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○ Revising futur simple and imparfait
○ Revising futur simple and imparfait
In order to build conditionnel, it is necessary to know futur simple et l'imparfait.
○ When to use the conditional?
○ When to use the conditional?
The conditional is the mood of uncertainty and politeness. It contrasts with the indicative mood, which is the mood of reality and certainty.
• It allows you to express a desire, a possibility, or a piece of advice.
Je voudrais bien aller au ciné ce soir. > I would like to go to the cinema tonight.• It is also used to politely ask for something.
Pourriez-vous m’aider, s’il-vous-plaît ? > Could you help me please?○ How to build it? (regular verbs)
○ How to build it? (regular verbs)
To form the conditional, you need to use infinitive + -ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient.
Je mangerais volontiers un morceau. > I would gladly eat something.Tu sortirais les poubelles, s’il-te-plaît? > Would you please take out the trash?• With je, conditional is pronounced as in the future tense.
Je parlerai/Je parlerais - Je finirai/Je finirais○ Roots and endings
○ Roots and endings
• The particular radicals are those of the future.
Tu saurais m’expliquer ça ? → savoir | saur- (Coulrd you explain this to me?)Vous prendriez le train. → prendre | prendr- (You would take the train)• The endings are those of the imparfait
Imparfait : je chantais, tu finissais, il disaisConditionnel : je chanterais, tu finirais, il dirais○ Formulate a hypothesis
○ Formulate a hypothesis
We make a hypothesis about the present when we imagine something, a fact that does not yet exist.
In a hypothesis, the imperfect tense does not have a past value. We must consider the imperfect tense in its modal sense. The imperfect tense here represents the imaginary present.
Si j’étais sérieux, j’étudierais plus. > If were serious, I would study more.Si tu savais chanter, tu aurais du succès. > If you were able to sing, you would be successful.• To make a hypothesis, we use the following form: if + [verb in the imperfect tense] + [verb in the conditional tense]
Si je parlais Anglais, je comprendrais cette chanson.Si on allait plus vite, on rattraperait cette voiture.Si tu recommençais ta carrière, quel métier ferais-tu?• Be careful, si + il = s'il. This avoids pronouncing two i's in a row.
S’il faisait beau, nous irions nous balader. > If the weather was nice, we would go for a walk.S’il dormait plus la nuit, il serait plus attentif. > If he slept more at night, he would be more attentiveGoogle Sites
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