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How to ask politely for something
Est-ce qu'il serait possible de ... ?
Serait-il possible de ... ?
Pourriez-vous ... ?
The phrases serait-il possible de... ? (would it be possible to) and pourriez-vous ...? are used for making particularly polite requests in French.
This form is called the conditional. Il serait is from the verb ê³Ù°ù±ð (to be) and vous pourriez is from pouvoir (to be able).
The verb endings for the conditional tense are :
tu -ais vous -iez
il/elle/on -ait ils/elles -aient.
These endings are usually added to the infinitive of the verb:
±Ê°ùé´Úé°ù±ð°ù becomes vous préféreriez ? (would you prefer?)
But if the infinitive ends in -re, drop the final 'e':
Dire becomes je dirais, (I would say).
There are a few irregular verbs such as je serais (I would be) and je pourrais (I could), but the endings are still the same.
A tip! The letter before the ending is always an 'r'.
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