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[lavish ruin]

Please be patient

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[errant crow]

Conditional (Conditionnel) is usually used for things that would happen if some criterias are met.

The future tense is usually used for actions that will happen with certainty.

Here, the person asking the question is unsure if she will go to Paris this weekend.

[sage cosmos]

Thank you. It was really annoying me since my gut was saying futur 🤦🏽‍♀️

[errant crow]

You may hear it in modern spoken french

I've heard things such as "Tu seras partante pour demain ?", but I'm unsure if it is correct or un abus de language

[sage cosmos]

Yeah I think I've heard that too which is why I thought it might be right. The joys of language, eh? 😭

[errant crow]

To me, it sounds like using future gives a nuance of certainty

"Tu serais partante ?" --> you're actually unsure if she's down (50/50).
"Tu seras partante ?" --> you're let's say 75% sure

Maybe it is wrong grammaticaly, but I've heard it.

[sage cosmos]

Yeah that makes sense I guess. It just feels really subjective, but it's probably safer to err on the side of certainty instead of being halfway sure (for choices, not the sentence itself).

[errant crow]

Well, if there is only one answer to your question, then conditionnel is definetly better

[sage cosmos]

Makes sense, thank you!

[errant crow]

Because it exists to express a situation where something is uncertain

[sage cosmos]

True true. I should probably just brush up on my tenses instead of being frustrated 🫣

[errant crow]

If two answers feel right, but only one is accepted, then you need to ask yourself which one is the better one out of the two 🙂

[sage cosmos]

Yeah I do try that, but it's about 50/50 at the moment, hence the frustration 😅

[errant crow]

Pro tip for conditional present:
Radical(root?) of future + ending of Imparfait
(But maybe you already know)

[sage cosmos]

I do, it's more when to use it that I struggle with. With a single sentence, it's always tricker figuring out the conjugation since there's so little context.

[errant crow]

True, a single sentence isn't helping

[sage cosmos]

Yeah it's very annoying, but can't do much about it. Thank you for the help though. Really appreciate it!