Le futur, l'imparfait et le conditionnel
Learning Objective
Je peux conjuguer et utiliser correctement le futur, l'imparfait et le conditionnel.
Key Concepts
The imperfect tense describes an action that used to happen or was happening in the past.
The conditional tense describes an action that may happen if another action takes place; in English, this is usually indicated by the word would.
To determine if a verb is in the conditional tense, check the stem; if there is an 'r', then the verb is in the conditional.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 12 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. Explain the primary difference in usage between the imparfait and the conditionnel.
2. How are the endings of the imparfait and conditionnel similar, and what key element differentiates them?
3. Translate: 'I used to play soccer after school.' Indicate the tense used in your translation.
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