Stage 4 · A2+ / B1

Level A2+ / B1

The Albanian conditional mood

The Albanian conditional mood in Albanian: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: subjonctifPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will recognise and use “The Albanian conditional mood” correctly in simple examples.

2. Discover

Place “Do të vija po të kisha kohë.” next to “Do ta blija po të ishte më lirë.”. What stays the same and what changes?

3. Understand

To understand “The Albanian conditional mood”, start from the examples rather than an abstract definition. Identify the subject first, then the verb form, then what the sentence says about time or intention.

Do të vija po të kisha kohë.Do ta blija po të ishte më lirë.Do të kishim ardhur po të na kishe thënë.Nëse bie shi, do të rrimë brenda.Po të isha ti, do të prisja.Do të kishte fituar po të ishte përgatitur.Shembull shtesë: Kolegia ime telefonon në bibliotekë.
Watch out

The Albanian verb system has forms that do not always map to one English tense. Start from the situation and the Albanian form.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Say what you want to mean first, then express it with “The Albanian conditional mood”. Read it again as if you were receiving it.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

To recognise conditionnel et hypothèse, check the subject, any marker (do, të, duke…), the verb form and the time context.

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9. Now I can…

  • I can recognise “The Albanian conditional mood” in a new example.
  • I can explain my choice and create my own example.