![]() ![]() In journalism, the conditional is used to express events that “reportedly” or “allegedly” occur. Pourrais-tu m’expliquer ce mot? Could you explain this word to me?.Voudriez-vous venir chez nous demain? Would you like to come to our place tomorrow?.Est-ce que tu pourrais m’aider? Could you help me?.The following conditional sentences are all examples of polite requests. She’d like to start her new job tomorrow. Elle voudrait commencer son nouveau travail demain.If I were you, I’d buy this new pair of skis. À ta place, j’achèterais cette nouvelle paire de skis.Ce serait sympa de faire du ski demain.J’aimerais acheter une nouvelle maison.The following example sentences of the present conditional are straight “would” sentences. The French also use it in journalism to mean ‘allegedly’ or reportedly. The conditional has many uses including the expression of wishes and polite suggestions. vouloir (to want) “voudr” -> je voudrais (I would want).voir (to see) “verr” -> je verrais (I would see). ![]() venir (to come) “viendr” – >je viendrais -> (I would come).tenir (to hold) “tiendr” -> je tienrais -> (I would hold).savoir (to know) “saur” -> je saurais – (I would know).pouvoir (to be able, can) “pourr” -> je pourrais (I could).pleuvoir (to rain) “pleuvr” -> il pleuvra (It will rain).falloir (to be necessary) “faudr” -> il faudra (It will be necessary).faire (to make, do) “ fer” -> je ferais (I would make, do).être (to be) -> “ser” -> je serai ( I would be).devoir (must) -> “devr” -> je devrais (I should).avoir (to have) -> “aur” -> j’aurais (I would have). ![]()
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