These include verbs like préférer, espérer, manger, and commencer. Some verbs with spelling changes in the present form their future/conditional stem regularly. Here is a list of the most common irregular stems: Verbs with irregular future stems use the same irregular stems in the conditional. The difference between the je forms is subtle.Ĭan you hear the differences? Note also how the e of the infinitive of -er verbs changes in the future and conditional forms. Only the difference in the pronunciation of the endings distinguishes the two. The r in the stem is representative of the conditional, as well as the future. Remember to drop the final e from the infinitive stem of -re verbs. ir verbs (finir, je finir ais) and -re verbs (vendre, je vendr ais). The above formation works for -er verbs (aimer, j'aimer ais), The conditional endings are -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient (These are also the imperfect endings). The stem used to form the conditional is the same as the stem of the future (usually the infinitive). In French, it is called le conditionnel and is most often translated by would in English. It occurs in polite requests and most frequently with if clauses. The conditional is used to refer to hypothetical events.
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