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Voir (to see) · Conditionnel

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Voir in the French conditionnel présent is: je verrais, tu verrais, il/elle/on verrait, nous verrions, vous verriez, ils/elles verraient. The conditionnel présent of voir uses the same irregular stem 'verr-' as the futur. 'Si je le voyais, je le saluerais' = 'If I saw him, I would greet him'. Common in hypotheticals.

voir conjugation in the Conditionnel Présent
To SeeVoir
I would see
je verrais
you would see
tu verrais
he/she would see
il/elle/on verrait
we would see
nous verrions
you would see
vous verriez
they would see
ils/elles verraient
Examples

Voir (to see) in context

Sentences that use voir in the conditionnel. Tap each to hear it.

Je verrais bien un film ce soir.

I'd love to watch a movie tonight.

Si tu venais, tu verrais ma nouvelle maison.

If you came, you would see my new house.

Il verrait sa famille plus souvent s'il pouvait.

He would see his family more often if he could.

Nous verrions tout différemment de ce côté.

We would see everything differently from that side.

Vous verriez quoi à ma place?

What would you see in my place?

Ils verraient la vérité s'ils écoutaient.

They would see the truth if they listened.

Tip

Working with the conditionnel

The conditionnel présent ("je parlerais") expresses what would happen if a condition were met ("si j'avais le temps, je voyagerais" — if I had time, I would travel). It's also the standard form for polite requests in French: "je voudrais" (I would like) is the polite version of "je veux"; "pourriez-vous" (could you) is the polite version of "pouvez-vous". Structurally, the conditionnel uses the same stem as the futur with imperfect endings: parler- + -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. Knowing the futur stem of any verb gives you the conditionnel for free — one of the most efficient pedagogy points in French.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

How do you conjugate voir in the conditionnel?
The conditionnel of voir is: je verrais, tu verrais, il/elle/on verrait, nous verrions, vous verriez, ils/elles verraient. Same double-r stem 'verr-' as the futur, plus imperfect endings.
What does 'on verrait bien' mean?
'On verrait bien' literally means 'one would see well' but idiomatically means 'we could see / we'd see how it goes'. Used to propose a tentative experiment: 'on verrait bien si ça marche' (we'd see if it works). The conditional softens the suggestion.
How do I form a si-imparfait + conditionnel sentence?
The standard French hypothetical structure is 'si + imparfait, + conditionnel': 'si j'avais le temps, je le verrais' (if I had time, I would see him). The 'si' clause expresses the hypothetical condition (imparfait); the main clause expresses the result (conditionnel). NEVER use the conditionnel in the 'si' clause — that's a classic non-native error.
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