Term
Pronoms Toniques
me us
you you (guys)
him them (m)
her them (f)
one(self) |
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moi nous
toi vous
lui eux
elle elles
soi |
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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 |
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Adverbs: adj ending in ant/ent |
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ant --> am
ent --> em
then add -ment |
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Adverb placement for simple tenses?
(pres, fut, imp)
in the negative? |
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After the verb (generally)
neg: after "pas" |
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"I read fast"
"I didn't [used to] read well"
"I will not read slowly [fut]" |
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Je lis rapidement
Je ne lisais pas bien
je ne lirai pas lentement |
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Adverb placement for passé composé? |
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Between the auxiliary verb and the participle (generally) |
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"They sang beautifully [that night]"
"[That day] She did not work hard" |
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Ils ont chanté joliment
Elle n'a pas travaillé dur |
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"Sadly, many people don't have enough food."
"More bosses are men, generally." |
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"Malheureusement, beaucoup de gens n'ont pas assez de nourriture."
"Plus de patrons sont hommes, généralement." |
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Other Irregular Adverbs:
well sometimes often
badly a lot never
already enough nothing
again/still too much
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bien quelquefois souvent
mal beaucoup jamais
déjà assez rien
encore trop |
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Role of "les pronoms toniques"? |
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Definition
- after pronouns
- emphasize subjects
- after "c'est" or "ce sont"
- used alone to answer a question |
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When is "ce sont" used (with tonic pronouns)?
"It was us - we did it."
"It was them - they took the cookies." |
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Only for eux or elles.
"C'est nous - nous l'avons fait."
"Ce sont eux/elles - ils ont pris les biscuits." |
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"She went out with him."
"For us, making lots of money isn't important."
"Me, I'm just a kid."
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"Elle sortait avec eux."
"Pour nous, gagner beaucoup d'argent n'est pas important."
"Moi, Je suis seulement un enfant." |
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Regular ending for future tense?
(Dire) |
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dirai dirons
diras direz
dira diront
*Add endings after "r" inf. form of verb |
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"When I get married, I'm not going to change my name."
"As soon as they get rich they'll lose all their money." |
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"Quand je me marierai, je ne changerai pas mon nom."
"Dès qu'ils deviendront riches, ils perdront tout leur argent." |
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Irregular stems for future tense:
étre pouvoir venir
avoir vouloir savoir
faire devoir
aller falloir |
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ser- pourr- viendr-
aur- voudr- saur-
fer- devr-
ir- faudr-
(falloir = to be necessary. only 3rd person singular.) |
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"If you give a mouse a cookie, he's going to ask for a glass of milk." |
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Definition
Si tu donnes un biscuit à une souris, il demandera un verre de lait.
SPF clause: "Si"...[pres]...[fut] |
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