Le Conditionnel Present

Question 1

What is the conditionnel présent?

Answer 1

A tense that expresses what would happen in a hypothetical situation. Used for polite requests, giving advice, or describing imagined outcomes.

Question 2

When do we use conditionnel présent?

Answer 2

Politeness → Je voudrais un café.

Hypotheticals → Si j’étais riche, je voyagerais.

Advice → Tu devrais étudier.

Imagined futures → Ce serait cool.

Question 3

How do you form the conditionnel présent for regular verbs?

Answer 3

Keep the full infinitive (stem)
✅ Add the conditionnel/imparfait ending→ Infinitive verb + Conditionnel/Imparfait endings

Question 4

What are the imparfait endings used in the conditionnel?

Answer 4

je → ais

tu → ais

il/elle/on → ait

nous → ions

vous → iez

ils/elles → aient

Question 5

What is the formula for irregular verbs in conditionnel?

Answer 5

Memorized future stem + Conditionnel/Imparfait endings

Question 6

Can you use conditionnel directly after “si”?

Answer 6

NO! The “si” part must be in imparfait, and the second part is in conditionnel présent

Question 7

What is the correct structure of a “si” sentence in conditionnel?

Answer 7

Si + imparfait, conditionnel présent
→ Si j’avais le temps, je voyagerais.

Question 8

GROUP 1: 🌀 Double-R Stem Squad
What are the conditionnel stems for:
courir, mourir, pouvoir, envoyer, recevoir, voir?

Answer 8

courir → courr-

mourir → mourr-

pouvoir → pourr-

envoyer → enverr-

recevoir → recevr-

voir → verr-

Question 9

GROUP 2: 🌱 -enir Verbs
What are the conditionnel stems for:
venir, tenir, obtenir?

Answer 9

venir → viendr-

tenir → tiendr-

obtenir → obtiendr-

Question 10

GROUP 3: 🌧️ Weather & Obligation (Il form only)
what are the conditionnel stems for:
pleuvoir and falloir?

Answer 10

pleuvoir → pleuvr- (il pleuvrait)

falloir → faudr- (il faudrait)

Question 11

GROUP 4: 🎩 Polite/Power Verbs
What are the conditionnel stems for:
vouloir, devoir, savoir, avoir, être?

Answer 11

vouloir → voudr-

devoir → devr-

savoir → saur-

avoir → aur-

être → ser-

Question 12

GROUP 5: 🚶‍♀️ The Wanderers
What are the conditionnel stems for:
aller and faire?

Answer 12

aller → ir-

faire → fer-

Question 13

What’s the trick for -enir verbs in conditionnel?

Answer 13

Replace -enir with -iendr-
(e.g., venir → viendr-)

Question 14

What’s the easiest way to remember how to form the conditionnel?

Answer 14

Use the future stem

Add imparfait endings