La Formation (The Basics)
To form the conditional tense, you combine the stem of the futur simple with the endings of this past tense.
what is this past tense known as?
imparfait
The irregular conditional stem for the verb être
-ser
The conditional tense is most frequently translated as this specific auxiliary word in English.
what is this word
would
conjugate
je parle
je parlerais
How you would say "I would like" in French using the verb vouloir.
je voudrais
This is the conditional ending used for the subject pronouns je and tu.
what is the ending?
-ais
The irregular conditional stem for the verb avoir.
-aur
Changing "Je veux un café" to "Je voudrais un café" is an example of using the conditional for this social purpose.
why would one need to change this?
to be polite
conjugate the tu form of the irregular verb être in the conditional.
HINT: it starts with ser-
The English translation of the French conditional sentence "Ce serait magnifique !"
That would be magnificent!
For regular -er and -ir verbs, the future/conditional stem is simply this form of the verb.
what is this called?
this is the infinitive
The irregular conditional stem for the verb aller.
-ir
"J'aimerais voyager en France" is an example of using the conditional to express this type of daydream or hope.
what is this known as
a wish/desire/un souhait
The nous form of the verb finir in the conditional.
nous finirions
How you would say "Could you help me?" in French using the polite vous form of pouvoir.
Pourriez-vous m'aider ?
When forming the conditional for regular -re verbs like vendre, you must drop this letter from the infinitive before adding your endings.
what letter is dropped?
the letter 'e'
The irregular conditional stem for the verb faire.
-fer
To create a hypothetical "Si" clause, the conditional tense must be paired with a verb in this other tense.
what is this called
l'imparfait
The vous form of the irregular verb faire in the conditional.
vous feriez
The English translation of the phrase "Nous irions".
We would go
This is the conditional ending used exclusively for the plural subject pronoun ils or elles.
what is the ending
-aient
The translated meaning of the irregular French conjugation ils auraient.
they would have
In the sentence "Si j'avais de l'argent(1), j'achèterais un château(2)", this phrase represents the hypothetical condition that is not currently true.
which sentence is not true 1 or 2?
2 is the hypothetical one
The il/elle/on form of the regular verb vendre in the conditional.
il/elle/on vendrait
Translate this complete hypothetical to French: "If you studied, you would pass.
Si tu étudiais, tu réussirais