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A subject pronoun is the _______________ of a sentence and tells ________________ is doing the action. In French, there are ____________ subject pronouns.
A subject pronoun is the subject of a sentence and tells who is doing the action. In French, there are eight subject pronouns.
I
Je
you (inf)
Tu
He / She
Il / Elle
we
nous
you (f)
vous
they
ils / elles
Difference between TU and VOUS
Tu is used when:
-people your own age
-people you know
-animals
Vous is used when:
-strangers
-authority figures
-more than 1 person
ÊTRE
Être-
To be
ÊTRE
We use this verb for:
-location
-description of people
-time
the past tense
-explain nationality/origin
ÊTRE
I am
Je suis
ÊTRE
You are
Tu es
ÊTRE
He is She is
Il est Elle est
ÊTRE
We are
Nous sommes
ÊTRE
You (f) are
Vous êtes
ÊTRE
They (m) are They (f) are
Ils sont Elles sont
ER verb
Infinitive
the whole verb unconjugated
ER verb
Conjugate
To break the verb into different forms
ER verb
MANGER
Mang= stem
Er= ending
ER verb
Je
e
ER verb
Tu
es
ER verb
Il / elle
e
ER verb
Nous
ons
ER verb
Vous
ez
ER verb
Ils / Elles
ent
ER verb
Steps to conjugating:
- Take off the ER
- Know who is doing the action
- Add the appropriate ER tense endings
ER verb
Note: When the verb ends in -ger, you must keep the G in the nous form!
…….
ER verb
When saying someone doesn’t want to do something, you use _________________ and it goes _______________ the conjugated form of the verb. Note, when the verb starts with a vowel and you are using it negatively, it must contract.
When saying someone doesn’t want to do something, you use ne…pas and it goes around the conjugated form of the verb. Note, when the verb starts with a vowel and you are using it negatively, it must contract.
