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35 Cards in this Set
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What are the three major infinitive endings? |
-er, -re, and -ir (-oir is a subset of -ir) |
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1st per. sing. subject pronoun |
je (I) |
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2nd per. sing. subj. pro. |
tu (you--informal) |
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3rd per. sing. subj. pro |
il (he/it) elle (she/it) on (one--often used in place of we/they) |
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1st per. plur. subj. pro. |
nous (we) |
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2nd per. plur. subj. pro. |
vous (you--also used for formal sing.) |
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3rd per. plur. |
ils (they--masc.) elles (they--fem) |
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Which verbs are the most regular? |
-er verbs |
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What are the -er verb endings? |
(je) -e (tu) -es (il/elle/on) -e (nous) -ons (vous) -ez (ils/elles) -ent |
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How do you make a verb negative? |
Ne before the verb and pas after the verb. |
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What is the meaning of "avoir"? |
To have |
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Conjugate avoir |
(j') ai (tu) as (il) a (nous) avons (vous) avez (ils) ont |
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What is the meaning of être? |
To be |
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Conjugate être |
suis es est sommes êtes sont |
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What is the meaning of "aller"? |
To go |
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Conjugate aller |
vais vas va allons allez vont |
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How do you form a question? |
The subject-verb order is inverted. The verb-subject is linked with a hyphen and followed by a question mark. |
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What are the endings to -re verbs? |
-s -s -____ -ons -ez -ent |
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What is the meaning of "vendre"? |
To sell |
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What is a common irregularity with -re and -ir verbs? |
The infinitive and preceding consonant are dropped in the singular and then added back for the plural. |
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Define "mettre" |
to put, to place |
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Conjugate "mettre" |
mets mets met mettons mettez mettent |
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Define "prendre" |
to take |
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Conjugate "prendre" |
prends prends prend prenons prenez prennent |
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What are the endings for -ir verbs? |
-s -s -t -ons -ez -ent |
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Define "courir" |
to run |
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Define "dormir" |
To sleep |
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Define "finir" |
To finish |
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Define "bâtir" |
to build |
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Define "choisis" |
to choose |
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Define "connaître" |
to know |
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What do "finir" "bâtir" "choisis" and "connaître" have in common? |
They add "ss" before the endings for the plurals. |
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Conjugate "finir" |
finis finis finit finissons finissez finissent |
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Define "faire" |
To do, to make |
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Conjugate "faire" |
fais fais fait faisons faites font |
