French 101 Final Unc-Ch

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Use "du...au..." when:

Back 1

describing what one does in general every week

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Use "de...à.." when:

Back 2

describing something that someone is doing one particular week

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When describing time, heures:

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does not have an "s" for one.

"une heure"

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Demi means:

special case:

Back 4

half when describing time.

when used with une heure it has an 'e'
-une heure et demie

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du matin
de l'après-midi
du soir

use these to:

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indicate A.M. or P.M.

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le matin
l'après-midi
le soir

all mean:

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in the morning
in the afternoon
in the evening

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Difference between "pardon" and "excuse-moi"

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pardon - use to pass through crowd or get someones attention

excuse-moi - use to say sorry

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Plus...que
aussi...que
moins..que

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more __ than
as __ than
less __ than

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conjugate être:

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Je suis nous sommes
tu es vous êtes
il est ils sont

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4 ways to ask questions:

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1) rising intonation
2) est-ce que
3) add n'est-ce pas (isn't that right) or non? at the end of the sentence
4) Inversion (invert subj. pronoun + verb

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difference between universitaire and université

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universitaire is an adjective and must be paired with a noun it's describing

université - is a noun

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L'article indéfini (un, une, des) change to de (d') when?

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-after most negated verbs (not être)
-after quantity expressions
-directly before a plural adjective

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Use c'est or ce sont to:

Back 13

identify and describe using nouns
ex: c'est David. C'est un ami français.

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Use il est and ils sont when:

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-using adjective to describe
-with preposition phrases (from, in)
-with nationalities, professions, and religions when they don't have the indefinite article.

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Most descriptive adjectives are placed after the noun they describe but which aren't?

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B- beau, joli
A- jeune, vieux, nouveau
G- bon, mauvais, gentil
S- grand, petit, gros
also: autre, même, seul

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Use definite article (le, la l', les) to:

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-specify items (like using 'the' )
-say what you like, dislike, prefer
-talk about something as a category

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To talk about sports:

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-use "jouer au" for sports that you "play" (also for musical instruments use jouer de/du/de la
-for sports you do use faire de/du/de la

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(presque) toujours

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(almost) always

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for -er verbs other than aller:

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endings are:
-e -ons
-es -ez
-e -ent

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how well, how often words are often placed:

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directly after the conjugated verb

-quelquefois/d'habitude at end/beg.
-comme ci comme ça at end

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How do you tell if a verb has a stem change

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if the next to last syllable is a 'e' or 'é' then that letter changes to è in all forms but nous and vous

Front 22

What changes the conjugation of a verb?

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ending in -ger and -cer
-if it ends in -ger the nous form changes to a -eons
-if it ends in -cer, in the nous form the c becomes a ç

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What does tout mean? and where is it placed? What are the different forms?

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"whole or all" before sing. nouns
"all or every" before plural nouns
-placed before a nouns article
tout/toute
tous/toutes

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Qui est-ce? =

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Who is that?

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Qu'est-ce que c'est? =

Back 25

What is that?

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Inversion rules

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Invert subj. pronoun and verb
-don't use inversion + est-ce que together
-don't use inversion with je
-when the verb ends in vowel and subj. is il/elle place -t- between
-il y a ==> y a-t-il
-c'est ==> est-ce
-put question words before inverted verb

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Avoir conjugation:

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j'ai nous avons
tu as vous avez
il a ils ont

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sur

Back 28

on

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sous

Back 29

under

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entre

Back 30

between

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dans

Back 31

in

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devant

Back 32

in front of

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derrière

Back 33

behind

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près

Back 34

near

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loin (de)

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far (from)

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à côté (de)

Back 36

next to

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à droite

Back 37

to the right

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à gauche

Back 38

to the left

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en face

Back 39

facing

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dans le coin

Back 40

in the corner

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de and definite articles (le, la, l', les) combine when and how?

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de + le ==> du
de + les ==> des

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my:
your:
his/her:
our:
your(formal):
their:

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mon ma mon mes
ton ta ton tes
son sa son ses
notre notre notre nos
votre votre votre vos
leur leur leur leurs

Front 43

how do you show possession in french?

Back 43

use de where in english you'd use 's

Front 44

how do you say which or what before a noun?

Back 44

quel // quels
quelle // quelles

Front 45

to point something out using this/these or that/those:

Back 45

use ce:
ce - masc sing
cet- masc sing + vowel sound
cette - feminine sing.
ces -> all the plurals

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conjugation of aller:

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je vais nous allons
tu vas vous allez
il va ils vont

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à makes contractions when?

Back 47

à + le ==> au
à + les ==> aux

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y is what? where does it go?

Back 48

pronoun, avoids repetition
-comes immediately before the verb.
*if there is an infinitive before that, otherwise the conjugated verb

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On is what? what is it used for?

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subject when referring to people in general (one, people)
-can take the place of nous
-conjugated with il/elle form
-used to propose doing something (shall we, or how about?)

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Imperitive command form is used for what?

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-to make suggestions with (let's)
-to give instructions or tell someone to do something

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How do you make a suggestion in the imperitive?

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use the nous for of verb without the pronoun, nous.
Ex: Allons au cinéma - Let's go to the movies

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How do you command something using the imperitive?

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use either tu or vous form without the pronoun
* in tu form commands drop the final s of -er type verbs

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What are the imperitive conjugations for être?

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Sois ----Be
Soyons-Let's be
Soyez--Be

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What are the imperitive conjugations for avoir?

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Aie------Have
Ayons--Let's have
Ayez---Have

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Difference between quitter and partir

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-quitter must be followed by a direct object
-partir means leave in a sense of depart

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Difference between visiter and aller voir

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-use visiter to talk about a place
-use aller voir to talk about visiting a person

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There is going to be//there are going to be:

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Il va y avoir

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How do you say dates in french?

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le + cardinal number( deux, trois) + mois
*for the 1st use premier

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Difference between Un bus and un car

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un bus goes within cities
un car goes between cities

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conjugate prendre:

what verbs are just like it?

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je prends nous prenons
tu prends vous prenez
il prend ils prennent

Compredre(to understand) and Apprendre( to learn)

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conjugate venir:

what verbs are just like venir?

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je viens nous venons
tu viens vous venez
il vient ils viennent

Revenir (to come back) devenir (to become)

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When talking about transportation use prendre to say:
and use aller, venir, voyager to say:

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-you are taking a certain means of transportation
-you are going by, coming by, traveling by a particular means of transportation

*on foot -- à pièd

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How do you talk about what you did?

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use two verbs: auxiliary(conjugated) and a past participle

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what are past participles?

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for all er's the PP ends in -é
for ir's it is usually -i

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what are some irregular past participles?

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Avoir--> eu
boire--> bu
lire --> lu
voir --> vu
être --> été
faire --> fait
écrire --> écrit
prendre --> pris

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In the past tense where do you place words describing how often and how well?

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in between the aux. and the PP

ne...pas goes around the aux.

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How do you talk about where you went?

Back 67

use two verbs the auxiliary and the PP but this time use être for the aux.

** in this case the PP must agree in number and gender of the subject**

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What are some of the verbs that use être?

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Aller, venir(other forms), arriver, rester, entrer, sortir, partir, retourner, rentre, monter, descendre, tomber, naître, mourir

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Where do time expressions go in the past tense?

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They usually go at beginning or end of the clause, but
*déjà is placed between the aux & PP
*ne...pas encore goes around aux.

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conjugate faire:

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je fais nous faisons
tu fais vous faites
il fait ils font

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what does ne...rien mean?

Back 71

did not do anything

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to negate an infinitive...

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place both parts of the negative expression (ne...pas) before it

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Pleuvoir
Neiger

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to rain ---PP is plu (la pluie)
to snow --PP is neigé (la neige)

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To describe today's weather:

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Il fait beau...
du vent

Il pleut/neige

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To describe tomorrows weather:

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Il va faire beau
du vent

Il va pleuvoir/neiger.

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To describe yesterday's weather:

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Il a fait beau
du vent

il a plu/neigé

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conjugate mettre:

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mettre (to wear)
je mets nous mettons
tu mets vous mettez
il met ils mettent
PP: mis

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Le, la, l' , and les (direct object pronouns) are used to avoid repetition.

like y they are placed:

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immediately before the verb (infinitive if there is one)

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in the passe compose direct object pronouns and y are placed:

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directly before the aux. or conjugated verb

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The PP used with Avoir agrees when?

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when the direct object of the verb precedes the verb (this happens when you use a direct object pronoun)