B2Lesson 2: Compound Tenses & Aspect
The conditional perfect expresses what would have happened in hypothetical past situations, using the conditional tense of "ter" plus a past participle (teria falado = I would have spoken).
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The conditional perfect combines the conditional of "ter" with a past participle, creating the Portuguese equivalent of "would have done" in English.
| Pronoun | Conditional of TER | Example with "falado" |
|---|---|---|
| eu | teria | teria falado |
| tu | terias | terias falado |
| você | teria | teria falado |
| ele/ela | teria | teria falado |
| nós | teríamos | teríamos falado |
| a gente | teria | teria falado |
| vocês | teriam | teriam falado |
| eles/elas | teriam | teriam falado |
