Verbes - Would Could Should -tableau (new)

WOULD / COULD / SHOULD CONDITIONNEL

IMPARFAIT

PASSÉ COMPOSÉ

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would + verb = used to …

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could = was able to ….

would + verb 1 would have + verb could would be able to… 2

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could = was able to… = have been able to ..

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had to + verb /

could have would have been able to… -if you should … should + verb = devoir 3

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-must have been … -was/were supposed to … - had to = used to have to

must have + verb

EXEMPLES

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I would like to go. I would have liked to go

J’aimerais y aller. J’aurais aimé y aller.

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I could leave (if I wanted to). I could have left (if I had wanted to).

Je pourrais partir (si je voulais) J’aurais pu partir (si j’avais voulu)

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I should travel. I should have traveled.

Je devrais voyager. J’aurais dû voyager.

4 When I was young I would get up early.

Quand j’étais jeune, je me levais tôt.

5 Because of my condition I couldn’t do anything.

À cause de ma condition je ne pouvais rien faire.

If you should leave, I don’t know what I would do.

Si vous deviez partir, je ne sais pas ce que je ferais.

You must have been tired!

Vous deviez être fatigués!

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7 I couldn’t go to your party last night..

Je n’ai pas pu aller à ta partie hier soir..

I had to work today.

J’ai dû travailler aujourd’hui.

He must have worked hard to succeed.

Il a dû travailler fort pour réussir.

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