The Conditional Mood of tener is used to express what you would have, or what would happen, in a hypothetical situation. For example, Tendría más dinero si trabajara más horas. (I would have more money if I worked more hours.)

Tener is a stem-changing verb, meaning the stem vowel changes in certain conjugations. In the Conditional, the e changes to ie in all forms except nosotros and vosotros.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Tener (to have) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of tener is used to express what would happen under certain conditions or hypothetical situations.

Possession: For example, Tendría un coche nuevo si ganara la lotería. (I would have a new car if I won the lottery.)

Obligation or necessity: For example, Tendríamos que estudiar más para aprobar el examen. (We would have to study more to pass the exam.)

Age: For example, El año que viene tendría 25 años. (Next year I would be 25 years old.)

Idiomatic expressions: For example, ¡Tendrías que ver su cara! (You should have seen his face!), ¡Tendrías que haberlo visto! (You should have seen it!)

Slang or colloquial usage: For example, ¡Tendría huevos para decirle eso! (I would have the guts/courage to tell him that!), ¡Tendría que estar loco para hacer eso! (I would have to be crazy to do that!)

Examples

Examples of Tener in the Conditional Mood

Si tendría más tiempo libre, viajaría más. (If I had more free time, I would travel more.)

¿Qué tendrías que hacer si ganaras la lotería? (What would you do if you won the lottery?)

Mis padres tendrían que mudarse a una casa más grande si tuviéramos otro hijo. (My parents would have to move to a bigger house if we had another child.)

En una situación hipotética, ¿tendríamos que evacuar la ciudad? (In a hypothetical situation, would we have to evacuate the city?)

Si tendríais la oportunidad de viajar en el tiempo, ¿a qué época irían? (If you had the opportunity to time travel, what era would you go to?)

Ellos tendrían que trabajar horas extras para pagar las facturas. (They would have to work overtime to pay the bills.)

Si no tendría que ir a trabajar, me quedaría en casa todo el día. (If I didn’t have to go to work, I would stay home all day.)

¿Qué tendrías que hacer si perdieras tu trabajo? (What would you have to do if you lost your job?)

Para la fiesta, tendríamos que comprar más bebidas y bocadillos. (For the party, we would have to buy more drinks and snacks.)

Si tendríais un superpoder, ¿cuál sería? (If you had a superpower, what would it be?)

Ellos tendrían que ahorrar más dinero para su jubilación. (They would have to save more money for their retirement.)

Si tendría que mudarme a otro país, elegiría uno donde hablaran español. (If I had to move to another country, I would choose one where they speak Spanish.)

Para las vacaciones, tendríamos que reservar los vuelos con mucha anticipación. (For the holidays, we would have to book the flights well in advance.)

Si tendríais la oportunidad de cambiar una cosa en el mundo, ¿qué sería? (If you had the opportunity to change one thing in the world, what would it be?)

Ellos tendrían que estudiar más para aprobar el examen. (They would have to study more to pass the exam.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Tener (to have) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.