Teaching guidelines +/- 15 minutes
Learn to express polite wishes, suggestions, and advice in Spanish using key phrases like "Me gustaría" (I would like), "Querría" (I would want), and "Debería" (I should), mastering their conditional forms plus infinitive verbs for everyday conversation.
- The phrase me gustaría + infinitive is used to express wishes.
- The word querría is used to be polite or to express hypothetical wishes.
- Debería + infinitive expresses a recommendation or advice.
| Expresión (Expression) | Fórmula (Formula) | Ejemplo (Example) |
|---|---|---|
| Me gustaría | Gustar en condicional + infinitivo (Gustar in conditional + infinitive) | Me gustaría planificar un viaje al comienzo del verano. (I would like to plan a trip at the beginning of summer.) |
| Querría | Querer en condicional + infinitivo (To want in conditional + infinitive) | Querría realizar todos mis planes antes del final del año. (I would like to carry out all my plans before the end of the year.) |
| Debería | Deber en condicional + infinitivo (Should in conditional + infinitive) | Deberías soñar con un futuro posible. (You should dream of a possible future.) |
Exercise 1: Expresar deseos, cortesía y sugerencias: "Me gustaría", "Debería", "Querría"
Instruction: Fill in the correct word.
Querría, gustaría, Me gustaría, deberías, Deberías
1.
Deseos hipotéticos:
... hacerme escritor algún día.
(I would like to become a writer someday.)
2.
Deseo:
... realizar mis sueños antes del final del verano.",
(I would like to achieve my dreams before the end of summer.)
3.
Deseo:
... comenzar una nueva etapa en mi vida.
(I would like to start a new chapter in my life.)
4.
Consejo:
... evitar lo imposible y enfocarte en lo que puedes lograr.
(You should avoid the impossible and focus on what you can achieve.)
5.
Deseo:
A mi pareja le ... formar una familia pronto.
(My partner would like to start a family soon.)
6.
Consejo:
Tú ... pensar en tu familia.
(You should think about your family.)
7.
Consejo:
... pensar en tu futuro con más optimismo.
(You should think about your future with more optimism.)
8.
Deseo:
... comenzar una nueva etapa en mi vida.
(I would like to start a new chapter in my life.)
Exercise 2: Multiple Choice
Instruction: Select the correct sentence that expresses wishes, advice, or suggestions politely, using "Me gustaría", "Querría", or "Debería" correctly.
1.
Error: after 'Me gustaría' an infinitive must be used, not subjunctive ('viajar' instead of 'viajo').
Conjugation error: after 'Me gustaría' goes infinitive ('viajar'), not conjugated verb.
2.
Error: the correct structure is 'Querría' + infinitive ('hablar'), not gerund.
Error: after 'Querría' infinitive is used, not subjunctive ('hablar' instead of 'hablo').
3.
Error: after 'Deberías' goes infinitive ('descansar'), not gerund.
Error: 'que' nor conjugated verb should be used after 'Deberías', but infinitive.
4.
Error: 'En tu lugar' is used with conditional for suggestions, not with present indicative imperative like 'debes'.
Incorrect for this structure, because with 'En tu lugar' conditional is used, not 'deberías' + infinitive directly.