Conditional Tense - Regular ER Verbs

French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 5.1.1

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

J'aimerais - I would like

Tu aimerais - you would like

Tu aimerais - you would like

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle/on aimerait - he/she/one would like

Il/elle/on aimerait - he/she/one would like

Nous aimerions - we would like

Nous aimerions - we would like

Vous aimeriez - you would like

Vous aimeriez - you would like

  • 'Vous' means:
  • You (plural).
  • You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles aimeraient - they would like

Ils/elles aimeraient - they would like

Test yourself on Conditional Tense - Regular ER Verbs

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