Conditional conjugation

Margaret O.B1Kwiziq community member

Why is the conditional called 'present' when the stem is the same as the future tense

Asked 2 months ago

CécileKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Margaret,

It is because the French conditional mood has 2 tenses: a present tense and a past tense.

J'aimerais aller au cinéma ce soir = I would love to go to the cinema tonight

J'aurais aimé aller au cinéma hier soir = I would have loved to go to the cinema last night

Bonne Continuation

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Why is the conditional called 'present' when the stem is the same as the future tense

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