Everyone can do it !
PRESENT CONDITIONAL
UTILISATION : HYPOTHESE BASÉE SUR LE PRESENT
AUXILIAIRE : WOULD/WOUD/
NE PRONONCEZ PAS L
FORME INTEROGATIVE
AUX+SUJET+VERBE
WOULD HE GO ?
IRAIT-IL ?
FORME AFFIRMATIVE
SUJET +AUX+VERBE
HE WOULD GO
IL IRAIT
CONTRACTION :'D
HE 'D GO
FORME NEGATIVE
SUJET+AUX+NOT+VERBE
HE WOULD NOT GO
IL N 'IRAIT PAS
CONTRACTION:
WOULD + NOT = WOULDN'T
Accord de temps : If + past simple --> s+ would+ verbe :
1) WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY ?
- IF I WON THE LOTTERY I WOULD :
- BUY A HOUSE
- GO ON A TRIP
- GIVE IT TO THE POOR
- STOP WORKING
ACCORD PRESENT CONDITIONAL : PAST SIMPLE
ex : WOULD THEY COME IF THEY HAD A CAR ?
Viendraient-ils s'ils avaient une voiture ?
Avec le verbe être on utilise were à toutes les persones
ex : WHAT WOULD HE SAY IF HE WERE HERE
Que dirait-il s'il était là ?
ex : I WOULD NOT DO IT IF I WERE YOU
Je ne le ferais pas si j'étais vous
On parle d'iréel, lorsque l'hypothèse n'est pas réalisable ex : if I were an animal
II. DIALOGUE 'WOULD/WERE'
Gary: Hey Jill, if you were rich, like so rich you never had to worry about money ever, what would you do?
Jill: Hmm. If I were that rich, I would buy a nice house by the sea. I love the coast. And I would travel the world. I would visit every country in the world. How about you?
Gary: To be honest, I don’t really know, but I would give a lot of money to my parents. They are old and they have worked so hard all of their lives. Apart from that, yeah, well, traveling sounds good, yeah. I would love to do that. The rest, I’m not so sure.
Jill: Yeah, well, it’s time to get back down to earth now and stop dreaming. Tomorrow is another day at work and that ain’t going to make either of us rich.
Gary: Yeah, that's true. Better get on with it then.
III. On utilise également would pour les récits au passé
Man: What was it like growing up on a farm?
Woman: It was the best. I used to have so much fun.
Man : Really, what would you do?
Woman: I would ride horses, play with my dog, tend to animals and just have fun!
Man: Sounds fun!
Woman: It was. Everyday I would get up early and I would be outside all day. I woudn’t go inside until dark.
Man: Sounds like you had a great childhood.
Woman: It was.
Conversation 2
Woman: What was it like growing up in the city?
Man: It was fun. I have many good memories.
Woman: Yeah, such as?
Man: Well, my friends and I used to hang out downtown. We would sit on the sidewalk and watch the world go by. It was so fun. Sometimes, we’d get in trouble though.
Woman: Really, what would you do?
Man: Well, we would be loud or naughty. Kids’ stuff. Nothing serious though.
Woman: Yeah, sounds familiar.
Conversation 3
Man: What was life like in the army?
Woman: It was good, but it was very hard.
Man: Really, how so.
Woman: Well, we were always busy. Every day we would get up really early. Then we would march for ten miles. After that we would do more training.
Man: What would you do in the afternoon?
Woman: More training. Usually, we would’t stop training until late.
Man: That is so tough. How much sleep did you get?
Woman: Not much. We would usually get about six hours a night. It wasn’t enough though.
Man: Do you miss it?
Woman: Yes, sometimes.