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Grammaire Flashcards

1
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How do you form the present conditional

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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
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2
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When do you use the present conditional?

5 instances

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  1. Express politeness
  2. Express a wish or desire
  3. Express doubt.
  4. Express a hypothesis
  5. Express the future
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What are the 3 Si clauses?

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  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.
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4
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What is the imperative mood used for?

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It is used to give orders and make requests

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5
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Which verb forms are used in the imperative mood?

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Tu, Nous and Vous

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6
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Give the imperative of the verb Traverser

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Traverse
Traversez
Traversons

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7
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Which 4 verbs are irregular in the imperative

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Être
Avoir
Savoir
Vouloir

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How is Être conjugated in the imperative

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Sois
Soyons
Soyez

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9
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How is avoir conjugated in the imperative

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Aie
Ayez
Ayons

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10
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Conjugate savoir in the imperative

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Sache
Sachez
Sachons.

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Conjugate pouvoir in the imperative

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

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Conjugate Vouloir in the imperative

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Veuille
Veuillez
Voulons

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13
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7 most common coordinating conjunctions

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Mais ou et donc or ni car

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14
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Characteristics of the Pronoms Possessifs (mine, yours, his, hers, it’s, theirs)

3 characteristics:

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  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

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

These/those
This one/That one

Characteristics: 3

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  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)
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16
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What are the demonstrative pronouns.This, that, these and those

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

Add Ci or La to make a distinction between two things

17
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Indefinite demonstrative pronouns

Indefinite things or ideas

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Ceci/Cela/Ça

18
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What are Relative Pronouns: who, that, which, whom and where

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

19
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Qui vs Que

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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

20
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Lequel(which) When is it used?

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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

21
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Lequel changes to different words when which prepositions are added

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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

22
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Dont (whose, of whom or of which)

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May be used to refer to persons or things

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

23
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Où (where)

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Covers both time and place

Paris est la ville où ont peut manger les meilleurs escargots

24
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Faire + l’infinitif

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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)

25
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When do you use pour + infinitive

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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

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