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Conditionnel - means |
"I would [do something] ..." but ... |
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Formation of the conditionnel present |
Use the futur radical + imperfect endings
ex: je parlerais |
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Conditional uses: |
1. Expressing the future in the past Il a dit qu'il viendrait demain (He said he would come tomorrow) 2. Polite form - expressing desire, hope or question Je voudrais de l'eau I would like some water Sauriez-vous quelle heire il est? Would you (happen to) know the time?
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ALWAYS used after |
au cas où (In the event that ...) - which explresses a possible eventuality Ex: Au cas où nous irions à Paris, il nous a donné les clefs de son apartement
si + imparfait (result of a condition contrary to the factual reality) Si j'avais de l'argent, j'acheterais ce stylo. |
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Conditionnel passé - means |
I would have (done something) if things had been different |
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Conditionnel passé - uses |
1. polite way to express regret or a thwarted desire -J'aurais aimé te presenter a mon fils, mais tu n'es pas arrivé à l'heure
2. Express an action that never happened in the past - after si _ PQP Si vous étiez venus, nous aurions été contents.
3. A probable past action Leur voiture est si neuve, elle aurait étée chère. Their car is so new, it must have been expensive |
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devoir - means |
to must, to ought to
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Uses of devoir |
1. devoir + object = to owe 2. devoir + infinitive = to be obliged to, need to 3. indicate intention (should, intend to) 4. indicate probable explanation (theory) 5. give polite advice (you/she/they ... should) 6. indicate a regret for an action or hope that did not materialize |
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Devoir - conjugation present tense |
je dois tu dois il doit nous devons vous devez ils doivent
MEANS: I must (etc.), I'm obliged to leave or I intend to leave Also: I owe (money) |
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Il doit partir - meaning |
he is obliged to leave |
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Il doit etre parti |
He probably left |
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Il devra partir (future) |
he will be required to leave |
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il devait partir |
He was obliged to leave or intended to leave |
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il devait etre parti |
He had probably left (when the action happened) |
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il a dû partir |
He had to leave, or he probably left |
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il devrait partir |
He should have left (had a moral obligation to leave or was being advised to leave) |
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il aurait dû partir |
He is being reproached for not having left, or one regrets that he had not left when the action took place |
