Expresses “would have…” Indicates what would have happened if a certain condition had been met. › Ex. If you had come to my party I would have been happy.
Avoir or être in the CONDITIONAL Main verb in PAST PARTICIPLE › Agreement and adverb placement SAME as with passé composé
Expresses what would have happened if circumstances had been different (si clause!) Expresses actions that should have, could have, or would have liked to have done, but didn’t (woulda coulda shoulda!) To report unverified facts (media)
Expresses what would have happened if circumstances had been different (si clause!) › SI + IMP COND PASSÉ If we were home, we could have slept. Si nous étions chez nous, nous aurions pu dormir. › SI + PQP COND PASSÉ I would have forgotten my password if I hadn’t written it down. J’aurais oublié mon mot de passe si je ne l’avais pas noté.
Expresses actions that should have, could have, or would have liked to have done, but didn’t (woulda coulda shoulda!) › Ex. I would have liked to go online but my computer crashed! J’aurais voulu me connecter mais mon ordinateur s’est planté!
To report unverified facts (media) › It has been reported that two people were hurt in the storm! Deux personnes se seraient blessés dans la tempête!