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le Conditionnel
The Conditional Tense in French
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How do you conjugate the conditional form of Regular -Er verbs? | Add the appropriate ending onto the entire infinitive form |
| How do you conjugate the conditional form of Regular -Ir Verbs? | Add the appropriate ending onto the entire infinitive form |
| How do you conjugate the conditional form of Regular -Re Verbs? | Drop the "e;" Add the appropriate ending to the verb |
| What verbs have irregular conditional stems? | Aller Avoir Devoir Envoyer Être Faire Mourir Pouvoir Savoir Venir Vouloir |
| What is the conditional stem of "aller?" | Ir- |
| What is the conditional stem of "avoir?" | Aur- |
| What is the conditional stem of "devoir?" (and similar verbs like recevoir and apercevoir) | Devr- |
| What is the conditional stem of "envoyer?" | Enverr- |
| What is the conditional stem of "être?" | Ser- |
| What is the conditional stem of "faire?" | Fer- |
| What is the conditional stem of "mourir?" | Mourr- |
| What is the conditional stem of "pouvoir?" | Pourr- |
| What is the conditional stem of "savoir?" | Saur- |
| What is the conditional stem of "venir?" (and similar verbs like devenir, maintenir, retenir, revenir, and tenir) | Viendr- |
| What is the conditional stem of "vouloir?" | Voudr- |
| What is the conditional ending for "je?" | -ais |
| What is the conditional ending for "tu?" | -ais |
| What is the conditional ending for "il/elle?" | -ait |
| What is the conditional ending for "Nous?" | -ions |
| What is the conditional ending for "Vous?" | -iez |
| What is the conditional ending for "ils/elles?" | -aient |
| When do you use the conditonal? | To make a polite request or soften a command; To express what someone could or should do |
| To express what someone at a past time thought would happen in the future, you should: | Use a verb in the imperfect; Add "que" after the imperfect verb; Use the conditional after "que" |
| What is the conditional form of "il faut?" | "il faudrait" |
| What is the conditional form of "il y a?" | "il y aurait" |
| What is the conditional form of "il pleut?" | "il pleuvait" |
| What is the conditional stem of "voir?" (and similar verbs like croire) | Verr- |