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Tenses Flashcards

1
Q

When is the present used?

A

Now

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2
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How to use the present -ER

A

-e
-es
-e
-ons
-ez
-ent

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3
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How to use the present -IR

A

-is
-is
-it
-issons
-issez
-issent

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4
Q

How to use the present -RE

A

-s
-s
-/
-ons
-ez
-ent

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5
Q

How to use the present AVOIR

A

J’ai
Tu as
Il/Elle/On a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/Elles ont

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6
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How to use the present ETRE

A

Je suis
Tu est
Il/Elle/On es
Nous sommes
Vous etes
Ils/Elles sont

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7
Q

How to use the present FAIRE

A

Je fais
Tu fais
Il/Elle/On fait
Nous faisons
Vous faitez
Ils/Elles font

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8
Q

How to use the present ALLER

A

Je vais
Tu vas
Il/Elle/On va
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/Elles vont

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9
Q

When is the passe compose used?

A

To talk about a one-time action in the past that has been completed

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10
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How to decide whether a verb uses avoir or etre

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House of etre: everything to do with a house / movement
naitre, descendre, entrer, sortir, partir, tommber, devenir, rentre, retourner, rester, monter, aller, partir, arriver

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11
Q

How to use passe compose -ER

A

e + accent (plane taking off)

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12
Q

How to use passe compose -RE

A

u

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13
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How to use passe compose -IR

A

i

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14
Q

When to add an e at the end of the passe compose

A

To agree with a feminine subject

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15
Q

When to add an s at the end of the passe compose

A

To agree with plural subjects

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16
Q

How to use passe compose AVOIR

A

eu (with avoir)

17
Q

How to use passe compose ETRE

A

ete (with avoir) (both ‘e’s have plane taking off accents)

18
Q

How to use the passe compose FAIRE

A

fait (with avoir)

19
Q

How to use passe compose ALLER

A

Alle (with etre) (‘e’ with plane taking off accent)

20
Q

When to use the imperfect

A

To describe a past continuous action, scene, emotions, or an inturrupted action

21
Q

How to use imperfect ALL ENDINGS

A

Remove ending
-ais
-ais
-ait
-ions
-iez
-aient

22
Q

How to use imperfect AVOIR

A

av + endings

23
Q

How to use imperfect ETRE

A

et + endings (‘e’ with a plane taking off accent)

24
Q

How to use imperfect FAIRE

A

fais + endings

25
Q

How to use imperfect ALLER

A

all + endings

26
Q

When to use future simple

A

To describe something you will do

27
Q

How to use future simple ALL ENDINGS

A

unconjugated verb (still with endings, unless -RE, in which case remove ‘e’)
-ai
-as
-a
-ons
-ez
-ont

28
Q

How to use future simple AVOIR

A

aur + endings

29
Q

How to use future simple ETRE

A

ser + endings

30
Q

How to use future simple FAIRE

A

fer + endings

31
Q

How to use future simple ALLER

A

ir + endings

GCSE French (11 decks)

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