french clep

ER verbs

Je- e

tu- es

il/elle- e

nous- ons

vous- ez

ils/elles- ent

accepter

to accept

marcher

to walk

fermer

to close; to shut off

aimer

to like, to love

chercher

to look for

tomber

to fall

compter (p is silent)

to count

couper

to cut

allumer

to turn on

trouver

to find

ecouter

to listen

etudier

to study

expliquer

to explain

arriver

to arrive

regarder

to watch/look

penser

to think

travailler

to work

donner

to give

aller

to go

je vais

tu vas

il/elle/on va

nous allons

vous allez

ils/elles vont

envoyer

to send

keeps the y in nous/vous form, i is used in rest because of -yer

payer

to pay

essayer

to try

acheter

to buy

e+ consonant- e is kept in nous/vous, è is used in others

IR verbs

Je- is

Tu- is

Il/Elle- it

nous- issons

vous- issez

ils/elles/ons- issent

accomplir

to accomplish

agir/réagir

to act/ to react (reg. verb)

avertir

to warn

grandir

to grow

vieillir

to grow old

finir

to finish

grossir

to put on weight

choisir

to choose

maigrir

to lose weight

réussir

to succeed

réfléchir

to think

- ir verbs w one stem

use the same endings as -er

ex. ouvrir- to open

ouvrir

to open

couvrir

to cover

découvrir

to discover

cueillir

to pick

accueillir

welcome

souffrir

to suffer

verbs with two stems (singular and plural)

Je- s

tu- s

il/elle/on -t

nous- ons

vous- ez

ils/elles/ons- ent

partir

to leave

par_ singular

part_ plural

dormir

to sleep

dor_ singular

dorm_ plural

servir

to serve

ser_ singular

serv_ plural

sentir

to smell

sen_ s

sent_ p

mentir

to lie

men_ s

ment_ p

verbs with three different stems

filloe the same pattern as er endings (minus tu -s and il/elle - t)

venir

to come

tenir

to hold

obtenir

to get

revenir

to come back

devenir

to become

verbs ending in -re

s, s, nothing, ons, ez, ent

prendre

to take

attendre

to wait

boire

to drink

conduire

to drive

croire

to believe

dire

to say

la salle de classe

classroom

le bureau

desk

le livre

book

le stylo

pen

le carnet

notebook

les camarades

classmates

la bibliothèque

library

étudier

to study

la salle de gym

gym

le tableau

blackboard

l'enseignant(e)

the teacher

la cantine

cafeteria

la gomme

eraser

le cours

class

savoir

to know- acquired knowledge

ex. elle sait jouer du violon (she knows how to play violin

connaître

to know, to be familiar with

ex. "Je connais Paul" (I know paul)

apprendre

to learn

la règle

ruler

la récréation

recess

est-ce que

introduces a yes (oui) or no (non) question

Ou est-ce que (tu habites?)

Where (do you live?)

comment est-ce que

what/how

Quand est-ce que...?

When is...?

Pourquoi est-ce que...?

Why is it that...?

parce que

because

true or false: est-ce que is a less formal manner of asking questions

true

Comment ça va?

How are you? (informal)

Comment allez-vous?

How are you? (formal)

common est-ce que tu t'appelles?

whats your name? (informal)

Comment vous appelez-vous?

What is your name? (formal)

Quel âge est-ce que tu as?

How old are you? (informal)

Quel âge as-tu?

How old are you?

d'ou est-ce que tu viens

where are you from? (informal)

Quelle heure est-il?

What time is it?

Qu'est-ce que....

what do you...?

to ask "which" or "what" and identify one or more things from a

set of possibilities.....

quel(le)(s) (form depends on masc/fem and singular/plural)

can be used directly following a noun

OR

followed by etre to ask "what is" (sing. est) (plural. sont)

to negate something in french

1. ne precedes the verb (n' is vowel or h)

2. verb is followed with pas or jamias

Ne... pas

not