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Before we learn about how to use conditionals in French, let’s first find out exactly what they are.

What is the Conditional Tense?

Simply put, the conditional is a verb form which is used to talk about anything that could happen in the future. It is also used when talking about something that’s guaranteed to happen but only under specific circumstances.

Let’s take a look at examples in English first:

• It would cool down if you placed it in a refrigerator.
• Bu süveter olmasa üşürdün.

Note: the English modal verb “would” is conditional and is also written in its shortened form ” ‘d ”  and placed before the verb.

In French however, there is a different set of rules to remember.  The good news is that if you’re familiar with the Future tense, the Conditional will be a breeze!

Using the Conditional Tense in French:

The conditional is used in the same instances in both French and English:

• While asking politely or formally

ie. Would you pass the newspaper, please? – Pourrais-tu me passer le journal, s’il te plaît?

• While expressing the requirement or liking for something

ie. I would love to have a cup of tea, please. – J’aimerais avoir une tasse de té, s’il vous plait.

• While suggesting something

ie. We could go to a movie and have fun. – Nous pourrions aller au ciné et nous amuser.

• While advising someone

ie. You should admit that you made a mistake. – Tu devrais admettre que tu t’es trompé

• While role-playing, imaginary or not

ie. I would be the teacher, and you would be the student. – Moi je serais le prof, et toi tu serais l’élève.

• While gently nagging or complaining

ie. You could wash the dishes instead of watching the TV. – Vous pourriez faire la vaisselle au lieu de regarder la television.

• While using “even if” or “in case of” clauses.

ie. Even if you have 20 bucks, you’d be able to buy some candies. – Meme si tu avais 20 euros, tu pourrais acheter des bonbons.

Forming the Conditional Tense: the key rules

Usually, when verbs are in their conditional form they are comprised of an infinitive (used as the stem) + an ending.

The stem used in the conditional is the same as the one used in the gelecek zaman, which is the infinitive form of the verb. The conditional uses the following endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez ve -aient. If you’re familiar with the Imperfect tense in French, you’ll notice the endings are the same.

1. -er ve -ir sonlu normal fiiller:

Here, we’re using the same verb stem as the future tense (the verb’s infinitive form) and adding the right ending to it. Let’s take a closer look with some examples:

Not:

When a regular -er verb ends either in -eler or –eter, the consonants “l” and “t” are doubled.  This rule has some exceptions such as geler (to freeze), peler (to peel) and acheter (to buy).

Örnek:

In the case of verbs ending in -yer, the “y” changes to “i”.

Örneğin:

2. Koşullu düzensiz fiiller için kurallar

The irregular verbs are the same in the conditional tense as they are in the future tense: this includes verbs such as être, faire, aller, devoir, pouvoir, savoir, tenir, venir, voir, vouloir.

Here are some examples of what these irregular verbs look like in their conditional form:

Hızlı özet

• The conditional endings are -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, ve –aient (same as the imperfect endings)
• The conditional stem is the same as the future tense stem
• Düzenli -er ve -ir are formed with: Stem+ appropriate ending.
• Irregular verbs are the same in the conditional tense as they are in the future tense

You did it – you made it to the end of our lesson on the conditional tense in French! Why not try our quiz below to put what you’ve learnt today to the test?
See you next lesson – and in the meantime, don’t forget to practice! If you need any help don’t hesitate to get into contact with one of our Fransızca öğretmenleri.

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1 / 4

"Voudriez-vous du café?" anlamına geliyor

(Would you like some coffee?

Will you like some coffee?

Do you like coffee?

Have you liked your coffee?

2 / 4

"Vous (étiez / seriez / auriez été / serez) mieux à l'hôtel." Conjugate être in le Conditionnel Présent.

Türkçe: Bir otelde daha iyi olurdun.

étiez

seriez

auriez été

serez

3 / 4

"Nous irions à la maison." Ne anlama geliyor? anlamına geliyor

We would go home.

We should be at home.

We could go home.

We will go home.

4 / 4

"Je devrais m'excuser." anlamına geliyor

I would apologize.

I will apologize.

I apologize that I could.

I should apologize.

skorunuz

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