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Estar Conditional Practice

Estar (to be (state)) in the conditional: 14 free exercises with an explanation after every answer, plus the full conjugation table.

14 exercisesIrregularB1 – B2 level
IWhat to watch for

The conditional of estar is completely regular: take the infinitive estar- and add -ía, -ías, -ía, -íamos, -íais, -ían. None of the accents that trouble the present (estás, está) appear here — instead every single form carries the accent on the í of the ending.

The meanings follow estar rather than ser: a hypothetical location or state (sin este ruido estaría más concentrada), and, very often, a guess about where someone was: a esa hora los niños ya estarían dormidos. Where the imperfect estaban states a fact, estarían makes it an estimate.

IIConjugation
estarConditional
yo
estaría
estarías
él / ella / usted
estaría
nosotros
estaríamos
vosotros
estaríais
ellos / ustedes
estarían
Irregular yo form (estoy), accented present endings, and the strong preterite stem estuv-.
IIIPractice exercises

Practice.

Answer first, then read the explanation. Don't skip it — that's the whole point.

Exercise 01 of 14Tag: Hypothetical state
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Sin este ruido de fondo _____ mucho más concentrada. (estar)

Without this background noise I would be much more focused.

Exercise 02 of 14Tag: Future in the past
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Dijo que _____ en la oficina hasta las siete como muy tarde. (estar)

He said he would be at the office until seven at the latest.

Exercise 03 of 14Tag: Conjecture about the past
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A esa hora los niños ya _____ dormidos, seguro. (estar)

At that time the children were probably already asleep.

Exercise 04 of 14Tag: Polite question
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¿_____ dispuesto a cambiar de turno esta semana? (estar)

Would you be willing to swap shifts this week?

Exercise 05 of 14Tag: Nosotros form
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Con otro entrenador _____ mucho más cerca del ascenso. (estar)

With a different coach we would be much closer to promotion.

Exercise 06 of 14Tag: Conjecture about the past
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El paquete _____ ya en la aduana cuando llamamos, supongo. (estar)

The parcel was probably already at customs when we called.

Exercise 07 of 14Tag: Yo form
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Yo no _____ tranquilo con el coche aparcado en esa cuesta. (estar)

I wouldn't feel calm with the car parked on that slope.

Exercise 08 of 14Tag: Tú form
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_____ mejor en un puesto con menos viajes. (estar)

You would be better off in a job with less travelling.

Exercise 09 of 14Tag: Si clause
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Si trabajáramos desde casa, _____ menos cansados los viernes. (estar)

If we worked from home, we would be less tired on Fridays.

Exercise 10 of 14Tag: Ellos form
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Sin las obras, estas calles _____ llenas de terrazas en verano. (estar)

Without the roadworks, these streets would be full of terraces in summer.

Exercise 11 of 14Tag: Vosotros form
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Vosotros _____ encantados con la casa del lago. (estar)

You would be delighted with the house by the lake.

Exercise 12 of 14Tag: Estar with food
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La sopa _____ mejor con un poco menos de sal. (estar)

The soup would taste better with a little less salt.

Exercise 13 of 14Tag: Tú form
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¿Dónde _____ tú sin la ayuda de tus padres? (estar)

Where would you be without your parents' help?

Exercise 14 of 14Tag: Advice
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En su lugar _____ agradecida por la oportunidad. (estar)

In her place I would be grateful for the opportunity.

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