Verbs

Question 1

Passé Simple & Futur Simple

Answer 1

the passé simple is a literary tense and is thus limited to formal writing, such as literature, journalism, and historical accounts. The passé simple is the literary and historical equivalent of the passé composé, which is used when speaking and in informal writing, such as a letter to a friend.

Question 2

Passé Imparfait In general, used for completed actions

Answer 2

explains what was happening, with no indication of when or even if it ended J’étais à l’école = I was at school. details what used to happen on a regular basis, or happened an indefinite number of times. Je perdais constamment mon livre = I was always losing my book. indicates an ongoing state of being or feeling. J’aimais l’école = I liked school. J’étais toujours inspiré par mes profs = I was always inspired by my teachers ​describes what was happening or how something was when … J’étais à l’école quand … = I was at school when … J’essayais d’étudier mais … = I was trying to study but …​

Question 3

Imparfait Clues

Answer 3

chaque semaine, mois, année = every week, month year le week-end = on the weekends le lundi, le mardi = on Mondays, on Tuesdays tous les jours = every day le matin, le soir = in the mornings, in the evenings toujours = always (in the past)\ normalement, d’habitude = usually en général, généralement = in general, generally souvent = often parfois, quelquefois = sometimes de temps en temps = from time to time rarement = rarely autrefois = formerly

Question 4

Passé ComposéIn general, used for completed actions

Answer 4

announces what happened, actions that were completed. Je suis arrivé tôt = I arrived early. expresses what happened a specific number of times. J’ai étudié lundi = I studied on (a specific) Monday. J’ai perdu mon livre deux fois = I lost my book twice. ​reports a change in a state of being, a new feeling. En ce moment, j’ai détesté l’école = At that moment, I hated school. J’ai été inspiré par ton succès = I was (became) inspired by your success. ​… the passé composé interrupted with news of some occurence. … il a commencé à pleuvoir = .… it started raining. … mon ami m’a posé une question = .… my friend asked me a question.

Question 5

Passé Composé Clues

Answer 5

​une semaine, un mois, un an = one week, month, year un week-end = one weekend lundi, mardi = on Monday, on Tuesday un jour = one day un matin, un soir = one morning, one night toujours = always (and still now) plusieurs fois = several times une fois, deux fois = once, twice soudain, sodainement = suddenly tout à coup = all of a sudden tout d’un coup = in one fell swoop d’abord = first ensuite, puis = next, then enfin = finally finalement = in the end

Question 6

Futur Antérieur

Answer 6

The futur antérieur is formed by using the futuretense of the helping verb ( avoir or ětre) + the past participle of the action being performed. The futur antérieur tells what the subject will or shall have done: Ils auront fini avant mon départ. (They will have finished before my departure.)​

Question 7

Verbs qui se conjuguent avec “être”

Answer 7

Devenir = to become je suis devenu(e)Revenir = to come back tu es revenu(e)&Monter = to go up il est montéRester = to stay elle est restéeSortir = to go out nous sommes sortis (sorties)Venir = to come vous êtes venus (venues)Aller = to go ils sont allésNaître = to be born elles sont néesDescendre = to go down je suis descendu(e)Entrer = to enter tu es entré(e)Rentrer = to return il est rentréTomber = to fall elle est tombéeRetrourner = to go back nous sommes retournés (retournées)Arriver = to arrive vous êtes arrivés (arrivées)Mourrir = to die elle est mortePartir = to leave ils sont partis

Question 8

“ER” Verbs - Regular

Answer 8

Je -e

Tu -es

Il/Elle -e

Nous -ons

Vous -ez

Ils/Elles -ent

Question 9

-cer verbs:

Answer 9

with nous c changes to ç. All other conjugations remain the same.

Question 10

-ger verbs:

Answer 10

with nous, add an e between the final g and the ending ons. All other conjugations remain the same.

Question 11

-ayer, -oyer, & -uyer verbs

Answer 11

for je, tu, il and ils change the y to a l. Nous and Vous remain the same.

Question 12

-eler verbs

Answer 12

To conjugate je, tu, il and ils, change l to ll

Nous and Vous remain the same

Question 13

-eter verbs

Answer 13

for je, tu, il, ils - change the t to tt

Nous and Vous remain the same

Question 14

Verbs with “e” in the second to last syllable

Answer 14

for je, tu, il, and ils - change the e to è

Nous and Vous remain the same

Question 15

Verbs with é in the second to last syllable

Answer 15

for je, tu, il, ils - change the é to è

Nous and Vous remain the same

Question 16

IR Verbs - Regular

Answer 16

je -is

tu -is

elle -it

nous -issons

vous -issez

elles -issent

Question 17

couvrir, cueillir, offrir, souffrir

Answer 17

• remove the stem -ir
• behave like -er verbs for conjugation

Question 18

dormir, mentir, partir, sentir, servir, sortir

Answer 18

• for conjugating the plural forms (nous, vous, ils) the stem is determined by removing the final -ir
• for conjugating the singular forms (je, tu, il) the stem is the same as the plural stem, except that the last letter of the plural stem is removed in addtion to the ir
• je dors, tu dors, il dort, nous dormons, vous dormez, ils dorment

Question 19

RE Verbs - Present

Answer 19

je -s

tu -s

il -

nous -ons

vous -ez

ils -ent

Question 20

-aindre, -eindre, and -oindre verbs

Answer 20

• for the singular form (je, tu, il) the stem is determined by removing the final -dre
• for the plural form (nous, vous, ils) the stem is the same as teh singular stem, except that a g is immeditely after the final i and before the n.
• joindre
  
  • ​je joins, tu joins, il joint
  • nous joignons, vous joignez, ils joignent