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An easy way of generating the future and conditional
Endings[edit | edit source]
Take the infinitive form of -er, -ir and -re verbs (deleting the final e in the latter case) and add the following endings:
je | tu | il/elle | nous | vous | ils/elles | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Future | -ai | -as | -a | -ons | -ez | -ont |
Conditional | -ais | -ais | -ait | -ions | -iez | -aient |
Examples[edit | edit source]
For example:
Infinitive | Stem | Future/conditional |
---|---|---|
donner | Donner- | je donner- ai, etc. |
je donner- ais, etc. | ||
finir | finir- | je finir- ai, etc. |
je finir- ais, etc. | ||
dormir | dormir- | je dormir- ai, etc. |
je dormir- ais, etc. | ||
vendre | vendr- | je vendr- ai, etc. |
je vendr- ais, etc. |
For the doubling of consonants in verbs like je jetterai, j'appellerai, the change from e to e in verbs like j'achèterai, il gèlera, and the change from é to e in verbs like j'espérerai, je compléterai, etc.
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