Past Conditional Flashcards

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Donner - to give.

Conjugate

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J’aurais donné - I would have given.

Nous aurions donné - we would have given

Ils auraient donné - they would have given

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Venir - to come

Conjugate

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Je serais venu - I would have come

Il serait venu - he would have come

Vous seriez venu - you would have come

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She would have accepted your offer

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Elle aurait accepté votre offre.

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You (Tu) would have laughed!

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Tu aurais ri!

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They would have gotten angry.

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Ils se seraient mis en colère

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Passé du conditionnel can express regret or reproach.

Tu aurais dû arriver plus tôt

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You should have arrived earlier.

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Passé du conditionnel can express regret or reproach.

She would have liked to congratulate him.

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Elle aurait aimé le féliciter

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Passé du conditionnel can express regret or reproach.

It would have been so much easier.

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Cela aurait été tellement plus facile

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The passé du conditionnel is usually found in sentences where the Si (dependent) clause is in the plus-que-parfait. - had done..

She would have finished earlier if you had helped her.

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Elle aurait fini plus tôt si vous l’aviez aidée.

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The passé du conditionnel is usually found in sentences where the Si (dependent) clause is in the plus-que-parfait. - had done..

I would have arrived on time if there had been less traffic.

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Je serais arrivé à l’heure s’il avait eu moins de circulation.

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The passé du conditionnel is usually found in sentences where the Si (dependent) clause is in the plus-que-parfait. - had done..

He would not have made as much money if he had stayed in Bordeaux.

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Il n’aurait pas tant gagné d’argent s’il était resté à Bordeaux.

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Le passé du conditionnel expresses what would have happened if another event had taken place, or if certain conditions had or had not been present.

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It is formed with the present conditional of 
Être (Ser - iez, ait), or 
Avoir (aur - ais, ions, aient)
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The past participle of the main verb
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The passé du conditionnel is used like the present conditional to express a statement that isn’t necessarily confirmed by authorities. Like in the news. Equivalent to (allegedly, or reportedly) in English. Past or present conditional is used to express this

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Le tremblement de terre aurait fait des meilliers de victimes au Mexique.

The earthquake reportedly killed thousands of people in Mexico.

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If you had been able to testify in court, the situation would have been different.

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si vous aviez pu témoigner au tribunal, la situarion aurait été différente

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If she had

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si elle avait pu,

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If she had, she would have been a dancer.

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si elle avait pu, Elle aurait été danseuse

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If I had known I wouldn’t have hired Daniel.

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Si j’avais su je n’aurais pas engagé Daniel

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The expression Au cas où (in case), is used with present or past conditional tenses.

Au cas où le projet ne serait pas fini cet aprè-midi, appelez-moi

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In case the project isn’t finished by this afternoon, call me.

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The expression Au cas où (in case), is used with present or past conditional tenses.

In case you don’t like this present, let me know.

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Au cas où ce cadeau ne vous plairait pas, dites-le-moi.

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The expression Au cas où (in case), is used with present or past conditional tenses.

In case he failed the exam we will give him another chance.

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Au cas où il aurait échoué à l’examen, on lui donnera une autre chance.