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Spanish Conditional — El Condicional

Twelfth graders learn the conditional — hablaría, me gustaría, sería — the “would” tense for hypotheticals, polite requests, and possibilities.

Grade 12El Condicional55 minutes1 class periodACTFL / CommunicativeExplicit teaching4 StandardsACTFL
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explain the conditional.
  • ✓Express “would.”
  • ✓Match forms to meanings.
  • ✓Be polite & hypothetical.
Essential Question

“I would travel…” “Could you help me?” The conditional expresses what WOULD happen. How does it work in Spanish?

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Interactive Task
Match It · Interactive

Match the Conditional Form

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The Lesson · Communicative Flow (Warm-Up · Present · Practice · Speak · Reflect)

55 minutes, five moves

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1

Warm-Up — What WOULD Happen

6 min

The conditional expresses what WOULD happen and makes polite requests — how?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say “I would…”
  • Ask how to say it.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Guess.
  • Get ready.
2

Present — El Condicional

13 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Present the conditional endings.
  • Say them aloud.
  • Note polite requests.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Listen.
  • Repeat.
  • Note it.
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Practice — Match the Forms

15 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Match the Conditional Form.
  • Match each one.
  • Say them aloud.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Match.
  • Say.
  • Explain.
4

Speak — Speak

15 min

Students speak.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Say what you would do.
  • Make a polite request.
  • Ask a partner.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Request.
  • Ask.
5

Reflect — Reflect

6 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Give a conditional verb.
  • Say its meaning.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Give one.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the ACTFL World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (Intermediate-High).

ACTFL
Communication 1.2

Interpretive: understand the conditional.

ACTFL
Communication 1.1

Interpersonal: make polite requests.

ACTFL
Comparisons 4.1

Compare the conditional.

ACTFL
Connections 3.1

Connect to hypotheticals.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Verb-ending cards.
  • Sentence frame: “Me gustaría ___.”
  • Use a verb chart.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with me gustaría.
  • Match one pair at a time.
  • Repeat aloud.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Add “si…” clauses.
  • Describe a dream scenario.
  • Write polite requests.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 💭A verb chart
  • 💻Match the Conditional Form
  • 🗣️Audio
  • ✏️Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

el condicionalthe conditionalhablaríaI would talkme gustaríaI would likecomeríamoswe would eatpodríascould youseríait would betendríaI would haveharíaI would do
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What does “yo hablaría” mean?
I would talk.
QUESTION 2
What does “me gustaría” mean?
I would like.
QUESTION 3
How do you politely ask “could you…?”
¿Podrías…?

Reflect: ¿Qué harías?

Have students say two things they would do with a free day, using the conditional. A printable conditional sheet is in the World Languages library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: comeríamos, el condicional, hablaría, haría, me gustaría, podrías, sería, tendría
  1. I would do
  2. the conditional
  3. I would like
  4. we would eat
  5. could you
  6. I would talk
  7. it would be
  8. I would have

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does “yo hablaría” mean?
  2. What does “me gustaría” mean?
  3. How do you politely ask “could you…?”
Answer key — Part A: 1) haría · 2) el condicional · 3) me gustaría · 4) comeríamos · 5) podrías · 6) hablaría · 7) sería · 8) tendría
Part B: 1) I would talk. 2) I would like. 3) ¿Podrías…?