The Conditional Mood of Haber is used to express what would happen under certain circumstances, for example: Habría ido al cine si no hubiera tenido tanto trabajo. (I would have gone to the movies if I hadn’t had so much work.)

This is a stem-changing verb, meaning the vowel in the stem changes in certain conjugations. For the Conditional of Haber, the stem vowel changes from a to abr.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Haber (there is/there are (auxiliary)) in the Conditional Mood tense (Castilian Spanish):

The conditional mood of haber is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations, often with an “if” clause.

Possibility or likelihood: For example, Habría una fiesta si fuera su cumpleaños. (There would be a party if it were their birthday.)

Polite requests or suggestions: For example, ¿Habría algún problema si llegara un poco tarde? (Would there be any problem if I arrived a little late?)

Expressing doubt or uncertainty: For example, No habría tantos problemas si siguieran las reglas. (There wouldn’t be so many problems if they followed the rules.)

Expressing wishes or desires: For example, Me habría gustado ir al concierto. (I would have liked to go to the concert.)

Colloquial usage (idiomatic): For example, ¡Habría que ver la cara que puso! (You should have seen the face they made!)

Examples

Examples of Haber in the Conditional Mood

Si habría más tiempo, me gustaría aprender a tocar la guitarra. (If there were more time, I would like to learn to play the guitar.)

Ella habría preferido quedarse en casa anoche. (She would have preferred to stay home last night.)

¿Qué habría pasado si no hubiéramos ido a esa fiesta? (What would have happened if we hadn’t gone to that party?)

Mis amigos habrían ido al cine, pero llovió mucho. (My friends would have gone to the movies, but it rained a lot.)

El equipo habría ganado si el árbitro no hubiera cometido ese error. (The team would have won if the referee hadn’t made that mistake.)

¿Tú habrías aceptado ese trabajo si te hubieran ofrecido más dinero? (Would you have accepted that job if they had offered you more money?)

Yo habría ido a la playa, pero tenía demasiado trabajo. (I would have gone to the beach, but I had too much work.)

Ellos habrían comprado esa casa, pero estaba demasiado lejos. (They would have bought that house, but it was too far away.)

Nosotros habríamos ido al concierto, pero las entradas estaban agotadas. (We would have gone to the concert, but the tickets were sold out.)

Ella habría estudiado medicina, pero no le gustaba la sangre. (She would have studied medicine, but she didn’t like blood.)

Tú habrías disfrutado más de las vacaciones si no hubieras trabajado tanto. (You would have enjoyed the vacation more if you hadn’t worked so much.)

Ellos habrían ido a la fiesta, pero tenían que levantarse temprano al día siguiente. (They would have gone to the party, but they had to get up early the next day.)

Ustedes habrían ganado el juego si hubieran practicado más. (You would have won the game if you had practiced more.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Haber (there is/there are (auxiliary)) 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.