Would/ will

Jim L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Would/ will

Seeing the use of the conditional - "Tu devrais venir avec nous..." - you should come with us - I was convinced that it should be "Oui, je vous accompagnerais.." - I would....   But instead it's accompagnerai "I will" etc. 

Doesn't that somehow contravene the concordance of tenses rules..?


This question relates to:French dictation exercise "At the open air cinema"

Dictation exercise B1

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CélineKwiziq Native French TeacherCorrect answer

Bonjour Jim,

Here, Le Futur Simple is correctly used. It highlights certainty: it is a firm commitement and it's now their definite wish to join them next time. Le Conditionnel wouldn't work in this context.

I hope this is helpful.

Bonne journée !

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Jim L.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

Merci Céline - trop gentille !

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Jim L. asked:

Would/ will

Seeing the use of the conditional - "Tu devrais venir avec nous..." - you should come with us - I was convinced that it should be "Oui, je vous accompagnerais.." - I would....   But instead it's accompagnerai "I will" etc. 

Doesn't that somehow contravene the concordance of tenses rules..?


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