Le conditionnel présent
In this post, Le Conditionnel Présent, you will learn about the present conditional tense in French. For instance, le conditionnel (the conditional) can be used in French as a tense and as a mood. As a tense, le conditionnel expresses the future seen from a past point of view. As a mood, the conditional allows us to talk about a hypothetical or imagined reality that can only occur under certain circumstances.
Le conditionnel présent Overview & Exercises :
1. Qu’est-ce que c’est Le conditionnel présent?
2. How to Use the French Conditional Present
3. Practice Sentences in the Conditional Present with ER, IR, and RE Verbs
4. Quiz
1. Qu’est-ce que c’est le conditionnel présent
The present tense of the conditional is used to express that something would hypothetically happen in the present or in the future under certain conditions. It is formed by using the future stem of the verb and adding the endings of the imparfait tense: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient.
Examine the following conjugations of regular verbs in this tense. Remember that the future stem of a regular verb is simply the infinitive form of the verb:
| -ER verbs | -IR verbs | -RE verbs |
|---|---|---|
| REMARQUER (Would notice) | CHOISIR (Would choose) | VENDRE (Would sell) |
| je remarquerais | je choisirais | je vendrais |
| tu remarquerais | tu choisirais | tu vendrais |
| il/elle/on remarquerait | il/elle/on choisirait | il/elle/on vendrait |
| nous remarquerions | nous choisirions | nous vendrions |
| vous remarqueriez | vous choisiriez | vous vendriez |
| ils/elles remarqueraient | ils/elles choisiraient | ils/elles vendraient |
2. How to Use the French Conditional Present
In the video, Anne Le grand will help you to understand the necessary grammar for this topic. Enjoy!
3. Practice Sentences in the Conditional Present with ER, IR, and RE Verbs
4. QUIZ : Conditional Test
Le Conditionnel TestClick to Practice
Grammar Level 4 – List
1. A daily routine: Une routine matinale
2. Object Pronouns:
a) Definition: Les pronoms objets (Directs) (Indirects)
b) Object pronouns en et y: Les pronoms en et y (Test)
c) Object pronouns y et en video practice : j’en ai deux
d) Demonstrative pronouns: Pronoms démonstratifs
e) Verbs that take à: Verbes avec à
f) Verbs that take “de”: Verbes avec “de”
3. The conditional: Le conditionnel présent
a) Sentences ER verbs Conditionnel
b) Sentences IR verbs Conditionnel
c) Sentences RE verbs Conditionnel
4. Take Bring Take Take Report: Emmener Apporter Emporter Rapporter
5. Past Perfect: Le plus-que-parfait
a) Sentences ER verbs plus-que-parfait
b) Sentences IR verbs plus-que-parfait
c) Sentences RE verbs plus-que-parfait
6. Preterit – A beautiful dream: Le passé composé – Un beau rêve
7. The preposition “Chez” and tonic pronouns: La préposition “Chez” et les pronoms toniques
8. Adverbs: Les adverbes
a) Adverbs of time: Les adverbes de temps
b) Adverbs of manner: Les adverbes de manière
c) Adverbs of quantity: Les adverbes de quantité
d) Adverbs of place: Les adverbes de lieu
9. Homophones: Homophones
10. Irregular verbs in the future simple: Les verbes irréguliers au futur simple
11. French Verbs That Look Alike but Mean Different Things: Verbes français similaires mais aux sens différents
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