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‘De le’ becomes?

A

Du

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Conjugation of regular ER verbs

Example - to speak

A

Parler

Take off “er”

Je parle E
Tu parles ES
Il parle E
Nous parlons ONS
Vous parlez EZ
Ils parlent ENT
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Conjugation of regular IR verbs

Example: to finish

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Finir

Remove “ir”

Je finis IS
Tu finis IS
Il finit IT

Nous finissons ISSONS
Vous finissez ISSEZ
Ils finissent ISSENT

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Conjugation of regular -RE verbs

Example: To sell

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Vendre

Remove -re

Je vends S
Tu vends S
Ils vend

Nous vendons ONS
Vous vendez EZ
Ils vendent ENT

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What is unusual about nationalities? (Compared to English?)

A

No capital letter

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Languages take what form?

A

The male version of nationality

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How do you say from? (I.e. From a country)

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De (f)
Du (m)
Des (plural)

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How do you say “in” (in a country, and in a city) - (or ‘to’ a country).

Fem -
Masc -
Plural -
City -

A

En (if country is feminine)

Au (if country is masculine)

Aux (if country is plural)

á (if a city rather than a country)

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From … To ….

A

De … à

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“A Le” becomes?

A

Au

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The subject ‘on’ means what?

A

one, we (familiar) and they (familiar)

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The word for ‘this’ is what, when it is preceding a masculine noun?

And if the noun begins with a vowel?

A

Ce

Cet

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When do you use quell(s)/ quelle(s) and when do you use Qu’est-ce que?

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Both mean ‘what’. If a noun is associated with the ‘what’ you use ‘quel..’

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