grammar stuff Flashcards
conjugate jouer in the present tense
je joue
tu joues
il/elle/on joue
nous jouons
vous jouez
ils/elles jouent
conjugate finir in the present tense
je finis
tu finis
il/elle/on finit
nous finissons
vous finissez
ils/elles finissent
conjugate attendre in the present tense
j’attends
tu attends
il/elle/on attend
nous attendons
vous attendez
ils/elles attendent
conjugate aller in the present tense
je vais
tu vas
il va
nous allons
vous allez
ils vont
how do you form the perfect tense
the present tense form of avoir/etre and a past participle
what type of verbs take etre
ones connected with movement or a change of state, or reflexive verbs
when do you use the perfect tense
to express completed actions in the past e.g I played/ I have played
when is the imperfect tense used
a general description in the past (e.g ‘she felt sad’)
a continuous or interrupted action in the past (e.g ‘i was playing when’)
a repeated or habitual action in the past (e.g ‘I used to play’)
how do you form the imperfect tense
take the nous form of the present tense without the ons, and add the correct endings
what are the endings in the imperfect tense
-ais
-ais
-ait
-ions
-iez
-aient
when do you use the simple future
when you say something ‘is going to’ happen
how do you form the simple future
the present tense of aller and an infinitive
when do you use the future tense
to make predictions and statements about the future to say something ‘will’ happen
what are the endings for the future tense
-ai
-as
-a
-ons
-ez
-ont
how do you form the future tense
add the correct endings on to the infinitive of the verb, for -re verbs remove the final e `
when do you use the conditional
to convey would, should or could
how do you form the conditional
start with the infinitive, and add the correct endings, irregular stems are the same as the future
what are the conditional endings
-ais
-ais
-ait
-ions
-iez
-aient
when do you use the pluperfect tense
used to talk about what ‘had happened’
how do you the pluperfect
the imperfect of avoir/etre and a past participle
when do you use the future perfect tense
expresses what will have happened before another event or by a certain time in the future
how do you form the future perfect tense
the future of avoir/etre and a past participle
when do you use the conditional perfect
to express what would have happened
how do you form the conditional perfect
from the conditional of avoir/etre and a past participle
when is the subjenctive used
to express doubt
how do you form the subjunctive
the present tense ils/elles form of the verb minus the final -ent plus the endings
what are the endings for the present subjunctive
-e
-es
-e
-ions
-iez
-ent
how do you conjugate avoir in the present subjunctive
j’aie
tu aies
il/elle/on ait
nous ayons
vous ayez
ils/elles aient
how do you conjugate etre in the present subjunctive
je sois
tu sois
il/elle/on soit
nous soyons
vous soyez
ils/elles soient
