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Le Conditionnel

Le Conditionnel. or, saying what you WOULD do, in French. How do I form the Conditional?. Start with the stem for the Future Tense. -er & -ir - infinitive, -re infinitive minus -e Add the endings of the Imperfect Tense: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient Exemples: je parlerais

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Le Conditionnel

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  1. Le Conditionnel or, saying what you WOULD do, in French...

  2. How do I form the Conditional? • Start with the stem for the Future Tense. -er & -ir - infinitive, -re infinitive minus -e • Add the endings of the Imperfect Tense: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient Exemples: je parlerais je finirais je vendrais

  3. How about irregulars? • Irregulars also have the same stem as for the Future, plus the endings of the Imperfect. être ser- je serais avoir aur- j’aurais faire fer- je ferais aller ir- j’irais devoir devr- je devrais pouvoir pourr- je pourrais vouloir voudr- je voudrais venir viendr- je viendrais voir verr- je verrais etc

  4. When do I use it? • Use the Conditional to mean “would...” when there is a condition on the action - NOT when it’s a past habit. Je voudrais une glace (si possible). I’d like an ice cream (if possible). • The French Conditional is parallel to the English in “if” constructions. For example: If I had the money, I would go to France. Si j’avais l’argent, j’irais en France.

  5. Par exemple... Si j’étais en Provence, je resterais quelques jours à Avignon, où je danserais sur le pont et visiterais le Palais des Papes.

  6. Un autre exemple... • Si j’étais sur la côte Atlantique, j’irais à Royan, où je me bronzerais sur la belle plage qui s’appelle La Grande Conche et où je verrais des bâtiments reconstruits après la Seconde Guerre Mondiale.

  7. Si... ...nous dînerions en ville. ...il serait de retour à 6h. ...tu pourrais voir ce film. ...elle enverrait la lettre. ...nous le ferions. ...je verrais mes amis. ...elle n’aurait pas faim. ...ils resteraient chez eux. If... Traduisez...

  8. I would write a letter, but... We would have to work. She would like to see us. Would you go by plane? He’d buy the tickets, if... I would be happy... They would come, if... He would pay me, if... She would eat... I would have more money, if... Express in French...

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