LE CONDITIONNEL
#1- Take the infinitive… SOUPIR CHASSER ESPERER APPROCHER MAIGRIR CRIER MOURIR ACHETER
#1 (cont.) If the infinitive ends in an e …SMACK THAT OFF!!! SOURIR VENDR PLAINDR SUIVR E E E E
#2- ADD the following endings! (JE) - ais (TU) - ais (IL/ELLE) - ait (NOUS) - i ons (VOUS) - i ez (ILS/ELLES) – aient Hey! These endings kinda look like…the imperfect endings! (Hint- they are.) Are we studying science in French class?!
#3- Put it all together and what do you have?? Je danser Tu danser Il/Elle danser Nous danser Vous danser Ils/Elles danser ais ais ait ions iez aient
Thats swell Miss Murlin… but what does this tense even mean?! Je danserais = I would dance Tu danserais = You would dance Il/Elle danserait = He/She would dance Nous danserions = We would dance Vous danseriez = You would dance Ils/Elles danseraient = They would dance
ARE WE DONE YET??!! …heck no!
IRREGULARS! ÊTRE ALLER AVOIR FAIRE VOIR SAVOIR VOULOIR VENIR POUVOIR SER IR AUR FER VERR SAUR VOUDR VIENDR POURR
Lets try some… Je/manger = Nous/lire = Vous/écrabouiller = Elles/sortir = Tu/être = Je mangerais Nous lirions Vous écrabouilleriez Elles sortiraient Tu serais
LA FIN!