AIMS: To learn how to recognise regular and irregular conditional tense verbs.

1. FRENCH VERBS: CONDITIONAL TENSEWho is doing the verb?Which subject pronoun do I need?What do I need to do to create the stem for the verb?What are the correct endings that need to be added? AIMS: To learn how to recognise regular and irregular conditional tense verbs. To learn how to form regular and irregular conditional tense verbs.

2. What are conditional tense verbs? • Conditional tense verbs describe an action that would happen in the future (if, for example, something else were to happen as well). • Examples in English are: I would run and I would hide (if a bear was chasing me!). • The first great thing about the conditional tense is that the endings are always the same. It is only the stem that changes (on occasions). • The second great thing is that the endings are exactly the same as the imperfect tense.

3. NOT VERBS ARE LIKE FLOWERS IN THE CONDITIONAL TENSE REGARDER FINIR RÉPONDRE HEAD > STEM >

4. VERBS ARE LIKE BUILDING BLOCKS BECAUSE THEY LOOK TO THE FUTURE. AS A RESULT, YOU ADD ENDINGS TO INFINITIVES. Think of it as building to the future OR in the case of the conditional tense, how things would be (in the future).

5. R There is also a magic letter (ooooo!) All endings should come directly after the magic R in every case.

6. That magic R is why we do a little bit of chopping when we remove the E from the –RE infinitives. REGARDER FINIR RÉPONDRE REGARDER FINIR RÉPONDR_

7. Step 1: Choose the correct subject pronoun (the person doing the verb).

8. That magic R is why we do a little bit of chopping when we remove the E from the –RE infinitives. REGARDER FINIR RÉPONDRE REGARDER FINIR RÉPONDR_

9. Step 3: Add the correct ending to make the conditional tense.The great thing is that the endings are exactly the same as the imperfect tense!

10. Now you will see a demonstration of how to apply this knowledge in some examples.When creating verbs yourself, you can either use a paper dictionary or an online dictionary like www.wordreference.com

11. Look at the following examples and conjugate verbs by following the patterns.Remember the 3 important steps.Pause the video to complete each task before carrying on. Remember: Practice makes perfect.

12. ER • E.g. regardertowatch • Je regarderais • Tu regarderais • Il/Elle regarderait • Nousregarderions • Vousregarderiez • Ils/Elles regarderaient Conjugate 3 of these verbs following the same pattern as regarder: Aimer – to like (J’ in the “I” form) Jouer – to play Travailler – to work Marcher – to walk Dessiner – to draw Détester – to hate Copier – to copy Porter – to wear Écouter – to listen (J’ in the “I” form) Voyager – to travel Manger – to eat

13. IR • E.g. finirtofinish • Je finirais • Tu finirais • Il/Elle finirait • Nousfinirions • Vousfiniriez • Ils/Elles finiraient Conjugate 3 of these verbs following the same pattern as finir: bâtir - to build choisir – to choose établir - to establish (J’ in the “I” form)grossir - to gain weight, get fatguérir - to cure, heal, recovermaigrir - to lose weight, get thinnourrir - to feed, nourish punir – to punish réussir – to succeed

14. RE • E.g. répondretoanswer/respond • Je répondrais • Tu répondrais • Il/Elle répondrait • Nousrépondrions • Vousrépondriez • Ils/Elles répondraient Conjugate 3 of these verbs following the same pattern as répondre: entendre - to hear (J’ in the “I” form)pendre - to hang, suspendperdre - to loseprétendre - to claimrendre- to give back, returnrépandre- to spread, scattervendre- to sell

15. AIDE-MÉMOIRE: FRENCH CONDITIONAL TENSESubject+ (space) + Stem* + Ending • je/j’+ ais • tu+ ais • il/elle/on+ ait • nous+ ions • vous+ iez • ils/elles+ aient Jemangerais– I would eat Turemplirais– You would fill Vousvendriez– You would sell *Stem = The Infinitive, except for –RE verbs where you must remove the –E first. Remember the irregulars too! .

16. Now translate these verbs into French, remembering the important steps.Pause the video, complete the activity and then mark your work. If you get it wrong, correct your answer so you learn from your mistake. • I would copy • She would travel • They (m) would punish • We would lose • You (s) would succeed • He would wear • Je copierais • Elle voyagerait • Ilspuniraient • Nous perdrions • Turéussirais • Il porterait

17. The irregular verbs • There are some very important irregular verbs that need to be considered. • Can you guess which ones? • They are the usual suspects: être, avoir, faire andaller. The good news is that the endings are still the same, so no need to worry too much. Once you know the stems, you just need to apply all your wonderful knowledge. • Être – ser • Avoir – aur • Faire – fer • Aller – ir PLUS THESE COMMON VERBS • To have to (must) - Devoir – devr • To be able to (can) - Pouvoir – pourr • To know - Savoir - saur

18. Now translate these verbs into French, remembering the important steps and the fact that these are all irregular!Pause the video, complete the activity and then mark your work. If you get it wrong, correct your answer so you learn from your mistake. • I would go • He would do/make • We would be able to • You (p) would have to • I would be • They would have J’irais Il ferait Nous pourrions Vousdevriez Je serais Ils/Ellesauraient

19. FRENCH VERBS: CONDITIONAL TENSEWho is doing the verb?Which subject pronoun do I need?What do I need to do to create the stem for the verb?What are the correct endings that need to be added? AIMS: To learn how to recognise regular and irregular conditional tense verbs. To learn how to form regular and irregular conditional tense verbs.