the past conditional Flashcards
How do you fomr the passé du conditionnel?
it is fomred with the present conditional of etre or avoir and teh past participle or the main verb
I would have given
j’aurais donné
you would have given
tu aurais donné
he/she would have given
il/elle aurait donné
we would hae given
nous aurions donné
you would have given - formal
vous auriez donné
they would have given
ils/elles auraient donné
I would have come
je serais venu(e)
You would have come
tu serais venu(e)
he/she woudl ahve come
il/elle serait venu(e)
we would have come
nous serions venu(e)s
you would have come - formal
vous seriez venu(e)(s)
they would have come
ils/elles seraient venu(e)s
she would have accepted your offer
elle aurait accepté votre offre
we would have been disappointed
nous aurions été déçus
you would have laughed
tu aurais ri
they would have got mad
ils se seraient mis en colère
when can the past conitional be used?
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
we would have liked to attend
nous aurions voulu y assister
you should have arrived earlier
du aurais dû arriver plus tôt
she woudl have liked to congratulate him
elle aurait aimé le féliciter
it would have been so much easier
cela aurait été tellement plus facile
she would have finished earlier if you had helped her
elle aurait fini plus tôt si vous l’aviez aidée
I would have arrived on time if there had been less traffic
le serais arrivé à l’heure s’il y avait eu moins de circulation
he would not have made as much money if he had stayed in Bordeaux
il n’aurait pas tant gagné d’argent s’il était resté à Bordeaux
the president reportedly granted him his pardon
le président l’aurait gracié
this famous French singer reportedlymoved to Switzerland
ce célèbre chanteur francis se serait installé en Suisse
what is used with the expression au cas où (in case)?
present or past conditionnel
in case the project is not finished by this afternoon, call me
au cas où le projet ne serait pas fini cet après-midi, appelez-moi
in case he failed the exam, we’ll give him another chance
au cas où il aurait échoué à l’examen, on lui donnera une autre chance
in case it rains, bring an umbrella
au cas où il pleuvrait, prends un parapluie
