BASIC GRAMMAR
Conditional in French is very simple. It is like conjugating the simple future
but modifying the ending. Let's consider the following table :
Example
Subject pronouns | Endings |
---|---|
je | rais |
tu | rais |
il | rait |
elle | rait |
nous | rions |
vous | riez |
ils | raient |
elles | raient |
Attendre (to wait) :
J'attendrais
: I
would wait.
tu
attendrais
: you
would wait.
il
attendrait
: he
would wait.
elle
attendrait
: she
would wait.
nous
attendrions
: we
would wait.
vous
attendriez
: you
would wait.
ils
attendraient
: they
would wait.
elles
attendraient
: they
would wait.
Mettre (to put) :
Je
mettrais
: I
would put.
tu
mettrais
: you
would put.
il
mettrait
: he
would put.
elle
mettrait
: she
would put.
nous
mettrions
: we
would put.
vous
mettriez
: you
would put.
ils
mettraient
: they
would put.
elles
mettraient
: they
would put.
Souffir (to suffer) :
Je
souffrais
: I
would suffer.
tu
souffrais
: you
would suffer.
il
souffrait
: he
would suffer.
elle
souffrait
: she
would suffer.
nous
souffrions
: we
would suffer.
vous
souffriez
: you
would suffer.
ils
souffraient
: they
would suffer.
elles
souffraient
: they
would suffer.
In the past conditional, we put the auxiliary
conditional followed by the past participal
Example
Attendre (to wait) :
J'aurais
attendu
: I
would have waited.
tu aurais
attendu
: you
would have waited.
il aurait
attendu
: he
would have waited.
elle aurait
attendu
: she
would have waited.
nous aurions
attendu
: we
would have waited.
vous auriez
attendu
: you
would have waited.
ils auraient
attendu
: they
would have waited.
elles auraient
attendu
: they
would have waited.
Mettre (to put) :
J'aurais
mis
: I
would have put.
tu aurais
mis
: you
would have put.
il aurait
mis
: he
would have put.
elle aurait
mis
: she
would have put.
nous aurions
mis
: we
would have put.
vous auriez
mis
: you
would have put.
ils auraient
mis
: they
would have put.
elles auraient
mis
: they
would have put.
Souffir (to suffer) :
J'aurais
souffert
: I
would have suffered.
tu aurais
souffert
: you
would have suffered.
il aurait
souffert
: he
would have suffered.
elle aurait
souffert
: she
would have suffered.
nous aurions
souffert
: we
would have suffered.
vous auriez
souffert
: you
would have suffered.
ils auraient
souffert
: they
would have suffered.
elles auraient
souffert
: they
would have suffered.