BASIC GRAMMAR


08/ Conjugation of verbs in conditional.

CONDITIONAL IN FRENCH.

01-"Present conditionnel" ( Conditional présent) :

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.

02-"Conditionnel passé" (past conditional ) :

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.