4.1.1 – Review Grammar Concepts

Question 1

Conjugate ouvrir

Answer 1

j’ouvre nous ouvrons
tu ouvres vous ouvrez
il/elle/on ouvre ils/elles ouvrent

Question 2

Does ouvrir have a regular or irregular past participle?

Answer 2

An irregular one

Question 3

What is the past participle for ouvrir?

Answer 3

ouvert

Question 4

Which auxiliary verb is ouvrir conjugated with in the Passé Composé?

Answer 4

avoir

Question 5

Which auxiliary verb do reflexive verbs conjugate with in the Passé Composé?

Answer 5

être

Question 6

Do reflexive verb past participles have to agree with the subject?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

All the reflexive verbs have regular past participles EXCEPT FOR ONE! Which reflexive verb has an irregular past participle?

Answer 7

“se souvenir [de]”

Question 8

What is souvenir’s past participle?

Answer 8

souvenu

Question 9

When reflexive verbs are in the Passé Composé what is the order of all the items?

Answer 9

subject + reflexive pronoun + form of être + reflexive verb

Question 10

For example define and conjugate S’HABILLER.

Answer 10

To get dressed:
je me suis habillé(e) nous nous sommes habillé(e)s
tu t’es habillé(e) vous vous êtes habillé(e)(s)
il/elle/on s’est habillé(e)* ils/elles se sont habillé(e)s

Question 11

What happens to a past participle when a body part is mentioned?

Answer 11

When a body part is mentioned, the past participle doesn’t have to agree with the subject.

Question 12

Translate:
She got washed up.
She washed her face.

Answer 12

Elle s’est lavée.

Elle s’est lavé la figure.

Question 13

When a body part is mentioned with a reflexive verb does the body part take a my, their, etc. or a definite article (le forms)?

Answer 13

When a body part is mentioned with a reflexive verb it takes a form of le.

Question 14

Where does the ne… pas go when conjugating past participle reflexive verbs?

Answer 14

The ne.. pas with past participle reflexive verbs goes around the reflexive pronoun and the form of être.
ne.. (reflexive pronoun, form of être) pas

Question 15

Define and conjugate S’HABILLER in the Passé Composé.

Answer 15

to get dressed
je ne me suis pas habillé(e) 
tu ne t’es pas habillé(e) 
il/elle/on ne s’est pas habillé(e)*
nous ne nous sommes pas habillé(e)s 
vous ne vous êtes pas habillé(e)(s)
ils/elles ne se sont pas habillé(e)s

Question 16

Which auxiliary verb is used with reflexive verbs when the action is being performed for another person or thing?

Answer 16

avoir

Question 17

Translate:
She got washed up. (She “washed herself.”)
She washed the car.

Answer 17

Elle s’est lavée.

Elle a lavé la voiture.

Question 18

Translate:
We got dressed.
We dressed the children.

Answer 18

Nous nous sommes habillés.

Nous avons habillé les enfants.

Question 19

Define and Conjugate “se nourrir”

Answer 19

to feed/nourish oneself:
je me nourris 
tu te nourris 
il/elle/on se nourrit 
nous nous nourrissons
vous vous nourrissez
ils/elles se nourrissent

Question 20

Is nourrir a regular or irregular -ir verb?

Answer 20

nourrir = regular

Question 21

On doit

Answer 21

one must

Question 22

suivre un régime

Answer 22

to go on a diet

Question 23

se nourrir bien

Answer 23

to eat well

Question 24

manger des légumes

Answer 24

to eat vegetables

Question 25

manger des pâtes

Answer 25

to eat pasta

Question 26

manger du riz

Answer 26

to eat rice

Question 27

boire de l’eau

Answer 27

to drink water

Question 28

On doit éviter de

Answer 28

One must avoid

Question 29

grignoter entre les repas

Answer 29

snacking between meals

Question 30

manquer des repas

Answer 30

skipping meals

Question 31

consommer trop de sucre / de sel / de matières grasses

Answer 31

eating too much sugar / salt / fat