grammar Flashcards
hi, guys
salut les mecs
4.50 a kilo
4.50 le kilo
when body parts are the subject of a sentence
the possessive determiner is used
she was eating shellfish
elle mangeait des coquillages
when an adjective precedes the noun is de or des used?
de is used
to do harm
faire du mal
to sack
donner congé à
with no handle
sans manche
being repaired
en réparation
by order
sur commande
out of pity
par pité
verbs which can’t be followed by an article (thought when the noun is modified, the article is not omitted )
être demeurer devenir rester nommer
when can an article be omitted
in lists
à condition que is
subjunctive
je regrette que takes
subjunctive
if a situation is hypothetical what mood is used?
subjunctive
to wish that
souhaiter que
to be careful that/ make sure that
vieller à ce que
to fear that
craindre que
to expect that
s’attendre à ce que
to insist that
insister pour que
subjunctive we want
nous voulions
you want sub
tu veuilles
they know sub
ils sachent
I have sub
J’aie
he has sub
il ait
we do sub
nous fassions
he is worth/ it is worth sub
il vaille
out of place
déplacé
it’s time for
il est temps que + subj
it’s better that
il vaut mieux que + subj
supposing that
supposant que/ à supposer que
so that/ in such a way that
de façon que/ se sorte que/ si bien que
however little that
pour peur que
to be ready/ in position to
etre en mesure de
I’m willing
je veux bien faire quelque chose
to tell someone something- usually an anecdote
raconter quelque chose à quelqu’un
if something is peerless in a statement like ‘there is no better football player’ …
the the verb is subjunctive
when a coordinative clause is added to a hypothetical clause
it take the subjunctive
‘whether… or’ construction
que tu sub ou ne sub pas
what a lot of…
que de + noun
go up and look for them
monte les chercher
when an order has to be fulfilled in the future the form is as followed
etre or avoir + past participle
how can an imperative be toned down?
using vouloir, eg veuillez vous chercher
when the address is non specific then what is used for a command
an infinitive
in reported speech pret goes to
pluperfect
to small islands
à is used
to live in
vivre à
when you are talking specifically about an event taking place somewhere then…
dans is used
in the morning
au petit matin
admittedly
il faut convenir
when adjectives are used personally to describe a noun or a personal pronoun, they take an infinitive construction eg
la pâte à pain est agréable à toucher vs il est agréable de toucher de la pâte à pain
committee
la comité
when clauses containing unstressed subject pronouns are coordinated by et, ou or ne…ni
the second pronoun may be deleted, for example
elle se réveille et regarde l’horloge
il can’t be used to refer to
events
actions
states
general classes
it amuses piers that he does wind surfing
cela/ ća amuse Pierre qu’elle fasse de la planche à voile
that saddens
cela attriste
it annoys
cela énerve
it exhausts
cela épuise
it embarrasses
cela gêne
it hurts arnaud that
il/ ça fait mal à Arnaud de/ que
it must be him
ce doit être lui
he liked film
le film lui a plu
outlive
survivre
he looks like him
il lui ressemble
force to
forcer à/ contraindre à
stop someone from doing something
empêcher quelqu’un de faire quelque chose
to thank
remercier
notice
remarquer
suggest
proposer
fascinating
passionnant
he may well have said that
il pourrait bien l’avoir dit
the understood subject of a verb of perception or envoyer/ faire/ laisser or envoyer
is realised as an indirect object if the infinitive has a direct object, but as a direct object if it does not
there they are
les voilà
here we are
nous voilà
don’t make me laugh
ne me fais pas rire
to show the way
indiquer le chemin
I’m frightened, but he is not
Je suis en colère, mais il ne l’est pas
window displays
le vitrines
in reported speech present goes to
imperfect
