Instructions: Read the following text about Colombia's First Wonder, located 180 meters underground, and conjugate the verbs in parentheses into the **conditional simple** (simple conditional). Be careful with the irregular ones!
"La Catedral de Sal es la Primera Maravilla de Colombia. Si yo (poder) elegir un lugar para explorar, sin duda (ir) allí. Yo sé que a ti te (gustar) mucho. Como la temperatura es constante, tú no (tener) frío. ¿Te (animar) a hacer este viaje conmigo? Yo (decir) que es una experiencia inolvidable."
WORKSHEET: THE CONDITIONAL TENSE
Español con Alas Propias · Nivel A2.3 / B1
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PART 2: The Time Machine (Clauses with "Si")
Destination: Los Túneles Iluminados de la Mina de Sal
Instructions: Transform these real situations about the salt mine into hypothetical situations using the formula: Si + [Imperfecto de Subjuntivo] → [Condicional]
Realidad: No tengo tiempo, por eso no visito los túneles de 500 metros en Zipaquirá. → Hipótesis: Si tuviera tiempo,
Realidad: No llevamos linternas, por eso no exploramos las zonas más oscuras. → Hipótesis: Si lleváramos linternas,
Realidad: Tienes claustrofobia (miedo a los espacios cerrados), por eso no entras a la mina. → Hipótesis: Si no tuvieras claustrofobia,
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PART 3: Creation and Narrative (The Traveler's Dilemmas)
Destination: La Cápsula Fénix 2 y la Mina
Instructions: Read the scenario and write a short narrative. You must use **at least two verbs in the conditional tense**.
The Scenario: Inside the mine, there is a replica of the rescue capsule (Fénix 2) used to rescue the 33 trapped Chilean mineros who spent 69 days underground. Imagine that during your visit to the mine, the power completely cuts out and you are left in absolute darkness for 10 minutes.
Your turn (Written production): Describe what would happen. What would you do in the dark? What would you say to calm the people around you?
Example to start: "Si la luz se fuera en la mina, yo me quedaría en mi sitio y trataría de..."
WORKSHEET: THE CONDITIONAL TENSE
Español con Alas Propias · Nivel A2.3 / B1
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PART 4: The Expert Advisor & Reflection
Destination: La Piedra Colgada de Suesca
Exercise A: Giving Advice
Instructions: A friend wants to climb to La Piedra Colgada (3,100 meters high), but they have never done hiking before and the path takes 3 to 4 hours. Write two pieces of advice using conditional structures.
Yo que tú,
Yo en tu lugar,
Exercise B: Deep Reflection
Instructions: Imagine you are sitting on top of La Piedra Colgada looking at the beautiful Bogotá savannah. If this landscape were the last thing you would see before moving to another country, write a full paragraph in Spanish answering: What would you think? What would you miss? Include at least one irregular conditional verb (e.g., saldría, diría, pondría, haría).
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