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French Grammar
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- 1ADJECTIVAL AGREEMENTMasculine- no ending
Feminine- add -e
Masculine Plural- add -s
Feminine Plural- add -es - 2THE PRESENT TENSEMost French verbs are -er verbs. The je form ends in -e.
The most useful irregular verbs are avoir (to have) and etre (to be)
je/ j' - porte, ai, suis
tu - portes, as, es
il/ elle/ on - porte, a, est
nous - portons, avons, sommes
vous - portez, avez, etes
ils/ elles - portent, ont, sont - 3DEFINITE AND INDEFINITE ARTICLES'The' - Masc. = le
Fem. =la
Pl. =les
'A' or 'Some' (pl) - Mas. = un
Fem. = une
Pl. = des
Noun begins with a vowel or h, le or la = l' - 4PREPOSITIONSDans - In
Derriere- Behind
Devant - In front of
Entre - Between
En face de - Opposite
A cote de - next to
Pres de - near
de + le = du
de + les = des - 5THE VERB ALLERAller (to go)
Je vais
Tu vas
Il/ Elle/ On va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils/ Elles vont - 6THE PREPOSITION AThe preposition a means 'at' or 'to'
a + le = au
a + la = a la
a +l' = a l'
a + les = aux - 7IRREGULAR VERBSMany French verbs are irregular and don't follow the usual pattern e.g.
prendre (to take) - il prend
Faire (to do/ make) - il fait
Dire (to say) - il dit
Voir (to see) - il voit
Croire (to believe) - il croit
Rire (to laugh) - il rit
Mettre (to put) - on met
Sortir (to go out) - on sort - 8THE RELATIVE PRONOUN 'QUI''Qui' means 'who', 'which' or 'that'. It is a relative pronoun that refers to the subject of a sentence. It is very good for creating long, complex sentences e.g.
Un bon ami est quelqu'un qui croit en moi.
Il a des yeux qui inspirent confiance. - 9POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVESMy - Masc. = mon
Fem. = ma
Pl. = mes
Your - Masc. = ton
Fem. = ta
Pl. = tes
His/ her - Masc. = son
Fem. = sa
Pl. = ses - 10EMPHATIC PRONOUNSThese are used after prepositions like avec, de or a
avec moi
avec toi
avec lui
avec elle
avec nous
avec vous
avec eux
avec elles - 11REFLEXIVE VERBSThese verbs have a reflexive pronoun in front of the verb. e.g. se disputer (to argue)
Je me dispute
Tu te disputes
Il/ elle/ on se dispute
Nous nous disputons
vous vous disputez
Ils/ elles se disputent
The reflexive pronoun can be used to mean 'each other' e.g. ils s'aiment (they loved each other) - 12REFLEXIVE VERBS PART 2Some of these reflexive verbs are followed by a preposition. This is not always the same preposition that is used in English:
s'entendre bien avec - to get on well with
s'interesser a - to be interested in
se confier a - to confide in
s'occuper de - to look after
se facher contre - to get angry with
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- Year 10 French FlashCards sobre French Grammar, criado por Rebecca Piccinini em 23-05-2017.
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