Definition:
A compound tense used mainly in si clauses that describes an action that would have occurred in the past if circumstances had been different.
Formation: Conditional auxiliary verb + past participle
Examples:
J'aurais mangé si j'avais eu de l'argent.
I would have eaten if I'd had some money.
Il serait venu à Paris si tu l'avais demandé.
He would have come to Paris if you had asked him.
Also known as: past conditional
Misspellings: conditionnel passe, conditional passé
Related lessons: Conditional perfect - Compound tenses - Verb timeline
Related terms: si clause - auxiliary verb - past participle - compound tense
Formation: Conditional auxiliary verb + past participle
Examples:
J'aurais mangé si j'avais eu de l'argent.
I would have eaten if I'd had some money.
Il serait venu à Paris si tu l'avais demandé.
He would have come to Paris if you had asked him.
Also known as: past conditional
Misspellings: conditionnel passe, conditional passé
Related lessons: Conditional perfect - Compound tenses - Verb timeline
Related terms: si clause - auxiliary verb - past participle - compound tense
