Conditional Tense - Irregulars
French: AQA GCSE (2025 Exams), topic 5.1.7
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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