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What is the conditional present tense used for?

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The conditional present tense is used to describe an event that may or may not take place, usually depending on whether a certain condition is met. Equivalent to the English I would …..

e.g.

Je t’appellerais si j’avais des nouvelles

(I would call you if I had any news)

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How are regular -er and -ir French verbs conjugated in the conditional present tense?

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The conditional stem is the infinitive, to which is added the following endings:-

  • je - ais nous - ions
  • tu - ais vous - iez
  • il/elle/on - aitils/elles - aient

e.g. Parler ….. parler… je parlerais

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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for regular -er verb: parler ?

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Parler - to speak

  • je parlerais nous parlerions
  • tu parlerais vous parleriez
  • il/elle/on parlerait ils/elles parleraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for regular -ier verb: étudier ?

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Étudier - to study

  • j’étudierais nous étudierions
  • tu étudierais vous étudieriez
  • il/elle/on étudierait ils/elles étudieraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for regular -cer verb: effacer ?

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Effacer - to erase

  • j’effacerais nous effacerions
  • tu effacerais vous effaceriez
  • il/elle/on effacerait ils/elles effaceraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for regular -ger verb: manger ?

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Manger - to eat

  • je mangerais nous mangerions
  • tu mangerais vous mangeriez
  • il/elle/on/ mangerait ils/elles mangeraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for regular -ir verb: finir?

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Finir - to finish

  • je finirais nous finirions
  • tu finirais vous finiriez
  • il/elle/on finirait ils/elles finiraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: courir?

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Courir - to run

  • je courrais nous courrions
  • tu courrais vous courriez
  • il/elle/on courrait ils/elles courraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: devoir?

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Devoir - to have to

  • je devrais nous devrions
  • tu devrais vous devriez
  • il/elle/on devrait ils/elles devraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: mourir?

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Mourir - to die

  • je mourrais nous mourrions
  • tu mourrais vous mourriez
  • il/elle/on mourrait ils/elles mourraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: ouvrir?

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Ouvrir - to open

  • j’ouvrirais nous ouvririons
  • tu ouvrirais vous ouvririez
  • il/elle/on ouvrirait ils/elles ouvriraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: partir?

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Partir - to leave

  • je partirais nous partirions
  • tu partirais vous partiriez
  • il/elle/on partirait ils/elles partiraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular verb: pouvoir ?

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Pouvoir - to be able to

  • je pourrais nous pourrions
  • tu pourrais vous pourriez
  • il/elle/on pourrait ils/elles pourraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: recevoir?

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Recevoir - to receive

  • je recevrais nous recevrions
  • tu recevrais vous recevriez
  • il/elle/on recevrait ils/elles recevraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: savoir?

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Savoir - to know

  • je saurais nous saurions
  • tu saurais vous sauriez
  • il/elle/on saurait ils/elles sauraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: valoir?

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Valoir - to be worth

  • je vaudrais nous vaudrions
  • tu vaudrais vous vaudriez
  • il/elle/on vaudrait ils/elles vaudraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: venir?

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Venir - to come

  • je viendrais nous viendrions
  • tu viendrais vous viendriez
  • il/elle/on viendrait ils/elles viendraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: voir?

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Voir - to see

  • je verrais nous verrions
  • tu verrais vous verriez
  • il/elle/on verrait ils/elles verraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -ir verb: vouloir?

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Vouloir - to want to

  • je voudrais nous voudrions
  • tu voudrais vous voudriez
  • il/elle/on voudrait ils/elles voudr​aient
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How are regular -re French verbs conjugated in the conditional present tense?

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Remove the final -e from the infinitive before adding the imperfect tense endings.:-

  • je - ai nous - ons
  • tu - as vous - ez
  • il/elle/on - a ils/elles - ont
  • e.g. Vendre ….. vendr … je vendrais
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for regular -re verb: vendre?

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Vendre - to sell

  • je vendrais nous vendrions
  • tu vendrais vous vendriez
  • il/elle/on vendrait ils/elles vendraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: rompre?

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Rompre - to break up

  • je romprais nous romprions
  • tu romprais vous rompriez
  • il/elle/on romprait ils/elles rompraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: cuire?

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Cuire - to bake

  • je cuirais nous cuirions
  • tu cuirais vous cuiriez
  • il/elle/on cuirais ils/elles cuiraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: conduire?

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Conduire - to drive

  • je conduirais nous conduirions
  • tu conduirait vous conduiriez
  • il/elle/on conduiraist ils/elles conduiraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: écrire?

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Écrire - to write

  • j’écrirais nous écririons
  • tu écrirais vous écririez
  • il/elle/on écrirait ils/elles écriraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: construire?

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Construire - to build

  • je construirais nous construirions
  • tu construirais vous construiriez
  • il/elle/on construirait ils/elles construiraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: dire?

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Dire - to say

  • je dirais nous dirions
  • tu dirais vous diriez
  • il/elle/on dirait ils/elles diraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: interdire?

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Interdire - to forbid

  • j’interdirais nous interdirions
  • tu interdirais vous interdiriez
  • il/elle/on interdirait ils/elles interdiraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: introduire?

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Introduire - to introduce

  • j’introduirais nous iintroduirions
  • tu introduirais vous introduiriez
  • il/elle/on introduirait ils/elles introduiraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: lire?

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Lire - to read

  • je lirais nous lirions
  • tu lirais vous liriez
  • il/elle/on lirait ils/elles liraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: produire?

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Produire - to produce

  • je produirais nous produirions
  • tu produirais vous produiriez
  • il/elle/on produirait ils/elles produiraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular -re verb: traduire?

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Traduire - to translate

  • je traduirais nous traduirions
  • tu traduirais vous traduiriez
  • il/elle/on traduirait ils/elles traduiraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular verb: aller ?

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aitller - to go

  • j’irais nous irions
  • tu irais vous iriez
  • il/elle/on irait ils/elles iraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular verb: avoir ?

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aitvoir - to have

  • j’aurais nous aurions
  • tu aurais vous auriez
  • il/elle/on aurait ils/elles auraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular verb: être ?

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Être - to be

  • je serais nous serions
  • tu serais vous seriez
  • il/elle/on serait ils/elles seraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for irregular verb: faire ?

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Faire - to do

  • je ferais nous ferions
  • tu ferait vous feriez
  • il/elle/on ferais ils/elles feraient
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What is the conditional present tense conjugation for reflexive -re verb: se laver?

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Se laver - to wash

  • je me laverais nous nous laverions
  • tu te laverais vous vous laveriez
  • il/elle/on se laverait ils/elles se laveraient

French GCSE Grammar (24 decks)

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