11.5.3

Conditional - Regular RE Verbs

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Regular RE Verbs in the Conditional Tense

To form the conditional tense for regular RE verbs, remove the 'e' from the infinitive and add the imperfect endings. Here is the example with 'mettre' (to put):

Illustrative background for Tu mettr=ais= - you would putIllustrative background for Tu mettr=ais= - you would put ?? "content

Tu mettrais - you would put

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Illustrative background for Vous mettr=iez= - you would putIllustrative background for Vous mettr=iez= - you would put ?? "content

Vous mettriez - you would put

  • 'Vous' means:
    • You (plural).
    • You (singular, formal).

5 Common RE Verbs in the Future Tense

Illustrative background for Conduire - to driveIllustrative background for Conduire - to drive ?? "content

Conduire - to drive

  • Je conduirais - I would drive.
  • Tu conduirais - you (singular) would drive.
  • Il/elle/on conduirait - he/she/one would drive.
  • Nous conduirions - we would drive.
  • Vous conduiriez - you (plural) would drive.
  • Ils/elles conduiraient - they would drive.
Illustrative background for Apprendre - to learnIllustrative background for Apprendre - to learn ?? "content

Apprendre - to learn

  • J'apprendrais - I would learn.
  • Tu apprendrais - you (singular) would learn.
  • Il/elle/on apprendrait - he/she/one would learn.
  • Nous apprendrions - we would learn.
  • Vous apprendriez - you (plural) would learn.
  • Ils/elles apprendraient - they would learn.
Illustrative background for Détruire - to destroyIllustrative background for Détruire - to destroy ?? "content

Détruire - to destroy

  • Je détruirais - I would destroy.
  • Tu détruirais - you (singular) would destroy.
  • Il/elle/on détruirait - he/she/one would destroy.
  • Nous détruirions - we would destroy.
  • Vous détruiriez - you (plural/formal) would destroy.
  • Ils/elles détruiraient - they would destroy.
Illustrative background for Vivre - to liveIllustrative background for Vivre - to live ?? "content

Vivre - to live

  • Je vivrais - I would live.
  • Tu vivrais - you (singular) would live.
  • Il/elle/on vivrait - he/she/one would live.
  • Nous vivrions - we would live.
  • Vous vivriez - you (plural) would live.
  • Ils/elles vivraient - they would live.
Illustrative background for Boire - to drinkIllustrative background for Boire - to drink ?? "content

Boire - to drink

  • Je boirais - I would drink.
  • Tu boirais - you (singular) would drink.
  • Il/elle/on boirait - he/she/one would drink.
  • Nous boirions - we would drink.
  • Vous boiriez - you (plural/formal) would drink.
  • Ils/elles boiraient - they would drink.

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11Conjugation & Use of Tenses

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11.3Imperfect Tense

11.4Future Tense

11.5Conditional Tense

11.6Future Perfect Tense

11.7Conditional Perfect Tense

11.8Pluperfect Tense

12Extra Grammar

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