Structures Flashcards
Reflexive verbs in present and past and imperative
me
te
se
nous
vous
se
ils s’aiment - they love eachother
Present - Reflexive verb + etre
nous nous sommes repose - we rested
Tu t’amuses - You have fun
Amuse-toi! - toi or vous added instead of tu for reflexive
How long have you been doing something?
depuis + present tense
Je joue au tennis depuis six ans - i have been playing tennis for six years
Comparative/Superlative
Plus + adjective + que - Plus simple que - More simple than
Moins + adjective + que - Moins agacant que - Less annoying than
Aussi + adjective + que - Aussi gentil que - As gentil as
Mieux - better
Pire - worse
Le/La/Les plus + adjective - The most
Le/La/Les meilleure/e/es - The best
Le/la/Les moins + adjective - The least
Direct Object Pronouns in present and perfect
Masculine - le - Je le regarde - I watch it
Feminine - la - Je la regarde - I watch it
Plural - les - Je les regardes - I watch them
Perfect tense - Pronoun in front of the avoir/etre
J’ai appris le francais - Je l’ai appris - I have learned it
You need to
Il faut acheter
We need to buy
I just did something
venir + de + infinitive
Je viens feter - I have just celebrated
Negatives
Ne mange rien - didn’t eat anything
ne mange jamais - never eats
ne mange personne - nobody eats
ne mange plus - doesn’t eat anymore
ne mange que - only eats
ne mange aucun - doesn’t eat any
il n’y a ni piscine ni table
While I was doing something
en + present participle - en arrivant - on arriving
en mangeant - while eating
Before doing something
Avant de + infinitive
Avant de prendre - Before taking
Si structure
Si + imperfect tense + conditional
Si j’avais le choix, je voyagerais - If I had the choice, I would travel
Perfect infinitive
Apres avoir/etre + Past participle
Apres avoir pris - After having taken
Avant de + infintive
Avant de continuer - Before continuing
Conjunctions
Dont - of which/including
Complex Future tense sentences
Si + present tense + future tense
Si je reussis mes examens, je travaillerai a l’etranger
If I pass my exams, I will work abroad.
Quand/Lorsque + future tense + future tense
Lorsque je serai directeur, je gagnerai plus d’argent
When I am the manager, I will earn more money.