French 3, Semester 1 Grammar

Question 1

Il y a/ça fait

Answer 1

• To express how long ago a certain event took place

* subject, past tense verb, il y a/ça fait, time elapsed

Question 2

Depuis

Answer 2

• to express what people have been doing since or for a certain time
• subject, present verb, depuis, starting point or duration of time.

Question 3

Passe compose

Answer 3

Specific beginning and end time. 
Using avoir or être 
Er-> é
Ir-> i 
Re-> u

Question 4

Imparfait

Answer 4

• how things/people were with no real specific time.

* take the nous form of the verb, but add special ending.

Question 5

Courir

Answer 5

Means to run 
Je cours 
Tu cours
Il court 
Nous courons 
Vous courez
Ils courent 
Passe: couru
Futur: courr

Question 6

Comparative with adjectives (descriptions)

Answer 6

+ plus
- moins
= aussi

Adjective (with agreement) que
* exceptions: meilleure et pire (moins bon)

Question 7

Comparative with nouns (person, place, thing or idea)

Answer 7

Plus de/moins de/autant de + name + que + de + other subject

Question 8

Comparative with adverbs

Answer 8

Same as adjectives (just no agreements)
*exceptions: mieux
Meilleur (bon) -> good/better
adjective
Mieux (bien) -> well/better adverb

(Add le in front of the expect ions to say the best or the worst)

Question 9

Futur simple

Answer 9

Future tense
Keep verb in present tense + avoir ending
Remember irregulars.

Question 10

Conditional

Answer 10

• To tell what people would do or what would happen
• Present conditional formed using stem of future simple and end of imparfait (use future simple irregulars when needed)
• “would + verb” is the conditional of the French verb.

Question 11

“Si” clause with conditional

Answer 11

• to say what someone would do if things were different. -> clause with si has imparfait, other has conditional
• to suggest or invite someone to do something.
• to say what will happen if something happens -> clause with si has present tense, other has futur simple

Question 12

Relative pronouns

Answer 12

• used to combine sentences
• qui (that, which, who) -> subject and followed by a verb
• que (that, which, whom) -> object and followed by both subject and verb
• dont (that, whom, whose) -> replaces prepositional phrase starting with de
• où (when, where) -> location followed by a subject and a verb