FIA Grammar Chapter 12 Flashcards
In verbs like prendre, how do you pronounce the letter e when it falls in an open syllable (prenons) vs. when it falls in an open syllable (prennent)?What are the two ways you will see this sound written?
prenons - the e sounds like the e in le prennent - the e sounds like the e in elle You will see it written either as è (promène) or as an e followed by a double consonant (comprennent).
What does the interrogative adjective quel mean? What are the different forms it can take?
Quel means who or what.Quel temps fait-il? Quelle saison préférez-vous? quel, quelle quels, quelles
How do you express a general nonspecific illness?I’m sick.How do you express pain localized in a particular part of the body?I have a sore throat.
You use être with malade.Je suis malade.You use the expression avoir mal à.J’ai mal à la gorge.
How do you express reciprocity with reflexive verbs?They met each other in the courtyard.
Ils se rencontrent dans la cour.
How do you phrase imperatives when using pronouns instead of nouns? Which pronouns do you use?Look at Mireille!vs.Look at her!Look at me!Look at you!Look at him!Look at her!Look at us!Look at you all!Look at them!
Regarde Mireille!vs.Regarde-la!Regarde-moi!Regarde-toi!Regarde-le!Regarde-la!Regarde-nous!Regarde-vous! Regarde-les!
How do you use form imperatives in the negative with pronouns? What pronouns do you use?No, don’t look at me!No, don’t look at yourself!No, don’t look at him!No, don’t look at us!No, don’t look at yourself! (formal)No, don’t look at them!
Non, ne me regarde pas!Non, ne te regarde pas! Non, ne le regarde pas! Non, ne nous regarde pas! Non, ne vous regarde pas! Non, ne les regarde pas!
Conjugate pouvoir in the present indicative.
je peuxtu peuxil peutnous pouvonsvous pouvezils peuvent
Conjugate suivre in the present indicative..
je suistu suisil suitnous suivonsvous suivezils suivent
Conjugate partir and sortir in the present indicative.
je pars/sorstu pars/sorsil part/sortnous partons/sortonsvous partez/sortezils partent/sortent
Conjugate prendre, apprendre, and comprendre in the present indicative.
je prends/apprends/comprendstu prends/apprends/comprendsil prend/apprend/comprendnous prenons/apprenons/comprenonsvous prenez/apprenez/comprenezils prennent/apprennent/comprennent
In the present tense, what forms of verbs are pronounced exactly the same for the majority of verbs in French?What are three exceptions to this?
Je, tu, and il/elle forms are pronounced the same.Three exceptions are aller, être, and avoir.
Make the following adjectives feminine…élégantravissantfascinant
éléganteravissantefascinante
How do you say the following?
You are annoying me!
Stop!
That’s enough! (2)
Mind your own business!
Tu m’ennuies!
Arrète!
Ça suffit! or Ça suffit comme ça!
Occupe-toi de tes affaires!
