The Conditional To express a wish or make a suggestion I would do
To form the conditional, use the infinitive for the stem and add the imperfect endings… regarder finir prendre Infinitive – to watch etc With – re verbs * take off the final e to find the stem! X
To form the conditional, use the infinitive for the stem and add the imperfect endings Je regarderais Tu regarderais Il regarderait Elle regarderait On regarderait Nous regarderions Vous regarderiez Ils regarderaient Elles regarderaient I would watch You would watch He would watch She would watch We would watch You would watch They would watch
- ir verbs Je finirais Tu finirais Il finirait Elle finirait On finirait Nous finirions Vous finiriez Ils finiraient Elles finiraient I would finish You would finish He would finish She would finish We would finish You would finish They would finish
-re verbs – ATTENTION - Prendre Je prendrais Tu prendrais Il prendrait Elle prendrait On prendrait Nous prendrions Vous prendriez Ils prendraient Elles prendraient I would take You would take He would take She would take We would take You would take They would take X
There are some irregulars: here are their stems… Aller – ir Avoir – aur Devoir – devr Envoyer – enverr Être – ser Faire – fer Pouvoir – pourr Savoir – saur Venir- viendr Voir- verr Vouloir -voudr Jirais Tu aurais Il devrait Elle enverrait On serait Nous ferions Vous pourriez Ils sauraient Elles viendraient Je verrais Tu voudrais
Try these: I would like to go to Paris Would you explain that to me please? I would only eat vegetables I wouldnt drink the water I would be happy! Je voudrais aller à Paris Pourriez-vous mexpliquer ça, sil vous plaît? Je ne mangerais que des légumes Je ne boirais leau Je serais heureux(euse)