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1
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definite article (la, le, les) goes before ____ (there are 9)

A
  1. titles and family names ex: le professeur Muller, les chabrol
  2. countries ex la France
  3. school subjects ex: la psychologie
  4. seaons ex: le pritemps
  5. days ex: le dimanche
  6. parts of the day ex: l’aube (dawn)
  7. languages ex: l français
  8. general categories and abstractions ex: les fraises (strawberries), le patience (patience)
  9. name and adjective clusters ex: le vieux Paris (old Paris), la petite Emilie
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omission of definite article

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  1. titles monsieur, madame, madenmoiselle ex: monsiuer Dupuis
  2. a specific day ex: me chercer dimanche
  3. after preposition en ex: je suis forte en anglais (I am good in English), je vais skier en hiver (I am going skiing in winter), regarde la jolie en porte en bois (look at the pretty wooden door)
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DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
ce = B4 ____ w/ _____
cet = B4 ____ w/ ____
cette = _____
ces = _____

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ce = B4 masculine sing w/ consonant
cet = B4 masculine sing w/ vowel or h
cette = feminine singular noun
ces = masc and fem plural

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possessive adjectives

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MY
mon - b4 masculine noun + fem starting with a vowel + h
ma - fem noun w/ consonant
mes - plural nouns

YOUR
ton
ta
tes

HIS/HER
son
sa
ses

OUR
notre
nos

YOUR (PL)
votre
vos

THEIR
leur
leurs

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elsewhere

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ailleurs

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previously

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auparavant

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formerly (in the old days)

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autrefois

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outside

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dehors

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ahead of time, early

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en avance

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at this moment

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en ce moment

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late (after the time)

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en retard

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finally

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enfin

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the day (or evening) before

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la veille

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the next day

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le lendemain

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everywhere

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partout

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16
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so much

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tant

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17
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All(of them)
Singular masculine:
Plural masculine:

Singular feminine:
Plural feminine:

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All(of them)
Singular masculine: tout
Plural masculine: tous

Singular feminine: toute
Plural feminine: toutes

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18
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Negating - ne … pas —> when drop e of ne?

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Before a vowel or silent/mute h

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19
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Pas —> where does it go in passé compose?

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Between auxiliary ex: je J’ai pas répondu

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Never/anymore + placement in passe compose

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Ne … Jamais

In passe compose it goes between the auxiliary and past participle

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Nothing/anything + placement in passe compose

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Ne … rien

In passe compose it goes between the auxiliary and past participle

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Not yet + placement in passe compose

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Ne … pas encore

In passe compose it goes between the auxiliary and past participle

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Nobody/anybody (+ placement in passé compose)

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Ne… personne

(Goes after past participle in passé compose)

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Nowhere/anywhere (+ placement in passe compose)

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Ne… nulle part

(Goes after past participle in passé compose)

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Only + placement in passe compose

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Ne … que

Goes after the past participle in passe compose

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Nobody else/anybody else + placement in passé compose

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Ne … plus personne
(Goes after past particular in passé compose)

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Nothing/anything more + placement in passe compose

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Ne … plus rien

Passe compose goes in between auxiliary and past participle

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28
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Never anybody

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Ne … Jamais personne

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29
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Never anything + placement in passe compose

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Ne … Jamais rien

Passe compose goes in between auxiliary and past participle

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30
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Never again/not anymore + placement in passe compose

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Ne … Plus Jamais

Passe compose goes in between auxiliary and past participle

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31
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When saying from x country do you need an article before the country name? + give example

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NO

EX: Anna vient de Russia, Luisa du chili

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32
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___ is in/to for cities?

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À

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33
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___ is “in” or “to” before feminine place names (including countries)

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En

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34
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____ goes before masculine place names (including countries) (when talking about in the country)

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Au or aux (plural)

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35
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____ or ___(b4 vowels) is from or of cities

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De or d’

If you need the article it then becomes de la ___

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36
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____ or ____ is from or of before feminine place names (including countries)

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De or d’

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37
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____ or ____ is from or of before masculine place names

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Du or des

38
Q

When does an avoir past participle change? And how does it change?

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When it’s 1) the direct object in the sentence and 2) if the direct object is placed before the verb in the same sentence

It changed by agreeing in gender and number with the direct object

39
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That

A

Que

40
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Homework

A

Devoirs

41
Q

The best

A

La meilleurs

42
Q

Cat

A

Le chat

43
Q

Newspaper/

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Le journal, LES journaux

44
Q

Give me

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Donne-moi

45
Q

Pass me

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Passe-moi

46
Q

The answer

A

La réponse

47
Q

Dirty

A

Sales

48
Q

Clean

A

Propre

49
Q

To enter/to come back in

Passe compose with-_____?

A

Entrer/rentrer

Etre

50
Q

To leave/to go back

Passe compose with-_____?

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Partir/retourner

Etre

51
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To come/to come back

Passe compose with-_____?

A

Venir/revenir

Etre

52
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To fall/to become

Passe compose with-_____?

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Tomber/devenir

Être

53
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To be born/to die
Passe compose with-_____?

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Naître/mourir

Être!

54
Q

Past participle of mourir ?

A

Mort

55
Q

Past participle of naître?

A

Né

56
Q

Venir —> past participle

A

Venu

57
Q

Past participle of Devenir

A

Devenue

58
Q

Passe compose form of past participle for ir verbs

A

Add an i

Ex: J’ai obéi from obéir

59
Q

Passe compose form of past participle for re verbs

A

Add u ex: J’ai attendu -> attendre

60
Q

Garbage can

A

La poubelle

61
Q

Verbs that change with passe compose from etre to avoir when they have a direct object: (5)

How does it change the meaning?

A

Monter
Descendre
Sortir
Rentrer
Passer

Took the ___+ verb meaning

62
Q

Fast / speed

A

Vite / vitesse

63
Q

Attic

A

Grenier

64
Q

Neighbors

A

Voissins

65
Q

The steps

A

Les marches

66
Q

What is it? (2ways) + what is this thing

A
  1. Qu’est-ce que C’est?
  2. C’est quoi or C’est quoi Ça
67
Q

Alt way to say what?

A

Quoi
Ex:
Qu’est-ce que tu fais ce soir —> tu fais quoi ce soir

68
Q

Who called?

A
  1. Qui est-ce Qui a appelé?
  2. Qui a appelé?
  3. C’est Qui Qui a Appel?
69
Q

Est-ce que literally means ??

A

Is it true that?

70
Q

Prepositions to express possession

A

À and de

71
Q

Prepositions for location and direction
In/to: ___
Of/from: ___

A

In/to: à
Of/from: de

72
Q

Prepositions to indicate quality, a use, or how something is done

A

À (always for food - of,in with) and de (with)

73
Q

Prepositions used for time

A

À and de

74
Q

Preposition used for transportation

A

En

75
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Preposition used for materials

A

En

76
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If it’s possible

A

Si c’est possible

77
Q

Conjugation ouvrir

A

J’ouvre
Tu ouvres
Il.Elle ouvre
Nous ouvrons
Vous ouvrez
Ils/Elles ouvrent

78
Q

Ir Verbs conjugated like er verbs (-e, -es, -e, -one, -ez, -ent) —> there are 4 related + 2 others

A

Ouvrir—> to open
couvrir - to cover
Découvrir - to discover
Recouvrir - to recover

Soufrir - to suffer
Offrir - to offer

79
Q

Three verbs thay take -x instead of -s for je and tu forms

A

Pouvoir, Valoir (to be worth), vouloir (to want)
Ex je peux, tu peux

80
Q

“Finir” pattern of ir verb conjugation — + how to tell it’s in this pattern

A

Je -is
Tu -is
Il -it
Nous -issons
Vois -issez
Ils -issent

How to tell: Describe the process of becoming.
Ex:
grossir - to become big
Finir - to become the end.get to the end
Rougir - to become red

81
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“Partir” pattern of ir verb conjugation

A

Je -s
Tu -s
Il -t
Nous -ons
Vous -ez
Ils -ent

82
Q

Have fun (idiom)

A

Ça Ça profites

83
Q

You must see it

A

Il faut le voir

84
Q

Crazy

A

Fou

85
Q

Who is it - 2 ways

A
  1. Qui est-ce
  2. C’est Qui
86
Q

Speaking in tu/informal form
Vs
Speaking in vous/formal form

A

Tutoter
Vs
Vouvoyer

87
Q

Mainstream/fluent speaker/fluently (like water)

A

Couramment

88
Q

The worst.

A

Le pire/la pire

89
Q

Past participle of apprendre

A

Appris

90
Q

An explanation

A

Une explication

91
Q

Vivre - conjugation (to live)

A

je vis
te vis
il/elle vit
nous vivons
vous vivez
ils/elles vivent

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