11.7.5

Conditional Perfect - Faire, Pouvoir & Devoir

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Faire, Pouvoir, and Devoir

There are high frequency irregular verbs in the future perfect tense. Faire, pouvoir, and devoir are high frequency irregular verbs. It's important to be familiar with these verbs.

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Faire

  • Faire (to do/make) has an irregular past participle.
    • The past participle of faire is fait.
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Examples with faire

  • Here are some examples of faire in the conditional perfect.
  • S’ils avaient été payés aujourd’hui, ils auraient fait les courses.
    • If they had been paid today, they would have done the shopping.
  • Si j’avais eu plus de temps, j’ aurais déjà fait mes devoirs.
    • If I had had more time, I would have already done my homework.
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Pouvoir

  • Pouvoir (to be able to) has an irregular past participle.
    • The past participle of pouvoir is pu.
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Examples with pouvoir

  • Here are some examples of pouvoir in the conditional perfect.
  • Elle aurait pu rembourser son prêt si elle avait pu trouver un emploi.
    • She would have been able to repay her loan if she had been able to find a job.
  • J’aurais pu terminer tout mon travail si j’avais été plus concentrée.
    • I would have been able to complete all my work if I had been more focused.
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Devoir

  • Devoir (to have to) has an irregular past participle.
    • The past participle of devoir is .
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Examples with devoir

  • Here are some examples of devoir in the conditional perfect.
  • Comme nous avions passé une année en France, nous aurions dû améliorer notre français.
    • As we had spent one year in France, we should have improved our French.
  • Comme j’avais passé beaucoup de temps à préparer le repas, ils auraient dû l’apprécier.
    • As I had spent a long time preparing the meal, they should have enjoyed it.

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