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French Review
Review cards for Elementary French 101
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Language - French
Undergraduate 3
12/07/2011

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Term

 Grammar

 

á + le

Definition
au
Term

Grammar

 

Indefinite Articles 

Definition

Femenine: une

Masculine: un

Plural: des

 

Translation: a/an, some

Term

Grammar

 

Demonstratives

Definition

 

ce/cet = this/that (masculine)

cette = this/that (femenine)

ces = these/those (plural)

Term

Grammar

 

Five ways to ask a yes/no question

Definition

1) Intonation: "Tu aimes chanter?"

2) Est-ce que: "Est-ce que tu aimes chanter?"

3) Inversion: "Aimes-tu chanter?"

4) Negation: "Tu aimes chanter, n'est pas?"

Term

Grammar

 

Possessive Adjectives

Definition

my = mon (M), ma (F), mes (P)

your = ton (M), ta (F), tes (P)

his/her = son (M), sa (F), ses (P)

our = notre (M&F), nos (P)

your (all) = votre (M&F), vos (P)

their = leur (M&F), leurs (P)

Term

Grammar

 

What happens to indefinite articles in negation?

Definition

 

In negation, un, une, and des become de.

Term

Grammar

 

When are definite articles used?

Definition

 

1) For something very specific: "The cat that ate my hat."

2) For generalities: "In general, cats chase mice."

3) For verbs of preference: "I like coffee."

Term

Grammar

 

Definite Articles 

Definition

 

La (F), Le (M), Les (P)

 

"the"

Term

Conjugation

 

Aller

Definition

Aller = to go

 

Je vais, Tu vas, Il/Elle va, Nous allons, Vous allez, Ils/Elles vont

Term

Conjugation

 

How to conjugate regular -er verbs

(use "manger" - to eat - as example)

Definition

Je mange

Tu manges

Il/Elle mange

Nous mangons

Vous mangez

Ils/Elles mangent

Term

Conjugation

 

Être (to be)

Definition

Je suis

Tu es

Il/Elle est

Nous sommes

Vous êtes

Ils/Elles sont

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