Quiz #2 Flashcards
depuis
“since,” use the present tense of être, as in “I am studying French for two years,” “Je suis etudie français depuis deux ans.
depuis quand
since when; used in the beginning of a sentence
depuis que
followed by a clause containing a subject and verb; “Il te regarde depuis que tu es arrivé.”
how do you turn generic adjectives into adverbs?
adding “ment” to the feminine form of the adjective
if an adjective is masculine but still ends in a vowel…?
add “ment” to the masculine adjective
if a masculine adjective ends in “ent” ot “ant”…?
drop the “nt” and add “mment”
exceptions?
lent —> lentement; couramment means “fluently”
doucement
slowly, sweetly, or softly
where does the adverb go if it modifies the entire sentence?
either at the beginning or the end
how do you form the subjunctive of most verbs?
start with the stem of third person plural (ils/elles) and add -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent.
subjunctive ends of être
je sois tu sois il soit nous soyons vous soyez ils soient
subjunctive ends of avoir
j'aie tu aies il ait nous ayons vous ayez ils aient
nous/vous form of “boire”
nous buvions
vous buviez
nous/vous form of “prendre”
nous prenions
vous preniez
nous/vous form of “venir”
nous venions
vous veniez
