Conjugate valer in El Condicional Simple (conditional)

Silvia Piriz
2021-04-22
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Valer (to cost, to be worth) has an irregular stem valdr- in El Condicional Simple but the endings are regular:

yo valdría
tú valdrías
él / ella / Ud. valdría
nosotros valdríamos
vosotros valdríais
ellos / ellas / Uds.   valdrían

See and listen to these examples:

Yo valdría millones como ingeniera.I would be worth millions as an engineer.

Tú no valdrías lo suficiente para él.You wouldn't be worth enough for him.

Este coche valdría mucho dinero en el mercado negro.This car would cost a lot of money in the black market.

Nosotros valdríamos para cantar.We would be good at singing.

Vosotras valdríais para ser doctoras.You would be good as doctors.

Las joyas valdrían un potosí.The jewels would cost a fortune.

Ustedes no valdrían para eso.You wouldn't be good for that.

 See also: Verb list: Irregular verbs in future and conditional

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Vosotras valdríais para ser doctoras.You would be good as doctors.
Nosotros valdríamos para cantar.We would be good at singing.
Las joyas valdrían un potosí.The jewels would cost a fortune.
Tú no valdrías lo suficiente para él.You wouldn't be worth enough for him.
Este coche valdría mucho dinero en el mercado negro.This car would cost a lot of money in the black market.
Ustedes no valdrían para eso.You wouldn't be good for that.
Yo valdría millones como ingeniera.I would be worth millions as an engineer.
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