French Grammar Drills Flashcards
definite article (la, le, les) goes before ____ (there are 9)
- titles and family names ex: le professeur Muller, les chabrol
- countries ex la France
- school subjects ex: la psychologie
- seaons ex: le pritemps
- days ex: le dimanche
- parts of the day ex: l’aube (dawn)
- languages ex: l français
- general categories and abstractions ex: les fraises (strawberries), le patience (patience)
- name and adjective clusters ex: le vieux Paris (old Paris), la petite Emilie
omission of definite article
- titles monsieur, madame, madenmoiselle ex: monsiuer Dupuis
- a specific day ex: me chercer dimanche
- 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)
DEMONSTRATIVE ADJECTIVES
ce = B4 ____ w/ _____
cet = B4 ____ w/ ____
cette = _____
ces = _____
ce = B4 masculine sing w/ consonant
cet = B4 masculine sing w/ vowel or h
cette = feminine singular noun
ces = masc and fem plural
possessive adjectives
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
elsewhere
ailleurs
previously
auparavant
formerly (in the old days)
autrefois
outside
dehors
ahead of time, early
en avance
at this moment
en ce moment
late (after the time)
en retard
finally
enfin
the day (or evening) before
la veille
the next day
le lendemain
everywhere
partout
so much
tant
All(of them)
Singular masculine:
Plural masculine:
Singular feminine:
Plural feminine:
All(of them)
Singular masculine: tout
Plural masculine: tous
Singular feminine: toute
Plural feminine: toutes
Negating - ne … pas —> when drop e of ne?
Before a vowel or silent/mute h
Pas —> where does it go in passé compose?
Between auxiliary ex: je J’ai pas répondu
Never/anymore + placement in passe compose
Ne … Jamais
In passe compose it goes between the auxiliary and past participle
Nothing/anything + placement in passe compose
Ne … rien
In passe compose it goes between the auxiliary and past participle
Not yet + placement in passe compose
Ne … pas encore
In passe compose it goes between the auxiliary and past participle
Nobody/anybody (+ placement in passé compose)
Ne… personne
(Goes after past participle in passé compose)
Nowhere/anywhere (+ placement in passe compose)
Ne… nulle part
(Goes after past participle in passé compose)
Only + placement in passe compose
Ne … que
Goes after the past participle in passe compose
Nobody else/anybody else + placement in passé compose
Ne … plus personne
(Goes after past particular in passé compose)
Nothing/anything more + placement in passe compose
Ne … plus rien
Passe compose goes in between auxiliary and past participle
Never anybody
Ne … Jamais personne
Never anything + placement in passe compose
Ne … Jamais rien
Passe compose goes in between auxiliary and past participle
Never again/not anymore + placement in passe compose
Ne … Plus Jamais
Passe compose goes in between auxiliary and past participle
When saying from x country do you need an article before the country name? + give example
NO when using verb + when don’t use a verb use du (de + le) or de la
EX: Anna vient de Russia, Luisa du chili
___ is in/to for cities?
À
___ is “in” or “to” before feminine place names (including countries)
En
____ goes before masculine place names (including countries) (when talking about in the country)
Au or aux (plural)
____ or ___(b4 vowels) is from or of cities
De or d’
If you need the article it then becomes de la ___
____ or ____ is from or of before feminine place names (including countries)
De or d’
____ or ____ is from or of before masculine place names
Du or des
When does an avoir past participle change? And how does it change?
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
That
Que
Homework
Devoirs
The best
La meilleurs
Cat
Le chat
Newspaper/
Le journal, LES journaux
Give me
Donne-moi
Pass me
Passe-moi
The answer
La réponse
Dirty
Sales
Clean
Propre
To enter/to come back in
Passe compose with-_____?
Entrer/rentrer
Etre
To leave/to go back
Passe compose with-_____?
Partir/retourner
Etre
To come/to come back
Passe compose with-_____?
Venir/revenir
Etre
To fall/to become
Passe compose with-_____?
Tomber/devenir
Être
To be born/to die
Passe compose with-_____?
Naître/mourir
Être!
Past participle of mourir ?
Mort
Past participle of naître?
Né
Venir —> past participle
Venu
Past participle of Devenir
Devenue
Passe compose form of past participle for ir verbs
Add an i
Ex: J’ai obéi from obéir
Passe compose form of past participle for re verbs
Add u ex: J’ai attendu -> attendre
Garbage can
La poubelle
Verbs that change with passe compose from etre to avoir when they have a direct object: (5)
How does it change the meaning?
Monter
Descendre
Sortir
Rentrer
Passer
Took the ___+ verb meaning
Fast / speed
Vite / vitesse
Attic
Grenier
Neighbors
Voissins
The steps
Les marches
What is it? (2ways) + what is this thing
- Qu’est-ce que C’est?
- C’est quoi or C’est quoi Ça
Alt way to say what?
Quoi
Ex:
Qu’est-ce que tu fais ce soir —> tu fais quoi ce soir
Who called?
- Qui est-ce Qui a appelé?
- Qui a appelé?
- C’est Qui Qui a Appel?
Est-ce que literally means ??
Is it true that?
Prepositions to express possession
À and de
Prepositions for location and direction
In/to: ___
Of/from: ___
In/to: à
Of/from: de
Prepositions to indicate quality, a use, or how something is done
À (always for food - of,in with) and de (with)
Prepositions used for time
À and de
Preposition used for transportation
En
Preposition used for materials
En
If it’s possible
Si c’est possible
Conjugation ouvrir
J’ouvre
Tu ouvres
Il.Elle ouvre
Nous ouvrons
Vous ouvrez
Ils/Elles ouvrent