Lesson 8 Grammar Flashcards
The _____ _____ for the _______ __________ conjugations are as follows: _____, giving; ______ , finishing; _______ , breaking.
Note: The present participle of avoir is ______; the present participle of être is _____.
present participles
three regular
donn ant
fin issant
romp ant
ayant
étant
The Imperfect Tense Endings
ais
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient
The Imperfect tense ending are ________ added to the ______ (found by dropping the - ______) of the ________ __________.
regularly
stem
-ant
present participle
I was giving, etc.
je donn ais
tu donn ais
il donn ait
elle donn ait
nous donn ions
vous donn iez
ils donn aient
elles donn aient
I was finishing, etc.
je finiss ais
tu finiss ais
il finiss ait
elle finiss ait
nous finiss ions
vous finiss iez
ils finiss aient
elles finiss aient
I was breaking, etc.
je romp ais
tu romp ais
il romp ait
elle romp ait
nous romp ions
vous romp iez
ils romp aient
elles romp aient
The imperfect of avoir is ________, _______, etc.
The imperfect of être is _______, _______, etc.
j’avais
tu avais
j’étais
tu étais
The imperfect tense represents a _______ ______ or _______ as __________, _______, __________. It should not be confused with the __________ ______, which represents an ______ or ______ as having _____ __ __ ___.
past action
state
continuing
customary
incomplete
past indefinite
action
state
come to an end
Sentences for study
Il étudiait quand je suis entré. He was studying when I came in. Pendant qu’il étudiait, je lisais. While he studied (was studying), I read (was reading). Il avait l’air fatigué. He seemed tired. Quelquefois il étudiait toute la nuit. Sometimes he studied (used to study, would study) all night. But: Hier, il a étudié deux heures. Yesterday he studied two hours.
The interrogative adjective ____? meaning _____? ____? (also the __________ ______!, _______ _!) agrees in ______ and ________ with the _______ it modifies. The forms are: _____? m., _______ f., _______? m. pl., _______ f. pl.
quel?
which?
what?
exclamatory what! what a!
gender and number
noun
quel
quelle
quels
quelles
Sentences to Study
Quelle heure est-il? What time is it? Quel est le numéro? What is the number? Quelle belle maison!
What a fine house! Quels beaux jardins! What beautiful gardens!
to come
venir, venant, venu
je viens
tu viens
il vient
elle vient
nous venons
vous venez
ils viennent
elles viennent
je suis venu(e)
tu es venu(e)
il/elle est venu(e)
nous sommes venu(e)s
vous êtes venu(e)s
ils/elles sont venu(e)s
je venais
tu venais
il/elle venait
nous venions
vous veniez
ils/elles venaient
to hold
tenir, tenant, tenu
-conjugated like venir
-auxiliary is avoir, however
