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French Final
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Undergraduate 3
05/05/2010

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regular past participle for verbs ending in er
Definition
é (e.g. trouvé)
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regular past participle for verbs ending in ir
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i (e.g. choisi)
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regular past participle for verbs ending in re
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u (e.g. perdu)
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past participle of avoir
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eu
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past participle of devoir
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past participle of pouvoir
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pu
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past participle of vouloir
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voulu
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past participle of apprendre
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appris
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past participle of comprendre
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compris
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past participle of prendre
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pris
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past participle of boire
Definition
bu
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past participle of être
Definition
été
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past participle of faire
Definition
fait
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vouloir (present)
Definition
"to want"
nous voulons
ils veulent
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voir (present)
Definition
"to see"
nous voyons
ils voient
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vivre (present)
Definition
"to live"
nous vivons
ils vivent
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mettre (present)
Definition
"to put"
nous mettons
ils mettent
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pouvoir (present)
Definition
"to be able"
nous pouvons
ils peuvent
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croire (present)
Definition
"to believe"
nous croyons
ils croient
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ouvrir (present)
Definition
"to open"
nous ouvrons
ils ouvrent
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faire (present)
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"to do"
nous faisons
ils font
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the formation of the imparfait is derived from the:
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present tense nous form
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the formation of the subjunctif is derived from:
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present tense ils form
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aller (present)
Definition
"to go"
nous allons
ils vont
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devoir (present)
Definition
"to have to"
nous devons
ils doivent
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savoir (present)
Definition
"to know"
nous savons
ils savent
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courir (present)
Definition
"to run"
nous courons
ils courent
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lire (present)
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"to read"
nous lisons
ils lisent
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prendre (present)
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"to take"
nous prenons
ils prennent
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falloir (present)
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"to be necessary"
il faut
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connaître (present)
Definition
"to know, be acquainted with"
nous connaissons
ils connaissent
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rire (present)
Definition
"to laugh"
nous rions
ils rient
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dire (present)
Definition
"to say"
nous disons
ils disent
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boire (present)
Definition
"to drink"
nous buvons
ils boivent
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conduire (present)
Definition
"to drive"
nous conduisons
ils conduisent
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suivre (present)
Definition
"to follow; to take (a class)"
nous suivons
ils suivent
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venir (present)
Definition
"to come"
nous venons
ils viennent
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écrire (present)
Definition
"to write"
nous écrivons
ils écrivent
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past participle (using être) for devenir
Definition
devenu (to become)
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past participle (using être) for mourir
Definition
mort (to die)
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past participle (using être) of naître
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né (to be born)
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past participle (using être) of passer
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par (to pass [by])
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past participle (using être) of revenir
Definition
revenu (to come back)
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past participle (using être) of venir
Definition
venu (to come)
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passé composé of pronominal verbs
Definition
je me suis
tu t'es
il s'est
nous nous sommes
vous vous êtes
ils se sont
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in the passé composé, when a direct object precedes the auxiliary verb avoir plus the past participle, the participle agrees with:
Definition
the preceding direct object in gender and number; for e.g. j'ai lu le journal --> je l'ai lu, however k'ai lu les journaux --> je les ai lus
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past participle of dire
Definition
dit (to say)
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past participle of lire
Definition
lu (to read)
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past participle of écrire
Definition
écrit (to write)
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past participle of mettre
Definition
mis (to place; to put)
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formation of the imparfait
Definition
from nous form of present tense:
je [parl]ais
tu [parl]ais
il [parl]ait
nous [parl]ions
vous [parl]iez
ils [parl]aient
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être (imparfait)
Definition
j'étais
tu étais
il était
nous étions
vous étiez
ils étaient
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when is the imparfait used?
Definition
to describe actions or situations that existed for an indefinite period of time in the past: in descriptions, to set a scene; for habitual or repeated actions; to describe feelings and mental states; to tell the time of day, the date, and to express age in the past; to describe appearance and physical traits; to describe and action or situation that was happening when another even (usually in the passé composé) interrupted it
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past participle of voir
Definition
vu
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past participle of croire
Definition
cru
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past participle of recevoir
Definition
reçu (to receive, to entertain as guests)
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when to use the passé composé
Definition
when describing: completed action, or a series of completed events or actions; a single event; an event or events occured ("foreground" information); changes in an existing physical or mental state at a precise moment, or for a particular isolated cause
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indicators of imparfait
Definition
autrefois; d'habitude; de temps en temps; le lundi; le week-end; pendant que
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indicators of the passé composé
Definition
au moment où; lundi; plusiers fois; soudain; tout à coup; un jour; un week-end; une fois
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futur simple
Definition
just add endings to verbs:
je [parler]ai
tu [parler]as
il [parler]a
nous [parler]ons
vous [parler]ez
ils [parler]ont
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future stem for aller
Definition
ir-
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future stem for avoir
Definition
aur-
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future stem for devoir
Definition
devr-
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future stem for envoyer
Definition
enverr-
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future stem for être
Definition
ser-
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future stem for faire
Definition
fer-
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future stem for falloir
Definition
faudr-
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future stem for mourir
Definition
mourr-
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future stem for pleuvoir
Definition
pleuvr-
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future stem for pouvoir
Definition
pourr-
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future stem for recevoir
Definition
recevr-
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future stem for savoir
Definition
saur-
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future stem for venir
Definition
viendr-
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future stem for voir
Definition
verr-
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future stem for vouloir
Definition
voudr-
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future stem for courir
Definition
courr-
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future stem for rire
Definition
rir
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past participle of courir
Definition
couru
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past participle of rire
Definition
ri
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what is the conditional
Definition
would plus the infinitive, e.g., he would travel
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when is the conditional used
Definition
to make polite requests or inquiries; used in the main clause of sentences containing "si" (if) clauses (imparfait) to express what would happen if the hypothesis of the if-clause were true
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how to form the conditional
Definition
add imparfait endings to whole verb:
je [parler]ais
tu [parler]ais
il [parler]ait
nous [parler]ions
vous [parler]iez
ils [parler]aient
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direct object pronouns
Definition
me (m')
te (t')
le (l')
la (l')
nous
vous
les
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where do the direct object pronouns go in a sentence?
Definition
immediately preced the verb in the present and the imperfect tenses and the auxiliary verb in the passé composé, e.g. Rober compose le numéro --> Robert le compose; Robert composait le numéro --> Robert le composait; Robert a composé le numéro --> Robert l'a composé
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indirect object pronouns
Definition
me, m'
te, t'
lui
nous
vous
leur
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past participle of savoir
Definition
su
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the pronoun "y"
Definition
refers to a place that has already been mentioned; its english equivalent in such cases is "there"; can replace the combination à + noun when the noun refers to a place or thing (not a person)
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the pronoun "en"
Definition
replaces partitive articles (du, de la, de l') and indefinite articles (un, une, des) plus a noun; english equivalent of "some" or "any"
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past participle of suivre
Definition
suivi
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past participle of vivre
Definition
veçu
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order of object pronouns in declarative statements
Definition
1. direct or indirect object (me, te, nous, vous) 2. direct object (le, la, les) 3. indirect object (lui, leur) 4. y/en
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toujours, souvent, parfois (meaning and negative pairing)
Definition
"sometimes" negative: ne...jamais (never)
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encore (meaning and negative pairing)
Definition
"still" negative: ne...plus (no longer, no more)
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déjà (meaning and negative pairing)
Definition
"already" negative: ne...pas encore (not yet)
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déjà (meaning and negative pairing)
Definition
"ever" negative: ne...jamais (never)
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quelqu'un/tout le monde (meaning and negative pairing)
Definition
"someone/everybody" negative: personne (no one)
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quelque chose/tout (meaning and negative pairing)
Definition
"something/everything" negative: rien (nothing)
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how is the subjunctive formed?
Definition
from present ils form, drop the -ent and add:
-e
-es
-e
-ions
-iez
-ent
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boire subjunctive nous and ils forms
Definition
nous buvions
ils boivent
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aller subjunctive nous and ils forms
Definition
nous allions
ils aillent
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faire subjunctive stem
Definition
fass-
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pouvoir subjunctive stem
Definition
puiss-
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savoir subjunctive stem
Definition
sach-
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vouloir subjunctive nous and ils forms
Definition
nous voulions
ils veuillent
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avoir subjunctive nous and ils forms
Definition
nous ayons
ils aient
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être subjunctive nous and ils forms
Definition
nous soyons
ils soient
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