FIA Grammar Chapter 21 Flashcards
What is a word that is used as an intensifier in French? It singles out the thing or action it applies to.
Today, even the priests say the mass in French.
- même*
- Aujourd’hui, même les curés disent la messe en français.*
What gender are most words that end in -tion?
- addition*
- soustraction*
- multiplication*
- fiction*
- nation*
- notation*
- conversation*
- admiration*
- reproduction*
- éducation*
- exploration*
- interrogation*
feminine
What gender are most words that end in -ie?
- zoologie*
- philosophie*
- géologie*
- géographie*
- psychologie*
- photographie*
- physiologie*
- chimie*
feminine
Conjugate the verb servir in the present indicative.
- je sers*
- tu sers*
- il sert*
- nous servons*
- vous servez*
- ils servent*
How do you say that something is or isn’t useful?
What use is that (calculator)?
It’s useful for doing addition.
What use is that (flower)?
It’s not useful for anything.
To say that something is useful use the verb servir. The purpose of the particular thing is introduced by à.
- À quoi ça sert?* or Ça sert à quoi? or À quoi est-ce que ça sert?
- Ça sert à faire des additions.*
- À quoi ça sert?* or Ça sert à quoi? or À quoi est-ce que ça sert?
- Ça ne sert à rien.*
How do you say something makes you laugh or makes you afraid? What is the subject and what is the object (and what kind of object)?
I find you funny
You make me laugh.
I find them funny.
They make me laugh.
Use faire rire or faire croire.
Je te trouve drôle. (je is the subject; te is the direct object)
Tu me fais rire. (tu is the subject; me is the direct object)
Je les trouve drôles. (je is the subject; les is the direct object)
Ils me font rire. (ils is the subject; me is the direct object)
How do you say the following?
I’m hungry.
I’m right
I’m wrong.
I have a horror of chemisty.
I have a sore throat.
J’ai faim.
J’ai raison.
J’ai tort.
J’ai horreur de la chimie.
J’ai mal à la gorge.
How do you say the following?
I’m 20 years old.
I have the time.
I’m rich.
I would like to leave.
I appear fragile.
J’ai vingt ans.
J’ai le temps.
J’ai de la fortune.
J’ai envie de partir.
J’ai l’air fragile.
How do you conjugate recevoir and devoir in the infinitive?
- je reçois/dois*
- tu reçois/dois*
- il reçoit/doit*
- nous recevons/devons*
- vous recevez/devez*
- ils reçoivent/deivent*
What are the past participles of recevoir and devoir
reçu and dû
How do you ask about or say that you know how to do something?
Do you know how to read?
It’s necessary to know how to read.
Use savoir with an infinitive to refer to skill, ability, or know-how.
- Est-ce que tu sais lire.*
- Il faut savoir lire.*
What verb phrase do you use to talk about applying yourself to something - putting your mind to it and beginning it?
I’m starting work.
I’m going to start work.
I started to learn Italian.
- se mettre à* followed by the activity that is being undertaken. The activity can be expressed either as a noun or an infinitive.
- Je me mets au travail.*
- Je vais me mettre au travail.*
- Je m’est mis à apprendre l’italien.*
How do you use pronouns when talking about starting to do something?
She started to learn Italian.
She started to learn it.
The pronoun y replaces à and its object.
- Elle s’est mise à apprendre.*
- Elle s’y est mise.*
When do past participles with avoir agree with direct objects?
Robert invited Mireille.
Robert invited her.
The past participles agree in gender and number with any direct object that comes before the verb.
- Robert a invité Mireille.*
- Robert l’a invitée.*
