Try and figure out how to form it…
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Paul returned at 9pm. (PC)
Le Conditionnel Passé (PCOND)
Noon 9pm 11p
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Used to talk about what someone would have done or what would have happened
He would have returned at 11pm. (PCOND) (if his mommy let him)
Brief overview-
J’aurais mangéHelping verb
(either être or avoir)in the
CONDITIONAL TENSE
Past Participle(normal formation)
ER – ÉIR – IRE – U
Je serais arrivé(e)
Take the infinitive of any* verb (present tense)Add on endings:
-ais -ions-ais -iez-ait -aient
*drop “e” if RE verbIRREGULAR= avoir = aurIRREGULAR= être = ét
Let’s review the Conditional (since it’s kinda key for this tense)
AVOIRJ’aurais Nous aurionsTu aurais Vous auriezIl/Elle aurait Ils/Elles auraient
STEP #1: Helping Verb in the Conditional. For the sake of the PQP… we only use AVOIR and ETRE
ÉTREJe serais Nous serionsTu serais Vous seriezIl/Elle serait Ils/Elles seraient
Dr & Mrs V
J’aurais mangé Nous aurions mangéI would have eaten We would have eaten
Tu aurais mangé Vous auriez mangé You would have eaten You would have eaten
Il/Elle aurait mangé Ils/Elles auraient mangéHe/She would have eaten They would have eaten
MANGER
J’serais allé(e) Nous serions allé(e)sI would have gone We would have gone
Tu serais allé(e) Vous seriez allé(e)(s) You would have gone You would have gone
Il/Elle serait allé(e) Ils/Elles seraient allé(e)sHe/She would have gone They would have gone
ALLER
1. A regret (aimer, devoir, pouvoir, vouloir)
I would have liked/wanted to go…
J’aurais voulu aller...
When to use this tense??? (not all instances are shown)
Nous aurions aimé voir le film hier soir.
Vous auriez dû étudier un peu plus.
J’aurais pu aller!
Elle aurait voulu t’inviter.
Ils auraient aimé danser avec les filles.
2. A “si” statement
If it had snowed last night, we would have had a snow day.
Si il avait neigé hier soir, nous aurions eu un jour de neige!
If I had known, I would have bought you a gift.
Si j’avais su, je t’aurais acheté un cadeau
Continued…
Si je avais dansé avec lui, j’aurais eu un petit ami
Si tu avais acheté un lotto, j’aurais gagné de l’argent.
Si j’avais eu l’argent, je serais allé en France.
Si nous étions allés, nous aurions vu Mickey Mouse.
Si seulement elle était retournée chez elle, elle aurait évité l’accident.
3. Describing events that were to have taken place at a later time…
Mom told us that she would have returned before midnight.
Maman nous a dit qu’elle serait rentrée avant minuit.
Continued…