French Grammar Test Review Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing French grammar concepts, verb patterns, tenses, and constructions from Levels 1 through 17.

GER Verbs Rule (Present Tense)

GER verbs keep the E in the NOUS form when conjugated in the present tense (e.g., Nous voyageons).

Acheter (Infinitive and Accent Change Rules)

The infinitive has no accent (acheter), and the NOUS & VOUS forms have no accent, but present tense forms undergo an accent change (e.g., il achète).

Amener (NOUS Form Accent Rule)

There is no accent added in the NOUS & VOUS forms in the present tense (e.g., Nous amenons Pierre).

Futur Proche with ALLER

A multi-verb near-future construction formed using a conjugated form of ALLER plus an infinitive (e.g., vais chanter, va travailler, allons regarder, vais faire, va être).

Near Past Using VENIR

A multi-verb past construction formed using a conjugated form of VENIR + de + infinitive (e.g., viens de chanter, vient de travailler, venons de regarder, viens de faire, vient de danser).

Passé Composé Irregular Past Participles

Includes irregular past participle forms such as lu for lire (ai lu), dit for dire (avons dit), ouvert for ouvrir (avons ouvert), and éteint for s'éteindre (s'est éteint).

Passé Composé Auxiliary Selection (AVOIR vs ÊTRE)

Most verbs take AVOIR in the passé composé (e.g., ai mangé, a répondu), while specific movement or state verbs take ÊTRE (e.g., êtes restés, est arrivé, est allée, suis allé(e)).

Ouvrir Family Present Tense Conjugation

Includes verbs like ouvrir, souffrir, découvrir, and offrir which conjugate in the present tense like regular -ER verbs (e.g., tu ouvres, je souffre, il découvre, j'offre).

Commands / Impératif

Imperative mood verb forms used for commands without subject pronouns, such as Mangeons (NOUS), Tournez (VOUS), Ne joue pas (negative TU), Finissons (NOUS), and Faisons (NOUS).

Modal Constructions (VOULOIR, POUVOIR, DEVOIR)

Constructions consisting of a conjugated modal verb followed by an infinitive (e.g., veut jouer, ne peuvent pas parler, pouvez danser, doit jouer, ne doivent pas parler).

Éteindre Present Tense Conjugations

Conjugations of éteindre in the present tense include j'éteins, nous éteignons, and ils éteignent.

-YER / Spelling-Change Verbs

Verbs ending in -yer undergo a spelling change from 'y' to 'i' in present tense forms (e.g., payer -> paient / paie, nettoyer -> nettoie / nettoient, envoyer -> envoie).

Future Tense Conjugations

Future tense conjugations shown in the review include parlerai (parler), finirons (finir), vendront (vendre), voyagerai (voyager), and partiras (partir).

Conditional Tense Conjugations

Conditional mood conjugations shown in the review include parlerais (parler), finirions (finir), vendraient (vendre), voyagerais (voyager), and devrais partir (devoir + partir).

Imparfait Tense Conjugations

Past imperfect conjugations shown in the review include mangeais / étais, parlait, prenions, était, and étaient.

Savoir vs Connaître

Connaître is conjugated as connais (je) and connaît (il); Savoir is conjugated as sais (je / tu).

Mettre and Prendre Conjugation Family

Present tense conjugations including mettent and met for mettre, prends for prendre, comprends for comprendre, and apprends for apprendre.

Irregular IR Verbs (Sortir, Partir, Dormir, Voir)

Present tense forms including pars (tu) / part (il) for partir, dors (je) for dormir, sors (je) for sortir, and voyons (nous) for voir.