The conditional tense

1. The conditional tense • How to use the conditional tense • The stem and the endings • Some irregularities • Constructing hypothetical sentences

2. S'il était dimanche aujourd'hui... Je ferais la grasse matinée je regarderais un film à la télé j’irais me promener au parc

3. Si j'étais plus riche... J’acheterais une nouvelle voiture Je passerais mes vacances en Australie

4. Si je vivais en France... je mangerais beaucoup de croissants je parlerais français tous les jours je boirais beaucoup d’Orangina rouge

5. What is the conditional tense? • The conditional tense corresponds with the use of “would” in English • Instead of putting an extra word in front of the verb, endings are used • EG Je jouerais = I would play • Je mangerais = I would eat • This is usually used in sentences beginning with SI (if) – If I was rich, I would be happy

6. How is it formed? Stem Take the infinitive. If it’s an RE verb, knock off the E sortir jouer boire Just the same as the Imperfect tense – can you remember? Endings Je Tu Il/elle ais ions Nous Vous Ils/Elles ais iez ait aient

7. Choose the correct phrase 1) I would play a) je jouais b) je jouerais 2) I would live a) J’habiterais b) J’habitais 3) I would eat a) je mangerais b) je mangeais

8. Il regarderait il regardait il regarderais he would watch She would listen elle écoutait elle écouterais elle écouterait

9. We would visit nous visiteraient nous visiterions nous visitons nous boirions nous buvons nous buvions We would drink

10. Irregular verbs There are not many irregularities in the conditional tense. But the irregular stems are very common so you must learn them by heart! ser être Hopefully you recognise these because they are also the stems for the FUTURE tense avoir aur aller ir faire fer

11. Conditional = future stem + Imperfect ending ais ais je ser j'ir ais ais je fer j'aur

12. SI clauses You need one verb in the IMPERFECT and a second verb in the CONDITIONAL

13. If I won the lottery I would go to France Si je gagnais la loterie, j’irais en France If I had more money, I would buy a car Si j’avais plus d’argent, j’acheterais une voiture