THE PRESENT TENSE
Regular –er verbs- Parler
Je parle
tu parles
il parle
nous parlons
vous parlez
ils parlent
Irregular Verbs- être
Je suis
Tu es
Il est
Nous sommes
Vous êtes
Ils sont
Regular –ir verbs-Parler
je choisis
tu choisis
il choisit
nous choisissons
vous choisissez
ils choisissent
Regular –re verbs-Descendre
je descends
tu descends
il descend
nous descendons
vous descendez
ils descendent
Thursday 8 December 2011
Irregular french verbs
Common Irregular verbs
Avoir- Present tense- to have
J’ ai
Tu as
Il/elle/on a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/ Elles ont
Aller-present tense-to go
Je vais
Tu vas
Il/ Elle/ On va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils/ Elles vont
Faire- present tense- to do/make
Je fais
Tu fais
Il/ Elle/ On fait
Nous faisons
Vous faites
Ils/ Elles font
Avoir- Present tense- to have
J’ ai
Tu as
Il/elle/on a
Nous avons
Vous avez
Ils/ Elles ont
Aller-present tense-to go
Je vais
Tu vas
Il/ Elle/ On va
Nous allons
Vous allez
Ils/ Elles vont
Faire- present tense- to do/make
Je fais
Tu fais
Il/ Elle/ On fait
Nous faisons
Vous faites
Ils/ Elles font
Adjectives
Adjectives of size and colour
Common adjectives that go before the noun
● grand, -e
● petit,-e
Common adjectives that go after the noun
● All colours
Regular adjectives
Masculine singular Feminime singular Masculine plural Feminime plural
lent lente lents lentes
grand grande grands grandes
amusant amusante amusants amusantes
Some Irregular Adjectives
Masculine Singular Feminime Singular Masculine Plural Feminime Plural
blanc blanche blancs blanches
bon bonne bons bonnes
nouveau nouvelle nouveaux nouvelles
furieux furieuse furieux furieuses
sportif sportive sportifs sportives
Demonstrative Adjectives
These are adjectives are ‘this, that, these those’ showing whether the noun they are referring to is the object or subject, and plural or singular.
● Masculine singular with consonant- ce soir (this/that evening)
● Masculine singular starting with vowel or silent h- cet ami (this/that friend)
● Feminime singular- cette porte (this/that door)
● Plural- Ces livres (these/those books)
Possessive Adjective
Masculine Feminime Plural Masculine and Feminime with vowel or silent h
1st person singular mon ma mes mon
2nd person singular (informal) ton ta tes ton
3rd person singular son sa ses son
1st person plural notre notre nos notre
2nd person plural (or polite) votre votre vos votre
3rd person plural leur leur leurs leur
Common adjectives that go before the noun
● grand, -e
● petit,-e
Common adjectives that go after the noun
● All colours
Regular adjectives
Masculine singular Feminime singular Masculine plural Feminime plural
lent lente lents lentes
grand grande grands grandes
amusant amusante amusants amusantes
Some Irregular Adjectives
Masculine Singular Feminime Singular Masculine Plural Feminime Plural
blanc blanche blancs blanches
bon bonne bons bonnes
nouveau nouvelle nouveaux nouvelles
furieux furieuse furieux furieuses
sportif sportive sportifs sportives
Demonstrative Adjectives
These are adjectives are ‘this, that, these those’ showing whether the noun they are referring to is the object or subject, and plural or singular.
● Masculine singular with consonant- ce soir (this/that evening)
● Masculine singular starting with vowel or silent h- cet ami (this/that friend)
● Feminime singular- cette porte (this/that door)
● Plural- Ces livres (these/those books)
Possessive Adjective
Masculine Feminime Plural Masculine and Feminime with vowel or silent h
1st person singular mon ma mes mon
2nd person singular (informal) ton ta tes ton
3rd person singular son sa ses son
1st person plural notre notre nos notre
2nd person plural (or polite) votre votre vos votre
3rd person plural leur leur leurs leur
Question Form
1. Est-ce que
Est-ce que, literally "is it that," can be placed at the beginning of any affirmative sentence to turn it into a question:
Est-ce que vous dansez ?
Do you dance?
Est-ce que tu veux voir un film ?
Do you want to see a movie?
Est-ce qu'il est arrivé ?
Has he arrived?
Place any question words in front of est-ce que:
Quand est-ce que tu veux partir ?
When do you want to leave?
Pourquoi est-ce qu'il a menti ?
Why did he lie?
Quel livre est-ce que vous cherchez ?
Which book are you looking for?
2. Inversion
A more formal way to ask questions is with inversion: invert the conjugated verb and subject pronoun and join them with a hyphen:
Dansez-vous ?
Do you dance?
Veux-tu voir un film ?
Do you want to see a movie?
Est-il arrivé ?
Has he arrived?
Again, place any interrogative words at the beginning of the question:
Quand veux-tu partir ?
When do you want to leave?
Pourquoi a-t-il menti ?
Why did he lie?
Quel livre cherchez-vous ?
Which book are you looking for?
You can use inversion to ask negative questions
Ne dansez-vous pas ?
Don't you dance?
N'est-il pas encore arrivé ?
Hasn't he arrived yet?
3. Statement as question
A very simple but informal way to ask yes/no questions is to raise the pitch of your voice while pronouncing any sentence:
Vous dansez ?
You dance?
Tu veux voir un film ?
You want to see a movie?
Il est arrivé ?
He arrived?
You can also use this structure to ask negative questions:
Tu ne danses pas ?
You don't dance?
Il n'est pas encore arrivé ?
He hasn't arrived yet?
4. N'est-ce pas ?
If you're pretty sure the answer to your question is yes, you can just make an affirmative statement and then add the tag n'est-ce pas ? to the end. This is also informal:
Tu danses, n'est-ce pas ?
You dance, right?
Tu veux voir un film, n'est-ce pas ?
You want to see a movie, right?
Il est arrivé, n'est-ce pas ?
He arrived, right?
This doesn't seem too hard...
Est-ce que, literally "is it that," can be placed at the beginning of any affirmative sentence to turn it into a question:
Est-ce que vous dansez ?
Do you dance?
Est-ce que tu veux voir un film ?
Do you want to see a movie?
Est-ce qu'il est arrivé ?
Has he arrived?
Place any question words in front of est-ce que:
Quand est-ce que tu veux partir ?
When do you want to leave?
Pourquoi est-ce qu'il a menti ?
Why did he lie?
Quel livre est-ce que vous cherchez ?
Which book are you looking for?
2. Inversion
A more formal way to ask questions is with inversion: invert the conjugated verb and subject pronoun and join them with a hyphen:
Dansez-vous ?
Do you dance?
Veux-tu voir un film ?
Do you want to see a movie?
Est-il arrivé ?
Has he arrived?
Again, place any interrogative words at the beginning of the question:
Quand veux-tu partir ?
When do you want to leave?
Pourquoi a-t-il menti ?
Why did he lie?
Quel livre cherchez-vous ?
Which book are you looking for?
You can use inversion to ask negative questions
Ne dansez-vous pas ?
Don't you dance?
N'est-il pas encore arrivé ?
Hasn't he arrived yet?
3. Statement as question
A very simple but informal way to ask yes/no questions is to raise the pitch of your voice while pronouncing any sentence:
Vous dansez ?
You dance?
Tu veux voir un film ?
You want to see a movie?
Il est arrivé ?
He arrived?
You can also use this structure to ask negative questions:
Tu ne danses pas ?
You don't dance?
Il n'est pas encore arrivé ?
He hasn't arrived yet?
4. N'est-ce pas ?
If you're pretty sure the answer to your question is yes, you can just make an affirmative statement and then add the tag n'est-ce pas ? to the end. This is also informal:
Tu danses, n'est-ce pas ?
You dance, right?
Tu veux voir un film, n'est-ce pas ?
You want to see a movie, right?
Il est arrivé, n'est-ce pas ?
He arrived, right?
This doesn't seem too hard...
Depuis
Depuis.
Depuis means since or for. It is always used in the present tense.
Par Exemple: J'étudie le français depuis 3 ans.
Depuis means since or for. It is always used in the present tense.
Par Exemple: J'étudie le français depuis 3 ans.
Prepositions to countries and towns
Prepositions to countries.
If the country is masculine use au.
If the country is feminine use en.
If the country is plural use aux.
Prepositions to towns.
Always use à
Simple!
If the country is masculine use au.
If the country is feminine use en.
If the country is plural use aux.
Prepositions to towns.
Always use à
Simple!
Wednesday 7 December 2011
French Direct Object Pronouns
1. When a direct object precedes a verb conjugated into a compound tense such as the Passé Composé, the past participle has to agree with the direct object.
2. If you're having trouble deciding between direct and indirect objects, the general rule is that if the person or thing is preceded by a preposition, that person is an indirect object. If it's not preceded by a preposition, it is a direct object.
me / m' = ME
te / t' = YOU
le / l' = HIM, IT (MASC)
la / l' = HER, IT (FEM)
nous = US
vous = YOU
les = THEM
Examples:
I eat it (the orange)
=
Je le mange.
He sees her.
=
Il la voit.
I love you.
=
Je t'aime.
You love me.
=
Tu m'aimes.
If you’re still having trouble, watch this video to help you:
CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO!
And here are some grammar exercises to help you:
CLICK HERE FOR THE EXCERCISES!
2. If you're having trouble deciding between direct and indirect objects, the general rule is that if the person or thing is preceded by a preposition, that person is an indirect object. If it's not preceded by a preposition, it is a direct object.
me / m' = ME
te / t' = YOU
le / l' = HIM, IT (MASC)
la / l' = HER, IT (FEM)
nous = US
vous = YOU
les = THEM
Examples:
I eat it (the orange)
=
Je le mange.
He sees her.
=
Il la voit.
I love you.
=
Je t'aime.
You love me.
=
Tu m'aimes.
If you’re still having trouble, watch this video to help you:
CLICK HERE FOR THE VIDEO!
And here are some grammar exercises to help you:
CLICK HERE FOR THE EXCERCISES!
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