Start a Conversation Club in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to start a conversation club in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• use the conditional tense

• talk about creating a club

• use vocabulary related to intellectual pursuits

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
eficiente	efficient
global	global
interactivo	interactive

examples
Si pudieras ayudar, seríamos más eficientes. If you could help, we'd be more efficient.
Si tuviera más contactos, crearía redes globales. If I had more contacts, I'd create global networks.
Si hablara francés, ofrecería clases interactivas. If I spoke French, I'd offer interactive classes.

Nouns

Spanish	English
el patrocinador, la patrocinadora	sponsor
el proyecto	project
la red	network
el socio, la socia	member
el voluntario, la voluntaria	volunteer

examples
Si contáramos con patrocinadores, ofreceríamos becas. If we had sponsors, we'd offer scholarships.
Si eligiera un buen lugar, el proyecto sería popular. If I chose a good location, the project would be popular.
Si tuviera más contactos, crearía redes globales. If I had more contacts, I'd create global networks.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Spanish	English
aportar	to contribute
formar	to form
gestionar	to manage
replicar	to copy
unirse	to join

Note that the verb phrase formar un equipocan be translated as to team up.

Gestionar

Gestionar(to manage) is an -ar verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	gestionara	I managed
tú	gestionaras	you managed	informal singular you
vos	gestionaras	you managed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	gestionara	he, she managed
usted	gestionara	you managed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	gestionáramos	we managed
vosotros, vosotras	gestionarais	you managed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	gestionaran	they managed
ustedes	gestionaran	you managed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Unirse

Unirse(to join) is an -ir pronominal verb that is regular in the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me uniera	I joined
tú	te unieras	you joined	informal singular you
vos	te unieras	you joined	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se uniera	he, she joined
usted	se uniera	you joined	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos uniéramos	we joined
vosotros, vosotras	os unierais	you joined	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se unieran	they joined
ustedes	se unieran	you joined	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Verb Phrase

In this skill, you learn the following verb phrase!

Spanish	English
disponer de	to have

Disponer De

Disponer de(to have) is an -er verb phrase that has a stem change in the imperfect subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	dispusiera de	I had
tú	dispusieras de	you had	informal singular you
vos	dispusieras de	you had	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	dispusiera de	he, she had
usted	dispusiera de	you had	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	dispusiéramos de	we had
vosotros, vosotras	dispusierais de	you had	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	dispusieran de	they had
ustedes	dispusieran de	you had	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

The Imperfect Subjunctive

The imperfect subjunctive (el imperfecto de subjuntivo) follows many of the same rules as the present subjunctive. Introduced with a preterite, imperfect, conditional, or past perfect WEIRDO verb in the independent clause, the imperfect subjunctive often refers to a previous experience, but it can also refer to unlikely events or possibilities.

Finding the Imperfect Subjunctive Stem

The imperfect subjunctive uses the third person plural of the preterite (minus the -ron). The third person preterite form of a verb, whether regular or irregular, becomes the base for the imperfect subjunctive stem.

Imperfect Subjunctive Endings

When conjugating the imperfect subjunctive, you can choose from two different sets of endings. Both are correct, though the first set, whose yo ending is -ra, is more widespread. For this reason, we use the -ra endings in these lessons.

Subject	Subjunctive 1 Endings	Subjunctive 2 Endings
yo	-ra	-se
tú	-ras	-ses
él, ella, usted	-ra	-se
nosotros, nosotras	-ramos	-semos
vosotros, vosotras	-rais	-seis
ellos, ellas, ustedes	-ran	-sen

Imperfect Subjunctive Uses

The imperfect subjunctive can be used to talk about past occurrences, current opinions of past events, doubts and wishes, as well as in if clauses and polite requests.

Review: The Conditional

The conditional tense in Spanish el condicionalo el pospretéritois used to talk about hypothetical situations and probabilities and to make polite requests. In this skill, you reviewed the conditional tense in Spanish.

The Spanish conditional tense is formed much like the Spanish simple future tense. Both regular and irregular verbs use the same set of endings, and any stems that are irregular in the simple future are also irregular in the conditional.