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Theory
a) how to form “ le conditionnel passé ”
with auxiliary verb “ avoir ”
group 1–ER verb | group 2–IR verb | group 3-RE, -IR … | |
j’tuil/elle/onnousvousils/elles | aurais aiméaurais aiméaurait aiméaurions aiméauriez aiméauraient aimé | aurais finiaurais finiaurait finiaurions finiauriez finiauraient fini | aurais réponduaurais réponduaurait réponduaurions réponduauriez réponduauraient répondu |
with auxiliary verb “ être ”
group 1–ER verb | group 2–IR verb | group 3-RE, -IR … | |
jetuil/elle/onnousvousils/elles | serais rentréserais rentréserait rentréserions rentrésseriez rentrésseraient rentrés | serais guériserais guériserait guériserions guérisseriez guérisseraient guéris | serais devenuserais devenuserait devenuserions devenusseriez devenusseraient devenus |
b) use
actions that could have occurred under a different set of circumstances
On aurait acheté cet automate s’il avait été parfaitement conçu
We would have purchased this automaton if it had been perfectly engineered
Eux, ils les auraient tous acheté pour le revendre ! Scalpers !
As for them, they would have bought them all to resell! Scalpers!
Elle serait devenue costaude si elle avait mangĂ© ces drĂ´les d’insectes Ă mandibules soyeuses
She would have gotten beefy if she had eaten those funny insects with silky mandibles
Exercises
Results
- #1. They would have become iconic giants if that damn armed faction hadn't carpet bombed the harbour.
#2. I know her ; she would never have put all her eggs in one basket.
#3. These people belong to the past now but they would have colonized an entire country without anyone taking notice.
#4. She'd have met Charles if she'd gone to the library to read a book that day ...
#5. What wouldn't he have done to get that contract signed !
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Results
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#1. They would have become iconic giants if that damn armed faction hadn't carpet bombed the harbour.
#2. I know her ; she would never have put all her eggs in one basket.
#3. These people belong to the past now but they would have colonized an entire country without anyone taking notice.
#4. She'd have met Charles if she'd gone to the library to read a book that day ...
#5. What wouldn't he have done to get that contract signed !
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