he and other people would have done differently, if only they would have been smarter. Fill the gaps with the Conditional Perfect of the verbs in brackets: Si hubiéramos sido más inteligentes…If we had been smarter …1) ... yo no __ ___ (comprar) aquel coche de segunda mano.I wouldn't have bought that second hand car.2) ... mis amigos __ ___ (llevar) ropa de abrigo en su viaje a Rusia.my friends would have brought warm clothes on their trip to Russia.3) ... mi novia y yo no __ ___ (ver) esa peli tan mala.my girlfriend and I would not have seen that bad movie.4) ... hay muchas cosas que yo no __ ___ (decir) en momentos de nerviosismo.there are many things that I would not have said in moments of nervousness. Solutions:1) habría comprado2) habrían llevado3) habríamos visto4) habría dicho