FrenchB1Lesson 3.2
🇫🇷 French B1 · Lesson 3.2

Si j'avais le temps — Hypotheticals and advice

Build si-clauses for real and hypothetical situations, and give advice.

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A friend hesitates about taking a year abroad. Listen for the si-clauses and pieces of advice.

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si j'avais le tempsif I had time 🔊
à ta placeif I were you 🔊
ça dépendit depends 🔊
je te conseille deI advise you to 🔊
ça vaut la peineit's worth it 🔊
tu devraisyou should 🔊

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« Si j'étais riche, je ferais le tour du monde. » 🔊
If I were rich, I would travel around the world.
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Si j'avais le temps, je voyagerais pendant un an. Mais c'est compliqué avec le travail. 🔊If I had time, I would travel for a year. But it's complicated with work.
À ta place, je demanderais un congé sans solde. Ça vaut vraiment la peine. 🔊If I were you, I'd ask for unpaid leave. It's really worth it.
Tu crois ? Et si mon patron refuse ? 🔊You think so? And if my boss refuses?
Si tu lui expliques bien, il acceptera peut-être. Je te conseille d'en parler calmement. 🔊If you explain it well to him, he might accept. I advise you to talk about it calmly.
Tu as raison, tu devrais être mon conseiller ! 🔊You're right, you should be my advisor!
Grammar in focus · les phrases avec « si »

Likely condition: si + présent → futur (« Si tu expliques bien, il acceptera »). Hypothetical/unreal condition: si + imparfait → conditionnel (« Si j'avais le temps, je voyagerais »). For advice, use « à ta place, je… » + conditional, or « tu devrais » + infinitive.

Write it yourself

Write 4–5 sentences answering: « Que ferais-tu si tu gagnais à la loterie ? » Use si + imparfait → conditionnel and give one piece of advice.

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Tip for this task
Bien ! Keep the tenses paired: « Si je gagnais, j'achèterais… ». For advice, « À ta place, j'investirais une partie » sounds natural.

Quick check

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1. « Si j'avais de l'argent, je ___ une maison. »
2. « Si tu pars tôt, tu ___ le train. »
3. « À ta place, je… » is used to…
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