Conditional Perfect - Faire, Pouvoir & Devoir
French: AQA A Level, topic 11.7.5
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.
Faire
- Faire (to do/make) has an irregular past participle.
- The past participle of faire is fait.
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.
Pouvoir
- Pouvoir (to be able to) has an irregular past participle.
- The past participle of pouvoir is pu.
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.
Devoir
- Devoir (to have to) has an irregular past participle.
- The past participle of devoir is dû.
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.
Test yourself on Conditional Perfect - Faire, Pouvoir & Devoir
Which of these verbs has dû as its past participle?