Grammar 2A Flashcards
conjugate the verb: Parler (to speak)
je parle
tu parles
il/elle/on parle
nous parlons
vous parlez
ils/elles parlent
Note that je becomes j’ when it appears before a verb that begins with a vowel sound.
Translate: I live in Brussels.
J’habite à Bruxelles.
Note that je becomes j’ when it appears before a verb that begins with a vowel sound.
Translate: I study psychology.
J’étudie la psychologie.
With the verbs adorer, aimer, and détester, use the definite article before a noun to tell what someone loves, likes, prefers, or hates. (le, la, les, l’)
Translate: I prefer art.
J’aime mieux l’art.
With the verbs adorer, aimer, and détester, use the definite article before a noun to tell what someone loves, likes, prefers, or hates. (le, la, les, l’)
Translate: Marine hates homework.
Marine déteste les devoirs.
Use infinitive forms after the verbs adorer, aimer, and détester to say that you like (or hate, etc.) to do something. Only the first verb should be conjugated.
Translate: They love working here.
Ils adorent travailler ici.
Use infinitive forms after the verbs adorer, aimer, and détester to say that you like (or hate, etc.) to do something. Only the first verb should be conjugated.
Translate: They hate to study together.
Ils détestent étudier ensemble.
To express yourself with greater accuracy, use these adverbs: assez (enough), d’habitude (usually), de temps en temps (from time to time), parfois (sometimes), quelquefois (sometimes), rarement (rarely), souvent (often), toujours (always).
assez = enough
d’habitude = usually
de temps en temps = from time to time
parfois = sometimes
quelquefois = sometimes
rarement = rarely
souvent = often
toujours = always
conjugate: manger (to eat)
same conjugations for partager and voyager
je mange
tu manges
il/elle/on mange
nous mangeons
vous mangez
ils/elles mangent
conjugate: commencer (to start)
je commence
tu commences
il/elle/on commence
nous commençons
vous commencez
ils/elles commencent
Translate: We are traveling with a friend.
Nous voyageons avec une amie.
Translate: We’re starting our homework.
Nous commençons les devoirs.
Translate: Do you speak French?
Est-ce que vous parlez français?
Translate: Does he like to draw?
Est-ce qu’il aime dessiner?
Translate: We eat at noon, don’t we?
Nous mangeons à midi, n’est-ce pas?
Translate using inversion: Do you speak French?
Parlez-vous français?
Translate using inversion: Does he eat at noon?
Mange-t-il à midi?
Translate using inversion: Is she a student?
Est-elle étudiante?
If the subject is a noun rather than a pronoun, place the noun at the beginning of the question followed by the inverted verb and pronoun.
Translate: Does the professor speak French?
Le professeur parle-t-il français?
Translate: Does Nina arrive tomorrow?
Nina arrive-t-elle demain?
Translate: Do the students eat at the university?
Les étudiants mangent-ils au resto U?
Translate: Do you and Rachid study Economics?
Rachid et toi étudiez-vous l’économie?
The inverted form of il y a is _____?
C’est becomes ____?
y a-t-il.
est-ce.
Translate:
Is there a clock in the class?
Y a-t-il une horloge dans la classe?
Translate:
Is he the humanities professor?
Est-ce le professeur de lettres?
Use pourquoi to ask why? Use parce que (parce qu’ before a vowel sound) to answer because.
Translate:
Why are you meeting Sophie here?
Pourquoi retrouves-tu Sophie ici?
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Because she lives near here.
Parce qu’elle habite près d’ici.
To make a sentence negative in French, place ne (n’ before a vowel sound) before the conjugated verb and pas after it.
Translate:
I don’t draw well.
Je ne dessine pas bien.
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They don’t study chemistry.
Elles n’étudient pas la chimie.
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Abdel doesn’t like to study.
Abdel n’aime pas étudier.
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You don’t hate to work?
Vous ne détestez pas travailler?
In questions with inversion, place ne before the inversion and pas after it.
Translate:
Doesn’t Abdel like to study?
Abdel n’aime-t-il pas étudier?
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Don’t you hate to work?
Ne détestez-vous pas travailler?
Use si instead of oui to contradict a negative question.
Parles-tu à Daniel?
Are you talking to Daniel?
Ne parles-tu pas à Daniel?
Aren’t you talking to Daniel?
Oui.
Yes.
Si!
Yes (I am)!
