would the negative be, for example, Ils ne seraient pas tellement déçus.
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BarbaraKwiziq community member
would the negative be, for example, Ils ne seraient pas tellement déçus.
Is this correct? Vous ne seriez pas surpris.
And this - to ask if he would be happy to help? Est-ce qu'il serait heureux d'aider
This question relates to:French lesson "Conjugate être in Le Conditionnel Présent (conditional mood)"
Asked 4 years ago
Bonjour Barbara !
The first two sentences are perfectly correct :)
However, to ask if someone would be happy to help, although your version is grammatically correct, the exact equivalent wouldn't be colloquial in French.
Instead, we'd use "bien vouloir + infinitif", as such:
"Est-ce qu'il voudrait bien [m'/t'/l'/nous/vous/les] aider ?"
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
The first two sentences are perfectly correct :)
However, to ask if someone would be happy to help, although your version is grammatically correct, the exact equivalent wouldn't be colloquial in French.
Instead, we'd use "bien vouloir + infinitif", as such:
"Est-ce qu'il voudrait bien [m'/t'/l'/nous/vous/les] aider ?"
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
PeterKwiziq community member
I don't understand why you use pouvais in this context. For me, si je pouvais means if I could in the sense of in the past. Therefore it should be:
si je pouvais, j'aurais été astronaute.
If you want to say if I could in the sense of something for the future, shouldn't it be:
si je pourrais, je serais astronaute
Barbara asked:View original
would the negative be, for example, Ils ne seraient pas tellement déçus.
Is this correct? Vous ne seriez pas surpris.
And this - to ask if he would be happy to help? Est-ce qu'il serait heureux d'aider
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