Conditional

The conditional is used:
- for expressing a wish (e.g. Kupio bih sladoled. = I would buy icecream.)
- for expressing a possibility (e.g. Mi bismo se mogli lepo provesti na moru. = We could be having a nice time at the seaside.)
- or in polite requests (e.g. Da li biste otvorili prozor? = Would you please open the window?)

It is formed in the following way:

the aorist tense of the verb biti       +			the active past participle
	sg.	pl.		sg.	pl.
1.	bih	bismo	m	pevao	pevali
2.	bi	biste	f	pevala	pevale
3.	bi	bi	n	pevalo	pevala

Affirmative form

putovati
Ja	bih	putovao putovala	Mi	bismo	putovali putovale
Ti	bi		Vi	biste
On Ona Ono	bi	putovao putovala putovalo	Oni One Ona	bi	putovali putovale putovala

1. The only form that differs from the corresponding aorist form is the 3rd person plural conditional form BI.
2. The subject of the sentence is frequently omitted. Then the sentence starts with the active past participle, followed by an auxiliary verb. (e.g. Putovao bih. Putovali bismo)

Negative form

putovati
Ja	NE	bih	putovao putovala	Mi	NE	bismo	putovali putovale
Ti		bi		Vi		biste
On Ona Ono		bi	putovao putovala putovalo	Oni One Ona		bi	putovali putovale putovala

The subject of the sentence is frequently omitted. Then the sentence starts with the active past participle. (e.g. Ne bih putovao. Ne bismo putovali.)

The interrogative form

putovati
DA LI	bih	ja	putovao putovala	DA LI	bismo	mi	putovali putovale
	bi	ti			biste	vi
	bi	on ona ono	putovao putovala putovalo		bi	oni one ona	putovali putovale putovala

The subject of the sentence is frequently omitted. Then the sentence starts with the question marker DA LI, followed by the auxiliary verb. This is followed by the active past participle of the main verb. (e.g. Da li bih putovao? Da li bismo putovali?)

Reflexive verbs in conditional

The affirmative form

šetati se
Ja	bih	SE	šetao šetala	Mi	bismo	SE	šetali šetale
Ti	bi			Vi	biste
On Ona Ono	bi		šetao šetala šetalo	Oni One Ona	bi		šetali šetale šetala

1. The morpheme SE follows the auxiliary verb.
2. The subject of the sentence is frequently omitted. Then the sentence starts with the active past participle, followed by the auxiliary verb, with the morpheme SE in the last position. (e.g. Šetao bih se. Šetali bismo se.)

The negative form

šetati se
Ja	SE	NE	bih	šetao šetala	Mi	SE	NE	bismo	šetali šetale
Ti			bi		Vi			biste
On Ona Ono			bi	šetao šetala šetalo	Oni One Ona			bi	šetali šetale šetala

1. The morpheme SE is placed in the second position, following the subject.
2. The subject of the sentence is frequently omitted. Then the sentence starts with the negative form of an auxiliary verb followed by the morpheme SE. The active past participle of the main verb is placed in the last position. (e.g. Ne bih se šetao. Ne bismo se šetali.)

The interrogative form

šetati se
DA LI	bih	SE	ja	šetao šetala	DA LI	bismo	SE	mi	šetali šetale
	bi		ti			biste		vi
	bi		on ona ono	šetao šetala šetalo		bi		oni one ona	šetali šetale šetala

1. The morpheme SE follows the auxiliary verb.
2. The subject of the sentence is frequently omitted. Then the sentence starts with the question marker DA LI, followed by an auxiliary verb, then the morpheme SE. The active past participle of the main verb is in the last position. (e.g. Da li bi se šetao? Da li biste se šetali?)
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Put the given verbs into the appropriate forms of the conditional. Pay attention on gender (m/f).
Ja(f) kafu. (PITI)
Oni na skijanje. (IĆI)
Mi poklon za njega. (KUPITI)
Jelena novine. (ČITATI)
Ti(m) sladoled. (JESTI)
Ja(m) . (TUŠIRATI SE)
Zoran kod tebe. (DOĆI)
Milica i ti(f) . (PROŠETATI SE)

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Give the negative forms of the sentences in the previous exercise. Pay attention on gender (m/f).
Ja(f) kafu. (PITI)
Oni na skijanje. (IĆI)
Mi poklon za njega. (KUPITI)
Jelena novine. (ČITATI)
Ti(m) sladoled. (JESTI)
Ja(m) . (TUŠIRATI SE)
Zoran kod tebe. (DOĆI)
Milica i ti(f) . (PROŠETATI SE)

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Make polite request.
Example: otvoriti prozor     Da li biste otvorili prozor?
zatvoriti vrata    ?
ugasiti cigaretu    ?
isključiti mobilni telefon    ?
govoriti tiše    ?
izaći napolje    ?
uraditi to    ?