Language/French/Grammar/Conditional-Mood

Bonjour French learners,😊

How do we use the conditional tense in French? In this lesson, we will explore the fascinating world of the conditional mood in French grammar. Once you've mastered this topic, you might also be interested in learning about demonstrative pronouns, possessive determiners, and comparative and superlative adjectives in French. Let's dive in and improve your French language skills together! 🇫🇷

When to use?

The conditional expresses, the hypothetical and the possible: it describes events that are not guaranteed to occur.

Examples

• Il vous appellerait s'il savait que vous l'aimez = He would call you if he knew that you loved him
• Si vous nettoyiez votre chambre, votre colocataire serait plus gentil avec vous = If you cleaned your room, your roommate would be nicer to you.
• Il mangerait s'il avait faim = He would eat if he were hungry
• Si nous étudiions, nous serions plus intelligents = If we studied, (then) we would be smarter.

Other Lessons

• Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Ordinal number abbreviations
• Conjugation group 3 — verbs with infinitives which end in —re
• Hyphens in Cardinal Numbers
• Past participles used as adjectives with the verb "être"
• Plurals of nouns ending in s, x, z
• Problems with passive different direct objects
• Use of stressed pronouns for emphasis
• How to Use Be
• Differences in the use of numbers in French and English Dates