Grammaire

Question 1

How do you form the present conditional

Answer 1

Use the base of the future simple and add the same endings as the imparfait.

ais
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient

Aurais
Aurais
Aurait
Aurions
Auriez
Auraient

Question 2

When do you use the present conditional?

5 instances

Answer 2

1. Express politeness
2. Express a wish or desire
3. Express doubt.
4. Express a hypothesis
5. Express the future

Question 3

What are the 3 Si clauses?

Answer 3

1. Si + présent future simple.
   Si j’ai le temps je t’appellerai. If I have the time I will call you.
2. Si + imperfect conditional.
   Si j’avais le temps, je t’appellerais. If I had the time I would call you
3. Si + pluperfect, past conditional
   Si j’avais eu le temps, je t’aurais appellé
   If I had had the time. I would have called you.

Question 4

What is the imperative mood used for?

Answer 4

It is used to give orders and make requests

Question 5

Which verb forms are used in the imperative mood?

Answer 5

Tu, Nous and Vous

Question 6

Give the imperative of the verb Traverser

Answer 6

Traverse
Traversez
Traversons

Question 7

Which 4 verbs are irregular in the imperative

Answer 7

Être
Avoir
Savoir
Vouloir

Question 8

How is Être conjugated in the imperative

Answer 8

Sois
Soyons
Soyez

Question 9

How is avoir conjugated in the imperative

Answer 9

Aie
Ayez
Ayons

Question 10

Conjugate savoir in the imperative

Answer 10

Sache
Sachez
Sachons.

Question 11

Conjugate pouvoir in the imperative

Answer 11

Pouvoir is not conjugated in the imperative. You cannot order someone in this conjugation

Question 12

Conjugate Vouloir in the imperative

Answer 12

Veuille
Veuillez
Voulons

Question 13

7 most common coordinating conjunctions

Answer 13

Mais ou et donc or ni car

Question 14

Characteristics of the Pronoms Possessifs (mine, yours, his, hers, it’s, theirs)

3 characteristics:

Answer 14

1. They start with a definite article
2. They replace a possessive Adjective+ Noun
3. They must agree with the possessed noun in gender and number

Mine: Le Mien, La mienne, Les miens, Les miennes

Yours: Le tien, La tienne, Les tiens, Les tiennes

His/ Hers/Its: Le sien, La sienne, Les siens, Les siennes

Ours: Le nôtre , La nôtre , les nôtres, Les nôtres

Theirs: Le vôtre, La vôtre, Les vôtres, Les vôtres

Question 15

Les Pronoms Démonstratifs
Celui, Ceux (masc)
Celle/Celles (fém)

These/those
This one/That one

Characteristics: 3

Answer 15

1. Replace a demonstrative adjective and noun
2. Agree with the noun they replace in gender and number
3. Require an antecedent
4. Must be used in one of three constructions
5. With a suffix: Ci (nearby) this one or these
   La: (far) that one or those
6. Followed by a prepositional phrase usually starting with (de)
   C’est une bonne idée et j’aime celle de Paul aussi
7. Followed by a relative pronoun to introduce a clause.
   Voilà celui dont je t’ai parlé (Here’s the one of which I told you)

Question 16

What are the demonstrative pronouns.This, that, these and those

Answer 16

Ce, cet (masc)
Cette, ces (m/f)

Add Ci or La to make a distinction between two things

Question 17

Indefinite demonstrative pronouns

Indefinite things or ideas

Answer 17

Ceci/Cela/Ça

Question 18

What are Relative Pronouns: who, that, which, whom and where

Answer 18

Qui, Que, Auquel , Duquel, Lequel, Dont and Où

Question 19

Qui vs Que

Answer 19

Qui (subject or indirect object for persons) (qui is also used after pour, aˋ and de)
Que ((direct object)

Mon frère qui a vingt ans est à l’université

Les amis que je vois le plus sont Léa et Marcel

Question 20

Lequel(which) When is it used?

Answer 20

It is used for indirect objects
It follows the prepositions: à, de and pour and is only used when referring to things never people

Agrées in # and gender

La table sur laquelle j’ai mis mon sac

Le livre pour lequel elle est connue

Question 21

Lequel changes to different words when which prepositions are added

Answer 21

À or De

À + lequel = auquel
À + laquelle stays à laquelle
À + lesquels = auxquels
À + lesquelles = auxquelles

De + lequel = duquel
De + laquelle = de laquelle
De + lesquels = desquels
De+ lesquelles= desquelles

Question 22

Dont (whose, of whom or of which)

Answer 22

May be used to refer to persons or things

Les films dont tu parles
La femme dont la voiture est en panne

Question 23

Où (where)

Answer 23

Covers both time and place

Paris est la ville où ont peut manger les meilleurs escargots

Question 24

Faire + l’infinitif

Answer 24

To have something done (causative)

Tu as fait changer tes rideaux (you had your curtains changed
Je me suis fait faire des ongles (I had my nails done)

Question 25

When do you use pour + infinitive

Answer 25

To express purpose (in order to do something)
Je vais au cinéma pour voir un film

Pour y aller tu as besoin de prendre le bus