Conditional Flashcards

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Q

When would you use the conditional tense in French?

A

In French, it is called le conditionnel and is most often translated by [would] in English. [I would travel etc]

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How do you form the conditional tense for regular verbs in French?

What happens when you conjugate regular -re verbs in the conditional tense?

A

Infinitive +

Je: ais
Tu: ais
Il/Elle: ait
Nous: ions
Vous: iez
Ils/Elles: aient

The final -e on the end gets dropped. After that the verb in conjugated as normal

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How do you conjugate irregular verbs in the conditional tense

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Use the irregular stem + endings
(More on irregular stems in irregular stems section)

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