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Subject pronouns These are often at the beginning of sentences. Je = I Tu = You . . . . . (informally, like to a friend or someone you know very well) Il = He Elle = She Nous = We Vous = You . . . . . . (Formally, like to a teacher. OR when speaking to a group, as in “you all” Ils = They . . . . . . . (When referring to a group of males OR a mixed group of males and females) Elles = They . . . . . (When referring to a group of females)

Verb conjugations you need to know: être = to be Je suis Nous sommes Tu es Vous êtes Il est Ils sont Elle est Elles sont faire = to do/to make Je fais Nous faisons Tu fais Vous faites Il fait Ils font Elle fait Elles font Regular –ER verbs, such as chanter, danser, parler, voyager, etc. Je danse Nous dansons Tu danses Vous dansez Il danse Ils dansent Elle danse Elles dansent

-ER Verbs manger danser parler voyager habiter chanter regarder écouter dîner nager jouer travailler organiser étudier téléphoner à aimer inviter visiter

Details, details, details When do you use the apostrophe rule? Before vowel sounds in French: a e i o u h je  j’ BEFORE ANY VOWEL SOUND que  qu’ BEFORE ANY VOWEL SOUND ne  n’ BEFORE ANY VOWEL SOUND Examples: J’habite à New York. Je n’aime pas ton pantalon. Qu’est-ce que tu veux? Est-ce qu’il aime jouer?

Question words Where? Où? Quand? When? À quelle heure? At what time? How? Why? To whom? For whom? About whom? With whom? What? Où? Quand? À quelle heure? Comment? Pourquoi? À qui? Pour qui? De qui? Avec qui? Que

Basic vocab: à in, at, to de of, from pour for avec with mais but ou beaucoup bien mal très et aussi maintenant toujours un peu in, at, to of, from for with but or a lot well badly very and also now always a little

Making a sentence NEGATIVE with ne ________ pas. How you change from “I swim.” to “I DO NOT swim.” How you change from “I want to dance.” to “I DO NOT want to dance.” ne ________ pas The first verb of the sentence goes in the blank. Je nage. I swim. Je ne nage pas. I do not swim. Je veux danser. I want to dance. Je ne veux pas danser. I do not want to dance.

Using verb + infinitive to say things like… I am going to dance. She is going to eat dinner. We are going to study. subject + form of aller + infinitive Je + vais + danser. Elle + va + dîner. Nous + allons + étudier.