LAL: Le conditionnel
Le conditionnel
Introduction - The conditional expresses what you would do. Learn more about the conditional by watching the presentation below.
Irregular Stems
Remember that the irregular stems are the same for the simple future and conditional. The simple future and conditional do have different endings.
| Irregular Stems | |||
| infinitive | stem | conditionnel | translation |
| aller | ir- | j'irais | I would go |
| devoir | devr- | je devrais | I would be obliged to, I would have to |
| faire | fer- | je ferais | I would do |
| falloir | faudr- | il faudrait | It would be necessary |
| mourir | mourr- | je mourrais | I would die |
| obtenir | obtiendr- | j'obtiendrais | I would obtain |
| pleuvoir | pleuvr- | il pleuvrat | It would rain |
| pouvoir | pourr- | je pourrais | I would be able to |
| savoir | saur- | je saurais | I would know |
| venir | viendr- | je viendrais | I would come |
| voir | verr- | je verrais | I would see |
| vouloir | voudr- | je voudrais | I would want |