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  1. Front: Conjugate pouvoir in the present tense.
    Back: peux, peux, peut, pouvons, pouvez, peuvent

  2. Front: Conjugate vouloir in the present tense.
    Back: veux, veux, veut, voulons, voulez, veulent

  3. Front: Conjugate devoir in the present tense.
    Back: dois, dois, doit, devons, devez, doivent

  4. Front: Conjugate être in the present tense.
    Back: suis, es, est, sommes, êtes, sont

  5. Front: Conjugate avoir in the present tense.
    Back: ai, as, a, avons, avez, ont

  • Front: What does qui mean and when is it used?
    Back: “Who/that/which” → subject of the verb. Example: Le livre qui est sur la table.

  • Front: What does que mean and when is it used?
    Back: “Whom/that/which” → direct object of the verb. Example: La chanson que j’aime.

  • Front: What does dont mean and when is it used?
    Back: “Of which/whose/about which.” Example: L’ami dont je t’ai parlé.

  • Front: What does où mean and when is it used?
    Back: “Where/when” (place or time). Example: L’année où je suis née.

  • Front: List the direct object pronouns in French.
    Back: le, la, l’, les

  • Front: Give an example of a direct object pronoun in use.
    Back: Je mange la pomme → Je la mange.

  • Front: What does lui replace and when is it used?
    Back: “To him/her” → replaces à + person. Example: Je parle à Marie → Je lui parle.

  • Front: What does leur replace and when is it used?
    Back: “To them” → replaces à + people. Example: J’écris aux amis → Je leur écris.

  • Front: When do you use the imparfait?
    Back: Background, ongoing, habitual actions. Example: Je lisais quand…

  • Front: When do you use the passé composé?
    Back: Completed, specific events. Example: Il a mangé à 8h.

  • Front: When do you use ce qui?
    Back: “What” as subject of verb. Example: Je ne comprends pas ce qui se passe.

  • Front: When do you use ce que?
    Back: “What” as object of verb. Example: Je ne sais pas ce que tu veux dire.

  • Front: How do you form the present subjunctive?
    Back: Take “ils” form, drop -ent, add endings: -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, -ent. Example: Il faut que tu fasses tes devoirs.

  • Front: How do you form the past subjunctive?
    Back: Subjunctive of avoir/être + past participle. Example: Je suis content que tu aies réussi.

  • Front: Give 3 expressions that require the subjunctive.
    Back: Il faut que, bien que, à condition que

Front: How do you form the future simple tense?
Back: Infinitive (minus -e for -re) + endings: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont. Example: Je parlerai.

Front: How do you form the past infinitive?
Back: Infinitive avoir/être + past participle. Example: Après avoir mangé…

Front: How do you form the French gerund?
Back: en + present participle (nous form stem + -ant). Example: en mangeant

Front: Give 4 connectors to structure an argument in French.
Back: Pour commencer, de plus, cependant, en conclusion

  • Front: What does BAGS stand for and why is it important?
    Back: Beauty, Age, Goodness, Size → adjectives placed before the noun.

  • Front: Give an example of adjective agreement.
    Back: Masc. sing. grand, fem. sing. grande, masc. pl. grands, fem. pl. grandes.

Front: Give 5 expressions with avoir.
Back: avoir faim, avoir soif, avoir besoin de, avoir peur de, avoir raison/tort