FIA Grammar Chapter 6 Flashcards
What verb phrase do you use to indicate that something has the appearance of being so, but may not necessarily be so?
What verb do use use to indicate actual fact?
What does the adjective agree with in each case?
appearance: avoir l’air
The adjective agrees with air, so is always masculine.
Elle a l’air sportif.
actual fact: être
The adjective agrees with the person, so it will be masculine or feminine according to the individual it describes.
Elle est sportive.
Make the following adjectives feminine.
- fort, court, vert, petit*
- grand, blond, rond*
- épais*
- roux*
- long*
- vif, sportif*
- fin*
- forte, courte, verte, petite*
- grande, blonde, ronde*
- épaisse*
- rousse*
- longue*
- vive, sportive*
- fine*
Make the following adjectives feminine.
- solide*
- rapide*
- malade*
- fragile*
- raissonable*
- mince*
- sympathique*
There is no change.
- solide*
- rapide*
- malade*
- fragile*
- raissonable*
- mince*
- sympathique*
Être can be used with an adjective to refer to a person’s general qualities (Mireille est mince). What verb phrase do you use to point to some more specific physical or moral feature?
You can use the verb avoir, name the feature in question (with a definite article), and include an adjective.
- Elle est blonde.*
- Elle a les cheveux blonds.*
- Elle est rousse.*
- Elle a les cheveux roux.*
- Elle est mince.*
- Elle a la taille mince.*
- Elle est grande.*
- Elle a les jambes longues.*
- Elle est vive.*
- Elle a l’esprit vif.*
What is an invariable adjective? Give two examples.
An adjective that only has one form that does not change depending up gender or number.
- marron*
- châtain*
What verb do you use to say one plays a sport?
What articles do you use following that verb and how do you determine which to use?
- faire*
- Elle fait du ski.*
du, de la, or de l’
The article used depends on the gender of the noun and whether or not it begins with a vowel sound.
- le ski* - du ski
- la voile* - de la voile
- l’escalade* - de l’escalade
Conjugate faire.
- Je fais*
- Tu fais*
- Il/elle/on fait*
- Nous faisons* (-ai- pronounced like the -e of je or le)
- Vous faites*
- Ils/Elles font*
How do you use est-ce que to ask a question?
What is your intonation while using est-ce que to ask a question?
Use est-ce que (or est-ce qu’ when used with a word beginning with a vowel sound) in front of a statement, adding a rising pitch in the voise at the end.
- Mireille est blonde.*
- Est-ce que Mireille est blonde?*
- Elle est blonde.*
- Est-ce qu’elle est blonde?*
What pattern do the numbers 20-69 follow?
Each mulitple of ten is a single word, and all other numbers are compound words by adding 1-9. Un is linked by et and all other numbers are linked with a hyphen.
