4.1.1 – Review Grammar Concepts Flashcards
Conjugate ouvrir
j’ouvre nous ouvrons
tu ouvres vous ouvrez
il/elle/on ouvre ils/elles ouvrent
Does ouvrir have a regular or irregular past participle?
An irregular one
What is the past participle for ouvrir?
ouvert
Which auxiliary verb is ouvrir conjugated with in the Passé Composé?
avoir
Which auxiliary verb do reflexive verbs conjugate with in the Passé Composé?
être
Do reflexive verb past participles have to agree with the subject?
Yes
All the reflexive verbs have regular past participles EXCEPT FOR ONE! Which reflexive verb has an irregular past participle?
“se souvenir [de]”
What is souvenir’s past participle?
souvenu
When reflexive verbs are in the Passé Composé what is the order of all the items?
subject + reflexive pronoun + form of être + reflexive verb
For example define and conjugate S’HABILLER.
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
What happens to a past participle when a body part is mentioned?
When a body part is mentioned, the past participle doesn’t have to agree with the subject.
Translate:
She got washed up.
She washed her face.
Elle s’est lavée.
Elle s’est lavé la figure.
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)?
When a body part is mentioned with a reflexive verb it takes a form of le.
Where does the ne… pas go when conjugating past participle reflexive verbs?
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
Define and conjugate S’HABILLER in the Passé Composé.
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
Which auxiliary verb is used with reflexive verbs when the action is being performed for another person or thing?
avoir
Translate:
She got washed up. (She “washed herself.”)
She washed the car.
Elle s’est lavée.
Elle a lavé la voiture.
Translate:
We got dressed.
We dressed the children.
Nous nous sommes habillés.
Nous avons habillé les enfants.
Define and Conjugate “se nourrir”
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
Is nourrir a regular or irregular -ir verb?
nourrir = regular
On doit
one must
suivre un régime
to go on a diet
se nourrir bien
to eat well
manger des légumes
to eat vegetables
manger des pâtes
to eat pasta
manger du riz
to eat rice
boire de l’eau
to drink water
On doit éviter de
One must avoid
grignoter entre les repas
snacking between meals
manquer des repas
skipping meals
consommer trop de sucre / de sel / de matières grasses
eating too much sugar / salt / fat
