{"id":6418,"date":"2017-07-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/blog\/delf-conditional-tense\/"},"modified":"2021-10-20T10:58:56","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:58:56","slug":"delf-conditional-tense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/french-grammar-conditional-tense\/","title":{"rendered":"The conditional tense in French: Understanding the structure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1400px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>In this article, we\u2019re tackling the <strong>French conditional tense.<\/strong> We cover the following things and more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">When to use it<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">How to conjugate it<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Exceptions to the rule<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you wish to take the tests <a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/en\/exam\/delf\">DELF,<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/en\/exam\/dalf\">\u00a0DALF<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/en\/exam\/tcf\">TCF<\/a> revising all our french grammar and conjugation worksheets is always a great idea! 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!important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 0px;margin-left : 0px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:calc( 1400px + 0px );margin-left: calc(-0px \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-0px \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>Why do I need to use the French conditional tense?<\/h2>\n<p>The conditional is actually a mood, like the indicative and subjunctive moods. <strong>Within the conditional mood there are two tenses: the present and the past<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The present conditional tense is used in the following situations<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">To make a polite demand, e.g. <em>Je <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">voudrais<\/span> un croissant<\/em> (\u201cI <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">would lik<\/span>e a croissant\u201d)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">To give advice, e.g. <em>Tu <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">devrais<\/span> lui dire la v\u00e9rit\u00e9<\/em> (\u201cYou<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"> should tell<\/span> him the truth\u201d)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">To express a desire, e.g. <em>Elle <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">aimerait<\/span> visiter New York<\/em> (\u201cShe <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">would like<\/span> to visit New York\u201d)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">In a hypothetical situation, e.g. <em>Si j\u2019\u00e9tais riche, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">j\u2019ach\u00e8terais<\/span> un bateau<\/em> (\u201cIf I were rich, I <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">would buy<\/span> a boat\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38312\" src=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/conditional-tense-french-e1634720322705.jpg\" alt=\"grls-students-studying-books\" width=\"700\" height=\"245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/conditional-tense-french-e1634720322705-200x70.jpg 200w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/conditional-tense-french-e1634720322705-300x105.jpg 300w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/conditional-tense-french-e1634720322705-400x140.jpg 400w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/conditional-tense-french-e1634720322705-600x210.jpg 600w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/conditional-tense-french-e1634720322705-768x269.jpg 768w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/conditional-tense-french-e1634720322705-800x280.jpg 800w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/conditional-tense-french-e1634720322705-1024x358.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/conditional-tense-french-e1634720322705.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Conjugating a verb in the French conditional tense<\/h2>\n<p>The good news is that <strong>the conjugation for the conditional is easy<\/strong> as it reuses elements you will already be familiar with. If you already know how to conjugate the imperfect tense, you\u2019ll have no problem here!<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s conjugate the verb <em>aimer<\/em> (to like\/love):<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Take the verb in the infinitive: <em>aimer<\/em><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\">Add the appropriate ending according to the subject of the verb: <em>-ais; -ais; -ait; -ions; -iez; -aient<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Voil\u00e0 !<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The table below sets out the verbs <em>manger<\/em> (to eat) and <em>finir<\/em> (to finish) in the present conditional tense:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-977\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-977\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">&nbsp;<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">MANGER<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">FINIR<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">je<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">mangerais<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">finirais<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">tu<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">mangerais<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">finirais<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">il, elle<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">mangerait<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">finirait<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">nous<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">mangerions<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">finirions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vous<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">mangeriez<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">finiriez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ils, elles<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">mangeraient<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">finiraient <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<h2>Exceptions and irregular verbs<\/h2>\n<p>As you\u2019ll have seen, the French conditional tense isn\u2019t difficult to get the hang of. That being said,<strong> there is an exception to bear in mind<\/strong> \u2013 <em>mais oui<\/em> \u2013 and some irregular verbs that beat to the sound of their own drum.<\/p>\n<p>For verbs ending in <em>-e<\/em>, such as <em>prendre<\/em> (to take) and <em>r\u00e9pondre<\/em> (to reply),<strong> make sure to take off the final <em>e<\/em> before adding the conditional endings<\/strong>. For example: <em>Je prendrais le business s\u2019il pleuvait<\/em> (\u201cI would take the bus if it were raining\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><strong>As for the irregular verbs, the table below shows how to conjugate<\/strong> <em>avoir<\/em> (to have), <em>\u00eatre<\/em> (to be), <em>aller<\/em> (to go), <em>pouvoir<\/em> (to be able), and <em>vouloir<\/em> (to want) in the present conditional tense:<\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-978\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-978\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">&nbsp;<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">AVOIR<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">\u00caTRE<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">ALLER<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">POUVOIR<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">VOULOIR<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">je<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">aurais<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">serais<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">irais<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">pourrais<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">voudrais<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">tu<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">aurais<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">serais<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">irais<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">pourrais<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">voudrais<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">il, elle<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">aurait<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">serait<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">irait<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">pourrait<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">voudrait<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">nous<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">aurions<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">serions<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">irions<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">pourrions<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">voudrions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">vous<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">auriez<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">seriez<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">iriez<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">pourriez<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">voudriez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">ils, elles<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">auraient<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">seraient<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">iraient<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">pourraient<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">voudraient<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<p>Notes on pronunciationThere are a few more irregular verbs you\u2019ll want to be able to conjugate in the French conditional tense. <strong>Make sure to check out the conjugations for <em>savoir<\/em> (to know), <em>voir<\/em> (to see), <em>faire<\/em> (to do), and <em>devoir<\/em> (must), too<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You may have noticed that quite a few French verbs end in the ai sound. For <em>-er<\/em> verbs like <em>manger<\/em> (to eat), for example, the pronunciation of the final sound is the same in the infinitive <em>(manger),<\/em> or when it is conjugated in the future (<em>je mangerai<\/em>), the conditional present (<em>je mangerais<\/em>), or even the imperfect (<em>je mangeais<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Of course, just because the conditional present is based on the infinitive, it\u2019s important to remember that <strong>the conditional present isn\u2019t pronounced as a doubled ai ai sound<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take the <em>-er<\/em> verb <em>appr\u00e9cier<\/em> (to appreciate). Although the er ending is pronounced as an ai sound here, when it is followed by an ending such as <em>-ais<\/em> (to make <em>appr\u00e9cierais,<\/em> \u201cI would appreciate\u201d, for example), the <em>r<\/em> becomes audible.<\/p>\n<h2>Asking a question in the conditional<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Forming a question with the French conditional tense isn\u2019t much different to other tenses<\/strong>. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Use intonation<\/strong>: e.g. <em>Tu le ferais \u00e0 ma place\u00a0?<\/em> (\u201cWould you do it if you were in my shoes?\u201d)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Invert the subject and verb<\/strong>: e.g. <em>Auriez-vous des disponibilit\u00e9s demain\u00a0?<\/em> (\u201cWould you happen to have any availability for tomorrow?\u201d)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add <em>est-ce que<\/em><\/strong>: e.g. <em>Est-ce que vous pourriez\u00a0m\u2019aider ?<\/em> (\u201cCould you help me?\u201d)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Forming a negative sentence in the conditional<\/h2>\n<p>When it comes to using the French conditional tense in a negative sentence, <strong>you simply need to turn to your old friends <em>ne\u2026 pas<\/em>, positioning them either side of the verb<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For example: <em><strong>Ne<\/strong> le <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">d\u00e9fendrais<\/span>-tu <strong>pas<\/strong> si c&rsquo;\u00e9tait ton ami ?<\/em> (\u201cWouldn\u2019t you stand up for him if he were your friend?\u201d)<\/p>\n<h2>Learning with GlobalExam<\/h2>\n<p>On GlobalExam, you can put the theory into practice and adapt your learning to your level and goals. <strong>We offer a range of grammar sheets, training exercises, and tests for learning French<\/strong>, so there\u2019s no need to lose sleep any more over conjugations.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-38310 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Capture3.png\" alt=\"learning-with-global-exam\" width=\"631\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Capture3-200x53.png 200w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Capture3-300x80.png 300w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Capture3-400x106.png 400w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Capture3-600x160.png 600w, https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Capture3.png 631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Simply sign up today to check out our free learning tools for French grammar and communication!<\/p>\n<p>More articles on French conjugation:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/french-grammar-french-conjugation-all-you-need-to-know-about-verbs-and-tenses\/\">French Conjugation: All you need to know about Verbs And Tenses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/french-grammar-future\/\">French Future Tense: How Does The Conjugation Work?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/french-grammar-past-participle\/\">Past Participle Tense In French: Regular And Irregular Verbs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/global-exam.com\/blog\/en\/french-grammar-imperfect-tense\/\">What Is The Imperfect Tense In French? 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