What does conditional translate to
…would…
2 basic conditional examples
Je voudrais
J’aimerais
+ er/ir/re
How to form the conditional
Infinitive + endings
Manger, finir, vendr
ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient
To go, to have, to have to, to send, to be in conditional (irregular)
Aller ~> Ir
Avoir ~> Aur
Devoir ~> Devr
Envoyer ~> Enverr
Etre ~> Ser
To do, to be able to, to come, to see, to want to in conditional (irregular)
Faire ~> Fer
Pouvoir ~> Pourr
Venir ~> Viendr
Voir ~> Verr
Vouloir ~> Voudr
If I was rich
Si j’étais riche
If I had the time/ the choice
Si j’avais le temps/ le choix…
Structure for past tense conditional
Conditional of auxiliary verb (avoir/être) + past participle
I would’ve gone
I would’ve had
Je serais allée
J’aurais eu
We would’ve gone
We would’ve had
Nous serions allé(e)s
Nous aurions eu
He/she would’ve gone
He/she would’ve had
Il/elle serait allé(e)
Il/elle aurait eu