El Condicional Simple Progresivo

Simple Conditional Progressive

The Spanish Simple Conditional tense can also be progressive and express hypothetical situations in the past or in the present, seen as continuous possible actions: "something that would (not) be happening". For example: 

Yo estaría saltando de alegría si me hubiera pasado eso a mí.
I would be bursting with joy if that had happened to me. 

Si yo fuera él, estaría planeando mi huida.
If I were him, I would be planning my escape.

¿Qué estarían haciendo esos chicos tan tarde en la calle?
[I wonder] what those boys could be doing outside so late [at night]?

 

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