FIA Grammar Chapter 22

Question 1

How do you say the following?

We eat breakfast at 8:00 in the the morning.

We eat lunch at noon.

We eat dinner at 8:00 in the evening.

Answer 1

• Nous prenons notre petit déjeuner à 8h du matin.*
• Nous déjeunons à midi.*

Nous dinons à 8h du soir.

Question 2

1. What phrase do you use to refer to people, things, and situations that provide pleasure?
2. How do you use that phrase with a noun or pronoun when you want to specify what thing is pleasing someone?

You letter pleased us.

She pleased us.

3. How do you use that phrase to indicate what action or circumstance is producing pleasure?

It pleased me to receive your letter.

4. What kind of object represents the person being pleased?

Your letter pleased Mireille.

It gave her pleasure to receive your letter.

Answer 2

1. faire plaisir
2. Use
   * Ta lettre nous a fait plaisir*
   * Elle nous a fait plaisir.*
3. Use de with an infinitive.
   * Ça m’a fait plaisir de recevoir ta lettre.*
4. Indirect
   * Ta lettre a fait plaisir à Mireille.*
   * Ça lui a fait plaisir de recevoir ta lettre.*

Question 3

How do you say the following phone phrases?

(Hello, Mireille?) Speaking. (2)

Don’t hang up.

I’ll pass you to her.

Answer 3

• C’est moi* or C’est moi-même.
• Ne quittez pas.*

Je vous la passe.

Question 4

1. Conjugate rappeler.
2. How does the number of “l”s affect the pronunciation.

Answer 4

• 1. je rappelle*
• tu rappelles*
• il rappelle*
• nous rappelons*
• vous rappelez*
• ils rappellent*
  2. The single “l” in nous and vous gives it a closed sound. The double “l” gives it an open sound.

Question 5

How do you say the following?

Why are you rushing like that?

I’m late!

Don’t rush like that!

I’m going to be late!

Answer 5

• Pourquio est-ce que tu te dépêches comme ça?*
• Je suis en retard!*
• Ne te dépêche pas comme ça!*
• Je vais être en retard!*

Question 6

What auxillary verb do you use with reflexive verbs in the compound tenses?

Answer 6

être

Question 7

Where do you place the reflexive pronoun in compound verb constructions?

Answer 7

The reflexive pronoun, like all pronouns, is placed before the auxillary.

Elle s’est arrêtée.

Question 8

When does the past participle agree with reflexive pronouns?

She started work.

Answer 8

Whenever the reflexive pronoun is the direct object of the verb and hence is before the verb.

Elle s’est mise au travail.

Question 9

What non-reflexive verbs are conjugated with être?

Answer 9

Intransitive verbs (verbs that cannot be used with a direct object).

They refer to the following:

• movement: monter, descendre, entrer, sortir, etc.
• lack of movement: rester
• change of status: naître, devenir, mourir

Question 10

Summarize which verbs are conjugated with avoir and which with être.

Answer 10

• Avoir*: most verbs, including all nonreflexive verbs used with a direct object.
• Étre:* all reflexive verbs and a small group of (nonreflexive) intransitive verbs of movement.

Question 11

What do the small group of intransitive verbs of movement that don’t take direct objects and are conjugated with être agree with?

Answer 11

They all agree in gender and number with the subject of the verb.