The Conditional Tense

I would …..

The Conditional Tense is used to say what you would do. It will

impress the examiner if you can write/ say a few sentences

using the conditional tense.

HOW TO FORM THE CONDITIONAL TENSE

For Regular Verbs:Simply add the conditional endings to the infinitive of theverb. NB. For “re” verbs, you need to remove the “e” first.

Endings for the conditional tense

je ________aistu ________ais

il/elle/on______aitnous ________ionsvous ________iez

Ils/ elles _____aient

e.g. je jouerais I would playnous vendrions We would sellils finiraient They would finish

Irregular Verbs in the Conditional TenseYou will need to learn the stems of common irregular verbs.

Then you simply add the Conditional Endings. INFINITIVE STEM CONDITIONAL MEANING

aller ir J’irais I would go

avoir aur J’aurais I would have

devoir devr Je devrais I would have to

être ser Je serais I would be

faire fer Je ferais I would do/ make

pouvoir pourr Je pourrais I would be able to

voir verr Je verrais I would see

vouloir voudr Je voudrais I would like

Si je gagnais à la loterie nationale, ….

The conditional tense will help you to write and say more complex sentences.

e.g. Si je gagnais à la loterie nationale, je voyagerais autour du monde en première classe.

If I won the lottery, I would travel first class around the world.