Auxilliary Verbs Grammar Chapter 11, Rench

Front 1

Si present then...

Back 1

future
present
imperative

Front 2

Si imperfect then...

Back 2

present conditional

Front 3

Si pluperfect then...

Back 3

past conditional

Front 4

When there are two "si" clauses, the second "si" is replaced with a ___ which is followed by the ___

Back 4

que
subjunctive

Front 5

When the main clause is understood "si" means ___

Back 5

suppose

Front 6

If "Si" is used to mean ___ then any tense can come after it

Back 6

whether

Front 7

the passive is formed by combining any tense of ___ with the ____ of the verb

Back 7

etre
past participle

Front 8

Elle doit attendre

Back 8

She has to wait
She must wait
She is supposed to wait

Front 9

Elle devait attendre

Back 9

She had to wait
She was supposed to wait

Front 10

Elle devra attendre

Back 10

She will have to wait

Front 11

Elle a du atendre

Back 11

She had to wait
She has had to wait
She must have waited

Front 12

Elle dut atendre

Back 12

She had to wait
She must have waited

Front 13

devoir

Back 13

to have to, to be supposed to

Front 14

Elle avait du attendre

Back 14

She had had to wait

Front 15

Elle devrait attendre

Back 15

She ought to wait
She should/ought to wait

Front 16

Elle aurait du attendre

Back 16

She ought to have waited
She should/ought to have waited

Front 17

Devoir expresses ___ ___ ___ ___

Back 17

nessecity, obligation, probability, inference

Front 18

Ils doivent etre fatigues

Back 18

They must be/are probably tired

Front 19

Ils ont du etre fatigues

Back 19

They must have been/ I suppose they were tired

Front 20

The past participle of du only has a circonflex over it in the ____ _____

Back 20

masculine singular (il) form

Front 21

When used with a noun object, devoir means ____

Back 21

to owe

Front 22

falloir

Back 22

to be nessecary

Front 23

Il faut etiendre la lumiere

Back 23

It is nessecary to turn out the light
You must turn out the light

Front 24

Il ne faut pas mentir

Back 24

We must not lie

Front 25

the ____ is commonly used with falloir

Back 25

subjunctive

Front 26

Il ne faut pas

Back 26

must not

Front 27

not to have, it is not nessecary

Back 27

il n'est pas necessaire

Front 28

when used with a noun object, falloir means

Back 28

to need

Front 29

pouvoir

Back 29

to be physically able, to be permitted to

Front 30

Il ne peut pas lire sans ses lunettes

Back 30

He cannot read without his glasses

Front 31

Puis j'aller ou toilette?

Back 31

May I go to the bathroom?

Front 32

Pouvait-il les voir?

Back 32

Could he/Was he able to see them?

Front 33

Pourrait-il les voir?

Back 33

Could he/ Would he be able to see them?

Front 34

Aurait-il pu les voir?

Back 34

Could he have seen them?

Front 35

Pouvoir may also express ___

Back 35

possibility

Front 36

Elle peut etre enrheumee

Back 36

She may have a cold

Front 37

SAvoir

Back 37

to be able (mentally), to know how

Front 38

SAvoir + infinitive =

Back 38

to be mwntally able to, to know

Front 39

Savoir in the passe composee, and the passe simple, it means to

Back 39

learned, found out

Front 40

Savoir often used idiomatically in the ____ tense soas to soften a ___, ___, ______

Back 40

conditionnal
question, request, negative statement

Front 41

Vouloir

Back 41

to wish, to want, to will

Front 42

Je veux/ je ne veux shows

Back 42

strong command or blunt refusal

Front 43

je voidrais often replaces je veux because it is _____

Back 43

more polite

Front 44

imperative form veuillez is used when making a ____ _____

Back 44

polite request

Front 45

vouloir bien is idiomatic for

Back 45

to be willing, to be good enough to/so kind as to