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When do you use conditional tense?

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When do you use conditional tense?

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updated Apr 4, 2010
posted by Gabroso

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Hi and welcome to the forum,

Here is an article about the conditional tense which should answer your questions: conditional tense verbs

updated Apr 4, 2010
posted by Nicole-B
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Hi Gabroso. Welcome to the forum. grin

The conditional is used to express probability, possibility, wonder or conjecture, and is usually translated as would, could, or probably.

The student said that he would study one more hour. (probability, possibility)

What time could it have been? (wonder, conjecture)

We were probably busy when you called. (probability, possibility)

updated Apr 4, 2010
posted by --Mariana--