The simple conditional is a verb tense used to express hypothetical situations. For example: With this heat, I would open the window. / I would like to go to the beach.
In the simple conditional, the endings of regular verbs are always the same, regardless of whether the infinitive verb ends in -ar, -er, -ir.
| Love | Fear | Leave | |
| I | I would love | I would be afraid | would leave |
| You | you would love | you would fear | you would leave |
| He/she | I would love | I would be afraid | would leave |
| We | we would love | we would fear | we would leave |
| You | you would love | you would fear | you would leave |
| They | would love | would fear | would leave |
- More examples in: Conditional Sentences
Uses of the simple conditional
- Asking for a favor politely. For example: Could youopen the window?
- Extending an invitation politely. For example: Would you liketo come to lunch tomorrow?
- To state a supposition or hypothesis. For example: He was probably sleepy.
- Express a suggestion. For example: You shouldgo to the dermatologist to have your moles checked.
- Expressing a wish. For example: If I could, I wouldtravel around the world.
- Expressing uncertainty or doubt about something that happened in the past. For example: I didn’t know if you’d bewilling to accompany me to the doctor.
- Making a supposition about the future by placing the moment the action begins in the past. For example: Ramón mentioned that he would leavethe office as soon as the meeting ended.
- More examples in: Compound conditional
Examples of sentences with simple conditional
- Would you showme the patio of your house?
- Would you helpthe children with their homework?
- Before coming, would you stopby the bakery to pick up what I ordered?
- Would you bringthe jacket I forgot at your house?
- Would you liketo stay for tea?
- Would you liketo spend Christmas with our family?
- I would probably be
- When the phone rang it wasabout 10 p.m.
- Maybe they preferredto go straight to the meeting and not waste time.
- I suppose you would likeus to include you in the project.
- If I were you, I’d callthe restaurant to reserve a table.
- To avoid any inconvenience, you shouldconsult your Human Resources manager.
- I would bemore careful with the dishes because they are porcelain.
- I wouldn’t worry, the meeting with your boss should be to inform him of the latest developments.
- I would loveto have a Labrador as a pet.
- We would needa bigger house.
- I would like togo to the premiere of the movie.
- We wouldrather go to a hotel than a campsite.
- We thought they would beat the beach.
- For a moment, we doubted whether the party would bea costume party.
- The president announced that inflation would fallin the coming months.
- My father told me that he would cookas soon as he got home from the soccer game.
- The footballer announced that he would resignfrom the club as soon as the tournament ends.
- The professor clarified that he would correctthe exams as we hand them in.
- I wishI had a better explanation.
- If it were earlier, I would goto the party.




