Conditional - Irregulars
French: AQA A Level, topic 11.5.4
Irregular Conditional Stem
In the conditional tense, the irregular stems are the same as in the future tense. But you add the conditional endings.
Être - ser
- Je serais - I would be.
- Tu serais - you (singular) would be.
- Il/elle/on serait - he/she/one would be.
- Nous serions - we would be.
- Vous seriez - you (plural/formal) would be.
- Ils/elles seraient - they would be.
Avoir - aur
- J'aurais - I would have.
- Tu aurais - you (singular) would have.
- Il/elle/on aurait - he/she/one would have.
- Nous aurions - we would have.
- Vous auriez - you (plural/formal) would have.
- Ils/elles auraient - they would have.
Aller - ir
- J'irais - I would go.
- Tu irais - you (singular) would go.
- Il/elle/on irait - he/she/one would go.
- Nous irions - we would go.
- Vous iriez - you (plural/formal) would go.
- Ils/elles iraient - they would go.
Faire - fer
- Je ferais - I would do.
- Tu ferais - you (singular) would do.
- Il/elle/on ferait - he/she/one would do.
- Nous ferions - we would do.
- Vous feriez - you (plural/formal) would do.
- Ils/elles feraient - they would do.
More Irregular Conditional Stems
In the conditional tense, the irregular stems are the same as in the future tense. But you add the conditional endings.
Voir - verr
- Je verrais - I would see.
- Tu verrais - you (singular) would see.
- Il/elle/on verrait - he/she/one would see.
- Nous verrions - we would see.
- Vous verriez - you (plural/forma) would see.
- Ils/elles verraient - they would see.
Devoir - devr
- Je devrais - I would have to.
- Tu devrais - you (singular) would have to.
- Il/elle/on devrait - he/she/one would have to.
- Nous devrions - we would have to.
- Vous devriez - you (plural/formal) would have to.
- Ils/elles devraient - they would have to.
Pouvoir - pourr
- Je pourrais - I would be able to.
- Tu pourrais - you (singular) would be able to.
- Il/elle/on pourrait - he/she/one would be able to.
- Nous pourrions - we would be able to.
- Vous pourriez - you (plural/formal) would be able to.
- Ils/elles pourraient - they would be able to.
Savoir - saur
- Je saurais - I would know.
- Tu saurais - you (singular) would know.
- Il/elle/on saurait - he/she/one would know.
- Nous saurions - we would know.
- Vous sauriez - you (plural/formal) would know.
- Ils/elles sauraient - they would know.
Vouloir - voudr
- Je voudrais - I would want.
- Tu voudrais - you (singular) would want.
- Il/elle/on voudrait - he/she/one would want.
- Nous voudrions - we would want.
- Vous voudriez - you (plural/formal) would want.
- Ils/elles voudraient - they would want.
Even More Irregular Conditional Stems
In the conditional tense, the irregular stems are the same as in the future tense. But you add the conditional endings.
Venir - viendr
- Je viendrais - I would come.
- Tu viendrais - you (singular) would come.
- Il/elle/on viendrait - he/she/one would come.
- Nous viendrions - we would come.
- Vous viendriez - you (plural/formal) would come.
- Ils/elles viendraient - they would come.
Tenir - tiendr
- Je tiendrais - I would hold.
- Tu tiendrais - you (singular) would hold.
- Il/elle/on tiendrait - he/she/one would hold.
- Nous tiendrions - we would hold.
- Vous tiendriez - you (plural/formal) would hold.
- Ils/elles tiendraient - they would hold.
Mourir - mourr
- Je mourrais - I would die.
- Tu mourrais - you (singular) would die.
- Il/elle/on mourrait - he/she/one would die.
- Nous mourrions - we would die.
- Vous mourriez - you (plural/formal) would die.
- Ils/elles mourraient - they would die.
Falloir - faudr
- This is only used in the 'il' form, to say it is necessary.
- Il faudrait - it would be necessary.
Pleuvoir - pleuvr
- This is only used in the 'il' form, to say it is raining.
- Il pleuvrait - it would rain.
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