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À l'étranger : future and conditional with aller, avoir, être and faire

I can use the future and conditional of irregular verbs aller, avoir, être and faire to discuss how, where, when and with whom I would travel.

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À l'étranger : future and conditional with aller, avoir, être and faire

I can use the future and conditional of irregular verbs aller, avoir, être and faire to discuss how, where, when and with whom I would travel.

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Key learning points

  1. The conditional has the same stem as the future tense for irregular verbs avoir, faire, aller and être.
  2. For the conditional of these verbs we add the imperfect endings to the irregular stems 'aur-', 'ser-', 'ir-' and 'fer-'.
  3. J'aurais (I would have), j'irais (I would go), je serais (I would be) and je ferais (I would be) are key conditionals.
  4. Use the preposition 'en' when you want to say what type of vehicle you will use to travel.

Keywords

  • Conditional - a form of verb that describes what would happen

Common misconception

In French, there is a separate word for 'would' that is used with an infinitive to express what someone 'would' do.

The conditional form of verbs expresses 'would' + verb e.g. je visiterais - I would visit. There is no word for 'would' in French.


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6 Questions

Q1.
These verbs have irregular stems in the future and conditional tenses. Can you match the stem to the infinitive?
Correct Answer:aller,ir

ir

Correct Answer:faire,fer

fer

Correct Answer:être,ser

ser

Correct Answer:avoir,aur

aur

Q2.
Match the future tense endings to the stem of the verb.
Correct Answer:J'ir,ai

ai

Correct Answer:Tu ir,as

as

Correct Answer:Il/Elle ir,a

a

Correct Answer:Nous ir,ons

ons

Correct Answer:Vous ir,ez

ez

Correct Answer:Ils/Elles ir,ont

ont

Q3.
Put these ordinal numbers in the correct order.
1 - premier
2 - deuxième
3 - troisième
4 - quatrième
5 - cinquième
Q4.
Match the words to their definitions.
Correct Answer:feuille,leaf, sheet

leaf, sheet

Correct Answer:noter,to mark, write down, notice

to mark, write down, notice

Correct Answer:préserver,to preserve, protect

to preserve, protect

Q5.
Give the English for 'sec/sèche'.
Correct Answer: dry
Q6.
Chose the correct word to complete the sentence. Je déteste avoir la peau en hiver.
sec
secs
Correct answer: sèche
sèches

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the methods of transport.
Correct Answer:en avion,by plane

by plane

Correct Answer:en bateau,by boat

by boat

Correct Answer:en vélo,by bike

by bike

Correct Answer:en voiture,by car

by car

Correct Answer:en ferry,by ferry

by ferry

Correct Answer:en autobus,by bus

by bus

Q2.
Fill in the missing word. Mon passeport est expiré, mais est encore valide.
la tienne
Correct answer: le tien
les tiens
les tiennes
Q3.
Put the words in the correct order to translate the following sentence. 'My house is in town. And his? '
1 - ma
2 - maison
3 - se trouve
4 - en ville
5 - et
6 - la
7 - sienne
Q4.
Translate 'Elle visiterait'.
Correct Answer: She would visit
Q5.
Match these key irregular verbs in the conditional tense.
Correct Answer:tu aurais,you would have

you would have

Correct Answer:tu ferais,you would do

you would do

Correct Answer:tu serais,you would be

you would be

Correct Answer:tu irais,you would go

you would go

Q6.
Put the sentence in order to translate the following. 'On one hand, travelling by car is easy, but on the other hand, this contributes to traffic problems in town'.
1 - d'un côté
2 - voyager en voiture est facile mais
3 - de l’autre côté
4 - cela contribue
5 - aux problèmes
6 - de circulation
7 - en ville

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