FIA Grammar Chapter 13 Flashcards
How do you phrase the following?
Last Tuesday.
Last week.
Last month.
Last year.
- Mardi dernier.*
- La semaine dernière.*
- Le mois dernier.*
- L’année dernière.*
How do you phrase the following?
Today.
This week.
This month.
This year.
- Aujourd’hui.*
- Cette semaine.*
- Ce mois-ci.*
- Cette année.*
How do you phrase the following?
Next Tuesday.
Next week.
Next month.
Next year.
- Mardi prochain.*
- La semaine prochaine.*
- Le mois prochain.*
- L’année prochaine.*
What verb do you use to talk about taking a specific academic subject or field, or to say that you are attending a specialized school?
How do you use that verb in each case?
I’m studying art history.
I’m going to study at L’ENA.
faire
Specific academic subject or field: faire de.
Je fais de l’histoire de l’art.
Specific schools, and depending on the name of the school: faire is used either with the definite article or with no article at all.
Je vais faire l’ENA.
What verb do you use to indicate either a relative lack of something or its complete absence?
How do you use that verb to indicate that something or someone is missing entirely?
Someone is missing.
How do you use that verb to say there is not enough of something?
Time is lacking.
How do you use that verb to indicate that there is more than enough of something.
Time is not lacking.
manquer
Something or someone is missing entirely: il mangue.
Il manque quelqu’un.
Not enough of something: the noun is used as the subject of manquer.
Le temps manque.
More than enough of something: use manquer in the negative with the noun as the subject.
Le temps ne manque pas.
We have seen that ce is used with nouns to specificy which of a number of possible people or things is being talked about: ce passeport est à moi. We have also seen that quel is the question word used with nouns to narrow down a range of possible options: quel sports pratiquez vous?
What are the counterparts of ce and quel for use without nouns?
What part of speech do ce and quel function as?
What part of speech do celui and lequel function as?
You prefer this scarf?
You prefer this one?
What scarf do you prefer?
Which do you prefer?
- celui* and lequel
- Ce* and quel function as adjectives (they accompany nouns).
- Celui* and Lequel function as pronouns (they replace a noun).
- Tu préfères ce foulard?*
- Tu* préfères celui-ci.
- Quel foulard préfères-tu?*
- Lequel* préfères-tu?
What are the masculine/feminine and singular/plural forms of celui?
- celui/celle*
- ceux/celles*
What are the masculine/feminine and singular/plural forms of lequel?
- lequel/laquelle*
- lesquels/lesquelles*
Is celui (etc.) ever used by itself? If not, what is it combined with?
- celui-ci*
- celui-la*
- celui-de*
- celui-qui*
- What expression do you use to indicate an effort to disquise reality by pretense or simulation?
He pretends to be sick.
- By contrast, what expression do you use to indicate appearance but does not suggest any attempt to deceive?
He looks sick.
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faire semblant de
* Il fait semblant d’être malade.* -
avoir l’air
* Il a l’air malade.*
What expression do you use to indicate waiting in line?
I’m waiting in line.
- faire la queue*
- Je fais la queue.*
How do you say the following?
None of that!
No (noise)!
(…) like everyone else!
Pas de ça!
Pas de (bruit)!
(…) comme tout le monde!
How do you say the following?
I don’t know.
Maybe.
That depends.
We must see.
I’m not decided.
Je ne sais pas.
Peut-étre.
Ca dépend.
Il faut voir.
Je ne suis pas décidé.
How do you say the following!
That’s it!
It’s decided!
Ca y est!
C’est décidé!
