KS4 · Spanish · Year 10
Oportunidades: singular conditional, 'quisiera', 'me gustaría'
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I can use singular forms of the conditional and modal verbs to discuss future opportunities.
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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.

