AP Spanish Language and Culture › Conditional Tenses
Fill in the blank with the correct answer.
Me __________ ir al concerto contigo, pero no tengo dinero.
gustaría
gusto
gustaba
gustó
gustan
The correct answer is "gustaría," the conditional tense. When translated the sentence means "I would like to go to the concert but I don't have money."
"Gusto" is the wrong tense and person. "Gustaba" and "gustó" are the wrong tense, and "gustan" is the wrong tense and number.
Is something gramatically wrong with this sentence?
Siento como si no hubiera dormido por tres días, estoy muy cansado.
This sentence is grammatically correct.
Siento is in the wrong tense.
Hubiera dormido is in the wrong tense.
Estoy doesn't agree with the verb cansado.
The sentence above is grammatically correct, and uses a properly constructed conditional perfect subjunctive clause to describe the feeling introduced by the verb, siento.
Is something gramatically wrong with this sentence?
Siento como si no hubiera dormido por tres días, estoy muy cansado.
This sentence is grammatically correct.
Siento is in the wrong tense.
Hubiera dormido is in the wrong tense.
Estoy doesn't agree with the verb cansado.
The sentence above is grammatically correct, and uses a properly constructed conditional perfect subjunctive clause to describe the feeling introduced by the verb, siento.
Which verb best completes this sentence?
Si hubiera hecho el crimen, __________ culpable, pero no lo hice.
sería
estaría
estuviera
none of the other answers
This is a classic conditional haber/ser structure: the right answer is sería; estaría is in the right tense but does not agree with the adjective; estuviera both does not agree with the adjective and is in the wrong tense.
Which verb best completes this sentence?
Si hubiera hecho el crimen, __________ culpable, pero no lo hice.
sería
estaría
estuviera
none of the other answers
This is a classic conditional haber/ser structure: the right answer is sería; estaría is in the right tense but does not agree with the adjective; estuviera both does not agree with the adjective and is in the wrong tense.
“Si yo tuviera mucho dinero, __________.”
yo compré una casa
yo compro una casa
yo habría comprado una casa
None of the above would be accurate
The statement “If I had a lot of money” requires the use of the conditional mood to complete the sentence. The only option that uses the conditional is “habría comprado” (I would have bought).
“Si yo tuviera mucho dinero, __________.”
yo compré una casa
yo compro una casa
yo habría comprado una casa
None of the above would be accurate
The statement “If I had a lot of money” requires the use of the conditional mood to complete the sentence. The only option that uses the conditional is “habría comprado” (I would have bought).