The Conditional Mood of llover is used to talk about hypothetical or imagined situations involving rain, for example: Llovería mucho si viviéramos en Seattle. (It would rain a lot if we lived in Seattle.)

Llover is a regular verb, so its conditional forms follow the typical pattern of dropping the infinitive ending and adding the corresponding conditional endings.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Llover (to rain) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The conditional mood of llover is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations related to raining.

Hypothetical situations: For example, Llovería mucho si viviéramos en la selva. (It would rain a lot if we lived in the jungle.)

Expressing wishes or desires: For example, Me gustaría que lloviera para refrescar el ambiente. (I wish it would rain to freshen up the environment.)

Polite requests or suggestions: For example, ¿Podría llover mañana para que no tengamos que regar el jardín? (Could it rain tomorrow so we don’t have to water the garden?)

Expressing uncertainty or doubt: For example, No creo que llovería tanto como dicen los meteorólogos. (I don’t think it would rain as much as the meteorologists say.)

Idiomatic expressions (colloquial): For example, Está lloviendo a cántaros (It’s raining cats and dogs), Está lloviendo sobre mojado (It’s raining on the wet, meaning something bad is happening on top of an already bad situation).

Examples

Examples of Llover in the Conditional Mood

Si llovería mañana, me quedaría en casa. (If it would rain tomorrow, I would stay home.)

Según el pronóstico, llovería durante todo el fin de semana. (According to the forecast, it would rain all weekend.)

¿Crees que lloveríamos si fuéramos a la playa? (Do you think it would rain if we went to the beach?)

Aunque lloverían esta tarde, decidimos ir de excursión de todos modos. (Even though it would rain this afternoon, we decided to go on the hike anyway.)

El meteorólogo dijo que llovería a cántaros, así que cancelamos el picnic. (The meteorologist said it would pour rain, so we canceled the picnic.)

Dicen que si llovería, las ranas saldrían a cantar. (They say if it would rain, the frogs would come out to sing.)

No importa si lloveríamos o no, vamos a disfrutar del día de campo. (Whether it would rain or not, we’re going to enjoy the day trip.)

Aunque lloverían esta noche, los fanáticos esperaron afuera para ver a su artista favorito. (Even though it would rain tonight, the fans waited outside to see their favorite artist.)

El jardinero dijo que llovería esta semana, así que no regó las plantas. (The gardener said it would rain this week, so he didn’t water the plants.)

Dicen que si llovería a la medianoche, sería de buena suerte. (They say if it would rain at midnight, it would be good luck.)

Aunque lloveríamos durante el festival, la gente seguía bailando y divirtiéndose. (Even though it would rain during the festival, people kept dancing and having fun.)

El capitán dijo que lloverían durante el viaje en barco, así que empacamos impermeable. (The captain said it would rain during the boat trip, so we packed raincoats.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Llover (to rain) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American 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.