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What is similar about the future and conditional tenses and what is different? |
They have the same stem but different endings. |
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What is the basic future/conditional stem? |
The entire infinitive. All stems, even irregular ones, will end in "R" |
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What do -RE verbs do differently to create the stem? |
Drop the final "E," so they end in "R" |
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Avoir stem |
aur |
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être stem |
ser |
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aller stem |
ir |
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faire stem |
fer |
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venir stem |
viendr |
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tenir stem |
tiendr |
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pouvoir stem |
pourr |
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vouloir stem |
voudr |
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voir stem |
verr |
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savoir stem |
saur |
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devoir stem |
devr |
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falloir stem |
faudr |
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valoir stem |
vaudr |
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What are the future tense endings? |
ai as a ons ez ont |
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How is the future tense formed? |
The future ending is added to the future stem |
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How can you tell the difference between a future tense and present tense verb if they have the same ending? |
Look for the letter before the ending; if it's an "R" it is future tense |
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How do you put something in the near future? |
The present tense of aller is used with the infinitive of whatever verb is being used. |
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How should aller be translated in the near future? |
In the continuous present |
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What is the conditional mood in French? |
For events that would take place under certain conditions. |
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What are the conditional endings? |
The same as the imparfait endings ais ais ait ions iez aient |
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How is the conditional formed? |
With the conditional stem and the conditional ending. |
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What is "avoir" in the future tense? |
aurai auras aura aurons aurez auront |
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What is "avoir" in the conditional tense? |
aurais aurais aurait aurions auriez auraient |
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What is "etre" in the future tense? |
serai seras sera serons serez seront |
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What is "etre" in the conditional tense? |
serais serais serait serions seriez seraient |
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What is "aller" in the future tense? |
irai iras ira irons irez iront |
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What is "aller" in the conditional tense? |
irais irais irait irions iriez iraient |