French_Verb_Être_Conditional

The French conditional mood is very similar to the English conditional mood. It describes events that are not guaranteed to occur; often they are dependent on certain conditions. While the French conditional mood has a full set of conjugations, the English equivalent is just the modal verb "would" + main verb. The French conditional is mainly used in if ... then, to express what would happen if a condition were met. Il mangerait s'il avait faim. He would eat if he were hungry.