Conditional verbs are forms of verbs used to express a variety of hypothetical conditions. Before learning conditional verbs, students should have a basic understanding of verb tenses and the ability to make conjugations with regular and irregular verbs. They should also be familiar with the structure of affirmative and negative sentences, as well as understand how to use auxiliary verbs such as “podría,” “estaría,” “debería” and “habría.” With this foundational knowledge, students can then move on to learning the various uses for conditional verbs, including the past conditional, present perfect conditional and future perfect conditional.
Check out these lesson plans and song activities to practice the conditional in Spanish. Plus, don’t miss the resource sheet with additional materials for your classes.
Conditional Spanish Lesson Plans and Class Activities
Lesson Plan – Conditional: History of Spain – Students learn vocabulary related to Spanish history, culture, and architecture. They also learn about the use of conditional verbs to combine sentences and express themselves in a fluid manner.
Students will be able to:
- understand facts about Spain’s history, including location, official languages, and other information.
- identify and understand when hypothetical situations are described using the conditional form.
- describe wishes or desires, especially ones that are uncertain, by using the conditional.
Conditional Perfect – Birthdays and Parties Vocabulary Lesson Plan for Spanish 3 – In the lesson, students explore the birthdays and parties’ vocabulary with a scene from a movie. Then, they watch an educational video to learn about the Conditional Perfect and how to form it. They will do an oral practice of the Conditional Perfect based on a grid with images and use an article to debate what they think would have happened if the circumstances of 9 historical events were different.
Spanish Song – Cuando me enamoro by Enrique Iglesias ft. Juan Luis Guerra: Reflexive and Conditional Verbs – Includes three cloze versions, lyrics, artist bio and a video link to the song.
Spanish Song: Ricardo Arjona by Si el norte fuera el sur – Conditional – Includes three cloze versions, lyrics, artist bio and a video link to the song.
