le conditionel Flashcards

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When is it used?

A

The conditional is not a tense because it does not refer to a time period. Instead, the conditional is a mood that expresses what a subject would do under certain circumstances.

It translates to ‘would’

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Usages?

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To express what would happen under certain conditions: Si j’avais le temps je voyagerais. (If I had the time, I would travel.)

When “could” has the sense of “should be able to,” in which case you use the conditional of pouvoir: Il pourrait faire ceci. (He could [should be able to] do this.)

To politely make a request or a demand: Je voudrais l’acheter. (I would like to buy it.)

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Structure?

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imperfect endings added to infinitive or the stem (if verb has irregular stem in future tense) of the verb in the future tense

endings- -ais, -ais, -ait, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient, aient

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J’aimerais à l’université

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I would like to go to university

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j’aimerais être un medicin

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I would like to be a doctor

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Il serait content s’il pouvait sortir samedi

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he would be happy if he was able to go out on saturday

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ETRE

A
je serais
tu serais
il serait
nous serions
vous seriez
ils seraient
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AVOIR

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j’aurais
tu aurais
il aurait
nous aurions
vous auriez
ils auraient
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Voir

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je verrais
tu verrais
il verrait
nous verrions
vous verriez
ils verraient
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Faire

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je ferais
tu ferais
il ferait
nous ferions
vous feriez
ils feraient
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Envoyer (to send)

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j’enverrais
tu enverrais
il enverrait
nous enverrions
vous enverriez
ils enverraient
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Savoir

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je saurais
tu saurais
il  saurait
nous saurions
vous sauriez
ils sauraient
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Venir

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je viendrais
tu viendrais
il viendrait
nous viendrions
vous viendriez
ils viendraient
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tenir (to hold)

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je tiendrais
tu tiendrais
il tiendrait
nous tiendrions
vous tiendriez
ils tiendraient
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VOULOIR

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je voudrais
tu voudrais
il voudrait
nous voudrions
vous voudriez
ils voudraient
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POUVOIR

A
je pourrais
tu pourrais
il pourrait
nous pourrions
vous pourriez
ils pourraient
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Aller

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j’irais
tu irais
il irait
nous irions
vous iriez
ils iraient