Would you have a tense in French?
Would you have a tense in French?
French Past Conditional
French Past Conditional The English past conditional is formed with the verbs ”would have” + the past participle of the main verb, while in French it’s formed with avoir or être in le conditionel présent+ the past participle of the verb. Nous aurions vraiment aimé vous voir! We would have really liked to see you!
Could and would French?
The present French conditional is used to express COULD – SHOULD – WOULD . Just like in English, using the conditional tense means that something is only going to happen if a certain condition is met. Si j’étais en France, J’APPRENDRAIS le français. If I were in France, I would learn French.
What is the French verb for have?
Avoir
Avoir (to have) is a very useful verb and is used whenever we would say ‘have’ in English. It is also used to form other tenses, such as the passé composé (the perfect tense).
What tense is J Aurais du?
Past conditional — Formation The past conditional is a compound tense formed with the Present conditional conjugation of the auxiliary (avoir or être, see Auxiliaries) and the past participle: J’aurais été heureux de venir à la fête. (I would have been happy to come to the party.)
Could should Would French?
5 – “Could Have, Should Have, Would Have” in French Devoir > tu aurais dû – you should have/ ought to have. Pouvoir > tu aurais pu – you could have.
Will would conjugation?
Indicative
| simple pastⓘ past simple or preterit | |
|---|---|
| I | would |
| you | would |
| he, she, it | would |
| we | would |
What tense is avait?
Verb tables: Avoir
| Person | Present (I have) | Imperfect (I had / was having) |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Singular | tu as | tu avais |
| 3rd Singular | il / elle / on a | il (..) avait |
| 1st plural | nous avons | nous avions |
| 2nd plural | vous avez | vous aviez |
What tense is Vous avez?
The Avoir Conjugation in the Present Tense
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| J’ai – I have | Nous avons – we have |
| Tu as – you have | Vous avez – you have |
| Il/elle/on a – he/she/one has | Ils/Elles ont – they have |
Could have VS should have?
Here, should have means that something didn’t happen the way you expected. You expected the food to be here by now, but it isn’t. Could have is used to criticise something which someone else didn’t do.