1. Le conditionnel
“Would”

2. The stem: same as for the future tense
-er/-ir vebs:
the infinitive
= your action word
as you find it in the dictionary
eg: manger e
prendr
-re verbs:
same
eg: prendre
BUT you drop the -e!

3. The endings: Same as for the imperfext tense Add…
-ions for nous
-ais for je
-iez for vous
-ais for tu
-ait for il/elle/on
-aient for ils/elles

4. Example They (boys) would play. Stem= Jouer Add ending for they
Ils joueraient

5. NOTE! you are NOT translating "would"!
you are putting the verb in the conditional tense!

6. Verbes irréguliers! Same as for the future tense irregular verbs.
Etre (to be)
Avoir (to have)
Aller (to go)
Faire (to do)
Pouvoir (to be able to)
Vouloir (to want)
Devoir (to have to)
Je serais
J’aurais
J’irais
Je ferais
Je pourrais
Je voudrais
Je devrais