Past Conditional
The past conditional is formed with the auxiliary verb "avoir"
in the present conditional, followed by the participles of the main
verb. If this main verb indicates movement, then the auxiliary verb
changes to "être".
| J'aurais mangé |
I would have eaten |
| Je serais venu(e) |
I would have come |
The forms of the present conditional auxiliary verbs are:
| Avoir |
Être |
| Aurais |
Serais |
| Aurais |
Serais |
| Aurait |
Serait |
| Aurions |
Serions |
| Auriez |
Seriez |
| Auraient |
Seraient |
Lets see some examples:
| Nous serions descendus (es) |
We would have got off |
| Elle serait partie |
She would have left |
| Nous serions resté(es) |
We would have relaxed |
As you can see, when you use the verb "etre" as an auxiliary
verb, the subject and particle agree in gender and number with the
main verb.
| Il serait parti |
He would have left |
| Elle serait partie |
She would have left |
| Ils seraient partis |
They would have left |
| Elles seraient parties |
They would have left |
The negative form of these verbs is constructed in the same way
as the present perfect and the past perfect: you place the negative
particles "ne" and "pas" between the auxiliary
verb:
| Nous ne serions pas descendus (es) |
We would not have got off |
| Elle ne serait pas partie |
She would not have left |
| Nous ne serions pas resté(es) |
We would not have relaxed |
Whilst to make a question the following structure is used: auxiliary
verb + subject + present participle:
| Serions-nous descendus(es)? |
Would you have got off? |
| Serait-elle partie ? |
Would he have left? |
| seriez-vous restés (es)? |
Would you have relaxed? |
VOCABULARY
la religion
| Religion |
Religion (f) |
Protestantism |
Protestantisme (m) |
| God |
Dieu (m) |
Judaism |
Judaïsme (m) |
| Heaven |
Ciel (m) |
Islam |
Islam (m) |
| Purgatory |
Purgatoire (m) |
Church |
Église (f) |
| Hell |
Enfer (m) |
Cathedral |
Cathédrale (f) |
| Devil |
Diable (m) |
Mosque |
Mosquée (f) |
| Angel |
Ange (m) |
Synoguge |
Synagogue (f) |
| Saint |
Saint (m) |
Baptism |
Baptême (m) |
| Profet |
Prophète (m) |
Mass |
Messe (f) |
| Apostle |
Apôtre (m) |
Communion |
Communion (f) |
| Christianity |
Christianisme (m) |
Confession |
Confession (f) |
| Catholocism |
Catholicisme (m) |
Sin |
Péché (m) |
