Le Conditionnel FORM FUTURE STEM IMPERFECT ENDING AIS

FORM: **FUTURE STEM + IMPERFECT ENDING** -AIS, -AIT, -IONS, -IEZ, -AIENT Example: ALLER –

This is a VERY easy tense to learn! BUT, you MUST know how to

Oddities: -YER verbs (Y changes to I) (Ex: PAYER = to pay) Je PAIERAI

FUTURE IRREGULARS: There are several irregular verbs, but the most important ones are: ALLER

More irregular verb stems in Future: *SAVOIR (= to know) – je SAURAI CUEILLIR

Conjugation of CONDTIONAL TENSE: (Ex: Je Tu On Il Elle Nous Vous Ils /

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Le Conditionnel

FORM: **FUTURE STEM + IMPERFECT ENDING** -AIS, -AIT, -IONS, -IEZ, -AIENT Example: ALLER – irregular FUTURE stem = IRNous IRIONS = we would go

This is a VERY easy tense to learn! BUT, you MUST know how to form the FUTURE TENSE first!! (Ex: Je Tu On Il Elle Nous Vous Ils / Elles -ER Parler -IR Finir -RE Prendre) Parlerai Parleras Finirai Finiras Prendrai Prendras Parlera Finira Prendra Parlerons Parlerez Parleront Finirons Finirez Finiront Prendrons Prendrez Prendront

Oddities: -YER verbs (Y changes to I) (Ex: PAYER = to pay) Je PAIERAI Tu PAIERAS IL PAIERA Nous PAIERONS Vous PAIEREZ Ils PAIERONT Similar verbs: EMPLOYER = to use / employ ENNUYER = to bore / get bored ESSAYER = to try / attempt ESSUYER = to wipe NETTOYER = to clean Accents: (e – è) ACHETER (= to buy) – j’ACHÈTERAI LEVER ( = to raise) – Je LÈVERAI MENER (= to lead) – je MÈNERAI PESER (= to weigh) – je PÈSERAI Double consonants: (l – ll / t – tt) APPELER (= to call) – j’APPELLERAI JETER (= to throw) – je JETTERAI

FUTURE IRREGULARS: There are several irregular verbs, but the most important ones are: ALLER IRAI, IRAS, IRA, IRONS, IREZ, IRONT AVOIR AURAI, AURAS, AURA, AURONS, AUREZ, AURONT ÊTRE SERAI, SERAS, SERA, SERONS, SEREZ, SERONT FAIRE FERAI, FERAS, FERA, FERONS, FEREZ, FERONT

More irregular verb stems in Future: *SAVOIR (= to know) – je SAURAI CUEILLIR (= to pick) – je CUEILLERAI *VOULOIR (= to want) – je VOUDRAI *DEVOIR (= to have to) – je DEVRAI APERCEVOIR (= to notice) – j’APERCEVRAI DÉCEVOIR (= to disappoint) – je DÉCEVRAI *RECEVOIR (= to receive) – je RECEVRAI S’ASSEOIR (= to sit down) – je M’ASSIÉRAI COURIR (= to run) – je COURRAI SECOURIR (= to help) – je SECOURRAI MOURIR (= to die) – je MOURRAI *POUVOIR (= to be able) – je POURRAI *VOIR (= to see) – je VERRAI *ENVOYER (= to send) – j’ENVERRAI *TENIR (= to hold) – je TIENDRAI *VENIR (= to come) – je VIENDRAI The following 3 are really only ever used in IL form: VALOIR (= to be worth) – il VAUDRA *FALLOIR (= to be necessary) – il FAUDRA *PLEUVOIR (= to rain) – il PLEUVRA

Conjugation of CONDTIONAL TENSE: (Ex: Je Tu On Il Elle Nous Vous Ils / Elles -ER Parler -IR Finir Parlerais Finirais Prendrais Parlerait Finirait Prendrait Finirions Finiriez Finiraient Prendrions Prendriez Prendraient Parlerions Parleriez Parleraient -RE Prendre) **REMEMBER, you MUST know the IRREGULAR FUTURE stems too!!**