Sentence building blocks Flashcards
I like
j’aime (definite article noun)
j’aime (infinitive verb)
Conjugation of regular RE verbs
je - e tu - es il/elle/on - e nous - ons vous - ez ils/elles - ent
People (in general) - one, we, they
on
To be I am You are (inf) He/she/one is We are You are (form) They are
Être je suis tu es il/elle/on est nous sommes vous êtes ils/elles sont
to be nationality/profession/religion
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je suis australienne
Il est professeur
nous sommes juifs
I am in (city name)
Je suis à + city
I am from (city)
Je suis de + city
I live in (country)
J’habite en + country (fem)
I live in (country)
J’habite au/aux + country (mas/mas pl)
I live in (city)
J’habite à + city
Countries ending in ‘e’ are always nearly feminine, however there are some exceptions. To say you are going to or living in a feminine country use ‘en’.
La France, L’Australie, La Russie, L’Angleterre
Masculine countries - to say you are going to or living in a masculine country use ‘au’.
Le Japon, Le Portugal, Le Canada
Some counties are plural - to say you are in, going to or living in a plural country use ‘aux’.
les Émirats arabs unis, les États-Unis
Negation is formed by placing ‘ne……..pas’ around the conjugated verb. Other negations can be formed using the same model.
Example:
Je ‘n’aime pas le sport.
Je ne suis pas contente.
What do we do in (country)?
On fait quoi en/au/aux + country?
