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Future or conditional?
FUTURE or CONDITIONAL ?
Sequence of Tenses :
1) S'il pleut, j'aurai besoin de mon parapluie : simple future in the main clause when the verb in the clause introduced by Si is in the present indicative tense.
2) S'il pleuvait, j'auraiS besoin de mon parapluie. --> conditional present in the main clause when the verb in the clause introduced by Si is in the imperfect indicative tense.
NB : in sentence 1, one asserts that the action is likely to be achieved , in sentence 2 the probability is low that the action will be achieved.
Notice : NEVER use a conditional form in a clause introduced by SI !! BUT ALWAYS after AU CAS OÙ... |
Si ça peut t'aider, je le ferai (futur). Au cas où ça pourrait t'être utile, je le ferai (futur). => I am ready to help you and I know that you are about to ask for help
MAIS
Au cas où ça pourrait t'être utile, je le feraiS (conditionnel). => I don’t think you need any help but I will do it if you asked me
Main uses:
b) Vous lirez la fiche de grammaire avant de faire cet exercice. (= Read the lesson before doing the exercise.)
Likewise, the Conditional Present may also express an hypothesis, a wish a desire, a dream:
b) J'aimerais savoir jouer au tennis. (But I can’t)
c) Je voudrais devenir bilingue. (and I am going to try)
d) Des enfants en train de jouer : 'Toi, tu serais en danger, et moi je te sauverais.'
It is also a more refined way to express an advice or a blame
e) Pourriez-vous me passer la salière, s'il vous plaît ?
f) Tu devrais relire ton texte.
g) Tu pourrais faire attention!
verb ÊTRE | verb AVOIR | ||
future | conditional | future | conditional |
je seRAI | je seRAIS | j'auRAI | je auRAIS |
tu seRAS | tu seRAIS | tu auRAS | tu auRAIS |
il/elle/on seRA | il/elle/on seRAIT | il/elle/on auRA | il/elle/on auRAIT |
nous seRONS | nous seRIONS | nous auRONS | nous auRIONS |
vous seREZ | vous seRIEZ | vous auREZ | vous auRIEZ |
ils/elles seRONT | ils/elles seRAIENT | ils/elles auRONT | ils/elles auRAIENT |
verb LIRE | |
future | conditional |
je liRAI | je liRAIS |
tu liRAS | tu liRAIS |
il/elle/on liRA | il/elle/on liRAIT |
nous liRONS | nous liRIONS |
vous liREZ | vous liRIEZ |
ils/elles liRONT | ils/elles liRAIENT |
Notice : Some verbs may have a different ending : tenir -> je tiendrai(s)/vouloir-> je voudrai(s)/pouvoir -> je pourrai(s)...

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