Le conditionnel “Would”
What is this? Je jouerais
as you find it in the dictionary The stem: ? -er/-ir verbs: = your action word as you find it in the dictionary the infinitive eg: manger e prendr -re verbs: same eg: prendre BUT you drop the -e!
Manger Jouer Finir Vendre Prendre *-re verbs lose the “e” from infintive
The endings: Same as for the Imperfect Tense Add… -ions for nous -ais for je -iez for vous -ais for tu -ait for il/elle/on -aient for ils/elles
-ions for nous -ais for je -iez for vous -ais for tu -ait for il/elle/on -aient for ils/elles
NAGER – TO SWIM Nous nagerions -Je nagerais Vous nageriez Tu nagerais Il/elle/on nagerait Ils / elles nageraient
Example They (boys) would play. Stem= Jouer Add ending for they Ils joueraient
NOTE! You are NOT translating "would"! You are putting the verb in the conditional tense!
Verbes irréguliers! Same as for the future tense irregular verbs. Etre (to be) Avoir (to have) Aller (to go) Faire (to do) Pouvoir (to be able to) Vouloir (to want) Devoir (to have to) Je serais J’aurais J’irais Je ferais Je pourrais Je voudrais Je devrais