The Conjugation of the Day (2010-04-06)

Question

The Conjugation of the Day ..... Conditional Perfect Tense

Note: The conditional perfect expresses an action that could have taken place in the past.

These are the rules:

• Everyday, participants will be asked to write a complete conjugation (all pronouns) for the mood and tense specified.
• You must write your conjugations in both Spanish and English.
• You can use any verb, but you must keep mood and tense
• Finally you must write a sentence in English and Spanish with the verb chosen for any pronoun.
• You can post as many answers as you like.

Everyday the most voted conjugation (or more elaborated) will receive the prize to the best answer.

Please, do not forget to be generous with your voting...Thanks

Answer 1

Verb: meet - conocer / talk - hablar

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Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	would have met / would have talked	habría conocido / habría hablado
You / Tú	would have met / would have talked	habrías conocido / habrías hablado
He-She / Él-Ella	would have met / would have talked	habría conocido / habría hablado
We / Nosotros	would have met / would have talked	habríamos conocido / habríamos hablado
You / Vosotros	would have met / would have talked	habríais conocido / habríais hablado
They / Ellos	would have met / would have talked	habrían conocido / habrían hablado

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Si no hubiera encontrado este fenomenal sitio web en la Red, no habría conocido a Carlos y nunca habríamos hablado por Skype.

If I hadn't found this fantastic website on the Internet, I wouldn't have met Carlos and we wouldn't have talked on Skype.

An excellent arrangement of subjunctive and conditional tenses... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

I wish I could use them fluently in spoken Spanish! - Issabela, ABR 6, 2010

I wish I had 10% of your excellent knowledge Issabela... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 2

Verb: To study / Estudiar

Pronoun	To study	Estudiar
I / Yo	would have studied	habría estudiado
You / Tú	would have studied	habrías estudiado
He-She / Él-Ella	would have studied	habría estudiado
We / Nosotros	would have studied	habríamos estudiado
You / Vosotros	would have studied	habríais estudiado
They / Ellos	would have studied	habrían estudiado

I would have studied a second career, but I didn't do it.

(Yo) Habría estudiado una segunda carrera, pero no lo hice.

In order to have a similar output than shown, you can copy and paste the following code (in blue color) replacing ..english.. and ..spanish.. with the proper verb conjugation. Important: DO not edit this post, just copy directly from the screen the mentioned code

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<td><b>Pronoun</b></td><td><b> English Verb</b></td>

<td><b> Spanish Verb</b></td></tr>

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<td>I / Yo</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

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<td>You / Tú</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>He-She / Él-Ella</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>We / Nosotros</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>You / Vosotros</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

<tr><td>They / Ellos</td><td> ..english.. </td>

<td> ..spanish.. </td></tr>

</table>

Answer 3

Verb: Hacer: To do

Pronoun	English	Spanish
I / Yo	..would have done..	..Habría hecho..
You / Tú	..would have done..	..Habrías hecho..
He-She / Él-Ella	..would have done..	..Habría hecho..
We / Nosotros	..would have done ..	..Habríamos hecho..
You / Vosotros	..would have done..	..Habrías hecho..
They / Ellos	..would have done..	..Habrían hecho..

Habría hecho el ejercicio ayer, pero yo no comprendí los principios bàsicos del imperative.

I would have done the exercise yesterday, but I did not understand the basic principles of the imperative.

Very good. (......básicos del...). - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Try to review the answers to previous exercise. Maybe we could repeat Imperative again... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Thank you for your offer. In the meantime, I will continue to work on the imperative, so there is no hurry. - Maria-Russell, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 4

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..would have been..	..habría sido..
You / Tú	..would have been..	..habrías sido..
He-She / Él-Ella	..would have been..	..habría sido..
We / Nosotros	..would have been..	..habríamos sido..
You / Vosotros	..would have been..	..habríais sido..
They / Ellos	..would have been..	..habrían sido..

(Ellos)Deberían haber escogido otra fecha para el viaje, pero habría sido mucho peor.

They should have choosen another date for travel, but it would have been far worse.

Que significa (too much worse) - Maria-Russell, ABR 6, 2010

...should have choosen..............it would have been far worse - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Gracias chicos - melipiru, ABR 6, 2010

chosen not choosen - Maria-Russell, ABR 6, 2010

Maria is right, "chosen"... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Question: Is "would have" and "should have" habría - Maria-Russell, ABR 6, 2010

Should have = Debería haber or debería tener, depending on context. Would have=Habría. - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 5

acabar

yo, I...................................................habría acabado, would have finished

tú, you...............................................habrías acabado, would have finished

él, ella, Ud. , he, she, you....................habría acabado, would have finished nosotros, we......................................habríamos acabado, would have finished

vosotros, you.....................................habríais acabado, would have finished

ellos, ellas, Uds., they, you.................habrían acabado, would have finished

Ella habría acabado con la tarea si no hubiera estado tan perezosa.

She would have finished the work if she had not been so lazy.

Can acabar be used in this sense?

I have used it only in the form "to have just + infinitive".

Acabo de hacer mi tarea. I (have) just finished my homework.

I think "finalizado" is more common, but "acabado" is a synonym... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Ella habría finalizado con la tarea si no hubiera sido tan perezosa... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Does hubiera sido indicate inherent laziness? What if it were only that day that she was lazy? In some instances, I'm unsure which to use - ser or estar. - Delores--Lindsey, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 6

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..would have chosen/would have created..	..habri'a elegido/habri'a creado..
You / Tú	..would have chosen/would have created..	..habri'as elegido/habri'as creado..
He-She / Él-Ella	..would have chosen/would have created..	..habri'a elegido/habri'a creado..
We / Nosotros	..would have chosen/would have created..	..habri'amos elegido/habri'amos creado..
You / Vosotros	..would have chosen/would have created..	..habri'ais elegido/habri'ais creado..
They / Ellos	..would have chosen/would have created..	..habri'an elegido/habri'an creado..

Habría elegida la medicina veterinaria como una carrera pero admitiendo un perro habría creado un conflicto de intereses. I would have chosen veterinary medicine as a carrer but admiting a dog would have created a conflict of interest.

....as a career but admitting....your chart is looking good. - Maria-Russell, ABR 7, 2010

Wuff! - Yeser007, ABR 8, 2010

Answer 7

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..would have corrected..	..habría corregido..
You / Tú	..would have corrected..	..habrías corregido..
He-She / Él-Ella	..would have corrected..	..habría corregido..
We / Nosotros	..would have corrected..	..habríamos corregido..
You / Vosotros	..would have corrected..	..habríais corregido..
They / Ellos	..would have corrected..	..habrían corregido..

Carlos habría corregido mi última respuesta, pero joeiv14 lo hizo primero. Gracias joe.

Carlos would have corrected my last answer but joeiv14 did it first. Thanks joe.

That's true Yesero...and very good... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Thanks, I also wonder if I should have used "previa" instead of "ultima" in this case? - Yeser007, ABR 7, 2010

Answer 8

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	would have seen	habría visto
You / Tú	would have seen	habrías visto
He-She / Él-Ella	would have seen	habría visto
We / Nosotros	would have seen	habríamos visto
You / Vosotros	would have seen	habríais visto
They / Ellos	would have seen	habrían visto

(Yo) Habría visto las noticias por el internet, pero estaba en el foro de Span¡shD!ct.

I would have seen the news on the internet, but I was in the Span¡shD!ct forum.

I would have seen the news on the internet, but I was participating in the Spanish Dict. forum. - Maria-Russell, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 9

Pronoun	English	Spanish
I / Yo	would have written	habría escrito
You / Tú	would have written	habrías escrito
He-She / Él-Ella	would have written	habría escrito
We / Nosotros	would have written	habríamos escrito
You / Vosotros	would have written	habríais escrito
They / Ellos	would have written	habrían escrito

(yo) Habría escrito este ejercicio más pronto, pero tuve que trabajar.

I would have written this exercise sooner, but I had to work.

Excelente... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 10

To visit / visitar

Pronoun	To visit	Visitar
I / Yo	would have visited	habría visitado
You / Tú	would have visited	habrías visitado
He-She / Él-Ella	would have visited	habría visitado
We / Nosotros	would have visited	habríamos visitado
You / Vosotros	would have visited	habríais visitado
They / Ellos	would have visited	habrían visitado

Ya habría visitado España si mi amiga no se hubiera enfermado el día de nuestra salida.

I would have visited Spain already if my friend hadn't been ill the day of our departure.

In Spanish the second part of your sentence should be in subjunctive, i.e.:"......amiga no se hubie(ra/se) enfermado el día de nuestra salida " - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Gracias Carlos-F, - Krama, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 11

Verb: cortar/to cut,mow

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..would have mowed..	..habría cortado..
You / Tú	..would have mowed..	..habrías cortado..
He-She / Él-Ella	..would have mowed..	..habría cortado..
We / Nosotros	..would have mowed..	..habríamos cortado..
You / Vosotros	..would have mowed..	..habríais cortado..
They / Ellos	..would have mowed..	..habrían cortado..

Habría cortado el césped, pero estaba lloviendo.

He would have mowed the lawn, but it was raining.

Habría... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 12

I/yo......................would have cleaned...............habría limpiado

you/tú....................would have cleaned.............habrías limpiado

he,she/él,ella..........would have cleaned...........habríashabría limpiado

we/nosotros............would have cleaned..........habríamos limpiado

you/vosotros............would have cleaned..........habríais limpiado

they/ellos................would have cleaned..........habrían limpiado

Habría limpiado la casa, pero yo estaba cansada.

I would have cleaned the house, but I was tired.

Thank you, Carlos - sanlee, ABR 6, 2010

Answer 13

escuchar = listen to

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	..I would have listened to..	..habría escuchado
You / Tú	..You would have listened to..	..habrías escuchado..
/ Él-Ella	..He-She would have listened to..	..habría escuchado ..
We / Nosotros	..We would have listened to..	..habríamos escuchado..
You / Vosotros	..You would have listened to..	..habríais escuchado..
They / Ellos	..They would have listened to..	..habrían escuchado..

Yo habría escuchado los CD y podríamos estudiado español si los CD hubieran llegado.

(Yo) Habría escuchado los CD y podríamos haber estudiado español si los CD hubieran llegado... - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

Thanks for your help.....this is great! - lynneweixel, ABR 9, 2010

Answer 14

Pronoun	English Verb	Spanish Verb
I / Yo	would have done	habría hecho
You / Tú	would have done	habrías hecho
He-She / Él-Ella	would have done	habría hecho.
We / Nosotros	would have done	habríamos hecho
You / Vosotros	would have done	habríais hecho.
They / Ellos	would have done	habríanhecho

Hacer To do/make

Habría hecho este ejercicio esta mañana pero estaba en las clases de español en la ciudad.

I would have done this excercise this morning but I was at Spanish classes in town.

Sorry I don´t know what´s happened to my box and I can´t sort it out, I think the gremlins have ben at work! - caza, ABR 7, 2010

My corrections in bold... - Carlos-F, ABR 7, 2010

Thank you! I don´t know what got into me today. - caza, ABR 7, 2010

Answer 15

Pronoun	to marry	casarse
I / Yo	..would have married..	..me habría casado..
You / Tú	..would have married..	..te habrías casado..
He-She / Él-Ella	..would have married..	..se habría casado..
We / Nosotros	..would have married..	..nos habríamos casado..
You / Vosotros	..would have married..	..os habríais casado..
They / Ellos	..would have married..	..se habrían casado..

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Se habrían casado si su madre no se hubiera metido.

They would have married if his (her) mother had not gotten involved.

They would have married if his mother had not gotten involved. - Maria-Russell, ABR 6, 2010

.......no se hubiera metido or involucrado. - Carlos-F, ABR 6, 2010

thanks:) - luz_72, ABR 7, 2010