Grammar Flashcards
What preposition do you use with a feminine country
en
What preposition do you use with a masc. country
au
What preposition do you use with a plural country
aux
What preposition do you use with city and town
à
What preposition do you use with a masc. public places
au
e.g. je vais au cinéma
What preposition do you use with fem. public places
à la
What preposition do you use with a vowel or silent H
à l’
What preposition do you use with plural public places
aux
What must you remember about quand clauses
In the future all verbs must be in the future
How do you use the negative present
wrap the ne … pas around the verb
with 2 verbs it goes around the first
How do you use the negative in the perfect
Negative goes around auxillary
but aucun and personne go after the past participle
What are the common negatives
ne ... plus = no longer ne ... rien = nothing ne ... jamais = never ne ... personne = nobody ne ... que = only ne ... ni ... ni = neither ... nor ne ... personne = nobody ne ... aucun = none of
How do you use the negatives in the future with aller
negative around aller
aucun, personne and ni go after infinitive
How to use negatives with reflexive present
je ne me couche pas
ne pas wrap around verb and reflexive pronoun
Je n’aime pas me lever tôt.
with 2 verbs
How to use negatives with reflexive past
Elle ne s’est pas lavée.
negative goes around auxillary
How do use negatives with the pluperfect
put negatives around auxillary
je n’avais pas compris
elle ne s’etait pas douchee
How do you use the negative with the immediate future
negatives around verb
je n’irai pas
je ne m’amuserai pas
How do you use negatives with conditional perfect
Je n’aurais plus dansé
What are the main comparitives
plus … que = more … than
moins … que = less … than
aussi … que = also … than
What is the difference between mieux and meilleur
mieux can be replaced by ‘more interesting’
meilleur is for: best person, best taste and health)
What is worse
pire
How do you form the superlative
mes freres sont les personnes les plus amusantes que je connaisse
adj. ‘amusantes’ has to agree with the ‘personnes’ not the ‘freres’
How do you use depuis
You use it in present context if you are still doing it
You use it in imperfect context if its something you stopped doing/used to
How do you use venir de + inf.
In present means ‘have/has just done’ something
In imperfect form it means to ‘had just done’ something
How do you form the present participle
- Take the ‘nous’ form of the present tense, take off the ‘ons’ and add ‘en’ before the verb and the ending ‘-ant’
faire - en faisant
boire - en buvant
What are the 3 forms of the perfect infinitive
Apres avoir + past participle
Apres etre + past participle
Apres m’etre + past participle
What are the 3 si clauses
Si + present + future (future context)
Si + imperfect + conditional (present context)
Si + pluperfect + conditional past (past context)
Where do you use emphatic pronouns
After prepositions
Name the emphatic pronouns
moi toi lui / elle nous vous eux/elles
Name some common prepositions
avec = with sans = without selon = according to pour = for de = of/about
