French Grammar Review

These flashcards cover key concepts from French grammar, focusing on verb tenses, pronouns, and grammatical rules.

Présent de l'indicatif

Used to express habitual actions, general truths, states, and narrative present.

Formation du présent (1er groupe)

Conjugation for 'er' verbs: je parle, tu parles, il/elle/on parle, nous parlons, vous parlez, ils/elles parlent.

Futur proche

Expressed as 'aller' (present) + infinitif, indicating imminent actions or clear intentions.

Futur simple

Formation: Infinitif + endings -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont; used for future actions, promises, and predictions.

Imparfait

Used for past habitual actions, descriptions, and ongoing past actions.

Conditionnel présent

Used to express hypotheses, advice, polite requests, and wishes. Formation: 'would' + verb.

Passé composé

Expresses completed actions, events, and main actions in narratives. Formed with auxiliary verb and past participle.

Accord du participe passé avec être

Participle always agrees with the subject when using 'être'.

Les pronoms compléments COD

Direct object pronouns: le, la, les, replaced the direct object without preposition.

Les pronoms compléments COI

Indirect object pronouns: lui, leur, used with the preposition 'à'.