Mixed Stem Drill: Future vs. Conditional vs. Present
Rapid-switch flashcards on the twelve irregular future/conditional stems and how they contrast with the present tense.
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Questions Covered in This Set
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tener — present (yo), future (yo), conditional (yo)
tengo → tendré → tendría
salir — why is switching present → future tricky?
The present is irregular only in yo (salgo), but the future/conditional stem saldr- affects all six persons — a stem change plus an ending change.
querer — present, future, conditional (yo)
quiero → querré → querría (note the doubled rr in future and conditional)
Which conditional form sounds nearly identical to the imperfect 'quería'?
querría — distinguished by the trilled rr; querría = 'I would want', quería = 'I wanted'.
podría vs. pondría — what's the difference?
podría (poder) = 'I could'; pondría (poner) = 'I would put/set'. One letter apart, totally different meanings.
Rule for reported speech: Dice que… vs. Dijo que…
Future is the future of the present (Dice que vendrá); conditional is the future of the past (Dijo que vendría).
caber — present (ella), future, conditional
cabe → cabrá → cabría (present yo is quepo)
'No cabe aquí. Cabrá en el otro cuarto.' — why the future?
Future of probability: 'it probably fits' — the future can express conjecture about the present.
hacer / nosotros — the vertical ladder
hacemos → haremos → haríamos
decir and haber — present (yo), future, conditional
decir: digo → diré → diría; haber: he → habré → habría
