CONDITIONAL (Present)

CONDITIONAL (Present) A.                FORMATION- ‘The’ is often equivalent to the English would + verb. For most verbs, the stem of the conditional is the infinitive except for –RE verbs which drop the final –E. Infinite / Irregular stem + Imperfect Endings 1.       Stems     a.  REGULAR PARLER          PARLER- ETUDIER        ETUDIER- FINIR              FINIR- SORTIR          SORTIR- ATTENDRE    ATTENDR- DIRE               DIR- ECRIRE           ECRIR- b. SLIGHTLY IRREGULAR- spelling changes that occur in the present   tense of certain –ER verbs appear throughout the conditional.                    e                  y            i Ennuyer      Nettoyer essayer payer employer                            enneier- nettoier- essaier- paier- emploier-  Acheter                   Acheter-                                      Se lever                   Se lever-                                                                                    16   l           à        ll                                                      t      à       tt s’appeler                s’appeller-                                           jeter                 jetter c. IRREGULAR STEM CHANGES aller à ir- avoir à aur- devenir à deviendr- envoyer à enverr- être à ser- faire à fer- pouvoir à pourr- recevoir à recevr-- savoir à saur-- venir à viendr-- voir à verr- vouloir à voudr--       d. STEM ENDINGS -ais -ions -ais -iez -ait -aient B. USES of the Conditional       1. POLITENESS when making requests or seeking information. Je voudrais parler au patron, s’il vous plait. I’d like to speak with the boss please Pourriez-vous me dire où se trouve le bureau de placement? Could you tell me where the employment agency is? Auriez-vous le temps pour une interview aujord’hui? Would you have the times for an interview today? 2.      Indication of action at a future that is hypothetical; it may or may not happen. 17     Il a dit qu’il irait chez le médecin à 3h He said that he would go to the doctors at 3o’clock. 3. SI clause used in conjunction with the imperfect. Imperfect will ALWAYS follow SI & the conditional will be in the other clause. Indicates what WOULD happen (conditional) IF certain conditions were met. Si j’ étais infirmiére, je travaillerais dans le cabinet d’un  médecin. If I were a nurse, I would work at a doctor’s office.