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Conditional Present – Formation – Today’s French
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Le conditionnel présent – Formation – Le français d’aujourd’hui

Part of Level 2 | French Conditional Mode

The rules are pretty straight forward.

–er and –ir verbs

  • Verbs ending in –er and –ir: take the verb at the infinitive and add the endings of the imparfait, as follows. We’re using AIMER – to like or to love – as the infinitive.

je/j’ …. aimer …. -ais

tu  …. aimer …. -ais

elle …. aimer …. -ait

il …. aimer …. -ait

on …. aimer …. -ait

nous …. aimer …. -ions

vous …. aimer …. -iez

ils …. aimer …. -aient

elles …. aimer …. -aient

Examples

I would like Paris.

J’aimerais Paris.

We would love Paris.

Nous aimerions Paris.

On aimerait Paris.

Your turn – C’est à vous

Practice translating this passage

I would like to go to Paris by car. I would visit the Louvre. I would end up with lots of nice memories. Would you like to visit the Louvre with me?

Answers – Réponses

J’aimerais aller à Paris en voiture. Je visiterais le Louvre. Je finirais avec plein de souvenirs sympa. Est-ce que tu aimerais visiter le Louvre avec moi ?

Now, try translating with Nous instead of Je. Send me your text here and I’ll correct it for you.

Bonne chance !

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on aurait dû – French expression

 

 

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