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-would
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-ait
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aller > ir-
avoir > aur-
devoir > devr-
envoyer > enverr-
essayer > essaier- similar verbs: employer, ennuyer, nettoyer, payer
être > ser-
faire > fer-
falloir > faudr-
pleuvoir > pleuvr-
pouvoir > pourr-
savoir > saur-
valoir > vaudr-
venir > viendr- similar verbs: devenir, parvenir, revenir
voir > verr-
vouloir > voudr- |
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Il mangerait s'il avait faim.
He would eat if he were hungry.
Si nous étudiions, nous serions plus intelligents.
If we studied, (then) we would be smarter. |
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| irregulars the same as conditional |
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aller + infinitive
Je vais voir Luc.
I'm going to see Luc.
Il va arriver.
He's going to arrive.
Nous allons manger.
We're going to eat. |
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| present tense of the auxillary verb (avoir or etre) + past participle of main verb |
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-is
-is
-it
-issons
-issez
-issent |
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aller
-vais
-vas
-va
-allons
-allez
-vont |
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-s
-s
-t
-ons
-ez
-ent
or
-e
-es
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-ons
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When who is the subject of the question, you can use either qui or qui est-ce qui. The word order cannot be inverted and the verb is always third person singular.
Qui veut le faire ? / Qui est-ce qui veut le faire ?
Who wants to do it?
Qui parle ? / Qui est-ce qui parle ?
Who is speaking? |
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Que means what and is used to refer to ideas or things. When what is the object of the question, it can be followed by est-ce que or inversion.
Qu'est-ce qu'il veut ? / Que veut-il ?
What does he want?
Qu'est-ce que tu penses de mon idée ? / Que penses-tu de mon idée ?
What do you think of my idea?
Qu'est-ce que c'est (que cela) ?
What is that?
After a preposition, que changes to quoi. |
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| Personal pronoun indirect object |
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| Personal pronouns Direct object |
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moi - me
toi - you
lui - him
elle - her
soi - oneself
nous - us
vous - you
eux - them (masculine)
elles - them (feminine) |
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I. To emphasize nouns or pronouns (accent tonique)
- Je pense qu'il a raison.
- Moi, je pense qu'il a tort.
- Je ne sais pas, moi.
- I think he's right.
- I think he's wrong.
- I don't know.
II. After c'est and ce sont (accent tonique)
C'est toi qui étudies l'art.
You're the one who's studying art.
Ce sont elles qui aiment Paris.
They love Paris. |
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III. When a sentence has more than one subject or object.
Michel et moi jouons au tennis.
Michael and I are playing tennis.
Toi et lui, vous êtes très gentils.
You and he are very kind.
Je les ai vus, lui et elle.
I saw him and her. |
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More or less than something
1. Superiority: plus... (de or que) more... than, _____er than
Laure est plus sportive (qu'Anne).
Laure is more athletic (than Anne).
2. Inferiority: moins... (de or que) less.... than
Rouen est moins cher (que Paris).
Rouen is less expensive (than Paris).
3. Equality:
a. aussi.... (de or que) as... as
Tu es aussi sympathique que Chantal.
You're as nice as Chantal.
b. autant (de or que) as much/many as
Je travaille autant qu'elle.
I work as much as she does. |
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Superlatives express ultimate superiority or inferiority, claiming that one thing is the most or least of all
1. Superiority: le plus the most, the _____est
C'est le livre le plus intéressant du monde.
It's the most interesting book in the world.
2. Inferiority: le moins the least
Nous avons acheté la voiture la moins chère.
We bought the least expensive car. |
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me / m' me, myself
te / t' / toi you, yourself
se / s' him(self), her(self), it(self), them(selves)
nous us, ourselves
vous you, yourself, yourselves |
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Past Conditional
Conditional Perfect |
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conditional of avoir or etre + past participle of main verb
When the auxiliary verb is être, the past participle must agree with the subject
When the auxiliary verb is avoir, the past participle may have to agree with its direct object |
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aller to go
arriver to arrive
descendre to descend / go downstairs
entrer to enter
monter to climb
mourir to die
naître to be born
partir to leave
passer to pass
rester to stay
retourner to return
sortir to go out
tomber to fall
venir to come
parvenir to reach, achieve
revenir to come again, come back |
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