Past conditional in French
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The past conditional (French: le conditionnel passé) is generally used to express:
- cautious in describing events that have happened but are not yet officially confirmed
- regrets
After a pluperfect verb in a 'si' clause, the past conditional is used in the main clause.
| Sample sentences | Translation | Use |
|---|---|---|
| Le ministre aurait démissioné | the minister would have resigned | cautious in describing events |
| J'aurais aimé partir avec lui | I would have liked to go with him | regret |
| Si tu avais travaillé, tu aurais réussi l'examen | if you had worked, you would have succeeded the exam | 'si' clause |
Lesson outline
Hide- 1.The formation of the past conditional in French
- 1.1.The past conditional with 'être'
- 1.2.The past conditional with 'avoir'
- 2.Exercises
- 2.1.Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional I
- 2.2.Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional II
- 2.3.Quiz about the past conditional in French
- 2.4.Writing and creating sentences exercise for the Past conditional in French
The formation of the past conditional in French
The past conditional is made up of the present conditional of être or avoir and the past participle.
Examples
| present conditional to be or to have | past participle | object | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Je | serais | allée | à Nice |
| Nous | aurions | fait | une bonne tarte |
| Elle | a | été | au tennis |
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The past conditional with 'être'
Verbs using 'être' are state verbs. They do not designate an action but a statement. The past conditional with 'être' agrees in gender and number with the noun they qualify. There are many verbs and among them you find:
| naître (to be born) | mourir (to die) | venir (to come) | aller (to go) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Je serais né(e) | Je serais mort(e) | Je serais venu (e) | Je serais allé(e) |
| Tu serais né(e) | Tu serais mort(e) | Tu serais venu(e) | Tu serais allé(e) |
| Il/elle/on serait né(e) | Il/elle serait mort(e) | Il/elle serait venu(e) | Il/elle serait allé(e) |
| Nous serions né(e)s | Nous serions mort(e)s | Nous serions venu(e)s | Nous serions allé(e)s |
| Vous seriez né(e)s | Vous seriez morts(e)s | Vous seriez venu(e)s | Vous seriez allé(e)s |
| Ils/elles seraient né(e)s | Ils/elles seraient morts(e)s | Ils/elle seraient venu(e)s | Ils/elles seraient allé(e)s |
Others verbs that use the auxiliary verb 'être'.
- partir (to leave)
- devenir (to become)
- tomber (to fall)
- arriver (to arrive)
- sortir (to exit)
- revenir (to come back)
- venir (to come)
- entrer (to enter)
- rester (to stay)
- retourner (to return)
The past conditional with 'avoir'
Verbs using 'avoir' are active verbs. They designate an action. The past participle conjugated with the auxiliary 'avoir' does not agree with the subject. It agrees with the Direct Object Complement if it is placed before the verb.
Example:
- ils ont acheté des pommes. (They bought apples)
- ils les ont achetées. (They bought them)
| parler (to speak) | finir (to finish) | aimer (to like) |
|---|---|---|
| j'aurais parlé | j'aurais fini | j'aurais aimé |
| tu aurais parlé | tu aurais fini | tu aurais aimé |
| il/elle/on aurait parlé | il/elle/on aurais fini | il/elle/on aurait aimé |
| nous aurions parlé | nous aurions fini | nous aurions aimé |
| vous auriez parlé | vous auriez fini | vous auriez aimé |
| ils/elles auraient parlé | ils/elles auraient fini | ils/elles auraient aimé |
You use the auxiliary 'avoir' to conjugate the past participle of 'avoir' and 'être'
- J'aurais eu (I would have had)
- J'aurais été (I would have been)
Note that you use the same form for all regular and irregular verbs.
Keep your motivation and test your knowledge about the conditional with our exercises.
Exercises
- Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional I
- Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional II
- Quiz about the past conditional in French
- Writing and creating sentences exercise for the Past conditional in French
Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional I
Rewrite the following story in the past conditional. Bonne Chance!
Sofia m'a racontée une histoire très effrayante:
À ce qu'il parait, il (être) 4h de l'après-midi et il (faire) beau. elle (partir) des courses et pendant qu'elle se promenait sur le long du boulevard, elle (rencontrer) son amie. Elles ont décidé d'aller chez le bijoutier du coin et se (acheter) une bague en or. Mais pendant qu'elle regardait les bracelets et les colliers, elles (croire) voir qu'un homme (rentrer) dans le magasin. Elles pensaient qu'il (devoir) avoir à peu près 25 ans et il avait les cheveux noirs aussi. Il (porter) un pantalon noir avec une chemise verte et un masque au visage. Il (tirer) un revolver et il (demander) de l'argent au caissier. Donc, le caissier (avoir) peur et il lui (donner) l'argent. Mais heureusement, un autre employé (voir) le vol et (appeler) la police. La police (arriver) et (arrêter) le voleur. C'est incroyable non !
(Sofia told me a scary story: well, it seems like it was 4pm and it was sunny. She would have went shopping and while she was walking along the boulevard, she would've met her friend. They decided to go at the jewelry and would've bought a gold ring. But while, they were looking at the bracelets and necklaces, they would've believed to see a man enter the shop. They thought that he would've been 25 years-old and he also had black hair. He would've wore a black trouser and a green shirt with a mask on his face. He would've pulled out his gun and would've asked money to the cashier. So, the cashier would've been afraid and would've gave him the money. But fortunately, another employee would've saw the robbery and would've called the police. The police would've arrived and would've arrested the robber. incredible no!)
Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional II
(verbs in brackets are in the present conditional)
Rewrite the following sentences in past conditional. Good Luck!
Example: Je (pourrais) sortir ce soir.
J'aurais pu sortir hier soir.
1. Il (ferait) très chaud.
Il très chaud.
(It would be very sunny)
2. Je (viendrais) te rendre visite quand tu sortiras.
Je te rendre quand tu sortirais.
(I would come to visit you when you will get out.)
3. L'enfant (se retrouverait) seul dans la maison.
L'enfant seul dans la maison.
(The child would find himself alone in the house)
4. Nous (devrions) faire connaissance.
Nous faire connaissance.
(We would get to know each other)
5. Marie (partirait) en France avec son petit-amie.
Marie en France avec son petit-amie.
(Marie would go in France with his boyfriend)
6. Un avion (atterrirait) en Afrique du Sud.
Un avion en Afrique du Sud.
(A plane would land in South Africa)
7. Une femme (deciderait) sa vie professionnelle.
Une femme sa vie professionnelle.
(A woman would decide her profesionnal life)
8. Tu (saurais) lui répondre.
Tu lui répondre.
(You would know how to answer him)
9. Il (prendrait) son déjeuner à deux heures de l'après-midi.
Il son déjeuner à deux heures de l'après-midi.
(He would take his breakfast at 2pm)
10. Nous (entendrions) la bonne nouvelle à la radio.
Nous la bonne nouvelle à la radio.
(We would hear the good news in the radio)
Quiz about the past conditional in French
Writing and creating sentences exercise for the Past conditional in French
Follow the example, and create your own sentences in the past conditional. You can use the translation for help.
Example: Elle / venir / voiture.
Elle serait venue si elle avait une voiture.
use of the pronoun and the verb to create the past conditional and the complement to create an imperfect sentence with the conjunction "si"
1. Il / se raser / rasoir.
s' .
(He would have shaved if he had a razor)
2. Elles / manger au restaurant / argent.
si
(They would have ate at the restaurant if they had money)
3. Vous / faire un voyage / temps.
si
(You would have done a trip if you had time)
4. Nous / écrire la lettre / papier.
si
(We would have written the letter if we had paper)
5. Je / partir / parapluie.
si
(I would have left if I had an umbrella)
6. Tu / ouvrir le paquet / couteau.
si
(You would have opened the package if you had a knife)
Exercises
- Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional I
- Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional II
- Quiz about the past conditional in French
- Writing and creating sentences exercise for the Past conditional in French
Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional I
Rewrite the following story in the past conditional. Bonne Chance!
Sofia m'a racontée une histoire très effrayante:
À ce qu'il parait, il (être) 4h de l'après-midi et il (faire) beau. elle (partir) des courses et pendant qu'elle se promenait sur le long du boulevard, elle (rencontrer) son amie. Elles ont décidé d'aller chez le bijoutier du coin et se (acheter) une bague en or. Mais pendant qu'elle regardait les bracelets et les colliers, elles (croire) voir qu'un homme (rentrer) dans le magasin. Elles pensaient qu'il (devoir) avoir à peu près 25 ans et il avait les cheveux noirs aussi. Il (porter) un pantalon noir avec une chemise verte et un masque au visage. Il (tirer) un revolver et il (demander) de l'argent au caissier. Donc, le caissier (avoir) peur et il lui (donner) l'argent. Mais heureusement, un autre employé (voir) le vol et (appeler) la police. La police (arriver) et (arrêter) le voleur. C'est incroyable non !
(Sofia told me a scary story: well, it seems like it was 4pm and it was sunny. She would have went shopping and while she was walking along the boulevard, she would've met her friend. They decided to go at the jewelry and would've bought a gold ring. But while, they were looking at the bracelets and necklaces, they would've believed to see a man enter the shop. They thought that he would've been 25 years-old and he also had black hair. He would've wore a black trouser and a green shirt with a mask on his face. He would've pulled out his gun and would've asked money to the cashier. So, the cashier would've been afraid and would've gave him the money. But fortunately, another employee would've saw the robbery and would've called the police. The police would've arrived and would've arrested the robber. incredible no!)
Fill in the blank exercise for French past conditional II
(verbs in brackets are in the present conditional)
Rewrite the following sentences in past conditional. Good Luck!
Example: Je (pourrais) sortir ce soir.
J'aurais pu sortir hier soir.
1. Il (ferait) très chaud.
Il très chaud.
(It would be very sunny)
2. Je (viendrais) te rendre visite quand tu sortiras.
Je te rendre quand tu sortirais.
(I would come to visit you when you will get out.)
3. L'enfant (se retrouverait) seul dans la maison.
L'enfant seul dans la maison.
(The child would find himself alone in the house)
4. Nous (devrions) faire connaissance.
Nous faire connaissance.
(We would get to know each other)
5. Marie (partirait) en France avec son petit-amie.
Marie en France avec son petit-amie.
(Marie would go in France with his boyfriend)
6. Un avion (atterrirait) en Afrique du Sud.
Un avion en Afrique du Sud.
(A plane would land in South Africa)
7. Une femme (deciderait) sa vie professionnelle.
Une femme sa vie professionnelle.
(A woman would decide her profesionnal life)
8. Tu (saurais) lui répondre.
Tu lui répondre.
(You would know how to answer him)
9. Il (prendrait) son déjeuner à deux heures de l'après-midi.
Il son déjeuner à deux heures de l'après-midi.
(He would take his breakfast at 2pm)
10. Nous (entendrions) la bonne nouvelle à la radio.
Nous la bonne nouvelle à la radio.
(We would hear the good news in the radio)
Quiz about the past conditional in French
Writing and creating sentences exercise for the Past conditional in French
Follow the example, and create your own sentences in the past conditional. You can use the translation for help.
Example: Elle / venir / voiture.
Elle serait venue si elle avait une voiture.
use of the pronoun and the verb to create the past conditional and the complement to create an imperfect sentence with the conjunction "si"
1. Il / se raser / rasoir.
s' .
(He would have shaved if he had a razor)
2. Elles / manger au restaurant / argent.
si
(They would have ate at the restaurant if they had money)
3. Vous / faire un voyage / temps.
si
(You would have done a trip if you had time)
4. Nous / écrire la lettre / papier.
si
(We would have written the letter if we had paper)
5. Je / partir / parapluie.
si
(I would have left if I had an umbrella)
6. Tu / ouvrir le paquet / couteau.
si
(You would have opened the package if you had a knife)
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With me, you can express yourself freely and make mistakes without fear, I'll take note of them without interrupting. Essential is that the conversation flows and that we understand each other.
I am Belgian and my mother tongue is French. I have always loved literature, culture, and languages. I studied in Flanders for 10 years, lived in France and Switzerland for 4 years, and I currently live in Valencia, Spain.
I followed the DAEFLE training (teaching French as a foreign language) in 2017.
My practice: - online conversation / support for self-taught students
- coaching / correction of speeches, lectures and documents
Method: - interests and culture
- videos, images, music, reports, poems
- asking questions and seeking answers online (with guidance)
- I encourage listening to podcasts and the use of applications such as Duolingo outside of class for vocabulary and repetition
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Basic rate 18€/hour
Children under 16: 20€/hour
Cancellation :
- If you cancel / postpone more than 24 hours before the lesson, it will not be charged.
- In case of cancellation / postponing less than 24 hours before the lesson, it will be charged at half price.
D. A.
I do not have a formal need but I want to be able to survive and communicate with friends in french in daily life. In that sense, lessons with Elodie is very nice. It is indeed like you are having a casual conversation with your very organized french speaking friend writing down the new vocabulary or the mistakes you make. Even though we plan 1 hour/week, it is already working a lot better for me compared to a 3-4 hour/week group course with 20 people. I had 5 courses including the trial lesson with her now, and I plan to continue as long as our schedules allow.
Elodie O.
1 - If you are looking for a well-structured French program to take you from a beginner level to advanced level to be able to travel to France, i have developed with success my own program which includes 70 worksheets from basic to advance level.
2 - If you are thinking taking any DELF exam, I can help you as I have experience in this field (3 years with Ensemble en Francais - online school).
3 - If you are a VCE French student, I definitively will be able to boost your skills to do well at the exam due to my experience as VCE French teacher and also as a VCE assessor.
4 - Finally I have also an extensive experience in teaching French at the primary and middle school level
R. W.
Francois is teaching our daughter in French at the moment. She is a total beginner and they started from scratch. Both work for one hour daily and agree on homework which is being checked in the next lesson. The lesson via Skype is working well with the exchange of material Skype as well. We can definitely see progress.
Francois D.
Italian teacher for foreigners
A. L.
Lidia is an experienced and professional teacher for Italian. With her nicely self-designed teaching material, she covers all the linguistic competencies such as reading, writing, listening and speaking. Also, she includes modern teaching techniques such as games and proposes interesting movies to watch.
This review was written by a coLanguage team member during a manual screening of this teacher profile.
Lidia T.
I want to help people to improve the level of their chosen language.
A. .
I can’t recommend Nancy highly enough. She’s a great teacher. Very patient, flexible and personable.
thanks for this Anne-Sophie. It is great to have you as a student.
My name is Ma. Teresa Tabasa Garcia. I was born and raised in the Philippines. I am a Native Tagalog Speaker and English is my second language. I graduated from Central Luzon State University with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Garment Technology and I took an additional units in Education and units in Graduate Studies at CORE Gateway College. I had been a College Instructor and Trainer in Cookery in one of the Colleges in our place.
As a teacher I am patient, friendly and flexible. I can teach students at all levels and all ages.
I use a combination of methods and tools in learning namely: conversation techniques, storytelling, reading text books, PDFs, audio and video recordings. You will learn the different sentence pattern, grammar, pronunciation and intonation, you may include your topic of interest as well. I use drills and exercises to track your learning progress. I will make sure that you will learn something new at the end of every lesson.
G. P.
Teresa is a delightful and bright teacher. She has previously worked as a teacher at the school board and as a teacher for young mothers. Her study method is based on the level of the students and the goals they want to achieve.
This review was written by a coLanguage team member during a manual screening of this teacher profile.
Thank you sir Giacomo, thank you for the good feedback. You're such an awesome and kind interviewer. I am happy to work with you in coLanguage. God bless.
Doctor of Letters and Professor of French Language and Literature
A. P.
Virginie is the best French teacher I ever came across. She has been a great help in preparing for DELF B1. Her clear method of explaining helps me understand and retain the grammar rules. She is very patient and her calm personality removes my anxiety and puts my mind at ease. I highly recommend her and thank her for the wonderful learning experience.
Virginie D.