the past conditional Flashcards

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1
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How do you fomr the passé du conditionnel?

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it is fomred with the present conditional of etre or avoir and teh past participle or the main verb

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I would have given

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j’aurais donné

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3
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you would have given

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tu aurais donné

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4
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he/she would have given

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il/elle aurait donné

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we would hae given

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nous aurions donné

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you would have given - formal

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vous auriez donné

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they would have given

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ils/elles auraient donné

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I would have come

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je serais venu(e)

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You would have come

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tu serais venu(e)

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he/she woudl ahve come

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il/elle serait venu(e)

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we would have come

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nous serions venu(e)s

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you would have come - formal

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vous seriez venu(e)(s)

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they would have come

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ils/elles seraient venu(e)s

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she would have accepted your offer

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elle aurait accepté votre offre

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we would have been disappointed

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nous aurions été déçus

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16
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you would have laughed

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tu aurais ri

17
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they would have got mad

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ils se seraient mis en colère

18
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when can the past conitional be used?

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expressing regret or reproach, or express a statemnt not necessarily confirmed by authorities; usually found in sentences where the si (dependent) clause is in the plus-que-parfait

19
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we would have liked to attend

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nous aurions voulu y assister

20
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you should have arrived earlier

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du aurais dû arriver plus tôt

21
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she woudl have liked to congratulate him

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elle aurait aimé le féliciter

22
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it would have been so much easier

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cela aurait été tellement plus facile

23
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she would have finished earlier if you had helped her

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elle aurait fini plus tôt si vous l’aviez aidée

24
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I would have arrived on time if there had been less traffic

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le serais arrivé à l’heure s’il y avait eu moins de circulation

25
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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

26
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the president reportedly granted him his pardon

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le président l’aurait gracié

27
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this famous French singer reportedlymoved to Switzerland

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ce célèbre chanteur francis se serait installé en Suisse

28
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what is used with the expression au cas où (in case)?

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present or past conditionnel

29
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in case the project is not finished by this afternoon, call me

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au cas où le projet ne serait pas fini cet après-midi, appelez-moi

30
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in case he failed the exam, we’ll give him another chance

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

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in case it rains, bring an umbrella

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au cas où il pleuvrait, prends un parapluie