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KS4 · Spanish · Year 10

Oportunidades: singular conditional, 'quisiera', 'me gustaría'

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Your learning goal

I can use singular forms of the conditional and modal verbs to discuss future opportunities.

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What you’ll learn

I can use singular forms of the conditional and modal verbs to discuss future opportunities.

Key learning points

  • Modal verbs such as 'me, te, le gustaría' and 'quisiera' can be used to discuss future desires.
  • The conditional is a verb form used to express what would happen.
  • To conjugate singular forms of the conditional for regular verbs, add -ía, -ías, -ía to the infinitive.

Words to know

conditional
a form of verb used to express what would happen
modal verb
verb of necessity or possibility, e.g. 'must', 'can', 'want'

Common mistakes

In Spanish, the SSC [qui] is pronounced as in 'queen'.

In Spanish, the SSC [qui] is pronounced as in 'equipo'.

For parents, carers and teachers
  • Task B2 questions 7-10 contain Higher-tier verbs. You could consider setting a time-limit and minimum sentence goal for Task B3 to create a sense of urgency and competition.
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