Le Conditionnel Présent for the irregular verb avoir looks like this:
Notice that it uses the stem the irregular future form of avoir: aur- plus the endings of the Imparfait: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
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Examples and resources
Vous auriez de la monnaie?
Would you have some change?
Elle aurait cinquante ans aujourd'hui.
She would be fifty now.
Tu aurais du feu?
Would you have a light?
Nous aurions froid sans nos manteaux.
We would be cold without our coats.
J'aurais une grande maison si j'en avais les moyens.
I would have a big house if I could afford it.
Ils auraient de la chance si cela arrivait.
They would be lucky if that happened..
Q&A
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
7/07/17
Bonjour Martin !
Could you please send me the sentence you're referring to?
I'd be happy to assist :)
À bientôt !
Could you please send me the sentence you're referring to?
I'd be happy to assist :)
À bientôt !
Martin
Kwiziq community member
7/07/17
Merci Aurélie. The sentence is : "J'aurais une grande maison si j'en avais les moyens." I understand the use of "en" where "de..." occurs before, but that doesn't appear to be the case here.
Cordialement - Martin
Cordialement - Martin
Aurélie
Kwiziq language super star
14/07/17
Bonjour Martin !
Here it's because the full expression would be "avoir les moyens de [faire quelque chose]" = to have the means to [do something].
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Here it's because the full expression would be "avoir les moyens de [faire quelque chose]" = to have the means to [do something].
I hope that's helpful!
À bientôt !
Laura
Kwiziq language super star
24/09/16
Bonjour Doraida,
If you didn't use en, the sentence would be something like "J'aurais une grande maison si j'avais les moyens d'avoir une grande maison."
En replaces de and everything after it. Here's a lesson you might find useful: https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/my-languages/french/view/713
If you didn't use en, the sentence would be something like "J'aurais une grande maison si j'avais les moyens d'avoir une grande maison."
En replaces de and everything after it. Here's a lesson you might find useful: https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/my-languages/french/view/713
Laura
Kwiziq language super star
21/01/16
Bonjour Sarah,
It depends on the adjective. Please take a look at this lesson and the other lessons linked on the bottom:
https://www.french-test.com/my-languages/french/view/118
It depends on the adjective. Please take a look at this lesson and the other lessons linked on the bottom:
https://www.french-test.com/my-languages/french/view/118
helen
Kwiziq community member
18 September 2017
1 reply
They would be lucky: "ils auraeints de la chance"
I saw the avoir verb used here: "ils auraeints de la chance." Why not use etre ("would be"): Ils seraient de la chance. Is it a rule that the avoir verb always used with luck versus the etre verb?
Ron
Kwiziq community member
19 September 2017
19/09/17
This question continues to pop-up de temps en temps. While in English we say «he/she is lucky» using the French equivalent of «être»; however, if you want to say that someone is lucky, you must use the verb «avoir». This is one a several French idioms with the verb «avoir». So, here is the lesson about these idioms:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/my-languages/french/view/3130
In fact, here is another link on this site with several more French idioms:
https://kwiziq.learnfrenchwithalexa.com/my-languages/french/glossary/117
In fact, in order to say that «they would be lucky» as in «they would be lucky playing the Lotto» one would state «ils auraient de la chance de jouer au Loto».
J'espère que ma réponse vous aidera.
Bonne chance et bonne continuation dans vos études en français, la langue de Molière et qui a été utilisé par le monde depuis l’époque d’Hugues Capet