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The Conditional Mood

The conditional is often referred to as a tense, however it is technically a mood. This means that it can be used in several different tenses. At GCSE, however, you are only expected to use it in the present tense.


To form the conditional, you take the infinitive of the verb. Then add the imperfect ending of avoir in the imperfect tense.


Imperfect endings

(je) -ais
(tu) -ais
(il/elle/on) -ait
(nous) -ions
(vous) -iez
(ils/elles) -aient


The conditional signifies that the subject should or would do the action.

eg.

j'aiderais à mettre à jour le wiki (I would help to update the wiki)
Je devrais faire mes devoirs (I should do my homework)

Some irregular verbs in the conditional present

avoir :

j'aurais
tu aurais
il/elle/on aurait
nous aurions
vous auriez
ils auraient


aller :

j'irais
tu irais
il/elle/on irait
nous irions
vous iriez
ils iraient


Être :

je serais
tu serais
il/elle/on serait
nous serions
vous seriez
ils/elles seraient


devoir :

je devrais
tu devrais
il/elle/on devrait
nous devrions
vous devriez
ils/elles devraient

The Perfect Conditional (beyond GCSE syllabus)

The perfect conditional translates as 'would have...' so to form the perfect conditional, take the conditional form of the auxiliary verb and form the rest of the verb as usual.

eg.

J'aurais aidé le professeur (I would have helped the teacher).

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