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PAST CONDITIONAL
UTILISATION : HYPOTHESE BASEE SUR LE PASSE
AUXILIAIRE : WOULD
I. FORME AFFIRMATIVE
SUJET +WOULD+HAVE+PP
ex : I WOULD HAVE SAVED MONEY
j'aurais économisé
ex : THEY WOULD HAVE WORKED
ils auraient travaillé
II. FORME INTEROGATIVE
AUX+SUJET+HAVE+PP
ex : WOULD THEY HAVE SAVED ?
Auraient-ils économisé ?
ex : WHAT WOULD HE HAVE DONE ?
Qu'aurait-il fait ?
IIi. FORME NEGATIVE
SUJET+WOULD+HAVE+NOT+PP
Contraction :
WOULD+ NOT = WOULDN'T
ex : I WOULD NOT HAVE DONE or I WOULDN'T HAVE DONE
Je n'aurais pas fait
ex : HE WOULD NOT HAVE DONE or HE WOULDN'T HAVE DONE
Il n'aurait pas fait
ACCORD :
PAST PERFECT
ex : I WOULDN'T HAVE COME IF I HAD KNOWN
Je ne serais pas venu si j'avais su
Conversation #1
Man: Why didn't you come to the party?
Woman: I didn't know about it.
Man: Oh, no. I should have told you about it.
Woman: Yeah, I would have come, if I had known about it.
Man: That's too bad. I think you would have enjoyed it.
Woman: I think I would have too!
Conversation #2
Man: So how was your job interview?
Woman: Good, but I should have spoken up more.
Man: Oh, I am sure you did fine.
Woman: Yeah, I just wish I had expressed myself better.
Man: I think you are being too hard on yourself.
Woman: Maybe, but I still think I could have done better.
Conversation #3
Man:How was the movie?
Woman: Actually, I wish I hadn't seen it.
Man: Why? Was it that bad?
Woman: No! It was a great movie.
Man: Then, why do you wish you hadn't seen it?
Woman: Because it was so scary. I couldn't sleep last night.
Man: Oh, really. I love horror movies. Now I wish I had seen it.
Woman: Well, it is playing for another week, so you have time.
Conversation #4
Man: How was your vacation?
Woman: Good, but I wish I had stayed at a different hotel.
Man: Why do you say that?
Woman: Well, it was next to a lively street and it was so noisy.
Man: Oh no!
Woman: As a result, I never had a good night sleep.
Man: Maybe you should have read some reviews first.
Woman:Yeah, I should have.
Man: Well, shoulda, woulda coulda!
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