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Write down the conjugations for ER, IR, and RE verbs in the present tense.

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ER: IR: RE:

je…e is s
Tu…es is s
Il…e it -
Nous…ons issons ons
Vous…ez issez ez
ils/elles ent issent ent

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What is present tense used for?

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an action that is in the current moment

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How do you form the gerondif? Give examples of the formation. (3 examples)

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use the nous form of the verb in present tense, remove the “ons” and add “ant”. There is only one conjugation for this tense.

  • en faisant (by doing/making)
    - en faisant des comparisons, on sera meilleurs
    consommateurs.
  • en suivant (by following)
    - en suivant les directives, on sera pas perdu
  • en se lavant (by washing oneself)
    - en se lavant avec Dove, on aura de la peau
    douce.
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What are the irregulars for gerondif?

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avoir = en ayant (by having)

Etre = en étant (by being)

Savoir = en sachant (by knowing)

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When/why do we use imperatif?

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giving commands, orders, and suggestions

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How do you form imperatif? Examples?

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You can give orders with tu, nous, and vous without the subject pronoun.

Vous mangez le pizza = Mangez la pizza
Nous allons à la fete = allons à la fete
Tu finis le project = Finis le project

NOTE: if the tu form ends in -es, drop the “s” when using imperatif (with er verbs only)

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What are the irregular verbs for imperatif?

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Avoir = aie, ayons, ayez

Etre = sois, soyons, soyez

Savoir = sache, sachons, sachez

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How do you use reflexive verbs for imperatif?

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example of se laver

Lave-toi
Lavez-vous
Lavons-nous

ne te lave pas
ne vous lavez pas
ne nous lavons pas

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What is the formation of passe compose?

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use the verb avoir in the present tense along with the past participle of the chosen verb to form the passe compose of regular verbs

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What are some of the irregular past participles for passe compose?

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avoir = eu
pouvoir = pu
devoir = dû
vouloir = voulu
dire= dit
connaitre = connu
boire = bu
mettre = mis
recevoir = reçu
etre = été
savoir = su
voir = vu
fait = faire
lire = lu
prendre = pris
conduire = conduit
ecrire = écrit
ourvrir = ouvert

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What are the passe compose agreement rules?

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only add agreement with the past participle of avoir verbs if the COD of the verb precedes it.

Ex: j;ai mangé la salad vs la salade que j’ai mangée était délicieuse

NEVER use the agreement with the indirect object pronouns lui and leur

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what is imparfait used for?

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(1) describing people, feelings, things, age, weather in the past tense

(how were things? l’ambiance et le service étaient impressionnants.)

(2) repeated or habituel actions

Chaque été nous allions à osoyoos

(3) actions that were in progress

je me brossais les dents quand….

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What is the formation of imparfait? What are the endings?

What does imparfait generall translate to?

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take the nous form of the verb in present tense, drop the “ons” and add the endings

Je: ais
Tu: ais
Il/Elle: ait
Nous: ions
Vous: iez
Ils/Elles: aient

used to/ was or were …ing

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What are the exceptions for imparfait?

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  1. etre = j’étais
  2. GER verbs keep the e form before an “o” or an “a”

ex: je nageais, elle nageais

  1. CER verbs ass a cedille accent under the c before an “o” or an “a”

Ex: je commençais

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What is the present tense in the nous form of comprendre?

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nous comprenons

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What is the present tense in the nous form of boire?

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nous buvons

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What is the present tense in the nous form of conduire?

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nous conduisons

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What is the present tense in the nous form of connaitre?

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nous connaissons

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What is the present tense in the nous form of courir?

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nous courons

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What is the present tense in the nous form of croire?

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nous croyons

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What is the present tense in the nous form of decouvrire?

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nous découvrons

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What is the present tense in the nous form of décrire?

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nous décrivons

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What is the present tense in the nous form of devenir?

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nous devenons

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What is the present tense in the nous form of devoir?

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What is the present tense in the nous form of dormir?
nous dormons
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What is the present tense in the nous form of Partir?
nous partons
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What is the present tense in the nous form of Faire?
nous faisons
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What is the present tense in the nous form of pouvoir?
nous pouvons
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What is the present tense in the nous form of recevoir?
nous recevons
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What is the present tense in the nous form of lire?
nous lisons
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What is the present tense in the nous form of savoir?
nous savons
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What is the present tense in the nous form of voir
nous voyons
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What is the present tense in the nous form of vouloir?
nous voulons
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What are the differences between passe compose and imparfait?
Imparfait: 1) incomplete action 2) repeated action 3) description (answers the question "how were things") indicators: - chaque - tous - toujours - souvent - le mardi Passe compose: Completed action (answers the question what happened?) indicators: - tout a coup soudainement quand hier passe
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how do you form the conditional?
Take the infinitive of the verb and add the imparfait endings
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What does conditional generally translate to?
would
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What are the imparfait endings used for conditional?
Je: ais Tu: ais Il/Elle: ait Nous: ions Vous: iez Ils/Elles: aient
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Give an example of conditional
je jouerais
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What are the irregulars for conditional?
avoir = aur etre = ser aller = ir voir = verr savoir = saur recevoir = recevre acheter = achèter venir = viendr vouloir = voudr faire = fer devoir = devr falloir = faudr pouvoir = pourr envoyer = enverr se souvenir = se souviendr appuyer = appuier
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How do you form Plus que parfait? What does it generally translate to? Agreement rules?
take the imparfiat of either avoir or etre and the past participle of the verb. Follow the same agreement rules as past tense? Faire: - J'avais fait - tu avais fait - il avait fait nous avions fait vous aviez fair ils avaient fait elles avaient fait Aller: - j' étais allé - tu étais allé - il était allé - nous étions allés - vous étiez - ils étaient allés Elles étaient allées generally translates to: had already...ed
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Give an example of PQP?
il est arrivé aprè qu'elle était partie (he arrived after she already left)
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What is a hint word for PQP?
après que
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What is PQP used for?
used to express an action that had happened before another action
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How do you form the conditional passe? What does it generally translate to? What are the agreement rules
take the conditional of either avoir or etre and add the past participle of the chosen verb. Follow the same agreement rules as in past tense generally translates to "would have + past participle"
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What is the conditional of avoir verbs? etre?
Faire: - j'aurais fait - tu aurais fait - il aurait fait - elle aurait fait - nous aurions fait - vous auriez fait - elles auraient fait Etre: - je serais allé - tu serais allé - il serait allé - nous serions allés - vous seriez allé - Elles seraient allées
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What is the subjonctif used for?
used to express an action considered in thought rather than reality. It refers to possibility, doubt, regret, joy, desire, uncertainty, wish, fear. It is preceded by que.
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What is the formation of subjonctif?
drop the -ent ending of the third person plural and the nous form of the present tense and add the following endings: je...e tu...es il...e nous...ions vous..iez ils/elles...ent
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What are some of the indicatoes of subjonctif?
il est possible que il semble que je ne pense pas que je ne crois pas que je doute que il faut que il est necessaire que il est essential que il vaut mieux que je veux que
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What are the irregulars for subjonctif?
aller = j'aille tu ailles il/elle aille nous allions vous alliez elles aillent Avoir = j'aie tu aies il ait nous ayons vous ayez ils aient etre = je sois tu sois il soit nous soyons vous oyez ils soient faire = je fasse tu fasses il fasse nous fassions vous fassiez ils fassent vouloir: je veuille tu veuilles il veuille nous voilions vous voiliez veuillent pouvoir: je puisse tu puisses nous puissions vous puissiez ils puissent savoir: je sache tu saches il sache nous sachions vous sachiez ils sachent prendre: je prenne tu prennes il prenne nous prenions vous preniez ils prennent devoir: je doive tu doives elle doive nous devions vous deviez il doivent
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how to form the future tense?
je serai tu seras il sera nous serons vous serez ils/elles seront
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Whats the breakdown of the different meanings of the different tenses?
imparfait = i used to, I was ... ing when future simple = I will conditionnel: I would passe compose = I...ed (example I danced) PQP = I had..ed (I had danced) conditionnel passe: I would have...ed
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How do you express regret?
Si + Plus que Parfait, ... + conditionnel passé - Si j'avais su, j'aurais fait le pain infinitve passe: je regrette d'avoir etudié Je regrette d'etre allé
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What is a good example of expressing regret with je regrette de and conditionnel passe?
je regrette de ne pas avoir appris le francais, j'aurais pu vivre en France et j'aurais mange les croissant tous les jours.
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How do you give advice?
conditionelle present: tu devrais il faudrait tu pourrais imperatif: - mangez!

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