imperfect tense and conditional Flashcards

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how to form the imperfect tense

A

subject + verb in nous form - ending + conjugated ending

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endings imperfect tense

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je: ais, tu: ais, il/elle/on: ait, nous: ions, vous iez, ils/elles: aient

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etre stem imperfect tense

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ét

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boire stem imperfect tense

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buv

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when is the conditional tense used

A

when something should, could or would happen

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how to form the conditional tense

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subject + pourr, devr, stem of desired verb + adjusted ending, (infinitive)

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to say you ‘could’ do something, how would you form this

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subject + pourr + adjusted ending + infinitive

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to say yyou ‘would’ do something, how would you form this

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subject + infinitive (re become ‘r’) + adjusted endings

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to say you ‘should’ do something, how would you form this

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subject + devr + adjusted ending + infinitive

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how is futur simple and conditionnel similar

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when saying you ‘would’ do something in conditional, you use the same stems in future simple

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endings for conditional tense

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je: ais, tu: ais, il/elle: ait, nous:: ions, vous: iez, ils/elles: aient

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