Conditional Forms (Would + Base Verb) | Anglais Seconde

• I would go
• You would come
• He/She/It would work
• We would travel
• They would study

• I would not (wouldn't) go
• You would not (wouldn't) come
• He/She/It would not (wouldn't) work
• We would not (wouldn't) travel
• They would not (wouldn't) study

• Would I go?
• Would you come?
• Would he work?
• Would we travel?
• Would they study?

Would you please close the door? (demande polie)

Would you mind helping me? (politesse)

If it rained, I would stay home. (condition hypothétique)

If I were rich, I would travel the world. (hypothétique)

Would est utilisé dans les phrases conditionnelles pour exprimer des situations hypothétiques :

• First conditional: If I study hard, I would pass the exam. (probable)
• Second conditional: If I had money, I would buy a car. (hypothétique)
• Third conditional: If I had studied, I would have passed. (impossible)

Would est utilisé pour formuler des demandes ou des offres poliment :

• Would you like some tea? (offre polie)
• Would you mind closing the window? (demande polie)
• Would you be able to help me? (requête polie)

Would exprime des habitudes ou des routines passées :

• When I was a child, I would play in the park. (habitude passée)
• My grandfather would tell stories every evening. (routine passée)

Would est utilisé pour proposer des suggestions ou des conseils :

• I would recommend this book. (suggestion)
• You would benefit from more practice. (conseil)

Structure: If + present simple, will + base verb (ou would + base verb dans des contextes plus formels)

Usage: For real or possible situations in the future

Example: If it rains tomorrow, I would stay at home.

Structure: If + past simple, would + base verb

Usage: For hypothetical or unlikely situations

Example: If I were rich, I would travel around the world.

Structure: If + past perfect, would have + past participle

Usage: For impossible situations in the past

Example: If I had studied harder, I would have passed the exam.

• Exercice 1 : Condition hypothétique (second conditional)
• Exercice 2 : Demande polie
• Exercice 3 : Habitude passée
• Exercice 4 : Condition hypothétique (second conditional)
• Exercice 5 : Réaction hypothétique
• Exercice 6 : Question hypothétique
• Exercice 7 : Habitude passée
• Exercice 8 : Conseil hypothétique (second conditional)

• Politesse : Formules de politesse et demandes indirectes
• Hypothèse : Conditions réelles ou irréelles avec "if"
• Habitude passée : Actions répétitives dans le passé
• Suggestion : Proposer des idées ou des conseils

• Would you like some coffee? (Offre polie)
• Would you like to join us for dinner? (Invitation)
• Would you care for a snack? (Offre formelle)

• Would you mind helping me? (Demande polie)
• Would you be able to assist? (Requête formelle)
• Would you please pass the salt? (Demande courtoise)

• I would suggest taking the train. (Suggestion)
• You would benefit from more practice. (Conseil)
• He would be better off staying home. (Recommandation)

Structure: If + present simple, will/would + base verb

Usage: Pour des situations réelles ou probables dans le futur

Exemples: If it rains, I would stay inside. If you study hard, you would pass the exam.

Structure: If + past simple, would + base verb

Usage: Pour des situations hypothétiques ou peu probables

Exemples: If I were rich, I would travel. If he had more time, he would learn French.

Structure: If + past perfect, would have + past participle

Usage: Pour des situations impossibles dans le passé

Exemples: If I had studied, I would have passed. If she had left earlier, she would have caught the train.

• First → Second Conditional : Accent sur l'hypothétique
• Present Habit → Past Habit : Accent sur l'habitude passée
• Direct Request → Polite Request : Accent sur la courtoisie
• Direct Suggestion → Conditional Suggestion : Accent sur la suggestion

• I would recommend trying this approach. (suggestion formelle)
• You would benefit from more practice. (conseil indirect)
• He would be better off studying more. (recommandation)
• She would do well to consider all options. (conseil prudent)

• I would suggest looking at the evidence. (suggestion modeste)
• You would find it useful to prepare in advance. (conseil utile)
• They would probably succeed if they worked harder. (conseil basé sur l'expérience)

Would est utilisé pour exprimer des habitudes ou des routines passées avec des expressions de temps comme :

• When I was young
• When I was a child
• During my childhood
• Every day/week when I was at school

• When I was a student, I would wake up early every morning.
• My father would read newspapers after dinner.
• We would visit our grandparents every Sunday.
• She would always wear a blue dress to work.

Both express past habits, but:

• Used to : for states and repeated actions in the past
• Would : for repeated actions in the past (not for states)
• Example: I used to live there (state) vs I would go there every day (action)

Erreur : I would to have eaten breakfast.

Correct : I would have eaten breakfast.

Ne mets pas "to" entre would et le verbe principal.

Erreur : When I was young, I would played soccer.

Correct : When I was young, I would play soccer.

Utilise la forme base verb avec would, pas le past simple.

Erreur : I would know the answer. (verbe d'état)

Correct : I used to know the answer. ou I knew the answer.

Would ne s'utilise pas avec les verbes d'état comme know, understand, believe.

Erreur : If I will have money, I would buy a car.

Correct : If I had money, I would buy a car. (second conditional)

Apprends bien les structures des différents conditionnels.

• Pour des situations hypothétiques (second/third conditional)
• Pour des demandes et offres polies
• Pour exprimer des habitudes passées (with "when I was young")
• Pour des suggestions et des conseils

• Conditions réelles ou hypothétiques
• Politesse et courtoisie
• Expérience passée
• Recommandations et conseils

Le past participle est utilisé avec would dans les third conditionals : go → gone, see → seen, do → done, take → taken, write → written, eat → eaten, drink → drunk, drive → driven.