General Grammer Flashcards
Perfect/ past tense- distinct start and end
Present tense avoir/etre
Add ending er-é, Ir-i, Re-u
With mrs vandertramp must agree
Present tense avoir
Ai, as, a, avons, avez, ont
Present tense etre
Suis, es, est, sommes, êtes, sont
Present tense
Remove ending, add ending
Er- e,es,e,ons,ez,ent:
Ir- is,is,it,issons,issez,issent:
Re-s,s,-,ons,ez,ent
Imperfect tense- used for regular activities, weather, description, feelings, opinions, done regularly, setting the scene, was/were -ing
Remove ending,
If ir add iss,
Add endings- ai,ais,ait, ions,iez,aient
Future tense-simple
(Present) aller- vais, vas, va,allons,allez,vont +infinitive
Future tense (other way)
Infinitive (must end in r, if re remove e) + ai,as,a,ons,ez,ont
Le conditionnel- future tense with doubt eg. Would, should or could
Future stem with imperfect ending- ais,ait, ais,aions,iez,aient
Pluperfect tense- past tense to talk about an action that happened before another action eg. The train had left when she arrived at the station
Imperfect tense avoir/étre- av/ét+ais,ais,ait,ions,iez,aient. +ending (on verb) er-é, ir-i, re-u
Used to say someone did two different things, one after the other, not at the same time- only use when the person did both actions
Après+avoir(or être if MRS VANDERTRAMP), past participle of verb (add é i or u) and agree if etre, second action is usually in perfect tense
Before doing something and then did something else also eg. Before watching a film, i finished my homework
Avant de+inf
Near future- going to do
Aller (vais, va,va,allons,avez, vont) +inf
Just done something eg. I have just finished my homework
Venir (viens, vient, vient, venons, venez, viennent) de +inf
In the middle of doing something-i’m having lunch
Étre (suis,es,est,sommes,êtes, sont) +en train de+inf
To play an instrument
De
To play a sport/game
à
Reflexive verbs
Me, te,se,nous,vous,se +present tense être which must agree with pronoun
To have to
Dois,dois,doit,devons,devez,doivent
To be able to
Peux,peux,peut,pouvons,pouvez, pouvent
To want to
Veux,veux, veux, voulons, voulez, voulent
Saying what hurts
Avoir mal +au/àla, à l’, aux+ body part
When is qui used
Qui+verb
When is que used?
Que+ person,
Must agree dop, verb agrees with the object it is describing
Whilst/ by doing something- present participle
En + nous form of present, -ons, +ant
What are the exceptions for the present participle- by/whilst doing something
Être- étant, avoir-ayant, savoir- sachant
Not
Ne pas de
Never
Ne jamais de
Any more
Ne plus de
Nothing
Ne rien de
Nobody
Ne personne de
Neither nor
Ni ni
Only
Ne que
This/that
Ce- m sing, cette- f sing, ces- plural
Describing flavours
Au, à l’, à la, aux
You can
On peut
To a city or smaller
À
To a country
Au, en, aux
There was/were
Il y avait
My
Mon,ma,mes
Your
Ton,ta,tes
His/her
Son,sa,ses
Our
Notre,notre,nos
Your (p)
Votre, votre, vos
Their
Leur, leur, leurs
I cant wait
Je l’attends avec impatience
One of these days
Un de ces quatre
Of it/ them/some/any
En
To prefer (adj)
Favouri(te), préféré(e)
Already
Déjà
To meet- first time
Recontrer
To meet- again
Retrouver
For (a length of time)
Pendant- past, pour-not in past
Close to emotionally
Proche
Cant wait to do
Avoir hâte de+ inf
Reason
Raison
In 3 years time
D’ici trois ans
Visiting a place
Visiter
Visiting a person
Rendre visite à
You should
On devrait +inf
Is there
Y a-t-il?
To like/ appreciate
Apprécier
When i got there
Lorsque j’y suis arrivée
So
Alors
I decided to go
J’ai décidé d’aller
Opposite my house
En face de chez moi
Next to
À côté de
What i like the most
Ce qu j’aime le plus
Had (foodwise)
Pris
Healthily
Sainement
Class mate/friend
Camarade de classe
Superlative- The most/ least something
Le/la/les, plus/moins, adj(agree
Last
Dernier(masc), dernière (f)
The best/worst
La/le/les meilleur(es)/pire(s)+ noun
More than
Plus qu
As as
Aussi que
Less than
Moins que
Better
Miex
Worse
Pire
Adverbs
Feminine form of adjective add -ment (ent ending add emment, ant endings add amment), adverb normally after verb
I’m interested in
Je m’intéresse à
Have you?
Avez-vous
At what time
À quelle heure
Want
Veux
Job
Travail/emploi
Training
La formation
Accents on a and u
Only à and ù
When is é used
First or last letter, end of syllable
When is È used
If in middle syllable
Adjective agreement -x feminie
-se
-ve feminie
-ve
-er feminine
-ère
-on or -il feminine
Double n or l before adding e
Adjective positioning
Most after noun but some before (size, beauty, age, good/bad)
Future stem aller
Ir
Future stem avoir
Aur
Future stem etre
Ser
Future stem faire
Fer
Future stem savoir
To know- saur
Future stem pouvoir
To be able to-pourr
Future stem devoir
To have to-deur
Future stem vouloir
Voudr
Future stem prendre
To take- prendr
Imperfect stem aller
All
Imperfect stem avoir
Av
Imperfect stem etre
Ét
Imperfect stem faire
Fais
Imperfect stem prende
Pren
Imperfect stem savoir
Sav
Imperfect stem pouvoir
Pouv
Imperfect stem devoir
Dev
Imperfect stem vouloir
Voul
Past tense avoir
Eu
Perfect tense etre
Été
Perfect tense savoir
Su
Perfect tense pouvoir
Pu
Perfect tense devoir
Dû
Perfect tense vouloir
Voulu
Days of the week are what gender
Masculine
Seasons are what gender
Masculine
Gender -Most nouns that end in -age
Masc
Gender- most nouns ending in -er
Masc
Gender- most nouns end in -eau
Mac
Gender- countries ending in -e
Fem
Gender- most nouns ending in -e
Fem
Gender- most nouns end in -ée
Fem
Gender- all nouns ending in -sion or -tion
Fem
Gender- all nouns ending in -té
Fem
Pluralise -nouns ending in -al
-aux
Pluralise nouns ending in -eau
Add -x to end
Pluralise nouns ending in -eu
Add x
Plurlise some nouns ending in -ail
-aux
Pluralise some nouns ending in -ou
Add x
Abstract nouns
Talk about qualities (eg generosity, modisty)
Always
My
Mon, ma mes
Your (inf)
Ton, ta , tes
His/her/its
Son, sa, ses
Our
Notre, notre, nos
