Conditional - Regular ER Verbs
French: AQA A Level, topic 11.5.1
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):
J'aimerais - I would like
Tu aimerais - you would like
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle/on aimerait - he/she/one would like
Nous aimerions - we would like
Vous aimeriez - you would like
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles aimeraient - they would like
5 Common ER Verbs in the Conditional Tense
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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.
Test yourself on Conditional - Regular ER Verbs
'Nager' (to swim) is regular in the conditional tense.
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Which of the following are in the conditional tense?