The most commonly used form of the conditional is the conditional present. Nous avions bu plusieurs pintes de bière, mais nous n’étions pas encore ivres – We had drunk several pints of beer, but we still weren’t drunkīoire Conjugation – Conditional Mood (le conditionnel présent).Elle avait bu tout le verre avant de se rendre compte que c’était le mien – She had drunk the whole glass before realizing it was mine.
J’avais bu une boisson avant la prise de sang car je ne savais pas qu’il fallait être à jeun – I had drunk a drink before my blood test because I didn’t know I had to fast.To form this tense, simply use the verb avoir in the imperfect, and add the past participle, which as we saw in the passé composé, is “bu”. The pluperfect tense shows that one action happened prior to another action, but both actions took place in the past. Elles vont boire un verre à la maison avant de rejoindre leurs amis – They’re going to have a drink at home before meeting their friendsīoire Conjugation – Pluperfect Tense (le plus-que-parfait).Vous allez boire un coup maintenant que vous êtes là ? – Are you going to have a drink now that you’re here?.Il ne va pas boire ça, il n’aime pas les jus de fruits – He’s not going to drink that, he doesn’t like fruit juice.This tense is used for things that are about to happen in the immediate future. The near future tense uses the present tense of the verb aller along with the infinitive verb. Quand nous aurons fini nos examens, nous boirons à ça – When we finish our exams, we’ll drink to thatīoire Conjugation – Near Future (le futur proche).Elle boira quand elle aura soif – She will drink when she’s thirsty.Je boirai de la limonade car je n’aime pas le coca – I will drink lemonade because I don’t like cola.The stem of the verb boire for future conjugations is “boi-” and we must simply add the usual future endings. We use the simple future tense to talk about most future situations. Nous avons bu un magnum ensemble, soit l’équivalent de 12 verres en tout – We drank a magnum between us, that’s equivalent to 12 glasses all togetherīoire Conjugation – Future Tense (le futur simple).