Grammar

Question 1

Translate to French:

Uyen wants a draft by February 11th.

Answer 1

Uyen veux une ébauche **pour le 11 février. **

With dates, we would use “pour le X mois” Do not use à + date.

Question 2

Conjugation

What do we do when conjugating -ER verbs that have an e or é before a consonant?

Examples: Geler, Lever, Préferer , Acheter

Answer 2

The e/é would transform to an è for all conjugations except nous/vous

Examples: gèle, achètes, lève, préfèrent

EXCEPTION: Verbs that end in -ger or -ter

Question 3

Conjugation

Passé Composé : In what situations should an “avoir” auxillairy verb be required to match the gender/number of the noun?

Answer 3

Si le complément d’objet direct est placé avant le verbe

Les suggestions que vous avez proposées sont d’une grande efficacité.

Hint: If you see “que” after an object, that is a good indicator.

Question 4

Translate to French:

Launching on April 1st

Answer 4

Lancement le 1er avril

Question 5

Translate to French:

Multiple sessions are run from February 25 to March 23.

Answer 5

Plusieurs séances se déroulent du 25 février au 28 mars.

Question 6

Conjugation

How do you form the plus-que-parfait?

Indicative Tense

Answer 6

subject + imparfait version of auxillaire + past participle

E.g. J’avais travaillé

Question 7

Conjugation

How do you form the futur antérieur?

Indicative Tense

Answer 7

subject + futur simple version of auxillaire + past participle

E.g. J’aurai travaillé

Question 8

Conjugation

How do you form the conditionnel present?

Conditionnel

Answer 8

Subject + Futur Simple Stem + Imparfait ending

Je travaillerais

Question 9

Conjugation

How do you form the conditionnel passé?

Conditionnel

Answer 9

Subject + conditionnel present auxillaire + past participle

J’aurais travaillé

Question 10

Which tense should you use after these conjunctions:

Lorsque

Answer 10

Futur antérieur

When / During

Question 11

Which tense should you use after these conjunctions:

dès que

Answer 11

Futur antérieur

As soon as

E.g. J’imprimerai le rapport dès que j’aurai obtenu les résultats du sondage.

Question 12

Which tense should you use after these conjunctions:

aussitôt que

Answer 12

Futur antérieur

As soon as

E,g, Aussitôt que j’aurai terminé la revision du rapport, je passerai te voir à ton bureau.

Question 13

Which tense should you use after these conjunctions:

tant que

Answer 13

Futur antérieur

As long as / until