complex structures and examples Flashcards
si1
if i can… i will
present + future
si2
if i was able to.. i would
imperfect + conditional
si3
if i had done… i would have been
after having done
après avoir/être
avoir for normal verbs
être for DRMRSVANDERTRAMP
verb after is past participle
before doing
avant de + infinitive
qui/que
qui me/te/ce…
que je/tu/il…
dont
no clue
ce qui/ce qui
just know it
ce dont
just know the example
ce dont je rêve c’est une maison en corse - what i dream of is a house in Corse
while/by doing
en …ant
en..ant irregulars
être - étant
avoir - ayant
lire - lisant
vouloir - voulant
dire - disant
voir - voyant
superlative
the most/least (de with quantities)
… être le/la/les plus/moins adjective
superlative irregulars
le meilleur - best
le pire - worst
le mieux - the best (at doing)
comparatives
kinda like superlatives
reflexive verbs
person +
me
te
se
nous
vous
se
+ verb
(in the past it uses être and you have to do adjective agreements on verbs)
COD
kinda like just not to repeat
thing that reacieves the verb
he touched his food. the food was nice - he touched his food. IT was nice
in past + plueperfect verb must agree
me me
te you
le/la him/her
nous us
vous you
les them
COI
also not to repeat
thing that recieves that thing that recieved the verb (sometimes theres no COD but if theres à then you use COI)
he bought flowers (COD) for his mother(COI)
me
te
lui
nous
vous
leur
passive present
subject etre in present + PP with adjective agreement on verb + PAR object
passive past - imperfect
subject etre in imperfect + PP with adjective agreement on verb + PAR object
passive past - perfect
subject avoir in present + etre in PP + PP with adjective agreement on verb + PAR object
passive past - plueperfect
subject avoir in imperfect + etre in PP + PP with adjective agreement on verb + PAR object
passive future
subject etre in future + PP with adjective agreement on verb + PAR object
en
can mean:
of them - j’en ai trois - i have three of them
about it - J’en rêve depuis des années. - I’ve been dreaming about it for years
it - J’en fais tous les mardis. - Sport? I do it every Tuesday
j’en suis fort aise - I’m very happy about it
y
there
j’y irai - i will go there
negatives on other set
depuis
happened in past and still going
for/since
depuis + time - for … time
depuis que + specific point - since… this time
il y a
ago
il y a + time period
pendant
past and complete actions or future
j’ai habité en France pendant trois mois. – I lived in France for three months
Il va étudier la médecine pendant cinq ans. – He is going to study medicine for five years
on doit
one must
+infinitive
il faut
its needed/ necassary - goes with the subjunctive (if il faut que)
