UNITÉ 4: CHAPTER TEST REVIEW Flashcards
un croissant
a croissant
(m.)
le pain
bread
le fromage
cheese
une baguette
baguette
une limonade
lemon soda
un jus de pomme
apple juice
un jus d’orange
orange juice
le beurre
butter
des frites
fries
un sandwich
sandwich
le sucre
sugar
le jambon
ham
un éclair
an eclair
l’eau
water
la boisson
a drink
l’eau minérale
mineral water
la soupe
soup
une banlieue
suburbs
une boîte de nuit
nightclub
un bureau
office / desk
un centre commercial
shopping center / mall
un centre-ville
city / town center / downtown
un cinéma (ciné)
movie theater / movies
un endroit
place
un grand magasin
department store
un gymnase
gym
un magasin
store
un hôpital
hospital
un lieu
place
un marché
market
un musée
museum
un parc
park
une piscine
pool
un restaurant
restaurant
une ville
city / town
–ir
verb conjugation
- je ____is
- tu ____is
- il ____it
- elle ____it
- on ____it
- nous ____issons
- vous ____issez
- ils ____issent
- elles ____issent
choisir
to choose
finir
to finish
grandir
to grow
grossir
to gain weight
maigrir
to lose weight
obéir (à)
to obey
réagrir
to react
réflécher (à)
to reflect on / to think about
réussir (à)
to succeed (in doing something)
rougir
to blush
vieillir
to grow old
They gain weight.
Ils grossissent.
I obey.
Je obéis.
She is blushing.
Elle rougit.
Those girls are reacting.
Elles réagissent.
I gain weight.
Je grossis.
We grow old.
Nous vieissons.
You choose.
(form.)
Vous choisissez.
You finish.
(fam.)
Tu finis.
*aller *
verb conjugation
- je vais = I go
- tu vas = you go (fam.)
- il va = he goes
- elle va = she goes
- on va = one goes
- nous allons = we go
- vous allez = you go (form.) (pl.)
- ils vont = they go (m.) (m. & f.) (pl.)
- elles vont = they go (f.) (pl.)
Don’t forget to use the preposition à to express going somewhere!
Ex. Je vais à la bibliothèque.
I am going to the library.
When the noun is MASCULINE, use the prepostion au! [au restaurant / au café / au cinéma / au parc]
Ex. Nous allons au cinéma.
We are going to the movie theatre.
When the noun is PLURAL, use the preposition aux! [aux restaurants / aux cafés / aux cinémas / au parcs]
Ex.* Ils vont aux musées.*
They are going to museums.
Do you go to the movies often?
Tu vas souvent au cinéma?
Are you going to the park too?
Vous allez au parc aussi?
I’m going to the pool.
Je vais à la piscine.
We go to the market on Saturdays.
Nous allons au marché le samedi.
We’re going to eat lunch on the terrace.
Nous allons déjeuner sur la terrasse.
Marc and Julie are going to explore the city center.
Marc et Julie vont explorer le centre-ville.
I’m going to share the pizza with my friend.
Je vais partager la pizza avec ma copine.
They’re going to meet Guillaume at the nightclub.
Ils vont retrouver Guillaume à la boîte de nuit.
I’m not going to forget the date.
Je ne vais pas oublier la date.
Aren’t you going to eat at the café?
Tu ne vas pas manger au café?
We’re not going to leave the house.
Nous n’allons pas quitter la maison.
Ousmane is not going to meet Salima at the park.
Ousmane ne vas pas retrouver Salima au parc.
boire
verb conjugation
- *je bois *= I drink
- tu bois = you drink (fam.)
- il boit = he drinks
- elle boit = she drinks
- on boit = one drinks
- nous buvons = we drink
- vous buvez = you drink (form.) (pl.)
- *ils boivent *= they drink (m.) (m. & f.) (pl.)
- *elles boivent *= they drink (f.) (pl.)
Your father is drinking an orange juice.
Ton père boit un jus d’orange.
We don’t drink coffee.
Nous ne buvons pas de café.
Are you drinking hot chocolate, Mr. Dion?
Vous buvez un chocolat chaud, Monsieur Dion?
I always drink milk.
Je bois toujours du lait.
prendre
verb conjugation
- je prends = I take
- tu prends = you take (fam.)
- il prend = he takes
- elle prend = she takes
- on prend = one takes
- nous prenons = we take
- vous prenons = you take (form.) (pl.)
- ils prennent = they take (m. & f.) (m.) (pl.)
- elles prennent = they take (f.) (pl.)
Brigitte takes the subway in the evening.
Brigitte prend le métro le soir.
We are having coffee at my house.
Nous prenons un café chez moi.
comprendre
verb conjugation
- je comprends = I understand
- *tu comprends *= you understand (fam.)
- il comprend = he understands
- elle comprend = she understands
- *on comprend *= one understands
- *nous prenons *= we understand
- *vous prenons *= you understand (form.) (pl.)
- *ils prennent *= they understand (m. & f.) (m.) (pl.)
- *elles prennent *= they understand (f.) (pl.)
apprendre
verb conjugation
- je apprends = I learn
- tu apprends = you learn (fam.)
- *il apprend *= he learns
- elle apprend = she learns
- *on apprend *= one learns
- *nous apprenons *= we learn
- *vous apprenons *= you learn (form.) (pl.)
- ils prennent = they learn (m. & f.) (m.) (pl.)
- *elles prennent *= they learn (f.) (pl.)
à quelle heure?
at what time?
qui
who
à qui?
to whom?
avec qui?
with whom?
combien (de)?
how many? / how much?
comment?
how? / what?
où?
where?
pour qui?
for whom?
pourquoi?
why?
quand?
when?
quel? / quels? / quelle? / quelles?
which? / what?
que? / q’…?
what?
quoi?
what?
parce que
because
Which articles do you use when expressing
likes or dislikes?
- le (followed by a masculine noun)
- la (followed by a feminine noun)
- l’ (followed by a noun starting with a, e, i, o, u, h, y)
- les (followed by a plural noun)
Which articles do you use when expressing
countable items (whole, entire, etc.)?
- un (followed by a masculine noun)
- une (followed by a feminine noun)
- des (followed by a plural noun)
Which articles do you use when expressing
some or a piece of?
- du (followed by a masculine noun)
- de la (followed by a feminine noun)
- de l’ (follow by a noun starting with a, e, i, o, u, h, y)
- des (followed by a plural)
Which articles do you use when expressing
a negation?
- de
- d’ (followed by a noun starting with a, e, i, o, u, h, y)
What happens to the final –e when the following
word starts with an a, e, i, o, u, h or y?
The final –e is dropped and replaced with an apostrophe.
- que becomes qu’
- je becomes j’
- ne becomes n’
–ER
verb endings
- je ___e
- *tu ___es *(fam.)
- il ___e
- elle ___e
- on ___e
- nous ___ons
- vous ____ez (form.) (pl.)
- ils ___ent (m. & f.) (m.) (pl.)
- elles ___ent (f.) (pl.)
–IR
verb endings
- je ___is
- tu ___is (fam.)
- il ___it
- *elle ___it *
- on ___it
- nous ___issons
- *vous ___issez *(form.) (pl.)
- ils ___issent (m. & f.) (m.) (pl.)
- elles ___issent (f.) (pl.)
déjeuner
to have lunch
dîner
to have dinner
visiter
to visit
* Only use visiter when talking about places. *
Je visite Paris.
I am visiting Paris.
* Remember that visiter ends with –er and must be conjugated as such. *
* Only use visiter when talking about places (in this case, Paris). *
Je déjeune à midi.
I am having lunch at noon.
* Remember that *déjeuner *ends with –er and must be conjugated as such. *
Le soir, tu dînes à sept heures.
In the evening, you will have dinner at 7:00.
* Remember that *dîner *ends with *–er *and must be conjugated as such. *
le matin
in the morning
le soir
in the evening
l’après-midi
in the afternoon
Nous rendons visite à ma sœur.
We are visiting my sister.
* When it comes to talking about people (in this case, ma sœur), use *rendre visite à **
