condicional perfecto grammar in Spanish

Language: Spanish
Level: B2
Unit: Tiempos perfectos y subjuntivo
Practice types: 0

What this grammar point covers

The 'condicional perfecto' in Spanish is a verb tense used to talk about actions that would have happened in the past, but did not occur.

When to use it

Use the 'condicional perfecto' in Spanish to express hypothetical situations in the past, regrets, or actions that would have occurred if something else had happened.

Key forms

habría + participio pasado (por ejemplo: habría comido, habría hablado, habría salido)

Examples

Yo habría viajado a España si hubiera tenido dinero.

English: I would have traveled to Spain if I had had money.

Ellos habrían terminado el trabajo, pero no tuvieron tiempo.

English: They would have finished the work, but they did not have time.

¿Tú habrías comprado esa casa?

English: Would you have bought that house?

Nosotros habríamos ido a la fiesta si nos hubieras invitado.

English: We would have gone to the party if you had invited us.

Tips

Always use 'habría', 'habrías', 'habría', 'habríamos', 'habríais', or 'habrían' plus the past participle.
Do not confuse this tense with the simple conditional or the past perfect.
The past participle does not change for gender or number in this tense.