règles Flashcards
rules for french concepts (43 cards)
adjective ends in consonant
ex. petit (small)
add an “e”
ex. petite
adjective ends in “e”
ex. agréable (nice)
don’t change
ex. agréable
adjective ends in “é”
ex. salé (salty)
add another “e”
ex. salée
adjective ends in “f”
ex. neuf (new)
change it to “ve”
ex. neuve
adjective ends in “eux” / “eur”
ex. merveilleux (marvelous)
change it to “euse”
ex. merveilleuse
adjective ends in “er”
ex. premier (first)
add and “e” and make the other e “è”
ex. première
adjective ends in “en”
ex. iranien (iranian)
add an “ne”
ex. iranienne
adjective ends in consonant (like el)
ex. traditionnel
double the final consonant and add an “e”
ex. traditionnelle
“jouer à” is used for…
teams, team sports, games, etc.
“faire de” is used for…
individual sports/activities
“jouer de” is used for
musical instruments
for “jouer à”
masc. =
fem. =
vowels =
pl. =
masc. = au
fem. = à la
vowels = à l’
pl. = aux
for “jouer de” and “faire de”
masc. =
fem. =
vowels =
pl. =
masc. = du
fem. = de la
vowels = de l’
pl. = des
“-er” verbs in present tense
je = -e
tu = -es
il/elle = -e
vous = -ez
nous = -ons
ils/elles = -ent
“-ir” verbs in present tense
je = -is
tu = -is
il/elle = -it
vous = -issez
nous = -issons
ils/elles = -issent
“-re” verbs in present tense
je = -e
tu = -s
il/elle =
vous = -ez
nous = -ons
ils/elles = -ent
être (to be)
in present tense
je = suis
tu = es
il/elle = est
vous = êtes
nous = sommes
ils/elles = sont
avoir (to have)
in present tense
je = j’ai
tu = as
il/elle = a
vous = aves
nous = avons
ils/elles = ont
faire (to do)
in present tense
je = fais
tu = fais
il/elle = fait
vous = faites
nous = faisons
ils/elles = font
aller (to go)
in present tense
je = vais
tu = vas
il/elle = va
vous = allez
nous = allons
ils/elles = vont
B.A.G.S, what these adjectives do
beauty, age, goodness, size (and number)
go before the noun (instead of after)
where does frequency adverbs go
after the verbs
how to make negative verbs
sandwich the verb between “ne/n’” and “pas” (or jamais, anything negative)
ex. il ne fait jamais
the reflective pronouns
je = me / m’
tu = te / t’
il/elle = se / s’
vous = vous
nous = nous
ils/elles = se / s’
don’t forgot to conjugate the verb