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future tense formation of regular verbs

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-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont
endings added to infinitive as stem (-re verbs drop e)
“will …”

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aborder

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to take up (a subject), to reach (a place)

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du moins

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at least

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laid

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ugly

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pourtant

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however

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mêler

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to mix, to mingle

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l’ombre

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darkness, shadow

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le corps

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the body

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l’âme

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the soul

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confondre

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to confuse

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historical future

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past tense formation that also speaks about future events

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sa formation

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his education, training

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abordèrent

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reached

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tarder

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to delay, to be long in

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perdre

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to lose

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cette dignité

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this office

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meaning of conditional form

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expresses hypothesis

“would [verb]”

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conditional formation of regular verbs

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-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
endings added to infinitive stem
e dropped in -re verbs
would …

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demeurer

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to live, to remain

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sentir

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to feel, to smell

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amener

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to lead

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aur-

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future/conditional stem of avoir

will have, would have

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ser-

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future/conditional stem of être

will be, would be

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ir-

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future/conditional stem of aller

will go, would go

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fer-

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future/conditional stem of faire

will do, would do

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pourr-

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future/conditional stem of pouvoir

will be able, would be able

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voudr-

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future/conditional stem of vouloir

will want/like, would want/like

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il faudr-

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future/conditional stem of falloir

will be necessary, would be necessary

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verr-

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future/conditional stem of voir

will see, would see

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recevr-

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future/conditional stem of recevoir

will receive, would receive

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mourr-

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future/conditional stem of mourir

will die, would die

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saur-

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future/conditional stem of savoir

will know, would know

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tiendr-

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future/conditional stem of tenir

will hold, would hold

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viendr-

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future/conditional stem of venir

will come, would come

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sinon

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if not

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tout à la fois

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at the same time, both

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traduire

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to translate

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quand, lorsque, aussitôt que, dès que

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when, when, as soon as, as soon as

may be translated into English present when French future tense follows these expressions

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two notes on conditional verbs

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two clause sentence with conditional is translated as past then conditional
following noun may be translated as supposition

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vraisemblable

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likely

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faire preuve de

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to manifest, to give proof of

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acharnement

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tenacity, fury

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devoir

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to owe, to be obliged to

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devoir present tense

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dois, dois, doit, devons, devez, doivent
present participle is devant (owing)
devoir + infinitive: must, is/am/are to

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devoir past definite tense

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dus, dus, dut, dûmes, dûtes, durent
past participle is dû (must)
devoir + infinitive: had to, must have

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devoir imperfect tense

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devais, devais, devait, devions, deviez, devaient

devoir + infinitive: was/were to, must have

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devoir present subjunctive

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doive, doives, doive, devions, deviez, doivent

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devr-

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future/conditional stem of devoir

devoir + infinitive: ought to

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devoir + noun

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to owe

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à peine

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scarcely, hardly

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ressentir

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to feel, to experience

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par suite de

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because of, as a result of

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enseigner

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to teach

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renseigner

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to inform

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la chute

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the fall

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la pluie

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the rain

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la boue

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the mud

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des soucis

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cares, worries, anxieties

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