The Conditional Tense -saying what someone would do

Use: to say would do You need 3 things: 1.a subject 2.the stem 3.the correct ending

To form the stem: use the infinitive (the whole verb –er, -ir, -re ending)

Now add the correct endings: ais ait ions iez aient je tu il / elle/ on nous vous ils/ elles

Do these endings look familiar?

Some examples he would dance – il danserait they would eat – ils mangeraient we would finish – nous finirions you would sell – vous vendriez NB – chop off the final –e for –re verbs

Irregular Verbs faire – je ferais être – je serais aller – j’irais venir – je viendrais avoir – j’aurais vouloir – je voudrais pouvoir – je pourrais