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When is the imperfect used?
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Past tense habituation. I used to x....
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How do you conjugate the imperfect?
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Take the nous stem and then add the correct ending.
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What are the imperfect endings?
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ais
ais ait ions iez aient |
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Conjugate être
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j'étais
tu étais il/elle/ou était nous étions vous étiez ils/elles étaient |
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How do you conjugate other irregular verbs in the imperfect?
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Same way as regular verbs. Take their present tense nous stem and add the imperfect ending.
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Conjugate dire
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To say:
je dis tu dis il/elle dit nous disons vous disez ils/elles disent Passe Compose: j'ai dit Imparfait: je disais |
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Conjugate lire
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To read:
je lis tu lis il/elle lit nous lisons vous lisez ils/elles lisent Passe Compose: j'ai lu Imparfait: je lisais |
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Conjugate écrire
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To write:
j'écris tu écris il/elle écrit nous écrivons vous écrivez ils/elles écrivent Passe Compose: j'ai écrit Imparfait j'écrivais |
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How do you describe states of being in the past tense?
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Use the imperfect.
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When do you use the relative pronoun qui?
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When the noun before it is the subject of the verb after it.
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When do you use the relative pronoun que? (qu')
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When the noun before it is the direct object of the verb after it.
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When do you use the relative pronoun où?
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When you are referring to a place where something happened.
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What precedes all indirect object nouns?
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à
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What are the indirect object pronouns?
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me/m' (to) me
te/t' (to) you lui (to) him/her nous (to) us vous (to) you leur (to) them |
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Where are indirect object pronouns placed?
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Before the verb or between a conjugated verb and an infinitive.
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How to you make an indirect object pronoun negative?
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Place the negative article before it. Then the pronoun, then the verb.
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to leave
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s'en aller (Idiomatic Reflexive)
Irregular je vais tu vas il/elle/ va nous allons vous allez ils/elles allent Passe Compose: Allé(e) Imperfait: allais |
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to fight
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se battre (Idiomatic Reflexive)
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Quarrel
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se disputer (Idiomatic Reflexive)
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to be annoyed
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s'énerver (Idiomatic Reflexive)
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to be bored
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s'ennuyer (Idiomatic Reflexive)
Irregular je ennuie tu ennuies il/elle ennuie nous ennuyons vous ennuyez ils/elles ennuient |
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to get along
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s'entendre (Idiomatic Reflexive)
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to worry about
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s'inquiéter (Idiomatic Reflexive)
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To be interested
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s'intéresser (Idiomatic Reflexive)
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To take care of something
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s'occuper (Idiomatic Reflexive)
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To remember
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se rappeler (Idiomatic Reflexive)
Irregular je rappelle tu rappelles il/elle rappelle nous rappelons vous rappelez elles rappellent |
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To feel
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se sentir (Idiomatic Reflexive)
Irregular je sens tu sens il/elle sent nous sentons vous sentez ils/elles sentent |
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to remember
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se souvenir (Idiomatic Reflexive)
Irregular je me souviens tu te souviens il/elle se souvient nous nous souvenons vous vous souvenons ils/elles se souviennent |
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How does the passé composé work?
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It has two parts:
j'ai tu as il/elle a nous avons vous avez ils/elles ont |
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How do you conjugate verbs in the passé composé?
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ER: subtract the er and add é
IR: subtract the ir and add i RE: subtract the re and add u |
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How do you make a verb negative in the passé composé?
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put ne...pas around the auxiliary verb.
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How do you say how long you did something?
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pendant + a time
Example: Hier soir, j'ai étudié le francais pendant deux heures. Last night, I studied french for two hours. |
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How do you ask a question in the passé composé?
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Use est-ce que or intonation.
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How does the passé composé work?
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It has two parts:
j'ai tu as il/elle a nous avons vous avez ils/elles ont |
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How do you conjugate verbs in the passé composé?
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ER: subtract the er and add é
IR: subtract the ir and add i RE: subtract the re and add u |
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How do you make a verb negative in the passé composé?
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put ne...pas around the auxiliary verb.
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How do you say how long you did something?
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pendant + a time
Example: Hier soir, j'ai étudié le francais pendant deux heures. Last night, I studied french for two hours. |
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How do you ask a question in the passé composé?
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Use est-ce que or intonation.
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boire
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bu (to drink)
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connaitre
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connu (to know)
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courir
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couru (to run)
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devoir
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dû (have to)
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lire
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lu (to read)
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obtenir
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obtenu (to obtain)
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plaire
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plu (to please)
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pleuvoir
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plu (to rain)
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pouvoir
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pu (to be able)
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recevoir
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reçu (to receive)
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voir
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vu (to see)
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vouloir
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voulu (to want)
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conduire
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conduit (to drive)
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dire
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dit (to say)
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écrire
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écrit (to write)
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faire
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fait (to do)
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prendre
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pris (to take)
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apprendre
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appris (to learn)
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comprendre
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compris (to understand)
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mettre
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mis (to put)
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découvir
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découvert (to discover)
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offrir
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offert (to offer)
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ouvrir
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ouvert (to open)
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souffrir
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souffert (to suffer)
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avoir
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au (to have)
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être
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été (to be)
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What is one way to tell which verbs use être in the passé composé?
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Verbs that denote change in location/change in state often go with être.
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Aller in the passé composé
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je suis allé
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arriver in the passé composé
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je suis arrivé
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entrer in the passé composé
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je suis entré
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monter in the passé composé
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je suis monté (to go up)
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rentrer in the passé composé
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je suis rentré (to go home)
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retourner in the passé composé
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je suis retourné (to return)
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tomber in the passé composé
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je suis tombé
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descendre in the passé composé
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descendu (to go down)
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venir
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je suis venu (to come)
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revenir in the passé composé
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je suis revenu (to come back)
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partir in the passé composé
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je suis parti (to leave)
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sortir in the passé composé
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je suis sorti (to go out)
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rester in the passé composé
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je suis resté (to stay)
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devenir in the passé composé
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je suis devenu (to become)
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naitre in the passé composé
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je suis né (to be born)
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mourir in the passé composé
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je suis mort (to die)
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Reflexive verbs always use which auxiliary verb in the passé composé?
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être
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nothing
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ne...rien
or rein...ne |
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nobody
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ne...personne
or personne...ne |
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never
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ne...jamais
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not yet
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ne...pas encore
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no longer
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ne...plus
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What to you do if you want to use rien or personne as the subject?
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Say rien/personne then ne.
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What happens to indefinite and partitive articles? (un, une, des; du,de la de, l')
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They become de (d').
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Only
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ne...que = seulement
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What is the pattern for a regular IR verb?
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Finir
je finis tu finis il/elle finit nous finissons vous finissons ils/elles finissent |
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How do you conjugate verbs like offrir, ouvrir, couvrir, décourir and souffrir?
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Like er verbs.
je offre tu offres il/elle offre nous offrons vous offrez ils/elles offrent |
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What is the pattern for a regular RE verb?
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Attendre:
je attends tu attends il/elle attend nous attendons vous attendez ils/elles attendent |
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What happens usually with ttre verbs?
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Remove a t and conjugate normally.
Example: mettre je mets tu mets il/elle met nous mettons vous mettez ils/elles mettent. |
