would have in French: aurait

Definition

▶ aurait

Le mot 'aurait' est le conditionnel passé du verbe 'avoir' et indique une action ou un état qui se serait produit dans le passé sous certaines conditions.

The word 'aurait' is the past conditional of the verb 'to have' and indicates an action or state that would have occurred in the past under certain conditions.

▶ S'il avait su, il aurait agi différemment.

If he had known, he would have acted differently.

▶ Nous aurions été ravis de participer à la fête.

We would have been delighted to attend the party.

▶ Elle aurait terminé son projet si elle avait eu plus de temps.

She would have finished her project if she had had more time.