French GCSE
Verb stems and endings
What Verb stems and endings means in French GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Verb stems and endings
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To form the conditional, use the future stem and add the imperfect endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient.
Topics that use Verb stems and endings
- Verbs (AQA GCSE)
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