French Final Questions:

Question 1

What are the subject pronouns in French?

Answer 1

The subject pronouns in french are: je, tu, il/elle, on, nous, vous, ils,elles.

Question 2

What is an infinitive?

Answer 2

An infinitive is a base verb form that typically begins with “to” followed by the base form of a verb.

Question 3

What is conjugation?

Answer 3

Changing the spelling of the verb so it matches the subject pronoun.

Question 4

How do you conjugate etre in present tense?

Answer 4

Conjugating the French verb être (“to be”) in the present tense:

• Je suis (I am)
• Tu es (You are, singular/informal)
• Il/Elle/On est (He/She/One is)
• Nous sommes (We are)
• Vous êtes (You are, plural/formal)
• Ils/Elles sont (They are, masculine/feminine)

Question 5

What are the three steps of conjugation of regular -er verbs?

Optional: (can flip the card)

Answer 5

Here’s the step:

1.) Know which verb you need
2.) Drop the -er to isolate the root
(Ex. Parler -> Parle )
3.) Adding the correct ending to match the subject pronoun.

Question 6

What are the 3 indefinite articles in French with their English meaning?

Optional: (can flip the card)

Answer 6

There are 3 indefinite articles in French and English:

• Un: Used before masculine singular nouns (e.g., un livre = a book).
• Une: Used before feminine singular nouns (e.g., une pomme = an apple).
• Des: Used before plural nouns, regardless of gender (e.g., des chiens = some dogs).

Question 7

What are the 4 definite articles in French with their English meaning?

Optional: (can flip the card)

Answer 7

• Le: Used before masculine singular nouns (e.g., le chien = the dog).
• La: Used before feminine singular nouns (e.g., la maison = the house).
• L’: Used before singular nouns (masculine or feminine) that start with a vowel or a mute ‘h’ (e.g., l’arbre = the tree, l’histoire = the story).
• Les: Used before all plural nouns, regardless of gender (e.g., les livres = the books, les pommes = the apples).

Question 8

How are French nouns different from English nouns?

Answer 8

Every french noun has a gender, either masculine or feminine.

Question 9

What do adjectives modify?

Answer 9

Adjectives are words that modify or describe nouns and pronouns.

Question 10

Make the sentence plural:

La femme est intelligente.

Answer 10

Les femmes sont intelligentes.

Question 11

Make the sentence plural:

L’homme est intelligent.

Answer 11

Les hommes sont intelligents.

Question 12

When do you use C’est instead of Il/elle est?

Optional: (can flip the card)

Answer 12

C’est is used when you need to introduce a noun or a modified adjective.

Question 13

When do you use Il/Elle est instead of C’est?

Optional: (can flip the card)

Answer 13

You use Il/Elle when you’re directly describing a person or thing with an adjective.

Question 14

What is a cognate?

Answer 14

A cognate is a word that looks and sounds similar in two languages and has the same or a very similar meaning.

Question 15

Which present tense verbs sound the same?

(1) parle, (2) parles, (3) parlent, (4) parlez

Answer 15

Parle, Parles, and Parlent all have the same pronunciation.