French Conditional and Future Tenses

Flashcards covering the conjugation patterns for French conditional and future tenses, highlighting both regular and irregular verbs.

Conditional Root

The base form used to create the conditional tense, formed from the infinitive or irregular future stem.

Conditional endings

Endings used in the conditional: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient.

Future endings (futur simple)

The endings added to the infinitive for all verbs: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont.

Regular verbs

Verbs that follow a predictable pattern in conjugation.

Irregular verbs

Verbs that do not follow standard conjugation patterns.

Conjugation example of 'aller'

The future stem is 'ir-', and in conditional, it becomes 'j'irais'.

Conjugation example of 'avoir'

The future stem is 'aur-', and in conditional, it becomes 'j'aurais'.

Conjugation example of 'être'

The future stem is 'ser-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je serais'.

Conjugation example of 'faire'

The future stem is 'fer-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je ferais'.

Conjugation example of 'pouvoir'

The future stem is 'pourr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je pourrais'.

Conjugation example of 'savoir'

The future stem is 'saur-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je saurais'.

Conjugation example of 'venir'

The future stem is 'viendr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je viendrais'.

Conjugation example of 'tenir'

The future stem is 'tiendr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je tiendrais'.

Conjugation example of 'voir'

The future stem is 'verr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je verrais'.

Conjugation example of 'envoyer'

The future stem is 'enverr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'j'enverrais'.

Conjugation example of 'courir'

The future stem is 'courr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je courrais'.

Conjugation example of 'mourir'

The future stem is 'mourr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je mourrais'.

Conjugation example of 'devoir'

The future stem is 'devr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je devrais'.

Conjugation example of 'recevoir'

The future stem is 'recevr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'je recevrais'.

Conjugation example of 'pleuvoir'

The future stem is 'pleuvr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'il pleuvrait'.

Conjugation example of 'falloir'

The future stem is 'faudr-', and in conditional, it becomes 'il faudrait'.