Portuguese/Contents/Conditional tense regular verbs
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[edit] Function
The conditional mood in Portuguese is the equivalent of the "would + infinitive" construction in English.
It is used to express a situation in which there are "conditions". For example:
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I would go to the party if you took me. |
The conditional is frequently used along with the imperfect subjunctive, as in the context above.
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conditional + if + imp. subjunctive - Eu compraria um carro se tivesse dinheiro. If + imp. subjunctive + conditional - Se eu tivesse dinheiro, compraria um carro. |
It is also used with the verb gostar. For example:
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Eu gostaria ir ao centro. - I would like to go into town. |
Also note that the first person plural contains an accent over the last "i".
Gostaríamos ir ao centro se você chegasse também.
[edit] Formation
In regular verbs, the conditional is formed by adding these never-changing endings to the infinitive.
FALAR - to speak
| I would speak | Eu falar | ia |
| You (s,inf) would speak | Tu falar | ias |
| He would speak (also ela, você) |
Ele falar | ia |
| We would speak | Nós falar |
íamos |
| You (p) would speak | Vós falar |
íeis |
| They would speak (also elas, vocês) |
Eles falar | iam |
Click here for a list of verbs irregular in the conditional.
