📖 Le Conditionnel Passé — "I would have done"\n\nAt B1, expressing regrets or actions that could have happened but didn't is an essential conversational skill. For this, we use the Conditionnel Passé (Past Conditional).\n\nFORMATION:\nLike all compound tenses, it uses an auxiliary verb + a past participle.\n🔤 Structure: Subject + AVOIR/ÊTRE (in Conditionnel Présent) + Past Participle\n\nWITH AVOIR (Most verbs):\nConditionnel of avoir: j'aurais, tu aurais, il aurait, nous aurions, vous auriez, ils auraient\n- "J'aurais aimé visiter le Louvre, mais j'étais malade."\n (I would have liked to visit the Louvre, but I was sick.)\n- "Il aurait pu m'aider !"\n (He could have helped me!)\n\nWITH ÊTRE (Dr & Mrs Vandertrampp + Reflexive verbs):\nConditionnel of être: je serais, tu serais, il serait, nous serions, vous seriez, ils seraient\n- "Je serais venu à la fête, mais j'ai dû travailler."\n (I would have come to the party, but I had to work.)\n- "Ils se seraient excusés s'ils avaient eu le temps."\n (They would have apologized if they had had the time.)\n\nTHE 3 MAIN USES:\n\n1. Regrets & Reproaches:\n- "J'aurais dû étudier plus." (I should have studied more.) -> Devoir + past participle is incredibly common for regrets!\n- "Tu aurais pu m'appeler !" (You could have called me!)\n\n2. Unverified Information (Journalistic French):\nNews anchors use this tense to report events that are not yet confirmed.\n- "Le suspect se serait enfui vers l'Espagne."\n (The suspect allegedly fled / is reported to have fled toward Spain.)\n- "Il y aurait eu un accident sur l'autoroute."\n (There reportedly was an accident on the highway.)\n\n3. Third Conditional (Si Clauses) -> See next lesson!