5.1.1

Conditional Tense - Regular ER Verbs

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Regular ER Verbs in the Conditional Tense

To form the conditional tense with regular ER verbs, take the infinitive and add the imperfect endings. Here is the example with 'aimer' (to like):

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Tu aimerais - you would like

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Illustrative background for Vous aimer=iez= - you would likeIllustrative background for Vous aimer=iez= - you would like ?? "content

Vous aimeriez - you would like

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

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3Study & Employment

4Common Tenses

4.1Present Tense

4.2Perfect Tense

4.3Imperfect Tense

4.4Imperfect vs Perfect

4.5Future Tense

5Advanced Tenses

6Extra Grammar

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