French Exam Lecon 4 - 6

me

to/for me

te

to/for you

lui (to/for)

to/for him/her

nous (to/for)

to/for us

vous (to/for)

to/for you

leur

to/for them

me becomes m’ before

a verb beginning with a vowel sound (me)

te becomes t’ before

a verb beginning with a vowel sound (te)

demander à

to ask, to request

donner à

to give to

envoyer à

to send to

montrer à

to show to

parler à

to speak/talk to

poser une question à

to pose/ask a question (to)

prêterê à

to lend to

téléphoner à

to phone, to call

moi

me

toi

you

lui (dis)

him

elle

her

nous (dis)

us

vous (dis)

you

eux

them

elles

them

je/j’ add

s (je)

tu add

s (tu)ill

il/elle/on drop

re and add nothing

nous add

ons

vous add

ez

ils/elles add

ent

descendre

to go down, to take down

entendre

to hear

perdre (son temps)

to lose, to waste (one’s time)

rendre (à)

to give back, to return (to)

rendre visite(à)

to visit someone

répondre (à)

to answer, to respond (to)

vendre

to sell

past participle, re becomes

u

je, uire becomes

uis

tu, uire becomes

uis

il/elle/on, uire becomes

uit

nous, uire becomes

uisons

vous, uire becomes

uisez

ils/elles, uire becomes

uisent

je, tre becomes

ts

tu, tre becomes

ts

il/elle/on, drop tre

drop tre, add nothing

nous, tre becomes

tons

vous, tre becomes

tez

ils/elles**,\** tre becomes

tent

je, rire becomes

ris

tu, rire becomes

ris

il/elle/on, rire becomes

rit

nous, rire becomes

rions

vous, rire becomes

riez

ils/elles, rire becomes

rient

past participle os mettre is

mis (permettre and promettre follow the same pattern)

construire

to build, to construct

détruire

to destroy

produire

to produce

réduire

to reduce

traduire

to translate

permettre

to allow

promettre

to promise

sourire

to smile

past participle os conduire is

conduit (verbs like conduire follow the same pattern)

past participle of rire is

ri

past participle of sourire

is souri

ce

masculine, before consonant

cet

masculine, before vowel sound

cette c.

feminine, before consonant

cette

feminine, before vowel sound

ces

plural for all

-ci

here

-là

there

change er to

é

J

‘ai

tu

as

il/elle/on

a

nous

avons

vous

avez

ils/elles

ont

changer ir to

i

apprendre

appris

avoir

eu

boire

bu

comprendre

compris

courir

couru

être

été

faire

fait

pleuvoir

plu

prendre

pris

surrender

supris

passé composé of il faut is

il a fallu

passé composé of il ya is

il y a eu

To make a verb negative in the passé composé place ne/n’ and pas around the conjugated from of

avoir

Ways to ask yes or no questions

Est-ce que in front of subjectinvert the subject pronoun and the conjugated form of avoirFor subject pronouns il(s), elle(s), and on, insert a t between the conjugated form of avoir and the subject pronoun.

cent un

101

cent vingt-cinq

125

cent quarte-vingt-dix-huit

198