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1. Conditional - Conditionnel
The French conditional mood is very similar to the English conditional mood.
It describes events that are not guaranteed to occur; often they are dependent on certain
conditions. While the French conditional mood has a full set of conjugations, the English
equivalent is just the modal verb "would" + main verb.
The French conditional is mainly used in si clauses, to express what would happen if a condition
were met:
However, you can't say "si vous voudriez" to mean "if you would like," because the French
conditional can never be used after si.
The verb aimer is used to express a polite desire, sometimes one that cannot be fulfilled:
The conditional is one of the simplest French conjugations. There is only one set of endings for
all verbs, and most of them - even many which are irregular in the present tense - use their
infinitive as the root. There are only about two dozen stem-changing or irregular verbs which
have irregular conditional stems but take the same endings. These are listed on the following
page.
Stem-Changing and Irregular Verbs
*Notes:
To conjugate an -ER or -IR verb in the conditional, add the appropriate endings to the infinitive.
For -RE verbs, remove the final -e and then add the conditional endings. For irregular verbs,
add the endings to the irregular conditional stem. For example, here are the conditional
conjugations for the regular verbs parler (to speak), finir (to finish), and vendre (to sell) and the
irregular verb aller (to go):
Pronoun Conditional parler > parler- finir > vendre > aller > ir-
ending finir- vendr-
Je -ais parlerais finirais vendrais irais
Tu -ais parlerais finirais vendrais irais
Il -ait parlerait finirait vendrait irait
Nous -ions parlerions finirions vendrions irions
Vous -iez parleriez finiriez vendriez iriez
ils -aient parleraient finiraient vendraient iraient
Practice
Conjugate the verbs in the parentheses in the conditional tense.
Answers on page 4
Answers
The French future tense is very similar to the English future tense: it talks about upcoming
events. While the French future tense has a full set of conjugations, the English equivalent is
just the verb "will" + main verb.
The French future tense can also be used in si clauses, to express what will happen if a
condition is met:
To express something that is going to occur very soon, you can use the futur proche.
The future is one of the simplest French tenses. There is only one set of endings for all verbs,
and most of them - even many which are irregular in the present tense - use their infinitive as
the root. There are only about two dozen stem-changing or irregular verbs which have irregular
future stems but take the same endings:
Notes:
To conjugate an -ER or -IR verb in the future tense, add the appropriate endings to the
infinitive. For -RE verbs, remove the final -e and then add the future endings. For
irregular verbs, add the endings to the irregular future stem. For example, here are the
future conjugations for the regular verbs parler (to speak), finir (to finish), and vendre (to
sell) and the irregular verb aller (to go):
Pronoun Future parler > finir > vendre > vendr- aller > ir-
ending parler- finir-
Je -ai parlerai finirai vendrai irai
Tu -as parleras finiras vendras iras
Il -a parlera finira vendra ira
Nous -ons parlerons finirons vendrons irons
Vous -ez parlerez finirez vendrez irez
ils -ont parleront finiront vendront iront
Practice
Answers on page 8
Answers
The future and conditional are conjugated so similarly that it is easy to mix them up.
Both share the same stem, but they have different endings.
Regular
Future Conditional
parler
je parlerai parlerais
tu parleras parlerais
il/ elle parlera parlerait
nous parlerons parlerions
vous parlerez parleriez
ils/elles parleront parleraient
finir
je finirai finirais
tu finiras finirais
il/ elle finira finirait
nous finirons finirions
vous finirez finiriez
ils/elles finiront finiraient
rendre
je rendrai rendrais
tu rendras rendrais
il/ elle rendra rendrait
nous rendrons rendrions
vous rendrez rendriez
ils/elles rendront rendrions
Irregular
These verbs do not base their stem on the infinitive.
future f faudra f f
Falloir faudr
conditional f faudrait f f
future f pleuvra f f
Pleuvoir pleuvr
conditional f pleuvrait f f
Interactive Practice -
http://www.languageguide.org/francais/grammar/conju/exercises/futureirregular.jsp