Future simple vs Conditional

Question

The sentence:-J'aurais donc besoin de partir d'ici vers 4 h du matin.Could the future simple be used equally here?:-J'aurai donc besoin de partir d'ici ver 4 h du matin.

Accepted Answer

Hi G,
Technically you could, it just sounds a bit more abrupt -
so I will need to leave rather than I would need to leave
but not wrong in my opinion.
Bonne Continuation !

Answer

It might sound more abrupt (as Cécile says), but unfortunately I have never been able to hear the difference between the spoken "j'aurai" and "j'aurais". Someone once told me lots of French people pronounce both the same way, but I am not sure if that is correct.

Answer

Hi Paul,
You might be interested in the following discussion on this very subject -
https://french.kwiziq.com/questions/view/since-je-devrais-and-je-devrai-are-pronounced-the-same-how-do-you-know-which-one-is-being-used-when
Hope it helps!