Leçon 7 Grammaire Flashcards
less… than
moins… que
more… than
plus… que
as … as
aussi … que
form the superlative: the fastest computer
l’ordinateur le plus rapide
form the superlative: the most revolutionary theory.
la théorie la plus révolutionnaire.
le plus petit ordinateur OR l’ordinateur le plus petit?
le plus petit ordinateur: when an adjective precedes a noun, the superlative formed with that adjective will also go before the noun.
les plus beaux monuments OR les monuments les plus beaux?
les plus beaux monuments: beau/belle precede the noun they modify.
good
bon(ne)
better
meilleur(e)(s)
the best
le/la/les meilleur(e)(s)
bad
mauvais(e)(s)
worse
pire(s) OR plus mauvais(e)(s)
the worst
le/ la/les pire(s)/ plus mauvais(e)(s)
well
bien
badly
mal
better (adv form)
mieux
worse (adv form)
plus mal/ pis
best (adv form)
le mieux
the worst (adv form)
le plus mal/ le pis
futur simple endings
-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont
how do you form the future tense with -er and -ir verbs?
add the futur simple endings to the infinitive
how do you form the future tense with -re verbs?
drop the “e” and add the futur simple endings.
what spelling change happens to -é_er verbs like espérer, préférer, and répéter?
none.
future stem of aller
ir-
future stem of avoir
aur-
future stem of courir
courr-
future stem of devoir
devr-
future stem of envoyer
enverr
future stem of être
ser-
future stem of faire
fer-
future stem of falloir
faudr-
future stem of mouri
mourr-
future stem of pleuvoir
pleuvr-
future stem of pouvoir
pourr-
future stem of recevoir
recevr-
future stem of savoir
saur-
future stem of tenir
tiendr-
future stem of valoir
vaudr-
future stem of venir
viendr-
future stem of voir
verr-
future stem of vouloir
voudr-
as soon as
dès que, aussitôt que
when
quand, lorsque
as long as
tant que
use the subjunctive after….
clauses or verbs that express doubt, uncertainty, wishes, beliefs, emotions, etc.
to doubt that
douter que
(subjunctive triggers) it is doubtful/ impossible/probable, that…
il est douteux/impossible/probable que…
(subjunctive triggers) it’s not obvious/ sure/ true that…
il n’est pas évident/ sûr/ vrai que…
(subjunctive triggers) it seems/ is possible that…
il semble/ se peut que…
verbs that are subjunctive triggers when used in negative statements- to believe, hope, think?
croire, espérer, penser
example: je crois qu’elle part (not subjunctive)
je ne crois pas qu’elle parte (subjunctive)
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: on the condition that
à condition que
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: unless
à moins que
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: in order that
afin que
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: although
bien que, quoique
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: for fear that
de peur que
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: waiting for
en attendant que
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: until
jusqu’à ce que
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: so that
pour que
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: provided that
pourvu que
phrases that are subjunctive triggers: without
sans que
