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Chapter 11 grammar: pronoms toniques, adv rules, future
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05/04/2010

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Term

Pronoms Toniques

me              us

you             you (guys)

him             them (m)

her              them (f)

one(self)

Definition

moi             nous

toi               vous

lui               eux

elle             elles

soi

Term
Adverbs: regular rules
Definition

add "ment" to end of masc. form of adj. if it ends in a vowel.

add "ment" to end of fem. form if it doesn't

Term
Adverbs: adj ending in ant/ent
Definition

ant --> am

ent --> em

then add -ment

Term

Adverb placement for simple tenses?

(pres, fut, imp)

 

in the negative?

Definition

After the verb (generally)

 

neg: after "pas"

Term

"I read fast"

 

"I didn't [used to] read well"

 

"I will not read slowly [fut]"

Definition

Je lis rapidement

 

Je ne lisais pas bien

 

je ne lirai pas lentement

Term
Adverb placement for passé composé?
Definition
Between the auxiliary verb and the participle (generally)
Term

"They sang beautifully [that night]"

 

"[That day] She did not work hard"

Definition

Ils ont chanté joliment

 

Elle n'a pas travaillé dur

Term

"Sadly, many people don't have enough food."

 

"More bosses are men, generally."

Definition

"Malheureusement, beaucoup de gens n'ont pas assez de nourriture."

 

"Plus de patrons sont hommes, généralement."

Term

Other Irregular Adverbs:

well                   sometimes            often

badly                 a lot                      never

already              enough                 nothing

again/still          too much

 

Definition

bien                 quelquefois               souvent

mal                  beaucoup                  jamais

déjà                 assez                         rien

encore             trop

Term
Role of "les pronoms toniques"?
Definition

- after pronouns

- emphasize subjects

- after "c'est" or "ce sont"

- used alone to answer a question

Term

When is "ce sont" used (with tonic pronouns)?

 

"It was us - we did it."

 

"It was them - they took the cookies."

Definition

Only for eux or elles.

 

"C'est nous - nous l'avons fait."

 

"Ce sont eux/elles - ils ont pris les biscuits."

Term

"She went out with him."

 

"For us, making lots of money isn't important."

 

"Me, I'm just a kid."

 

Definition

"Elle sortait avec eux."

 

"Pour nous, gagner beaucoup d'argent n'est pas important."

 

"Moi, Je suis seulement un enfant."

Term

Regular ending for future tense?

(Dire)

Definition

dirai        dirons

diras           direz

dira           diront

 

*Add endings after "r" inf. form of verb

Term

"When I get married, I'm not going to change my name."

 

"As soon as they get rich they'll lose all their money."

Definition

"Quand je me marierai, je ne changerai pas mon nom."

 

"Dès qu'ils deviendront riches, ils perdront tout leur argent."

Term

Irregular stems for future tense:

étre                  pouvoir                  venir

avoir                vouloir                   savoir

faire                 devoir

aller                 falloir

Definition

ser-                  pourr-                  viendr-

aur-                 voudr-                  saur-

fer-                  devr-

ir-                    faudr-

(falloir = to be necessary. only 3rd person singular.)

Term
"If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk."
Definition

Si tu donnes un biscuit à une souris, il demandera un verre de lait.

 

SPF clause: "Si"...[pres]...[fut]

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