French 2010 Chapitre 5 Grammaire Flashcards
Past Participle of courir
Couru
Past Participle of mourir
Mort
Past Participle of savoir
Su
Past Participle of conduire
Conduit
Past Participle of connaître
Connu
Past Participle of rire
Ri
Past Participle of suivre
Suivi
What auxiliary verb is used with the verb mourir in the passé composé?
Être
Expression of time:
Depuis is used in the present tense to…
express an action that began in the past and is still going in the present
Expressions of time:
When depuis is used with a period of time, it means…
for
Expressions of time:
When depuis is used with a specific point in time or with a date, it means…
since
Expressions of time:
What are the other expressions that could mean and be used the same as depuis?
Ça fait…(time)…que…
Voilà…(time)…que…
Expressions of time:
Il y a means ‘ago’ when used…
in the past tense with a period of time without que.
ex: J’ai fait un voyage il y a deux ans
Expressions of time:
Used similarly as depuis but can mark an end of an action when used with a time expression.
Pendant
Adverbs:
Regular adverbs are formed by…?
Taking the feminine form, or the masculine if it ends in a vowel, adjective and add -ment to the end.
Adverbs:
If the adjectives in -ent or -ant, what is the replacement ending?
-emment and -amment
Adverbs:
With simple tenses, adverbs usually follow ______. In negative forms the adverb usually follows ____.
the verb they modify
pas
Adverbs:
Adverbs that precede the adjective or adverb they modify are…
assez, presque, particulièrement, vraiment, si, très
Adverbs:
In compound tenses, adverbs most often come _______. With infinitives, they usually appear __________.
In-between the auxiliary verb and the participle
between the two verbs
Adverbs:
In the passé composé, adverbs can be placed either _______ or ________.
In-between the two verbs
at the end for more emphasis
Adverbs:
Which adverbs usually precede pas in the compound negative?
Peut-être, sans doute, probablement
Passé composé:
Passé composé is used…
- For events with time boundaries. Events that are viewed as completed or begun at a point in time.
- To express a sequence of actions in the past
L’imparfait:
Imparfait is used…
- For events without time boundaries. Events that were in progress.
- age
- states of mind
- past descriptions
- to describe events that are habitual or repetitive without reference of when they began or ended.
L’imparfait:
How is the imparfait formed for all forms except être?
Take the nous form of the present tense, drop the -ons ending and add either je -ais, tu -ais, il/elle -ait, nous -ions, vous -iez, ils/elles -aient.
