Final Exam Study Flashcards
Passé composé, conjugations, subjuntive, "que vs. qui vs. dont", prepostions, diner de cons, and ? (16 cards)
When is ‘passé composé’ used?
pg. 248
For completed actions, e.g., “Le train est arrivé à Strasbourg à midi” (The train arrived in Strasbourg at noon), ou “…nous avons couru à la gare!” (We ran after the train).
When is ‘imparfat’ used?
pg. 248
For actions that are in progress or current feelings, e.g., “Je étais content de parti pour Strasbourg” (I am content to leave for Strasvourg) ou “Ce matin, il faisait chaud” (This morning, it was hot).
How do you conjugate verbs in ‘présent’ tense? What are the exceptions?
Remove the ending, e.g., ‘-er’, ‘-ir’, or ‘-re’ and replace it with the following appropriate ending
Je: ai
Tu: as
Il/elle: a
Nous: ons
Vous: ez
Ils/elles: ont
How do you conjugate verbs in ‘futur’ tense?
pg. 364
Keep the word as a whole if it ends in an ‘r’. If not, keep the word as a whole, add an ‘r’, and then the ending.
Je: ai
Tu: as
Il/elle: a
Nous: ons
Vous: ez
Ils/elles: ont
What are the exceptions to the ‘futur’ tense?
Ends the same as the others
only the ones I’ve deemed important lolz + same begining stem as ‘conditional’
Aller: ir-
Avoir: aur-
étre: ser-
Faire: fer-
How do you conjugate verbs to be ‘imparfait’? What are the exceptions?
pg. 242
You keep the first four letters of the word in its present tense ‘nous’ form, then add:
Je: ‘ais’
Tu: ‘ais’
Il/elle: ‘ait’
Nous: ‘ons’
Vous: ‘iez’
Ils/elles: ‘aient’
The exception is étre where you simply keep the ‘ét’ then add the previous endings.
How do you conjugate verbs to be ‘conditionnel’?
pg. 342
If the verb ends in ‘-er’ or ‘-ir’, then keep the entire word before adding the endings. If it ends in ‘-re’ or ‘-e’, then just remove the ‘e’ before adding the endings.
Je: ‘ais’
Tu: ‘ais’
Il/elle: ‘ait’
Nous: ‘ons’
Vous: ‘iez’
Ils/elles: ‘aient’
What are the exceptions to the ‘conditionnel’?
These are just the “stem ends with ‘r’” verbs from page 342
Aller: ir-
Avoir: aur-
étre: ser-
Faire: fer-
The ending remains the same as those outside the exception
How do you conjugate verbs to be ‘subjuntive’
If the verb ends in ‘er’ or ‘re’ remove the ending and add the following:
Je: e
Tu: es
Il/elle/on: e
Nous: ons
Vous: iez
Ils/elles: ent
If it ends in ‘ir’, remove the ‘r’ and add two s, then add the endings above
What are the exceptions to conjugating ‘subjuntive’ verbs
étre: Sois, sois, soit, soyons, soyez, and soient
Avior: aie, aies, ait, ayons, ayez, and aient
Aller: aille, ailles, aille, allions, alliez, and aillent
Faire: fasse, fasses, fasse, fassions, fassiez, and fassent
Note: these are only the ones I think are important. there are more :(
“que” is used for…
for people or things when they are the direct object. It means WHO
“qui” is used when…
people or things are the subject. Use when saying WHOM
“dont” is used to…
replace the preposition de + a person or thing. If the phrase “avoir besoin de” is there probs use it. Use it when the other two don’t work. WITH WHOM, WHOM, WHOSE, THAT, or OF WHICH.
Prepositions with geographical names
Continents: en
Countries fem: en
Countries mas: au
Cuntries plur.: aux
Cities: à
States fem.: en
States masc.: au
who is the president of france
emmanuel macron
who are the main characters of “diner de cons”
Con: François Pignot
Riche: Pierre Brochant
