the conditional - Wright Robinson College

The conditional is used when you want to say:
would could or should do something
THE CONDITIONAL
HOW TO FORM THE CONDITIONAL
use the future stem (which for most verbs is the INFINITIVE)+ imperfect ending
jouer to play = jouer in future + je ending in imperfect (ais) =
je jouer + ais
avoir to have = aur in future + je ending in imperfect (ais) =
j’aur + ais
aller to go = ir in future + je ending in imperfect (ais) =
j’ir + ais
être to be = ser in future + je ending in imperfect (ais) =
je ser + ais
je jouerais
j’aurais
j’irais
je serais
I would play
I would have
I would go
I would be
NEED A REMINDER OF IMPERFECT ENDINGS?
je
tu
il/elle/on
+ AIS nous
+ AIS vous
+ AIT ils/elles
... + INFINITIVE
I SHOULD
I COULD
SENTENCE STARTERS
I WOULD LIKE + INFINITIVE
si j’avais l’argent
si j’avais l’occasion
si j’avais le temps
si j’avais envie de + INF
si j’étais riche
si j’étais célèbre
si j’étais (plus) en forme
si je gagnais à la loto
si c’était mon choix
si je pouvais décider
JE VOUDRAIS/J’AIMERAIS
je voudrais aller
j’aimerais voir
j’aimerais devenir
je voudrais être
j’aimerais vivre
je voudrais m’acheter
j’aimerais étudier
j’aimerais faire
je voudrais améliorer
j’aimerais avoir
if I had the money
if I had the opportunity
if I had the time
if I fancied to
if I were rich
if I were famous
If I were fit(ter)
If I won the lotto
If it were my choice
If it were my decision
I’d like to go
I’d like to see
I’d like to become
I’d like to be
I’d like to live
I’d like to buy myself
I’d like to study
I’d like to do
I’d like to improve
I’d like to have
+ IONS
+ IEZ
+ AIENT
JE DEVRAIS
JE POURRAIS
COULD YOU TACKLE THE PAST CONDITIONAL? It’s the Conditional of avoir or être + past pasticiple
j’aurais voulu I would have like
j’aurais cru
I would have thought j’aurais fait
I would have done
je serais allé/e I would have gone
on serait restés we would have stayed je serais sorti/e I’d have gone out
I WOULD
I COULD
I SHOULD
je devrais aller
je devrais faire
je devrais épargner
ça devrait être
je pourrais aller
je pourrais avoir
je pourrais faire mieux
je pourrais tout faire
je pourrais le faire
ça pourrait être
or I’D
I should go
I should do
I should save up
it should be
I could go
I could have
I could do better
I could do anything
I could do it
it could be
SOME EXAMPLES
je serais
je ferais
je conduirais
j’achèterais
j’écrirais
je prendrais
je vivrais
je deviendrais
je donnerais
je dépenserais
il pleuvrait
il y aurait
il ferait...
I would be
I would do/make
I would drive
I would buy
I would write
I would take
I would live
I would become
I would give
I would spend (money)
it would rain
there’d be
the weather would be
je verrais
je viendrais
je travaillerais
je dirais
je lirais
je sortirais
je buvais
je mangerais
je passerais
j’épargnerais
ce serait
il faudrait
il serait
I would see
I would come
I would work
I would say
I would read
I would go out
I used to drink
I would eat
I would spend (time)
I would save up
it would be
it would be necessary
it would be