Grammar: Tenses Flashcards

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How do you conjugate regular verbs ending in -er to the present tense?

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  • Je -e
  • Tu -es
  • Il/Elle -e
  • Nous -ons
  • Ils/Elles -ent
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How do you conjugate regular verbs ending in -ir to the present tense?

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  • Je -is
  • Tu -is
  • Il/Elle it
  • Nous issons
  • Vous issez
  • Ils/Elles Issent
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How do you structure negative phrases?

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How do you structur le passé récent?

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How do you structure le présent?

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How do you structure le futur proche?

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Aller + Infinitif

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Conjugate avoir

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  • J’ ai
  • Tu as
  • Il/Elle a
  • Nous avons
  • Vous avez
  • Ils/Elles ont
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Conjugate aller

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  • Je vais
  • Tu vas
  • Il/Elle va
  • Nous allons
  • Vous allez
  • Ils/Elled vont
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Conjugate Être

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  • Je suis
  • Tu es
  • Il/Elle est
  • Nous sommes
  • Vous ** êtes**
  • Ils/Elles sont
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What are the 2 verbs you can use for passé composé and when do you use each one?

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  • Être:
    1. Reflexive verbs (e.g. se doucher).
    2. La maison (17 verbs)
  • Avoir:
    1. Not from la maison
    2. Not refelxive
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How do you structur le passé composé?

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Sujet + Être/Avoir + Verb

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How do you conjugate regular verbs ending in -er to passé composé?

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-er =>

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How do you conjugate regular verbs ending in -ir to passé composé?

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ir => i

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When do you use l’imperatif?

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  • To formulate suggestions (tu => informal / vous => formal)
  • To formulate a suggestion (nous)
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What are the endings of l’imparfait?

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  • Je -ais
  • Tu ais
  • Il/Elle ait
  • Nous ions
  • Vous iez (ie)
  • Ils/Elles aient
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What is the structure for l’imparfiat?

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When do you use l’imparfait?

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  1. A habit that you did in the past but not anymore.
  2. A discription of backround information (not important).
  3. An action that goes on indefinitely.
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How do you structure le futur simple?

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Infinitif + Ending

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What are the endings for le futur simple?

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  • Je -ai
  • Tu -as
  • Il/Elle -a
  • Nous -ons
  • Vous -ez
  • Ils/Elles -ont
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What are the pronoms d’objets directs ?

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  • je me/m’
  • Tu t’
  • Il/Elle la/l’
  • Nous nous
  • Vous vous
  • Ils/Elles Les
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When do you use le conditionel?

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  • To formulate a suggestion (e.g. vould I have a slice of pizza?)
  • to say ‘si’ (if)
  • For a formal demand
23
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What are the endings of ‘Le Conditionnel’?

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  • Je -ais
  • Tue -ais
  • Il/Elle -ait
  • Nous -ions
  • Vous -iez
  • Ils/Elles -aient
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What is the structure of ‘Le Conditionnel’?

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L’infinitif + ending

If L’infinitif ends with re remove the e and continue.

25
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How do you form adverbes?
(e.g. finally, generally etc.)

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Adjectif + e + -ment
e.g. Final => Finalement

26
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What are the steps to forming le participe présent ?

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  1. Use the pressent tense of the verb with nous
  2. Get rid of -ons
  3. Add -ant to the end of the verb
27
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What is an example of le participe présent in english?

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Loving food, I eat it often.
la nourriture, j’en mange souvent

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