end of year final grammar Flashcards
when to use conditionnel
“would” “should” “could”, au cas où , uncertainty , what was to happen in the past; I thought my mom would clean, but she made me do it , si + imparfait + conditionnel
Qui
people and things. qui + verbe , person + preposition + qui + s + v
que
people and things. que + s + v.
dont
people and things. dont + s + verb that takes de
où
time or place.
lequel
place. object + preposition + lequel + s + v
autour de
around
au sujet de / à propos de
on the subject of, about, regarding
au milieu de
in the middle
au-dessus de
above
au-dessous de
below
au fond de
in the back of
selon / d’après
according to
parmi
among
vers
toward (object) (physical)
envers
toward (person) (attitude)
when to use subjunctive
volonté ou désir , impersonnelles , émotions , le doute; questions, doubt, not probable, possible, dont believe/think.
verbs that don’t take a pronoun (with people)
être à (to belong to) , faire attention à (to pay attention to) , penser à (to think about someone) ; instead use à + moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles, soi.
ne … jamais
never / not ever
ne … rien
nothing / not anything
ne … personne
no one / nobody / not anyone / not anybody
ne … nulle part
nowhere / not anywhere
ne … ni … ni
neither … nor / not either … or
ne … aucun/e
not any / not one / none / no
