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on
e.g. mais on ne parle pas français à Toronto |
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people / one
But people don’t speak French in Toronto |
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Alors
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ils / elles sont
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| When would you use ‘elles’ as opposed to ‘ils’? |
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| Only if the group is exclusively female is elles used. In all other contexts ils is used. |
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at / in
Vous êtes à Québec |
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from / of
Tu es de San Francisco. J suis d’Omaha |
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and
Anne et Sophie sont camarades de chambre |
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or
Qui est-ce? Juliette ou Sophie? |
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with
Philippe est avec Pauline |
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for
Nous sommes pour la justice |
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but
Je suis français, mais mon cousin est canadien |
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generally end in -er
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| e.g. être; don’t follow a predictable pattern |
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| the basic form of the verb - i.e. être or any regular verb in it’s -er form (such as parler) |
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| Which ending of a regular verb goes with je? |
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| Which ending of a regular verb goes with tu? |
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-es
e.g. tu habites à Toronto
Note: s is generally not pronounced unless next word begins with a vowel |
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| Which ending of a regular verb goes with il / elle? |
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-e
e.g. elle aime le spohr) |
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| Which ending of a regular verb goes with nous? |
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-ons
e.g. nous parlons italien
par-lohn |
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| Which ending of a regular verb goes with vous? |
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-ez
e.g. vous habitez à Madrid
no change in pronunciation |
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| Which ending of a regular verb goes with ills / elles? |
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-ent
e.g. elles habitent à Moscou
No change in pronunciation |
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| Describe each type of present tense for the verb visiter |
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visite (je)
visites (tu)
visite (il / elle)
visitons (nous)
visitez (vous)
ils / elles (visitent) |
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| What does the present tense in French correspond with in English? e.g. Nathalie parle français |
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speaks
is speaking
does speak |
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before verbs beginning with a vowel sound + h
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to speak, talk
e.g. nous parlons français |
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to visit (places only, not people)
Vous visitez Québec |
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to like, love
J’aime le spor |
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to study
Elle étudie les finances |
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to live
Ils habitent à Brisbane |
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to invite
J’invite un copain au restaurant |
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How do you describe what you don’t do / what is not happening.
e.g. I am not in Brisbane. We do not speak Spanish |
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subject + ne/n’ + verb + pas
Je ne suis pas à Brisbane
Nous ne parlons pas espagnol |
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| True or false: French speakers sometimes don’t use ‘ne’ in informal situations |
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Tu parles français?
Oui, mais pas très bien |
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Do you speak French?
Yes but not very well (using pas on it’s own) |
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| Describe a language you speak and a language you don’t speak in French |
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subject + parle + object
subject + ne + parle + object |
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| How do you describe what you never do? |
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subject + ne / n’ + verb + jamais + object
e.g. nous ne parlons jamais anglais en classe
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| What is the pronoun used to make general statements in French? |
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On (pronounced ‘oh’ )
meaning, one or they (people)
Quand on est jeune, on aime le sport (when one is young, one likes sport) |
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| Here one works a lot (say this in French) |
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| ici, on travaille beaucoup |
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On est comme on est
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