The Conditional Tense Le conditionnel The Conditional Tense is used to ask for something or to ask for a favour. It is more polite than the Present Tense.

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2 The Conditional Tense Le conditionnel

3 The Conditional Tense is used to ask for something or to ask for a favour. It is more polite than the Present Tense. EG. Je voudrais = I would like It is also used to say what would happen if a certain condition were met, e.g. “if I had enough money I would tour the world.” We form The Conditional Tense by adding the Imperfect endings to the Future stem.

4 So The Conditional Tense is basically formed in exactly the same way as The Future Tense but uses the same endings as The Imperfect Tense.

5 -ER VERBS jouer – to play je jouerais (I) tu jouerais (you) il/elle/on jouerait (he/she/we/one) nous jouerions (we) vous joueriez (you) ils/elles joueraient (they)

6 Make up some sentences using the following common regular – er verbs: téléphonerTo telephone écouterTo listen to parlerTo speak donnerTo give marcherTo walk trouverTo find resterTo stay/remain travaillerTo work

7 -RE VERBS répondre – to answer/reply je répondrais (I) tu répondrais (you) il/elle/on répondrait (he/she/we/one) nous répondrions (we) vous répondriez(you) ils/elles répondraient (they)

8 Make up some sentences using the following common regular – re verbs: répondreTo answer/reply vendreTo sell attendreTo wait fondreTo melt comprendreTo understand apprendreTo learn direTo say/tell mettreTo put(on)

9 -IR VERBS finir – to finish je finirai s(I) tu finirais (you) il/elle/on finirait (he/she/we/one) nous finirions (we) vous finiriez (you) ils/elles finiraient (they)

10 Make up some sentences using the following common regular – ir verbs: finirTo finish choisirTo choose punirTo punish vomirTo be sick sortirTo go out dormirTo sleep ouvrirTo open partirTo leave

11 Some verbs are irregular when they form the future/conditional stem, but the endings are always the same. Here is a list of the most common irregular verbs:

12 AcheterJ’achèteraisI would buy AllerJ’iraisI would go AvoirJ’auraisI would have CourirJe courraisI would run DevoirJe devraisI would have to EnvoyerJ’enverraisI would send ÊtreJe seraiI would be

13 FaireJe feraisI would do/make PouvoirJe pourraisI would be able to RecevoirJe recevraisI would receive SavoirJe sauraisI would know VenirJe viendraisI would come VoirJe verraisI would see VouloirJe voudraisI would want

14 EXERCISES  Fill the gap with the correct form of the conditional tense. 1)Je _____ avec ma soeur(parler) 2)Il _____ la voiture(laver) 3)Ils _____ de la musique(écouter) 4)Elle _____ avec son copain(danser) 5)Tu _____ à ta mère(téléphoner) 6)Vous _____ à la question(répondre) 7)On _____ des glaces ici(vendre) 8)Elles _____ leurs devoirs(finir) 9)Je ______ la bonne direction(choisir) 10)Il _____ dans le jardin(vomir)

15 ANSWERS 1)Je parlerais avec ma soeur(parler) 2)Il laverait la voiture(laver) 3)Ils écouteraient de la musique(écouter) 4)Elle danserait avec son copain(danser) 5)Tu téléphonerais à ta mère(téléphoner) 6)Vous répondriez à la question(répondre) 7)On vendrait des glaces ici(vendre) 8)Elles finiraient leurs devoirs(finir) 9)Je choisirais la bonne direction(choisir) 10)Il vomirait dans le jardin(vomir)