The Conditional Tense LEARNING OBJECTIVES This Powerpoint will

The Conditional. Tense LEARNING OBJECTIVES: This Powerpoint will teach you how: • To form the Conditional tense • To use the Conditional tense • To improve the quality of your Conditional tense sentences

The Conditional Tense The Conditional tense is used to talk about what you : WOULD DO

The Conditional Tense Foundation infinitive All you need is: + set of endings You can think of it as a formula like you use in Maths: infinitive + set of endings = Conditional tense

The Conditional Tense What is an INFINITIVE? • An infinitive is a particular form of the verb (meaning To… or –ing… e. g. Jouer = To play / playing) • An infinitive is the verb you will find in the dictionary • An infinitive must end in –ER, -RE or -IR

The Conditional Tense Examples of infinitives ER IR RE JOUER FINIR VENDRE = To play = To finish = To sell = playing = finishing = selling

To the infinitive you add a special ending for ‘je’ Je JOUERAIS I would play Je FINIRAIS I would finish Je VENDRAIS I would sell Note that with ‘RE’ verbs, you must take off the ‘E’ from the infinitive before adding an ending.

The Conditional Tense infinitive + set of endings = Conditional Tense Je préparerais le dîner I would prepare dinner J’étudierais le français I would study French J’arriverais en retard I would arrive late Je jouerais au hockey I would play hockey J’écouterais de la musique I would listen to music Je vendrais mon portable I would sell my mobile Je finirais les devoirs I would finish my homework J’irais au collège Irregular I would go to school

You may have noticed that not all verbs follow this pattern. There are IRREGULARS. This means that with some verbs you can’t just take the INFINITIVE. With some verbs there is a special stem to which you add the same endings. Eg. aller = to go But in the CONDITIONAL tense the stem is ‘ir-’ & then you add your endings: J’irais = I would go

KEY IRREGULARS Infinitive Conditional aller to go j’irais I would go avoir to have j’aurais I would have être to be je serais I would be faire to do je ferais pouvoir to be able to je pourrais I would be able to I would do

The Conditional Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK 1 There are three ways to improve your Conditional sentences : Sentence Openers Start your sentence with one of the following: Avec beaucoup d’argent With a lot of money Si j’avais l’argent If I had the money Si j’avais le temps If I had the time Si j’étais riche If I were rich

The Conditional Tense So, let’s put together a SENTENCE OPENER with some key verbs to improve our Conditional sentences Examples Avec beaucoup d’argent With a lot of money J’irais en Amérique. I would go to America. Si j’avais l’argent J’achèterais une maison. If I had the money I would buy a house. Si j’avais le temps J’étudierais un peu plus. If I had the time I would study a bit more. Si j’étais riche If I were rich Je ferais un tour du monde. I would go round the world.

The Conditional Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK 2 TALK ABOUT A DIFFERENT PERSON Talk about somebody else (your sister, your friend, etc) by changing the verb ending You will need to take the INFINITIVE and add a DIFFERENT ENDING

The Conditional Tense To gain more marks, you need to be able to talk about other people. This means the endings will change. Higher JOUER – TO PLAY Je jouerais I would play Tu jouerais You (sing) would play Il / elle / on jouerait He / she / one would play Nous jouerions We would play Vous joueriez You (pl) would play Ils / elles joueraient They would play

The Conditional Tense So, let’s change the person to improve our Examples Conditional sentences. Take care with the changes. Avec beaucoup d’argent With a lot of money Si elle avait l’argent If she had the money il irait J’irais en Amérique. he would go to America. elle J’achèterais une maison. achèterait she would buy a house. Si tu avais le temps If you had the time tu étudierais J’étudierais un peu plus. S’ils étaient riches ils feront Je ferais un tour du monde If they were rich you would study a bit more. they would go round the world.

The Conditional Tense IMPROVE YOUR WORK 3 SAY WHY YOU WOULD DO SOMETHING You will need to use PARCE QUE CE SERAIT = BECAUSE IT WOULD BE

The Conditional Tense IMPROVE YOUR LANGUAGE PARCE QUE CE SERAIT 1. Si j’avais l’argent, je visiterais tous les pays du monde parce que ce serait extraordinaire. 1. If I had the money, I would visit all the countries of the world because it would be amazing. 2. Si j’avais le temps, je ferais la cuisine à la maison parce que ce serait plus sain. 2. If I had the time, I would do the cooking at home because it would be healthier.

The Conditional Tense Can you put this all together? 1 + 2 + 3 Sentence opener Different person Say why To make a HIGHER LEVEL sentence

The Conditional Tense Higher 2 Different person 3 Why 1 opener Si elle était riche, elle donnerait beaucoup d’argent aux associations caritatives parce que ce serait une très bonne chose pour la société. If she were rich, she would give a lot of money to charity because it would be a good thing for society.

The Conditional Tense REMEMBER!! Once you have learnt this tense, you can use it to talk about ANY GCSE theme: Theme 1 - Identity & Culture Family relationships, Technology & Free-time activities Theme 2 - Local, national, international and global areas of interest Home, Town, Region, Social issues & Global issues Theme 3 - Current & future study & employment Studies, Life at school, Education post-16 & Jobs See the next slide for examples of THE CONDITIONAL TENSE on all these GCSE themes

The Conditional Tense -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient irregular manger sain faire plus d’exercice ne me disputer pas avec mon frère m’entendre bien avec ma soeur irregular acheter une jupe regarder la télévision aller à Rome en Italie visiter le Colisée éteindre plus la lumière recycler les bouteilles irregular fêter Noël recevoir des cadeaux irregular étudier plus ne porter pas de bijoux être comptable cher un travail

The Conditional Tense QUICK QUIZ How much have you remembered ?

The Conditional Tense Theme 1 – Identity & culture Family relationships, Technology & Free-time activities I would eat more healthily. Je mangerais plus sainement. I would do more exercise. Je ferais plus d’exercice. Irregular I would not argue with my brother. Je ne me disputerais pas avec mon frère. I would get on well with my sister. Je m’entendrais bien avec ma soeur.

The Conditional Tense Theme 2 – Local, national, international & global areas of interest Home, Town, Region, Social issues & Global issues I would celebrate Christmas. Je fêterais Noël. I would receive some presents. Irregular Je recevrais des cadeaux. I would turn off the light more often. J’éteindrais plus souvent la lumière. I would recycle bottles. Je recyclerais les bouteilles.

The Conditional Tense Theme 3 – Current and future study & employment Studies, Life at school, Education post-16 & Jobs I would study more. J’étudierais plus. I would not wear jewellery. Je ne porterais pas de bijoux. I would be an accountant. Je serais comptable. I would look for a job. Je cherais un travail.

The Conditional Tense Now it’s YOUR turn

The Conditional Tense How many of your own sentences can you make using the following tables to help you? POSITIVE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES Je ferais un tour du monde J’achèterais une grande maison J’irais en Australie J’étudierais plus OPENERS Si j’avais le temps Si j’avais l’argent Si j’étais riche Si j’étais jeune NEGATIVE CONDITIONAL SENTENCES Je ne porterais pas de bijoux Je ne me disputerais pas avec mon frère Je n’ enverrais pas de textos Je ne parlerais pas dans ma classe parce que ce serait super génial cool poli intéressant passionnant gentil

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