FRENCH GRAMMAR Flashcards

1
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Whereas

A

Tandis que
J’aime le jazz, tandis que mon frere aime la pop.

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2
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Additionally

A

Par ailleurs, en outre

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3
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On the contrary

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En revanche, par contraire

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4
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Even though/although

A

Bien que/quoique

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5
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However

A

Cependant, toutefois

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6
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Nevertheless

A

Neanmoins

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7
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Consequently

A

Par consequant, C’est pourquoi

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8
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As if

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Comme si
Il parle comme s’il sais tout

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9
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Such as

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tel(les) que
Tu dois manger des fruits, tels que des pommes/

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10
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Not to mention

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Sans oublier que
Le chemin promet d’etre gratifiant, sans oublier qu’il sera amusant.

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11
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Thanks to (2 answers)

A

Grace a = thanks to (good)
A cause de = thanks to (bad)

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12
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Little by little

A

Peu a peu
Je l’ai appris peu a peu

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13
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More and more

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Plus en plus
- Il devient plus en plus courageux
- J’ai besoin de plus en plus d’aide
- Elle a de plus un plus de problemes
- Il fait plus en plus chaud

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14
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Not only but also

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Non seulement, mais aussi
Non seulement elle est stupide, mais elle est aussi mechante.

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15
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Age, isme, asme, osme, eau, oir

A

Masc

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16
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ion, e, ee, ure, ade, ude

17
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Subjunctive rules
- When to use
- Forms

A

When to use:
- Uncertainty
- Will/wish
- Necessity
- Emotion (Je suis ravi que)

Not “espere” - that uses indicative

Forms:
- Regular: get the verb root from ils/elles, remove “ent”, and replace with the endings of “danser” except for nous and vous, which use imparfait endings
- Irregular:
1. savoir – sache/sachions
2. etre – sois/soyons
3. avoir – aie/aions
4. pouvoir – puisse/puissions
5. venir – vienne, venions
6. aller – aille, aillions

18
Q

Passe Compose:
- DR MRS VANDENTRAMP

A

Devenir, Revenir, Monter, Rester, Sortir, Venir, Aller, Naitre, Descendre, Entrer, Rentrer, Tomber, Retourner, Arriver, Mourir, Partir

  • can be used with subjunctive “J’ai peur qu’il soit parti”
19
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Conditional
- Formula

A

Conditionnel = stem infinitive + imparfait endings

Can be used with Imparfait:

Si j’avais assez d’argent, je t’aurais envoye a l’ecole. (here: aurais envoye = would have sent. Conditional + imparfait + passe participe)