We use the conditional to, from a time in the past, refer to the future. The more colloquial version with the imperfect tense: Se o Gustavo fosse vivo tinha agora 114 anos. If Gustavo was alive, he would be 114 years old. We also use the conditional tense to talk about unreal scenarios: Se o Gustavo fosse vivo teria agora 114 anos. Here’s the more colloquial version with the imperfect tense: Gostava de ir ao cinema. We use the conditional tense to express desire or wish for something: Gostaria de ir ao cinema. * Learn more about the imperfect tense: Portuguese Perfect vs. That said, let’s take a look at the different contexts where we can use the conditional tense. In spoken language, however, the imperfect* tense is more common (and sounds more colloquial). We can use the conditional tense in several situations as shown below. The following verbs are exceptions to the above (the endings are the same but the stem doesn’t correspond to the infinitive form): Let’s take the verb gostar as an example: We go from the infinitive form (our stem) and add the following endings to it: -ia, -ias, -ia, -íamos, -iam. It is relatively easy to conjugate verbs in the conditional tense. Portuguese equivalents of English conditionals.
In the second half, we’ll find out what the Portuguese equivalents of English conditionals look like. In the first half of this post, we’ll look into the Portuguese conditional tense – conjugation and usage. As you’ll soon see, however, the imperfect tense serves the same purpose and is more common in spoken language. In Portuguese, we use the conditional tense to express desire, talk about unreal scenarios, or convey good manners.
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