Using 'Ser' instead of 'Estar'

Confusing Conditional with Imperfect Subjunctive

This 'ía' ending tells you the action is hypothetical or dependent on something else. 'Estaríamos' means 'we would be,' usually in sentences starting with 'Si...' (If...).

The Conditional Tense

Remember that 'estar' is used for temporary states, locations, or feelings. So, 'estaríamos' refers to a temporary state we would be in (e.g., happy, tired, in a city).

Temporary vs. Permanent

Use 'estaríamos' to make a polite or soft guess about a future action or location: 'Estaríamos llegando en 10 minutos' (We must be arriving in 10 minutes).

Polite Guessing

Extremely common, used whenever speaking about hypothetical or polite temporary states or locations.

'Estaríamos' is the Spanish word for 'we would be,' used in the conditional tense to express hypothetical locations, temporary states, or polite suggestions. Learn its conjugation and when to use it versus 'seríamos'.

estaríamos

Complete Conjugation Tables

🔄 Conjugations

indicative

present

future

imperfect

conditional

preterite

imperative

negative

affirmative

subjunctive

present

imperfect

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