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Le conditionnel: el condicional en francés

The conditionnel (the conditional in English) can be used in French as a tense or as a mood. As a tense, the conditionnel expresses the future seen from a past point of view. As a mood, it allows us to talk about a hypothetical or imagined reality that can only occur under certain circumstances.

When to use the conditionnel in French

to make a polite request or ask for something nicely

to express a wish or a desire

to give advice or make a suggestion

to express a hypothesis or a condition: what would happen if... (with si clauses)

Cómo conjugar el conditionnel présent

Future StemImparfait Endings

Endings List

Irregular Stems Title

ir-
aur-
ser-
fer-
pourr-
saur-
viendr-
verr-

How to conjugate the conditionnel passé

AuxiliaryParticipe Passe

Passe Example1

Cómo formar la negación con el conditionnel

Negation FormulaNegation Note
Negation Ex