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The Conditional Tense

The Conditional Tense. Using one of the easiest tenses to siphon points from on any free response question in French. In English. Usually formed with the syntax if p, then q , where p is in the imperfect and q is in the conditional mood.

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The Conditional Tense

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  1. The Conditional Tense Using one of the easiest tenses to siphon points from on any free response question in French

  2. In English • Usually formed with the syntax if p, then q, where p is in the imperfect and q is in the conditional mood. • Example: If I weren’t doing this PowerPoint, I would be in bed right now. • Any instance in which the auxiliary verb “would” is included uses the conditional mood

  3. In French • Similar if p, then q syntax known as a “si” clause where “si” functions as “if” • Example: Si je ne faisais pas ce PowerPoint, je me coucheraismaintenant. • Perfect translation between English and French, where all conditional mood verbs are the same as saying “would + verb” in English. • Example: Il feraitses devoirs s’ilavait le temps translates literally to “He would do his homework if he had the time.” Very simple.

  4. Forming Conditional Stems • For –er and –ir verbs: • Use the infinitive form. That’s all.… No, seriously. That’s it. • For –re verbs: • Just drop the e and use that.

  5. Endings • Take the stem formed from the infinitive or otherwise (see irregular conditional stems ahead) • Add the ending (see next slide) based on subject

  6. Endings, cont’d.

  7. Endings, cont’d. • Examples: • To say “I would have:” • The verb is “avoir” • Thus, the stem is “aur-” • Add the ending for “je” (-ais) to the stem:aurais • End product: J’aurais

  8. Some Irregular Conditional Stems • Aller: ir- • Avoir : aur- • Courrir : courr- • Devoir: devr- • Envoyer: enverr- • Être: ser- • Faire: fer- • Falloir: faudr- • Pouvoir: pourr- • Recevoir: recevr- • Savoir: saur- • Venir: veindr- • Voir: verr- • Vouloir: voudr-

  9. Endings, cont’d • Hopefully you noticed, but the endings are exactly the same as those for the imperfect. … BOOM! This should have gotten even easier.

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