Yo habría viajado a España si hubiera tenido dinero.
English: I would have traveled to Spain if I had had money.
- 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
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.
Exceptions and edge cases
- Some verbs have irregular past participles (e.g., 'escribir' → 'escrito', 'abrir' → 'abierto').