tenses grammar Flashcards

1
Q

passé composé with avoir

sonner, finir, entendre

A

avoir + past participle

avoir + sonné
fini
entendu

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

passé composé with être

partir, descendre, venir

A

être + past participle

AGREEMENT

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

what verbs use être as auxiliary in passé composé?

A

movement verbs

dr mrs vandertramp

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

passé composé with reflexive

A

always être

AGREEMENT except when there’s body parts

reflexive pronoun + être + past participle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

passé composé with negatives

A

ne, pas around auxiliary

(for reflexive) around reflexive + auxiliary

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

when to use futur simple

A

in the distant future
more formal + writing
something that “will” happen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

futur simple

sonner, entendre, finir, être

A

pronoun + infinitive + ending

EXCEPTION : -re verbs minus “e” for infinitive stem

ending - ai
as
a
ons
ez
ont

(sonnerai…
entendrai…
irai…)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

when to use futur proche

A

spoken language
more informal
more immediate and certain
“going to” happen

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

futur proche (negative?)

A

aller conjugation + infinitive

negative - around aller

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

conditionnel

sonner, entendre, finir, être

A

future verb stem + conditional verb endings

“would”

ais
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient

(sonnerais…
entendrais…
irais…)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

l’imparfait

jouer, faire, sortir, être

A

continuous past actions - eg. description, repeated action

nous form of present tense minus -ons + endings

-ais
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient

(jouais…
ferais…
étais…)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

pluperfect

A

Imperfect avoir and être + past participle

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly