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20 Cards in this Set
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WHAT IS THE CONDITIONAL TENSE? |
TO EXPRESS WHAT WOULD HAPPEN OR WHAT ONE WOULD DO UNDER SOME CIRCUMSTANCES TO EXPRESS WHAT SOMEONE COULD DO TO MAKE A POLITE REQUEST IF/THEN STATEMENTS (SEE CH13 B) |
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THE DIFFERENCE IN MEANING OF "WOULD" BETWEEN ENGLISH AND FRENCH |
"WOULD" AS THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE, REQUIRES THE USE OF IMPARFAIT: La vieille voiture tombait toujours en panne. "WOULD" AS THE CONSEQUENCE OF CIRCUMSTANCE, REQUIRES THE CONDITIONAL: Sans un bon moteur, cette voiture tomberait en panne. |
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EXPRESSION OF WHAT SOMEONE, IN THE PAST, THOUGHT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE |
PAST TENSE VERB + QUE + CONDITIONAL VERB Je pensais que tu ferais tes devoirs. Il savait que Lucie reviendrait. |
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CONDITIONAL VERB ENDINGS |
-ER AND -IR VERBS: ADD IMPARFAIT ENDINGS TO INFINITIVES -RE VERBS: DROP THE FINAL "E" AND ADD IMPARFAIT ENDINGS |
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IRREGULAR CONDITIONAL STEMS: USE IMPARFAIT ENDINGS WITH STEMS |
ALLER=IR AVOIR=AUR DEVOIR=DEVR ENVOYER=ENVERR ÊTRE=SER FAIRE=FER MOURIR=MOURR POUVOIR=POURR SAVOIR=SAUR VENIR=VIENDR VOULOIR=VOUDR |
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VENIR PATTERN VERBS: THE SAME FORMS AS VENIR IN BOTH PRESENT AND CONDITIONAL TENSES |
DEVENIR, MAINTENIR, RETENIR, TENIR |
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IL Y A CONDITIONAL TENSE |
IL Y AURAIT |
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IL FAUT CONDITIONAL TENSE |
IL FAUDRAIT |
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IL PLEUT CONDITIONAL TENSE |
IL PLEUVRAIT |
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IRREGULAR STEM: ALLER |
IR |
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IRREGULAR STEM: AVOIR |
AUR |
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IRREGULAR STEM: DEVOIR |
DEVR |
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IRREGULAR STEM: ENVOYER |
ENVERR |
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IRREGULAR STEM: ÊTRE |
SER |
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IRREGULAR STEM: FAIRE |
FER |
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IRREGULAR STEM: MOURIR |
MOURR |
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IRREGULAR STEM: POUVOIR |
POURR |
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IRREGULAR STEM: SAVOIR |
SAUR |
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IRREGULAR STEM: VENIR |
VIENDR |
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IRREGULAR STEM: VOULOIR |
VOUDR |
