the spanish verb like is used a lot in Spanish and the conditional tense is especially useful as it is often preferred to ask formeaning ‘want‘ when asking for something or expressing a wish.
However, before venturing further into an explanation, it is worth clarifying that taste me it means I would like it. don’t forget that like although it is used as the direct equivalent of ‘like‘ actually means ‘please‘ gold ‘be nice‘.
The difficulty with this expression is that with it you have to get used to a different word order than English. Spanish, as is often the case, is often subject to this varied word order, depending largely on the importance being referred to.
So, because it is important to me, it is placed at the beginning of the award regardless of the fact that it is the indirect object (i.e. it means to me) instead of the subject = I…
The problem, of course, is that you have to change the indirect object pronouns to suit who it refers to; here are the indirect object pronouns.
- I – to me
- you – for you
- the – to him, her
- the – to you (polite)
- our – everyone
- bone – for you
- the – to them
- them – to you (polite plural)
The conditional form of taster, whichwould like, it is the same whether it is used in the singular or in the plural and this is how it is formed.
- taste me – I would like to
- would you like it – would you like it
- the taster – he, she would like
- the taster – would you like (polite)
- our wishes – we would like
- to like – would you like it
- the tasters – they would like
- the tasters – would you like (polite plural)
When to use the prepositionalon‘
when the pronoun the gold the is used, it is not always clear who is the person doing the ‘taste‘. When this is the case, you should add the prepositional phrase on plus the person(s) who is ‘taste‘. This is shown in the examples below. It should also be noted that although the person is mentioned in the sentence, the indirect object pronoun should not be omitted. The purpose of using the prepositional phrase is to clarify who the person being referred to is and not as a replacement for the indirect object pronoun.
- In Juan he would like the car. – Juan would like the car.
- Carlos would like the shoes. – Carlos wants the shoes.
- Would you like the car? – Would you like (plural) the car?
The use of the prepositionalon‘ is not just to use when using like in the conditional tense, but whenever it is necessary to clarify who is who is ‘taste‘.
For example:
- In Carlos the taste of coffee – Carlos likes coffee (Carlos likes coffee)
- Carlos likes shoes – Carlos likes shoes (Carlos likes shoes)