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1
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say all conjugations of devoir

A

devoir (to must)
dois
dois
doit
devons
devez
doivent

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say all conjugations of aller

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aller (to go)
je vais
tu vas
il va
nous allons
vous allez
il vont

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3
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say all conjugations of faire

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faire (to do)
je fais
tu fais
il fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils font

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4
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what are the masculine singular possessive adjectives

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mon, ton, son, notre, votre, leur.
mine, yours, his/ hers, ours, yours ,theirs

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what are the feminine singular possessive adjectives

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ma, ta, sa, notre, votre, leur.
mine, yours, his/ hers, ours, yours ,theirs

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what are the plural possessive adjectives

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mes, tes, ses, nos, vos, leurs.

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7
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irregular ir verbs conjugation

A

s
s
t
ons
ez
ent

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8
Q

examples of irregular ir verbs

to go out
to sevre
to sleep
to lie
to leave

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sortir- to go out
servir- to serve
dormir- to sleep
mentir- to lie
partir- to leave

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9
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how to conjugate verbs that end in -llir, -frir, or -vrir

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same as er verbs
e
es
e
ons
ez
ent

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10
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examples of verbs that end in -llir, -frir, or -vrir

to cover
to pick
to offer
to open
to suffer

A

couvrir to cover
cueillir choisir to pick
offrir to offer
ouvrir to open
souffrir to suffer

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11
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enir verb conjugations
(same as irregular re verb endings)

A

s
s
t
ons
ez
nent

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12
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examples of enir verbs
to come
to hold
to belong
to interviene

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venir- to come
tenir- to hold
appartenir- to belong
intervenir- to interviene

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13
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conjugate vouloir

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to want
veux
veux
veut
voulons
voulez
veulent

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14
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conjugate pouvoir

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to be able to
peux
peux
peut
pouvons
pouvez
peuvent

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conjugate devoir

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to have to
dois
dois
doit
devons
devez
doivent

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16
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re verbs endings

A

s
s
-
ons
ez
ent

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17
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regular re verbs
to hear
to sell
to give back
to defend
to wait

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Entendre- to hear
vendre-to sell
rendre- to give back
défendre- to defend
attendre- to wait

18
Q

irregular re verb endings

A

s
s
t
ons
ez
ent

19
Q

irregular re verbs
to drive
to build
to cook
to tell
to read
to repeat or say again
to translate

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conduire- to drive
construire-to build
cuire- to cook
dire- to tell
lire- to read
redire- to repeat or say again
traduire- to translate

20
Q

crire irregular verb endings

A

s
s
t
vons
ves
vent

21
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crire verbs
to contain
to descrive
to write
to ban
to subscribe
to transcribe

A

circonscrire-to contain, confine
décrire-to describe
écrire-to write
proscrire-to prohibit, ban
souscrire- to subscribe
transcrire-to transcribe

22
Q

how to say ‘from’

city
feminine or vowel sound countries
masculine countries
plurals

A

ville- de (d’)
fem- de (d’)
masculine- du
plural- des

23
Q

how to say ‘in and ‘to’ a country

city
feminine or vowel sound countries
masculine countries
plurals

A

ville- à
fem- en
masc- au
plural- aux

24
Q

feminine countries
france
England
Spain
germany
algeria
italy
scotland
Belgium

A

France
Anglettere
Espagne
Allemange
Algérie
Italie
écosse
Belgique

25
Q

plural countries
US
netherlands
Caribbean

A

États-Unis
Pays-Bas
Antilles

26
Q

masculine countries
Canada
Portugal
Wales
Morocco
Japan

A

canada
protugal
pay de Galles
maroc
japon

27
Q

in the future I am going to live in France

A

À l’avenir, je vais vivre en France

28
Q

conjugate sentir

A

je sens
tu sens
il sent
nous sentons
vous sentez
ils/elles sentent

29
Q

how to say “Harrys bike”

A

le velo de Harry

When an object belongs to someone
use the
le object de name

30
Q

regular pasta participle

A

er- é
ir- i
re-u

31
Q

do you want some

A

Do you want some wine?
tu veux du vin?

Do you want some?
Tu en veux?

the en comes before the verb

32
Q

benoit has been waiting FOR 20 mins

A

benoit attend depuis vingt minutes

when using for in the present use ‘depuis’

33
Q

Benoit waited for 20 mins

A

benoit a attendu pendant vingt minutes

when using for in the past tense use ‘pendant’

34
Q

I watched it

A

je l’ai regarde

when saying ‘it’ we use le or la. however when there is a vowel sound after we use an apostrophe

35
Q

a week ago

A

il y a une semaine

to say a ago we use il y a.

36
Q

the French course started half an hour ago

A

le cours de français a commence il y a une demi heure

‘Il y a’ always becomes before the time frame.

37
Q

I will take two

A

j’en prends deux

38
Q

conjugate to be in the past tense

I have been

A

J’ai été
tu as été
il a été
nous avons été
vous avez été
ils ont été

39
Q

conjugate to have in the past tense

I had

A

j’ai eu
tu as eu
il a eu
nous avons eu
vous avez eu
ils ont eu

40
Q

do what you want

A

fais ce que tu vuex