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1
Q

Feminine word endings (usually)

A
  • té
  • ion
  • ée
  • ie
  • ure
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Masculine word endings (usually)

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  • ment
  • age
  • eau
  • isme
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Definite Articles (the)
-also used to express likes / dislikes
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Le / La / Les
-General Terms (Les éléphants)
-Geographic Names (La France)
-Concepts (Le temps, c'est l'argent)
J'aimes les pommes
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Indefinite Articles (a, an, some)

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un / une, des

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To look
To look for
To look after
To look into

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regarder
chercher
surveiller
examiner

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Regular ‘er’ conjugation

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  • e
  • es
  • e
  • ons
  • ez
  • ent
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7
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How do you say?

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Comment dit-on?

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8
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Regular ‘être’ conjugation

A
  • suis
  • es
  • est
  • sommes
  • êtes
  • sont
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Q

C’est identifies people and things.
Use C’est with stress / disjunctive pronouns
Is it?

A

-moi
-toi
-lui / elle
-nous
-vous
-eux / elles
Est-ce?

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10
Q

French adjectives…

A

Agree in number and gender with the noun or pronoun they modify.

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Not enough
Quite
Very
Too Much

A

Pass Assez
Assez
Trés
Trop

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12
Q

C’est is used to…

Il / Elle est is used to…

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Identify (followed by a determiner un / une then noun)

Describe (usually followed by an adjective)

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13
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‘they are’: identify

and describe

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Ce sont

Ils sont

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14
Q

When does ‘des’ become ‘de’

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When adjectives precede a plural noun.
..ont des moustaches
=ont de grosses moustaches

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15
Q

Conjugate avoir in the present

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  • ai
  • as
  • a
  • avons
  • avez
  • ont
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16
Q

Avoir used in the negative…

A

indefinite articles become ‘de’ or d’

ie. Tu as une soeur - tu n’as pas de soeur.

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17
Q

There is / there are
negative
Is there?

A

il y a
il n’y a pas
y a-t-il?

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18
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to need

to want

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avoir besoin de

avoir envie de

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19
Q

de + le
de + les
de + la
de + l’

A

du
des
de la
de l’

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20
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Conjugate aller in the present

A
  • vais
  • vas
  • va
  • allons
  • allez
  • vont
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Allen often used with à..
à + le
à + les
à + la
à + l'
A

au
aux
à la
à l’

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22
Q 
Prepositions for..
city
feminine country
masculine country
plural country
A 
à
en
au
aux
also chez (Pierre / moi / mes amis / le docteur)
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23
Q

Adjectifs démonstratifs..
masculine
feminine
plural

A 
Point out things / people (this)
Agree in gender / number with noun
ce / cet (with vowel or h)
cette
ces
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24
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à

A 
is a preposition used to indicate : 
in / to / at
• Destination (to)
• Express duration (from... to)
• To indicate location (at)
• To indicate time
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25
Q

This ball is nearer, that ball is further

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cette boule-ci est plus près,

cette boule-là est plus loin.

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Le partitif (Some / any)
Le partifif article used with a verb to expresses consumption
A

du
de la
des
(negatif ‘de’)

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27
Q

A cup of
A glass of
A slice of
A piece of

A

une tasse de
un verre de
une tranche de
un morceau de

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28
Q

Conjugate prendre in the present
apprendre (to learn)
comprendre (to understand)

A

to take / or to buy/order food

  • prends
  • prends
  • prend
  • prenons
  • prenez
  • prennent
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29
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Conjugate boir in the present

A
  • bois
  • bois
  • boit
  • buvons
  • buvez
  • boivent
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30
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To be hungry / thirsty

A

Avoir faim / soif

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31
Q

Cross the road

A

Traversez la rue

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32
Q

Go as far as the post office

A

Allez jusqu’à la poste

33
Q

Go straight ahead

A

Allez tout droit

34
Q

Turn left / right

A

Turnez à gauche / droite

35
Q

Take the metro

A

Prenez la métro

36
Q

Get off at the Chatelet

A

Descendez au Chatalet

37
Q 
in front
behind
on
under
between
to the right of
A 
devant
derrière
sur
sous
entre
à droite du
38
Q

Conjugate faire in the present

A

to do / make

  • fais
  • fais
  • fait
  • faisons
  • faites
  • font
39
Q

Do the housework

A

faire le ménage

40
Q

To make my bed

A

je fais mon lit

41
Q

To do the dishes

A

faire la vaiselle

42
Q

To do the shopping

A

faire les courses / des achats

43
Q

To do my homework

A

je fais mes devoirs

44
Q

To do the cooking

A

faire la cuisine

45
Q

To do the laundry

A

faire la lessive

46
Q

To exercise

A

faire du sport

47
Q

To go skiing

A

faire du ski

48
Q

To take a trip

A

faire un voyage

49
Q

To go for a walk

A

faire une promenade

50
Q

To play music

A

fair de la musique

51
Q

To cycle

A

fair du vélo

52
Q 
how much
how
where
why
when
what
who
A 
combien
comment
où
pourquoi
quand
que
qui
53
Q

To be on time
early
late

A

être à l’heure
en avance
en retard

54
Q

It is early / late

A

Il est tôt / tard

55
Q 
irregular past participles
avoir
être
prendre
boire
faire
voir
A 
eu
été
pris
bu
fait
vu
56
Q

already

not yet

A

déjà

pas encore

57
Q

Adverbs in the past are placed…

A

between conjugated avoir and past participle

Tu as déjà fait tes devoirs de français?

58
Q

conjugate ‘ir’ verbs in the present

A

-is
-is
-it
-issons
-issez
-issent
p/p: i

59
Q

conjugate irregular ‘ir’

partir, sortir, dormir, sentir

A

sentir as exemple

  • sens
  • sens
  • sent
  • sentons
  • sentez
  • sentent
60
Q

Leave

opposite of arrive

A

partir

61
Q

Go out / Exit

A

sortir

62
Q

conjugate venir

devenir, revenir, tenir, obtenir

A
  • viens
  • viens
  • vient
  • venons
  • venez
  • viennent
63
Q

le passé recent

A

to have just done something

venir de + infinitif

64
Q

le futur proche

A

‘going to’ / action about to take place

aller + infinitif

65
Q

le présent progressif

A

is …ing / action in the process of taking place

être + en train de + infinitif

66
Q

Passé composé avec être

A 
Devenir
Revenir
Monter
Rentrer
Sortir
Venir
Arriver
Naître
Descendre
Entrer
Retourner
Tomber
Rester
Aller
Mourir
Partir
* Agrees in number / gender with subject!
67
Q

depuis

A

since / for
starting date / duration of action still occurring
‘have been …ing for/since…’

68
Q

pendant

A

for / during
past action / situation / condition with specific duration
- uses passé composé

69
Q

il y a (as expression of time)

A

ago
expresses amount of time in the past
- uses passé composé
il y a + time + passé composé

70
Q

How long ago?

A

il y a combien de temps?

71
Q

dans (as expression of time)

A

in
future action to take place in specific time
uses futur proche
dans + time + aller + infintif

72
Q

conjugate vouloir in the present

A 
to want
-veux
-veux
-veut
-voulons
-voulez
-voulent
p/p: voulu
73
Q

I would love to!

I would love a coffee, thank you.

A

je veux bien!

je veux bien un café, merci

74
Q

What does that mean?

A

Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire?

75
Q

conjugate pouvoir in the present

A 
can / able to
-peux
-peux
-peut
-pouvons
-pouvez
-pouvent
p/p: pu
76
Q

conjugate devoir in the present

A 
must / have to / owe (if followed by a noun)
-dois
-dois
-doit
-devons
-devez
-doivent
p/p: dû
77
Q

Direct objects

A

nouns / pronouns that receive the action of the verb, with no preposition.
ie. paul voit marie (who does paul see?)
marie as direct object
ie. Paul achète des fleurs (what does he buy?)
des fleurs as direct object

78
Q

Direct object pronouns

A 
replace direct objects.
agree in number / gender with noun they replace.
placed before the verb of which they're the object.
me
te
le / la
nous
vous
les
79
Q

Direct object pronoun negation

and passé composé

A

ne + d.o.p + verb + pas
Je ne te vois pas
d.o.p + aux verb + past participle
Paul a embrassé Marie. Il l’a embrassée!

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