J’INDIQUE LES CONDITIONS ET LES CIRCONSTANCES : LE VERBE AU CONDITIONNEL

1. Pour exprimer une condition au présent.

If I had money, I would buy a little company.

Si j’avais l’argent, j’achèterais une petite société.

Il se construit en plaçant l’auxiliaire WOULD avant le verbe dans sa forme courante, identique à son infinitif.

image Alternative globish : « If I have the money, I buy a car. »

Affirmation

I would buy (I’d buy).
You would (you’d) study.
She would discover (she’d discover).
He would struggle (he’d struggle).
It would result (it’d result).
We would (we’d) insult.
They (they’d) would include.

Négation

I would not (wouldn’t) ...

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