French grammar · B1
Conditional: je voudrais, j'aimerais
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Overview
Used for politeness ("I would like"), hypotheticals ("I would go"), and the result clause of "si" sentences.
Formation
SAME stem as futur simple + IMPERFECT endings (-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient).
- parler → je parlerais, tu parlerais, il parlerait...
- aller → j'irais (irregular stem, same as futur)
Conjugation: aimer
| j' | aimer<em>ais</em> |
| tu | aimer<em>ais</em> |
| il/elle | aimer<em>ait</em> |
| nous | aimer<em>ions</em> |
| vous | aimer<em>iez</em> |
| ils/elles | aimer<em>aient</em> |
Uses
1) Politeness, 2) Hypothetical wish, 3) Future-in-the-past, 4) Si clauses.
- Je voudrais un café. (polite)
- À ta place, je partirais. (hypothetical)
- Il a dit qu'il viendrait. (future-in-past)
- Si j'avais le temps, je lirais. (si clause)
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