Tenses Flashcards

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1
Q

What is etre in the perfect tense

A

Je suis
Tu es
Il elle on est
Nous sommes
Vous etes
Ils elles sont

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2
Q

What is avoir in the perfect tense

A

Jai
Tu as
Il elle on a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils elles ont

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3
Q

How to form perfect tense

A

Subject, auxiliary verb, past participle

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4
Q

When is imperfect tense used

A

Things in the past that have happened regularly

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5
Q

Imperfect + conditional past participles

A

Ais
Ais
Ait
Ions
Iez
Aient

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6
Q

How to form etre in the imperfect tense

A

Stem is ét - then add imperfect ending

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7
Q

How to form imperfect tense

A

Take Nous firm of present tense

Drop Nous and -ons

Add imperfect ending

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8
Q

What is the simple future

A

I will + verb

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9
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How to form simple future from er verbs

A

Take infinitive and add past participle depending on the pronoun

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10
Q

How to form simple and confitional future with etre

A

Ser + past participle

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11
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How to form simple and conditional future with avoir

A

Aur + past participle

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12
Q

How to form simple and conditional future with aller

A

Ir + past participle

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13
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How to form simple conditional future with faire

A

Fer + past participle

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14
Q

Past participles for simple future

A

Ai
As
A
Ons
Ez
Ont

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15
Q

What is the conditional

A

What would happen

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16
Q

If

A

Se

17
Q

How to form conditional tense

A

Infinitive + imperfect past participles