Transcript Conditional Perfect

Conditional Perfect
or, how to say (in French) what you would
have done
J’aurais préparé des escargots si tu m’avais prévenue
de ton arrivée.
Not ANOTHER tense - how do I
form this one??
• Use the CONDITIONAL of the auxiliary (avoir
or être)
j’aurais, tu aurais, il aurait, nous aurions, vous auriez, ils auraient
je serais, tu serais, il serait, nous serions, vous seriez, ils seraient
• PLUS the Past Participle of the verb you want
to use.
and when do I USE it?
• when you want to say what you WOULD
HAVE done, if something else had - or hadn’t
happened
• because it is a Level 8 structure, it is a good
one to get in the habit of using
• it helps to express possibility and uncertainty
(8.1)
Let’s see if you understand...
how would you express in English...
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j’aurais fait...
tu aurais appris...
elle aurait été...
il aurait choisi...
nous aurions mangé...
vous auriez dû
ils auraient fini
elles auraient acheté
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I would have done...
you would have learnt...
she would have been...
he would have chosen...
we would have eaten...
you would have had to...
they would have
finished...
• they would have bought...
Of course, with être verbs, the
meaning is still would HAVE...
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je serais parti (e)
tu serais allé (e)
il serait monté
elle serait morte
nous serions tombé (e)s
vous seriez resté (e)(s)
ils seraient arrivés
elles seraient revenues
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I would have left
you would have gone
he would have gone up
she would have died
we would have fallen
you would have stayed
they would have arrived
they would have come
back
You may wish to use a Reflexive
Verb...
• Je me serais levé plus tôt, si j’avais su...
• Elle se serait mieux préparée, si elle avait eu
le temps.
• Nous nous serions amusés, s’il n’avait pas
fait un temps de chien.
• Ils se seraient couchés plus tôt, mais le film a
fini très tard.
en anglais...
• I would have got up earlier if I’d known...
• She would have prepared better, if she’d had
the time.
• We would have had fun, if the weather hadn’t
been so awful.
• They would have gone to bed earlier, but the
film finished very late.
Qu’est-ce que tu aurais fait...?
• Si j’avais eu le
temps, j’aurais visité
la Dune du Pilat.
• Je serais montée làhaut.
• Je me serais
amusée.