•How to use the conditional tense

•The stem and the endings

•Some irregularities

•Constructing hypothetical sentences

Je ferais la grasse matinée

je regarderais un film à la télé

j’irais me promener au parc

Je passerais mes vacances en Australie

je mangerais beaucoup de croissants

je parlerais français tous les jours

je boirais beaucoup d’Orangina rouge

•The conditional tense corresponds with the use of “would” in English

•Instead of putting an extra word in front of the verb, endings are used

•EG Je jouerais = I would play

•Je mangerais = I would eat

•This is usually used in sentences beginning with SI (if) – If I was rich, I would be happy

Take the infinitive. If it’s an RE verb, knock off the E

Just the same as the Imperfect tense – can you remember?

Je

Tu

Il/elle

Nous

Vous

Ils/Elles

ais

ais

ait

ions

iez

aient

1) I would play

a) je jouais b) je jouerais

2) I would live

a) J’habiterais b) J’habitais

3) I would eat

a) je mangerais b) je mangeais

he would watchIl regarderait

il regardait

il regarderais

She would listenelle écoutait

elle écouterais

elle écouterait

We would visit nous visiteraient

nous visiterions

nous visitons

We would drink nous boirions

nous buvons

nous buvions

There are not many irregularities in the conditional tense. But the irregular stems are very common so you must learn them by heart!

Hopefully you recognise these because they are also the stems for the FUTURE tense

You need one verb in the IMPERFECT and a second verb in the CONDITIONAL

If I won the lottery I would go to France

Si je gagnais la loterie, j’irais en France

If I had more money, I would buy a car

Si j’avais plus d’argent, j’acheterais une voiture

•Si + Subject + Imperfect,

Subject + Conditional