French Test sur Conditionnel Flashcards
What is the future stem of ‘aller’?
ir
‘aller’ means ‘to go’.
How do you say ‘I would go’ in French?
j’irais
This is the conditional form of ‘aller’.
What is the future stem of ‘avoir’?
aur
‘avoir’ means ‘to have’.
How do you say ‘I would have’ in French?
j’aurais
This is the conditional form of ‘avoir’.
What is the future stem of ‘être’?
ser
‘être’ means ‘to be’.
How do you say ‘I would be’ in French?
je serais
This is the conditional form of ‘être’.
What is the future stem of ‘faire’?
fer
‘faire’ means ‘to do’.
How do you say ‘I would do’ in French?
je ferais
This is the conditional form of ‘faire’.
What is the future stem of ‘pouvoir’?
pourr
‘pouvoir’ means ‘to be able to’.
How do you say ‘I would be able to’ in French?
je pourrais
This is the conditional form of ‘pouvoir’.
What is the future stem of ‘devoir’?
devr
‘devoir’ means ‘to have to’.
How do you say ‘I would have to’ in French?
je devrais
This is the conditional form of ‘devoir’.
What is the future stem of ‘savoir’?
saur
‘savoir’ means ‘to know’.
How do you say ‘I would know’ in French?
je saurais
This is the conditional form of ‘savoir’.
What is the future stem of ‘venir’?
viendr
‘venir’ means ‘to come’.
How do you say ‘I would come’ in French?
je viendrais
This is the conditional form of ‘venir’.
What is the future stem of ‘voir’?
verr
‘voir’ means ‘to see’.
How do you say ‘I would see’ in French?
je verrais
This is the conditional form of ‘voir’.
What is the future stem of ‘vouloir’?
voudr
‘vouloir’ means ‘to want’.
How do you say ‘I would like’ in French?
je voudrais
This is the conditional form of ‘vouloir’.
Envoyer
Stem: enverr- (not “envoyer-“ but “enverr-“ like “voir” → “verr-“)
J’enverrais
Tu enverrais
Il/Elle/On enverrait
Nous enverrions
Vous enverriez
Ils/Elles enverraient
nettoyer
Nettoyer (to clean)
Stem: nettoier- (not nettoyer-)
Je nettoierais
Tu nettoierais
Il/Elle/On nettoierait
Nous nettoierions
Vous nettoieriez
Ils/Elles nettoieraient
Essuyer
Essuyer (to wipe)
Stem: essuier-
J’essuierais
Tu essuierais
Il/Elle/On essuierait
Nous essuierions
Vous essuieriez
Ils/Elles essuieraient
Exception: Payer
Exception: Payer (to pay)
For payer, both “y” stays or “y” changes to “i” are correct:
Je payerais or paierais
Tu payerais or paierais
etc.
-RE Verbs
💡 Vendre (to sell) → Remove “e” from infinitive
Je vendrais
Tu vendrais
Il/Elle/On vendrait
Nous vendrions
Vous vendriez
Ils/Elles vendraient
-IR Verbs
-IR Verbs
💡 Finir (to finish)
Je finirais
Tu finirais
Il/Elle/On finirait
Nous finirions
Vous finiriez
Ils/Elles finiraient
-ER Verbs
-ER Verbs
💡 Parler (to speak)
Je parlerais
Tu parlerais
Il/Elle/On parlerait
Nous parlerions
Vous parleriez
Ils/Elles parleraient
Nettoyer (to clean)
Nettoyer (to clean) (y → i)
Je nettoierais
Tu nettoierais
Il/Elle/On nettoierait
Nous nettoierions
Vous nettoieriez
Ils/Elles nettoieraient
Payer (to pay)
Payer (to pay) – two possible forms
Je payerais or paierais
Tu payerais or paierais
Il/Elle/On payerait or paierait
Nous payerions
Vous payeriez
Ils/Elles payeraient or paieraient
-OYER & -UYER
-OYER & -UYER → “Y” Changes to “I”
For most verbs ending in -OYER and -UYER, the “y” changes to “i” in the conditionnel (just like in the futur simple).
Employer (to use)
Employer (to use) (y → i)
J’emploierais
Tu emploierais
Il/Elle/On emploierait
Nous emploierions
Vous emploieriez
Ils/Elles emploieraient
🚨 Exception: -AYER Verbs
For verbs ending in -AYER (like payer), both forms are possible (keeping “y” or changing to “i”).
Acheter (to buy)
Acheter (to buy) – e → è
J’achèterais
Tu achèterais
Il/Elle/On achèterait
Nous achèterions
Vous achèteriez
Ils/Elles achèteraient
Lever (to lift)
Lever (to lift) – e → è
Je lèverais
Tu lèverais
Il/Elle/On lèverait
Nous lèverions
Vous lèveriez
Ils/Elles lèveraient
Geler (to freeze)
Geler (to freeze) – e → è
Je gèlerais
Tu gèlerais
Il/Elle/On gèlerait
Nous gèlerions
Vous gèleriez
Ils/Elles gèleraient
Peser (to weigh)
Peser (to weigh) – e → è
Je pèserais
Tu pèserais
Il/Elle/On pèserait
Nous pèserions
Vous pèseriez
Ils/Elles pèseraient
