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Tu pourrais m’aider
When you want to say something politely, you can use some expressions like tu voudrais, tu pourrais, tu devrais. We have already seen how to conjugate devoir in this form, so let’s look over the other two verbs:
| vouloir | |
|---|---|
| je | voudrais |
| tu | voudrais |
| il / elle | voudrait |
| nous | voudrions |
| vous | voudriez |
| ils / elles | voudraient |
| pouvoir | |
|---|---|
| je | pourrais |
| tu | pourrais |
| il / elle | pourrait |
| nous | pourrions |
| vous | pourriez |
| ils / elles | pourraient |
Il voudrait du café.
He would like coffee.
Vous devriez partir.
You should leave.
Tu pourrais cuisiner.
You could cook.
Ne travaille pas autant !
When you are comparing two quantities and they are equal, you can say autant de … que.
Tu as autant de stylos que de crayons.You have as many pens as pencils.
Il a autant de livres que moi.He has as many books as me.
You can also use autant when it’s not a comparison, but if you know the quantity.
Ne mange pas autant !Don’t eat so much!
Je pourrais peut‑être venir
When you use words that describe a verb, like souvent, peut‑être, aussi, these words are usually placed after the verb.
Il étudie, mais il travaille aussi.
He studies, but he also works.
Nous allons souvent au cinéma.
We often go to the movies.
Tu veux peut‑être sortir ?
Do you perhaps want to go out?