Conditional Tense - Regular IR Verbs

French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 5.1.3

Regular IR Verbs in the Conditional Tense

To form the conditional tense with regular IR verbs, take the infinitive and add the imperfect endings. Here is the example with 'sortir' (to go out):

Je sortirais - I would go out

Je sortirais - I would go out

Tu sortirais - you would go out

Tu sortirais - you would go out

  • 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle/on sortirait - he/she/one would go out

Il/elle/on sortirait - he/she/one would go out

Nous sortirions - we would go out

Nous sortirions - we would go out

Vous sortiriez - you would go out

Vous sortiriez - you would go out

  • 'Vous' means:
  • You (plural).
  • You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles sortiraient - they would go out

Ils/elles sortiraient - they would go out

Test yourself on Conditional Tense - Regular IR Verbs

  • 'Agir' (to act, behave) is regular in the conditional tense.
    How do you say 'we would behave' in French?

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