Future Tense, Conditional, Devoir Flashcards
future tense formation of regular verbs
-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont
endings added to infinitive as stem (-re verbs drop e)
“will …”
aborder
to take up (a subject), to reach (a place)
du moins
at least
laid
ugly
pourtant
however
mêler
to mix, to mingle
l’ombre
darkness, shadow
le corps
the body
l’âme
the soul
confondre
to confuse
historical future
past tense formation that also speaks about future events
sa formation
his education, training
abordèrent
reached
tarder
to delay, to be long in
perdre
to lose
cette dignité
this office
meaning of conditional form
expresses hypothesis
“would [verb]”
conditional formation of regular verbs
-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
endings added to infinitive stem
e dropped in -re verbs
would …
demeurer
to live, to remain
sentir
to feel, to smell
amener
to lead
aur-
future/conditional stem of avoir
will have, would have
ser-
future/conditional stem of être
will be, would be
ir-
future/conditional stem of aller
will go, would go
fer-
future/conditional stem of faire
will do, would do
pourr-
future/conditional stem of pouvoir
will be able, would be able
voudr-
future/conditional stem of vouloir
will want/like, would want/like
il faudr-
future/conditional stem of falloir
will be necessary, would be necessary
verr-
future/conditional stem of voir
will see, would see
recevr-
future/conditional stem of recevoir
will receive, would receive
mourr-
future/conditional stem of mourir
will die, would die
saur-
future/conditional stem of savoir
will know, would know
tiendr-
future/conditional stem of tenir
will hold, would hold
viendr-
future/conditional stem of venir
will come, would come
sinon
if not
tout à la fois
at the same time, both
traduire
to translate
quand, lorsque, aussitôt que, dès que
when, when, as soon as, as soon as
may be translated into English present when French future tense follows these expressions
two notes on conditional verbs
two clause sentence with conditional is translated as past then conditional
following noun may be translated as supposition
vraisemblable
likely
faire preuve de
to manifest, to give proof of
acharnement
tenacity, fury
devoir
to owe, to be obliged to
devoir present tense
dois, dois, doit, devons, devez, doivent
present participle is devant (owing)
devoir + infinitive: must, is/am/are to
devoir past definite tense
dus, dus, dut, dûmes, dûtes, durent
past participle is dû (must)
devoir + infinitive: had to, must have
devoir imperfect tense
devais, devais, devait, devions, deviez, devaient
devoir + infinitive: was/were to, must have
devoir present subjunctive
doive, doives, doive, devions, deviez, doivent
devr-
future/conditional stem of devoir
devoir + infinitive: ought to
devoir + noun
to owe
à peine
scarcely, hardly
ressentir
to feel, to experience
par suite de
because of, as a result of
enseigner
to teach
renseigner
to inform
la chute
the fall
la pluie
the rain
la boue
the mud
des soucis
cares, worries, anxieties
