Le conditional Flashcards
polite conditional
used for softening demands/requests. Most used with aimer, vouloir, and pouvoir.
Giving advice
the conditional of devoir is often used to give advice
expressing the consequences of a hypothetical situation, structure
si + imparfait + conditionnel
i would like a coffee
je voudrais un café
could you help me?
Pourriez-vous m’aider
You should go out more often
Tu devrais sortir plus souvent
You should listen to your parents
Vous devriez écouter vos parents
If you weren’t so selfish you’d have more friends
Si vous étiez moins égoïste, vous auriez plus d’amis.
If i were less shy, I would ask him/her to go out with me.
Si j’étais moins timide, je lui demanderais de sortir avec moi.
We’d be happy if you came to see us.
Nous serions contents si vous veniez nous voir.
If it were hotter, she’d go to the beach.
S’il faisait plus chaud, elle irait à la plage.
Forming the conditional
add the imparfait endings to the future stem
avoir (je)
j’aurais
être (tu)
tu serais
aller (il)
il irait