Grammar Flashcards by Abigail Good

What are the ER present endings?

E
Es
E
Ons
Ez
Ent

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What are the three meanings of the present tense?

I do
I am doing
I do do

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What are the IR present endings?

Is 
Is
It
Issons
Issez
Issent

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What are the RE present endings?

S
S
-
Ons
Ez
Ent

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How do you conjugate faire in the present tense?

Je fais
Tu fais
Il fait
Nous faisons
Vous faites 
Ils font

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How do you conjugate aller in the present tense?

Je vais
Tu vas
Il va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils vont

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How do you conjugate être in the present tense?

Je suis
Tu es
Il est
Nous sommes
Vous êtes
Ils sont

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How do you conjugate avoir in the present tense?

J'ai
Tu as
Il a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils ont

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What are the three meanings of the perfect tense?

I did
I did do
I have done

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How do you form the perfect tense past participles?

ER: take off ‘r’ and add accent
IR: take off ‘r’
RE: take off ‘re’ and add ‘u’

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I ate

J’ai mangé

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You worked

Tu as travaillé

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He finished

Il a fini

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We grabbed

Nous avons saisi

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You pl sold

Vous avez vendu

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When do you use être in the perfect tense?

Aller 
Partir
Descendre
Venir
Entrer
Naître
Tomber
Retourner
Sortir
Mourir
Rester
Monter
Arriver

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What is the mnemonic to remember the etre verbs in the perfect tense?

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What is the past participle of venir?

Venu

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What is the past participle of naitre?

Né

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What is the past participle of mourir?

Mort

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What is the rule when using etre in the perfect tense?

Feminine: extra ‘e’
Plural: extra ‘s’

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What is the perfect participle of etre?

Été

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What is the perfect participle of avoir?

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What is the perfect participle of faire?

Fait

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What is the perfect participle of pouvoir?

What is the perfect participle of savoir?

What is the perfect participle of lire?

What is the perfect participle of vouloir?

Voulu

What is the perfect participle of mettre?

Mis

How do you conjugate se coucher in the present tense?

``` Je me couche Tu te couches Il se couche Nous nous couchons Vous vous couchez Ils se couchent ```

How do you conjugate se coucher in the perfect tense?

``` Je me suis couché Tu t'est couché Il s'es couché Nous nous sommes couchés Vous vous êtes couchés Ils se sont couchés ```

What is the rule with perfect reflexive verbs?

Use etre Feminine: extra 'e' Plural: extra 's'

What does the superlative describe?

Who is the most

How so you make a superlative?

Add le/la/les in front of 'plus'

``` I You He She One We You They ```

``` Je Tu Il Elle On Nous Vous Ils/elles ```

``` Me You Him Her Vowel Us You Them ```

``` Me/m' Te/t' Le La L' Nous Vous Les ```

Where are object pronouns placed in a sentence?

Immediately before the verb

``` To/at/for... Me You Him/her/it Us You them ```

``` Me/m' Te/t' Lui Nous Vous Leur ```

What is the order of pronouns?

``` Me Te Nous Vous Le La Les Lui Leur Y En ```

What are the two meanings of the imperfect tense?

I was doing | I used to do

How do you form the imperfect tense?

Stem+ending

How do you form the stem for the imperfect tense?

Nous - ons

What are the imperfect endings?

``` Ais Ais Ait Ions Iez Aient ```

What is the imperfect stem of penser?

Think | Pens

What is the imperfect stem of etre?

Be | Ét

What is the imperfect stem of vendre?

Sell | Vend

What is the imperfect stem of vouloir?

Wish | Voul

What is the imperfect stem of parler?

Speak | Parl

What is the imperfect stem of marcher?

Walk | March

What is the imperfect stem of avoir?

Have | Av

What is the imperfect stem of aller?

Go | All

What is the imperfect stem of sortir?

Go out | Sort

What is the imperfect stem of entre?

Enter | Entr

What is the imperfect stem of choisir?

Choose | Choisiss

What is the imperfect stem of finir?

Finish | Finiss

What is the imperfect stem of tomber?

Fall | Tomb

How do you form imperatives?

Take tu or vous form and remove tu and vous

What is the imperative of finir?

Finis! | Finissez!

How do you form ER imperatives?

Take off 's' on tu form

What is the imperative of regarder?

Regarde! | Regardez!

How do you say 'lets...'?

Take off nous | Regardons=lets watch

How do you form the near future?

Aller in present followed by infinitive

How do you form the formal future?

Use infinitive of verb and add endings

What are the formal future endings?

``` Ai As A Ons Ez Ont ```

How do you form the formal future stem of RE verbs?

Remove last 'e'

``` What are the formal future stems of: Avoir Etre Aller Faire Vouloir Pouvoir Devoir Venir Voir? ```

``` Aur Ser Ir Fer Voudr Pourr Deur Viend Verr ```

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