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Le conditionnel
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How does one form the conditional in French? | Use the infinitive of the verb and the imparfait endings. |
| What are the imparfait endings? | -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient |
| What happens with -re verbs? | Drop the final -e and then add the imparfait endings. |
| je (parler) | je parlerais |
| tu (parler) | tu parlerais |
| il (parler) | il parlerait |
| nous (parler) | nous parlerions |
| vous (parler) | vous parleriez |
| elles (parler) | elles parleraient |
| je (choisir) | je choisirais |
| tu (choisir) | tu choisirais |
| elle (choisir) | elle choisirait |
| nous (choisir) | nous choisirions |
| vous (choisir) | vous choisiriez |
| ils (choisir) | ils choisiraient |
| je (rendre) | je rendrais |
| tu (rendre) | tu rendrais |
| on (rendre) | on rendrait |
| nous (rendre) | nous rendrions |
| vous (rendre) | vous rendriez |
| elles (rendre) | elles rendraient |
| What is the stem for the verb ĂȘtre? | ser- |
| What is the stem for the verb avoir? | aur- |
| What is the stem for the verb faire? | fer- |
| What is the stem for the verb aller? | ir- |
| What is the stem for the verb pouvoir? | pourr- |
| What is the stem for the verb vouloir? | voudr- |
| What is the stem for the verb devoir? | devr- |
| What is the stem for the verb voir? | verr- |
| What is the meaning of the verb devoir in the conditional? | should |
| What is the meaning of the verb pouvoir in the conditional? | could |
| What is the stem for the verb venir? | viendr- |
| What is the stem for the verb devenir? | deviendr- |