French 2010 Chapitre 5 Grammaire

Question 1

Past Participle of courir

Answer 1

Couru

Question 2

Past Participle of mourir

Answer 2

Mort

Question 3

Past Participle of savoir

Answer 3

Su

Question 4

Past Participle of conduire

Answer 4

Conduit

Question 5

Past Participle of connaître

Answer 5

Connu

Question 6

Past Participle of rire

Answer 6

Ri

Question 7

Past Participle of suivre

Answer 7

Suivi

Question 8

What auxiliary verb is used with the verb mourir in the passé composé?

Answer 8

Être

Question 9

Expression of time:
Depuis is used in the present tense to…

Answer 9

express an action that began in the past and is still going in the present

Question 10

Expressions of time:
When depuis is used with a period of time, it means…

Answer 10

for

Question 11

Expressions of time:
When depuis is used with a specific point in time or with a date, it means…

Answer 11

since

Question 12

Expressions of time:
What are the other expressions that could mean and be used the same as depuis?

Answer 12

Ça fait…(time)…que…
Voilà…(time)…que…

Question 13

Expressions of time:
Il y a means ‘ago’ when used…

Answer 13

in the past tense with a period of time without que.
ex: J’ai fait un voyage il y a deux ans

Question 14

Expressions of time:
Used similarly as depuis but can mark an end of an action when used with a time expression.

Answer 14

Pendant

Question 15

Adverbs:
Regular adverbs are formed by…?

Answer 15

Taking the feminine form, or the masculine if it ends in a vowel, adjective and add -ment to the end.

Question 16

Adverbs:
If the adjectives in -ent or -ant, what is the replacement ending?

Answer 16

-emment and -amment

Question 17

Adverbs:
With simple tenses, adverbs usually follow ______. In negative forms the adverb usually follows ____.

Answer 17

the verb they modify
pas

Question 18

Adverbs:
Adverbs that precede the adjective or adverb they modify are…

Answer 18

assez, presque, particulièrement, vraiment, si, très

Question 19

Adverbs:
In compound tenses, adverbs most often come _______. With infinitives, they usually appear __________.

Answer 19

In-between the auxiliary verb and the participle
between the two verbs

Question 20

Adverbs:
In the passé composé, adverbs can be placed either _______ or ________.

Answer 20

In-between the two verbs
at the end for more emphasis

Question 21

Adverbs:
Which adverbs usually precede pas in the compound negative?

Answer 21

Peut-être, sans doute, probablement

Question 22

Passé composé:
Passé composé is used…

Answer 22

1. For events with time boundaries. Events that are viewed as completed or begun at a point in time.
2. To express a sequence of actions in the past

Question 23

L’imparfait:
Imparfait is used…

Answer 23

1. For events without time boundaries. Events that were in progress.
2. age
3. states of mind
4. past descriptions
5. to describe events that are habitual or repetitive without reference of when they began or ended.

Question 24

L’imparfait:
How is the imparfait formed for all forms except être?

Answer 24

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.

Question 25

Passé composé vs. Imparfait
What is the difference between…
Je connaissais déjà le prof.
J’ai connu le prof hier dans la classe.

Answer 25

Sentence one is translated as ‘I already knew the professor’ (was already in the process of knowing them)
Sentence two is translated as ‘I met the professor yesterday in class.’ (began to know them)

Question 26

Passé composé vs. Imparfait
What is the difference between…
Je savais la réponse.
J’ai su la réponse quand je l’ai vu.

Answer 26

Sentence one is translated as ‘I knew the answer.’ (was in the process of knowing the answer)
Sentence two is translated as ‘I grasped the answer when I saw him.’

Question 27

Passé composé vs. Imparfait
What is the difference between…
Je pouvais le faire pour lui.
Enfin j’ai pu le faire pour lui.

Answer 27

Sentence one is translated as ‘I could do it for him.” (in the process of being able to do it for them)
Sentence two is translated as ‘I managed to do it for him.’ (I was finally able to do it for them)

Question 28

Passé composé vs. Imparfait
What is the difference between…
Au lycée, je voulais être avocat.
J’ai voulu être avocat mais j’ai rate l’examen.

Answer 28

Sentence one is translated as ‘I wanted to be a lawyer in high school.’ (my wanting was in process in high school)
Sentence two is translated as ‘I wanted to be a lawyer but failed my exam.’ (my wanted was over when I failed the exam)

Question 29

Passé composé vs. Imparfait
What is the difference between…
Je devais faire mes devoirs.
J’ai dû faire mes devoirs.

Answer 29

Sentence one is translated as ‘I was supposed to do my homework/I had to do my homework’
Sentence two is translated as ‘I was (finally) forced to do my homework.’