Conditional - Potencial Simple (Modo Potencial)

The conditional is used in a variety of situations:

To communicate a condition based on something known or expressed.

Iríamos a Cancún, pero no tenemos dinero.
We would go to Cancun, but we don't have any money.

To communicate a future condition based on a past occurance.

El dijo que iría a matarnos.
He said he would kill us.

To communicate doubt in the present about something the occurred in the past.

Yo no se por qué estaría tan feliz.
I don't know why he was so happy.

To communicate courtesy.

¿Te gustaría una taza de té?
Would you like a cup of tea?
¿Me podría decir donde puedo comprar la pelicula Spiderman?
Would you be able to tell me where I can buy the Spiderman movie?
¿Seria tan amable de decirme donde puedo comprar un cuenco?
Would you be so kind to tell me where I can buy a bell?

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