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Le conditionnel présent – Formation – Le français d’aujourd’hui
Part of Level 2 | French Conditional Mode
The rules are pretty straight forward.
–er and –ir verbs

* Verbs ending in –er and –ir: take the verb at the infinitive and add the endings of the imparfait, as follows. We’re using AIMER – to like or to love – as the infinitive.

je/j’ …. aimer …. -ais
tu  …. aimer …. -ais
elle …. aimer …. -ait
il …. aimer …. -ait
on …. aimer …. -ait
nous …. aimer …. -ions
vous …. aimer …. -iez
ils …. aimer …. -aient
elles …. aimer …. -aient
Examples
I would like Paris.
J’aimerais Paris.
We would love Paris.
Nous aimerions Paris.
On aimerait Paris.
Find all the rules here

Your turn – C’est à vous
Practice translating this passage
I would like to go to Paris by car. I would visit the Louvre. I would end up with lots of nice memories. Would you like to visit the Louvre with me?
Answers – Réponses
J’aimerais aller à Paris en voiture. Je visiterais le Louvre. Je finirais avec plein de souvenirs sympa. Est-ce que tu aimerais visiter le Louvre avec moi ?
Now, try translating with Nous instead of Je. Send me your text here and I’ll correct it for you.
Bonne chance !
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