Regular RE Verbs
French: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 7.1.3
Regular RE Verbs in the Conditional Tense
To form the conditional tense for regular RE verbs, remove the 'e' from the infinitive and add the imperfect endings. Here is the example with 'mettre' (to put):
Je mettrais - I would put
Tu mettrais - you would put
- 'Tu' means 'you' (singular).
Il/elle/on mettrait - he/she/one would put
Nous mettrions - we would put
Vous mettriez - you would put
- 'Vous' means:
- You (plural).
- You (singular, formal).
Ils/elles mettraient - they would put
5 Common RE Verbs in the Conditional Tense
Conduire - to drive
- Je conduirais - I would drive.
- Tu conduirais - you (singular) would drive.
- Il/elle/on conduirait - he/she/one would drive.
- Nous conduirions - we would drive.
- Vous conduiriez - you (plural) would drive.
- Ils/elles conduiraient - they would drive.
Apprendre - to learn
- J'apprendrais - I would learn.
- Tu apprendrais - you (singular) would learn.
- Il/elle/on apprendrait - he/she/one would learn.
- Nous apprendrions - we would learn.
- Vous apprendriez - you (plural) would learn.
- Ils/elles apprendraient - they would learn.
Détruire - to destroy
- Je détruirais - I would destroy.
- Tu détruirais - you (singular) would destroy.
- Il/elle/on détruirait - he/she/one would destroy.
- Nous détruirions - we would destroy.
- Vous détruiriez - you (plural/formal) would destroy.
- Ils/elles détruiraient - they would destroy.
Vivre - to live
- Je vivrais - I would live.
- Tu vivrais - you (singular) would live.
- Il/elle/on vivrait - he/she/one would live.
- Nous vivrions - we would live.
- Vous vivriez - you (plural) would live.
- Ils/elles vivraient - they would live.
Boire - to drink
- Je boirais - I would drink.
- Tu boirais - you (singular) would drink.
- Il/elle/on boirait - he/she/one would drink.
- Nous boirions - we would drink.
- Vous boiriez - you (plural/formal) would drink.
- Ils/elles boiraient - they would drink.
Test yourself on Regular RE Verbs
'Perdre' is regular in the conditional tense.
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