French III Final Review

What are the two helping (auxiliary) verbs for the passe compose?

Avoir et Être.

What are the three past participles used in passe compose?

-er —> -e

-ir —> i

-re —> -u

What are the conjugations of avoir?

J’ai

Tu as

Il/Elle/on a

Nous avons

Vous avez

Ils/Elles ont

What are the conjugations of Etre?

Je suis

Tu es

Il/Elle/on est

Nous sommes

Vous etes

Ils/elles sont

Which helping verbs have to add the agreement to the end of the past participle? (pertaining to plural and feminine)

Only Etre (NOT AVOIR)

What is a direct object pronoun?

A noun that receives the action of a verb.

What is an indirect object pronoun?

The person or thing that receives the direct object.

What is an example of a direct object pronoun sentence?

J’ai fait un cadeau (direct object) a ma soeur (indirect object pronoun)

What are the singular and plural direct object pronouns?

me/m’ —> me

the/t’ —> you

le/la/l’ —> him/her/it

nous —> us

Vous —> you

Les —> them

What can the direct object pronoun replace?

A direct object noun.

What are examples of the direct object pronoun replacing the direct object noun?

Tu fais les valises —> Tu les fais?

Are you packing the suitcases —> Are you packing them?

Tu visites souvent le Belgique? —> Tu la visites souvent?

Do you visit Belgium often? —> Do you visit there often?

What do me, the, nous and Vous replace?

People.

What do le, la, and les replace?

A person, place, or thing.

How do you form adverbs?

Taking the Feminine form and adding -ment, which is the same as adding -ly.

What are examples of adverbs?

Actif —> active —> activement

Franc —> franche —> franchement

If an adjective in the masculine form ends in a vowel, just add -ment.

Ex:

absolu —> absolument

vrai —> vraiment

If an adjective in the masculine form ends in -ant or -ent, what do you replace it with?

-amment, -emment, ex:

constant —> constamment

Courant —> couramment

What are the irregular adverbs?

bon —> bien

gentil —> gentiment

mauvais —> mal

petit —> peu

De temps en temps

From time to time

En general

In general

How do you conjugate dire?

Je dis

Tu dis

Il/Elle/on dit

nous disons

vous dites

ils/elles disent

How do you conjugate lire?

Je lis

Tu lis

il/Elle/on lit

nous lisons

Vous lisez

ils/elles lisent

How do you conjugate écrire?

j’ecris

tu ecris

il/elle/on ecrit

nous ecrisons

Vous ecrisez

ils/Elles ecrisent

How do you form the imparfait?

Conjugate the verb in the present tense nous form, drop the ons ending, add the imparfait endings.

What are the imparfait endings?

Je -ais

Tu -ais

Il/Elle/on - air

Nous -ions

Vous -iez

ils/Elles -aient

What is the only imparfait exception and how do you conjugate it?

etre —> et-