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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):

Tu aimer=ais= - you would like

Tu aimerais - you would like

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Vous aimer=iez= - you would like

Vous aimeriez - you would like

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

5 Common ER Verbs in the Conditional Tense

Chercher - to look for

Chercher - to look for

  • Je chercherais - I would look for.
  • Tu chercherais - you (singular) would look for.
  • Il/elle/on chercherait - he/she/one would look for.
  • Nous chercherions - we would look for.
  • Vous chercheriez - you (plural/formal) would look for.
  • Ils/elles chercheraient - they would look for.
Arriver - to arrive

Arriver - to arrive

  • J'arriverais - I would arrive.
  • Tu arriverais - you (singular) would arrive.
  • Il/elle/on arriverait - he/she/one would arrive.
  • Nous arriverions - we would arrive.
  • Vous arriveriez - you (plural/formal) would arrive.
  • Ils/elles arriveraient - they would arrive.
Écouter - to listen

Écouter - to listen

  • J'écouterais - I would listen.
  • Tu écouterais - you (singular) would listen.
  • Il/elle/on écouterait - he/she/one would listen.
  • Nous écouterions - we would listen.
  • Vous écouteriez - you (plural/formal) would listen.
  • Ils/elles écouteraient - they would listen.
Étudier - to study

Étudier - to study

  • J'étudierais - I would study.
  • Tu étudierais - you (singular) would study.
  • Il/elle/on étudierait - he/she/one would study.
  • Nous étudierions - we would study.
  • Vous étudieriez - you (plural/formal) would study.
  • Ils/elles étudieraient - they would study.
Voler - to fly

Voler - to fly

  • Je volerais - I would fly.
  • Tu volerais - you (singular) would fly.
  • Il/elle/on volerait - he/she/one would fly.
  • Nous volerions - we would fly.
  • Vous voleriez - you (plural/formal) would fly.
  • Ils/elles voleraient - they would fly.
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