Grammar points and phrases Flashcards
(30 cards)
countries which are feminine
use en
e.g en france
towns and cities
use à
e.g. à Paris
what tense do you use with depuis
use present tense
what does ‘venir de’ means
has just
What tenses can be used with venir de?
present
imperfect
What happens to she said etc after direct speech ?
inversion
what happens to adjectives after a negative ?
article changes to du
what happens if an adjective is between a noun and an article ?
des etc changes to
de
When do you need agreement ?
- with être
- with direct objects
- with adjectives
what happens when saying a speak french fluently ?
français needs the article infront
However,
if it was just i speak french you could leave to article out
what is the perfect tense ?
a completed action
what is the imperfect tense?
an action that is still happening
when saying something is so many metres from what do you use ?
à … de
être verbs ?
DRAPERS VAN MMT
when saying time phrase ago ?
il y a …
when saying how much time was taken to do something ?
use en
time takEN
when saying you are going to do something in (time phrase) ?
use dans
what is the difference between savoir and connaître?
use savoir when saying i know (that)
when saying half an hour ?
une demi-heure
no agreement
when saying 2 and a half hours ?
deux heures et demies
si clauses ?
present plus future
imperfect plus conditional
conditional perfect plus pluperfect
de + le =…
du
de +les
des
negatives that only go around the auxiliary verb in perfect tense ?
ne pas
ne plus
ne rien
ne jamais
