Exam Grammar Flashcards
Imperfect tense
stem of nous form + imperfect endings
Imperfect endings
- ais
- ais
- ait
- ions
- iez
- aient
habitual action in the past
passe recent
subject + venir in present + de + infinitive
Venir
- viens
- viens
- vient
- venons
- venez
- viennent
action that just took place
Le future simple
subject + infinitive of verb (minus e for re) + furure endings
future endings
- ai
- as
- a
- ons
- ez
- ont
actions occurring a long time in the future
le future proche
subject + aller condugated + infinitive of verb
the near future
the conditional
subject + infinitive (minus e for re) + conditional endings
conditional endings
- ais
- ais
- ait
- ions
- iez
- aient
expressing hypotheticals (would statements)
si clause
si + imperfect + de/d’ + conditional
If then statements
Direct object pronouns
mev (me)
te (you)
le (him/it)
la (her/it)
nous (us)
vous (you)
les (them)
replace the noun where the verb isn’t being transferred
Always go between subject and verb
Indirect object pronouns
me (me)
te (you)
lui (him/her)
nous (us)
vous (you)
leur (them)
en (some)
y (not living or places)
replace the noun when the verb is being transferred (to or at/ a)
Always go between subject and verb
present participle
en + nous form or present minus ons + ant
expresses ing verbs (while ….ing)
comparative
something is + plus/moins/aussi + adjective +que + something else
draws a comparison between 2 things
superlative
subject + verb + le plus/moins + adjective
express the most extreme version of something
Imperative
always remove pronoun
et tu verbs, remove s
reflexive tu becomes toi, use hyphern with pronoun aafter verb
used to give orders, commands and instructions
tu, nous and vous only
