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How do you form si sentences?

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main clause

+

si clause

future -> present

conditional -> imperfect

conditional perfect -> pluperfect

e.g.

ils auraient regarde la tele s’ils avaient eu le temps

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How do you use relexive verbs?

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je me

tu te

il se

nous nous

vous vous

ils se

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How do you use reflexive verbs in the perfect tense?

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reflexive verbs take the etre form

je me suis

tu t’es

il s’est

nous nous sommes

vous vous etes

ils se sont

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What are some common reflexive verbs?

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se laver se faire mal

se sentir se promener

s’apercevoir se lever

se plaindre

s’attendre

se priver

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How do you use reflexives verb with negative?

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je ne me … pas

tu ne te …pas

il ne se …pas

noun ne nous …as

vous ne vous ….pas

ils ne se …pas

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How do you use refelxive verbs in the perfect tense?

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Perfect tense:

je ne me suis…pas

tu ne t’es…pas

il ne s’est…pas

nous ne nous sommes…pas

vous ne vous etes…pas

ils ne se sont…pas

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How is the passive formed?

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  • A passive verb is when the subject has the action of the verb being done to it.
  • tenses can be made passive using the appropiate tense of etre
  • the past participle of the main verb acts adjectively and must agree with the subject

e.g.

present -> elle est mordue

perfect -> il a ete mordu

imperfect -> il etait mordu

future -> ils seront mordus

conditional -> il serait mordu

conditional perfect -> il aurait ete mordu

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What are the alternative ways to express the passive?

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  1. use on + active verb:

on leur a demande de venir

they were asked to come

Les limitations de vitesse ne sont pas respectees

=

On ne respecte pas les limitations de vitesse

  1. make the verb active and swap the subject and the object:

sa mere l’accompagnera

he was accompanied by his mother

  1. use a relfexive verb:

cette novel se sait

this novel is known

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Which verbs are followed directly with an infinitive?

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aimer eg. J’aime lire

laisser eg. Il laisse entrer le chien

nier eg. Je nie mentir à mes parents

oser eg. Nous n’osons pas faire de l’escalade

sortir eg. Elle sort laver la voiture

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What are some common verbs followed by á + an infinitive?

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apprendre à eg. Il apprend à conduire

commencer à eg. Tu commences à comprendre

continuer à eg. Il continue à crier

hésiter à eg. Nous hésitons à leur demander

réussir à eg. Elles réussissent à le convaincre

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What are some common verbs followed by de + an infinitive?

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arrêter de eg. Arrête de pleurer!

essayer de eg. Elle essaie de le persuader

oublier de eg. J’ai oublié de lui écrire

avoir honte de eg. Il a honte de ne pas connaître la réponse

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What is the reflexive verb meaning to use?

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se servir

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What is the reflexive verb to be transformed?

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se transformer

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What is the reflexive verb for to be interested in?

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s’interesser

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What is the reflexive verb to be informed?

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17
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what is the reflexive verb to be connected?

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se brancher

18
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what is the reflexive verb to consider yourself?

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se considerer

19
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how to avoid the passive voice?

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by using on

by using a reflexive verb

e.g.

‘je suis contacte par email’ - ‘on me contact par email’

‘les produit sont venus sur l’internet’- ‘les produits se vendent sur l’internet’

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Give examples of verbs which use a and de?

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aider à​(to help someone to…)​arrêter de (to stop doing…)
commencer à ​(to begin to…)​cesser de (to stop doing…)
apprendre à​(to learn to…)​demander de (to ask someone to…)
inviter à​(to invite someone to…)​décider de (to decide to…)
servir à​(… is used to…)​refuser de (to refuse to…)
arriver à​(to manage to…)​essayer de (to try to…)

22
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give examples of some common irregular present participles?

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etant

ayant

sachant

23
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give some examples of irregular adjectives within the topic of publicity?

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