GRAMMAR Flashcards
1 verb
je le veux
negative
je ne le veux pas
2 verbs
je vais le aller
perfect tense
je l’ai vu
perfect + agreement
je les ais vus
perfect and two verbs
j’ai voulu les manger
he brings food for louise
what is what?
he =subject pronoun
brings = verb
food = direct object
louise = indirect object
object pronouns
come before verb in a sentence
eg. il les achete = he buys them
what are the object pronouns
me te le la nous vous les les
indirect object pronouns
to whom? for whom?
to me, to you, to him/her
what are the indirect object pronouns
me te lui lui nous vous leur leur
disjunctive pronouns
moi toi lui lui nous vous eux elles
things that go with disjunctive pronouns
avec pour sans contre chez
when to use the imperfect?
continuous action in the past
general descriptions in the past
feelings and opinions in the past
quantifier + …
beacoup
peu
pas
assez
+ de
y pronoun
Y means there.
Y replaces words with à plus (a place) and en plus (a place).
It comes before all parts of the verb:
Je suis allée à la piscine –> J’y suis allée (I went there)
Elle va en France l’été prochain –> Elle y va l’été prochain (She’s going there next summer)
adverbs
get the feminine form of the adjective and add -ment
irregular adverbs
bon (ne) –> bien
mauvais(e) –> mal
rapide –> vite
reflexive pronouns
me te se nous vous se
important reflexive verbs
se amuser - to enjoy se coucher - to go to bed se lever - to get up se sentir - to feel se appeler - to be called
reflexive verbs in the passe compose
all go with etre!
eg. je me suis lavé - i washed myself
infinitives and negatives
ne and pas go infront of it
eg. j’adore ne pas manger des frites
difference between savoir and connaitre
savoir is knowing information
connaitre is knowing a person or a place
