| 9.3 French conditional: Conditionnell |
| 9.3.1 Formation of the French conditional: conditionnel présent |
The ending for the conditionnel I is always the same, only the stem of verbs differs (but only a bit). Verbs ending in -er und -ir just add this conditionnel-ending to the infinitive. Verbs ending in -oir or -re omit everything of their original ending and just use the r.
| Examples |
| acheter (to buy) |
sortir (to go out) |
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| j'(e) | achèterais | I would buy | sortirais | I would go out | -ais |
| tu | achèterais | you would buy | sortirais | you would go out | -ais |
| il / elle | achèterait | he/she would buy | sortirait | he/she would go out | -ait |
| nous | achèterions | we would buy | sortirions | we would go out | -ions |
| vous | achèteriez | you would buy | sortiriez | you would go out | - iez |
| ils / elles | achèteraient | they would buy | sortiraient | they would go out | - aient |
| entendre (to understand) | mouvoir (to move) | end- ing |
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| j'(e) | entendrais | I would understand | mouvrais | I would move | -ais |
| tu | entendrais | you would understand | mouvrais | you would move | -ais |
| il / elle | entendrait | he/she would understand | mouvrait | he/she would move | -ait |
| nous | entendrions | we would understand | mouvrions | we would move | -ions |
| vous | entendriez | you would understand | mouvriez | you would move | - iez |
| ils / elles | entendraient | they would understand | mouvraient | they would move | - aient |
Since there is no rule without exception, just have a short look at the the irregular verbs for conditionnel présent.
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| être = to be | vouloir = to want | savoir = to know | faire = to do | avoir = to have |
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| je serais | je voudrais | je saurais | je ferais | j' aurais |
| tu serais | tu voudrais | tu saurais | tu ferais | tu aurais |
| il / elle serait | il / elle voudrait | il / elle saurait | il / elle ferait | il / elle aurait |
| nous serions | nous voudrions | nous saurions | nous ferions | nous aurions |
| vous seriez | vous voudriez | vous sauriez | vous feriez | vous auriez |
| ils / elles seraient | ils / elles voudraient | ils / elles sauraient | ils / elles feraient | ils / elles auraient |
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