Deck 1 - Sept. 26/17 Flashcards
I don’t know what you’re talking about?
Je ne sais pas de quoi vous parlez? /tu parles?
You’re crazy
Tu es fou
He’s crazy
Il est fou
She’s going crazy
Elle devient folle
She went crazy
Elle est devenue folle
I’m crazy
Je suis fou
I went crazy
Je suis devenu fou
To become
Devenir
I become angry
je deviens
Conjugate “devenir” for the present tense.
je deviens tu deviens il devient nous devenons vous devenez ils deviennent
You become
Tu deviens/vous devenez
He/she becomes
Il/elle devient
We become
Nous devenons
They become
Ils/elles deviennent
I got angry
Je me suis mis en colère
He made me mad
Il m’a rendu fou
You make me mad
Tu me rends fou
He made her cry
Il l’a fait pleurer
He makes me cry
Il me fait pleurer
Conjugate “devenir” in the simple past tense.
je devins tu devins il devint nous devînmes vous devîntes ils devinrent
I became (simple past)
je devins
You became (simple past)
Tu devins, vous devîntes
He/she became (simple past)
Il/elle devint
We became (simple past)
Nous devînmes
They became (simple past)
Ils/elles devinrent
Describe the Present Perfect tense.
The PRESENT PERFECT TENSE is formed with a present tense form of “to have” plus the past participle of the verb (which can be either regular or irregular in form). This tense indicates either that an action was completed (finished or “perfected”) at some point in the past or that the action extends to the present:
I have walked two miles already [but I’m still walking].
I have run the Boston Marathon [but that was some time ago].
The critics have praised the film Saving Private Ryan since it came out [and they continue to do so].
How do you choose between using Present Perfect tense and Simple Past?
The choice between Present Perfect and Simple Past is often determined by the adverbial accompanying the verb. With adverbs referring to a period gone by, we would use the simple past:
I studied all night/yesterday/on Wednesday.
With adverbs beginning in the past and going up to present, we would use the present perfect:
I have studied up to now/lately/already.
Describe the Past Perfect tense
The PAST PERFECT TENSE indicates that an action was completed (finished or “perfected”) at some point in the past before something else happened. This tense is formed with the past tense form of “to have” (HAD) plus the past participle of the verb (which can be either regular or irregular in form):
I had walked two miles by lunchtime.
I had run three other marathons before entering the Boston Marathon .
Past perfect tense
plus-que-parfait
Simple past tense
Passé simple
Present perfect tense
Passé composé
Imperfect tense
Imparfait
Simple future tense
Futur simple
I will have
j’aurai