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© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 1

© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 2 The conditional refers to hypothetical events. It can be used to express a wish or a suggestion, to make a request, or to accept or extend invitations. Je voudrais un café s’il vous plaît. – I would like a coffee please.

© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 3 The conditional is also used to give information whose accuracy cannot be guaranteed. Plusieurs Suisses se trouveraient parmi les 7000 victimes du tremblement de terre. – Allegedly several Swiss nationals are amongst the 7000 victims of the earthquake. Plusieurs Suisses se trouveraient parmi les 7000 victimes du tremblement de terre. – Allegedly several Swiss nationals are amongst the 7000 victims of the earthquake.

© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 4 The conditional can be used for reported speech. Ma tante a dit qu’elle arriverait vers midi. – My aunt said she would arrive at around midday.

© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 5 Si j’étais riche, j’achèterais une belle maison. – If I was rich, I would buy a beautiful house. It can also express a hypothethical result which depends on something else happening first. These conditional sentences have two parts: the condition, or si clause, and the result clause which indicates what will happen if the condition of the si clause is met. These conditional sentences have two parts: the condition, or si clause, and the result clause which indicates what will happen if the condition of the si clause is met. Note that the condition in the si clause, is always stated in the imperfect.

© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 6

© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 7

© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 8

© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 9 Which common verbs have an irregular stem in the future tense, and therefore also in the conditional tense? infinitivefutureconditional aller - to goj’irai j’irais avoir - to havej’aurai j’aurais courir - to runje courrai je courrais devoir - to have toje devrai je devrais envoyer - to sendj’enverrai j’enverrais être - to beje serai je serais faire - to make / doje ferai je ferais mourir - to dieje mourrai je mourrais pouvoir - to be able toje pourrai je pourrais recevoir - to receiveje recevrai je recevrais savoir - to know je saurai je saurais venir - to comeje viendrai je viendrais voir - to seeje verrai je verrais vouloir - to want toje voudrai je voudrais

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© Boardworks Ltd of 12 The conditional tense 11 Écrivez un paragraphe sur vos vacances de rêve. Voici quelques idées pour vous aider. Où aimeriez-vous partir? Qu’est-ce que vous aimeriez faire là-bas? Qu’est-ce que vous recherchez dans vos vacances? Comment voyageriez- vous?