Conditional Mood

Question 1

What is the conditional mood?

Answer 1

The conditional mood is used to talk about things that would happen or would be true

What would you do?

Question 2

Translate to German

Would you lend me some money?

Answer 2

Würdest du mir etwas Geld leihen?

To form the conditional conjugate werden in the subjunctive + infinitive

Question 3

How is the conditional formed in German?

Answer 3

The subjunctive form of werden, plus the infinitive that goes to the end of the clause

Das würde ich nie machen (I would never do that)

Question 4

Conjugate in the subjunctive

werden (to become)

Answer 4

• ich würde
• du würdest
• er würde
• wir würden
• ihr würdet
• sie/Sie würden

Question 5

Conjugate in the conditional

holen (to fetch)

Answer 5

• ich würde holen
• du würdest holen
• er würde holen
• wir würden holen
• ihr würdet holen
• sie würden holen

Question 6

Translate to German

I would never do that

Answer 6

Das würde ich nie machen

To form the conditional conjugate werden in the subjunctive + infinitive

Question 7

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What would you do if you were me?

Answer 7

Was würden Sie an meiner Stelle tun?

To form the conditional conjugate werden in the subjunctive + infinitive

Question 8

Translate to German

Would you ever stop smoking?

Answer 8

Würden Sie jemals mit dem Rauchen aufhören?

To form the conditional conjugate werden in the subjunctive + infinitive