grammar Flashcards
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how to conjugate imperfect tense (continuous past: was… or used to…)
take the nous form and remove the ons and add ending
imperfect
i was - i used to
imperfect endings
ais
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient
imperfect of etre (used to be/was)
étais
étais
était
étions
étiez
étaient
demonstrative adjectives
ce / cet, cette, ces
negation of verbs
subject ne verb pas
adjective placement
most adjectives come after the noun they are describing
adjective exceptions
vieux, vielle, nouveau, nouvelle, grand, petit, jeune,
adverb (how the verb is being done) placement
after the verb or before and adjective
adverb endings
normally -ment
Future endings
- ai
- as
- a
- ons
- ez
- ont
Conditional endings
(Imperfect endings also)
- ais
- ais
- ait
- ions
- iez
- aient
DR MRS P VANDERTRAMP
D - devenu - became
R - revenu - came back
M - monté - went up
R - resté - stayed
S - sorti - went out
P - parti - left
V - venu - came (to come)
A - arrivé - arrived
N - né - was born
D - descendu - went down
E - entré - entered
R - retourné - went back
T - tombé - fell (down)
R - rentré - went home
A - allé - went
M - mort - died
P - passé - passed by
Auxiliary être verbs
- Je suis
- tu es
- il / elle / on est
- nous sommes
- vous êtes
- ils / elles sont
Auxiliary Avoir verbs
- j’ai
- tu as
- il / elle a
- nous avons
- vous avez
- ils / elles ont
Pluperfect
Events that happen even further back than the perfect.
Eg. I had eaten
Use imperfect of être or avoir and add é / i / u to the verb.
Eg:
J’avais mangé = i had eaten
Nous avions fini = we had finished
Elle était sortie = she had gone out
Irregular perfect tenses:
Avoir
Boire
Devoir
Dire
Être
Faire
Prendre
Pouvoir
Vivre
Voir
Recevoir
had = eu
drunk = bu
Had to = dû
Said = dit
Been = été
Done, made = fait
Taken = pris
Been able to = pu
Lived = vécu
Seen = vu
Received = reçu
