Fall Final Exam Flip Chart French 2 Semester 1

RE VERBS To Conjugate RE Verbs –Remove the RE –Add the ending that agrees with the subject Je –snous -ons Tu-svous -ez Il/elle – nothingils/elles -ent RE verbs Vendrerendreperdre Repondreentendredescendre

IR VERBS To Conjugate IR verbs –Remove the IR –Add the ending that agrees with the subject Je –isnous-issons Tu – isvous – issez Il/elle – itils/elles - issent IR verbs –Rougirgrossirmaigrir –Choisirfinirgrandir

ER VERBS All regular ER verbs have the following endings –Je ___ enous____ ons –Tu___ esvous____ ez –Il/elle/on___ eils/elles ____ ent Regular ER verbs –Travailler –Danser –Chanter –ETC…

ER verbs Some ER verbs have spelling changes AcheterPréférer –J’achèteJe préfère –Tu achètestu préfères –Il achèteil préfère –Nous achetonsnous préférons –Vous achetezvous préférez –Elles achètentelles préfèrent

ER Verbs –ger and –cer have spelling changes in the nous form only –Manger Nous mangeons –Commencer Nous commençons

Prendre, Dormir, Sortir and Partir Prendre = To take, to have (food) –Je prendsnous prenons –Tu prendsvous prenez –il/elle prendils/elles prennent

Prendre, Dormir, Sortir and Partir DormirSortir –Je dorsje sors –Tu dorstu sors –Il/elle dortil/elle sort –nous dormons nous sortons –Vous dormezvous sortez –Ils/elles dormentils/elles sortent

Prendre, Dormir, Sortir and Partir Partir –Je pars –Tu pars –Il/elle part –Nous partons –Vous partez –ils/elles partent

Direct Object Pronouns A direct object is the person or thing receiving the action of the verb Direct Objects can be nouns or pronouns. To avoid repetition, direct objects can be replaced by direct object pronouns. Me = me nous = us Te = you Singular or informal vous = you Plural or formal Le/La = him/her/itLes = them

Direct Object Pronouns In the present tense, the direct object pronoun goes before the conjugated verb –J’envoie la lettre. –Je l’envoie. If there is an infinitive, place the direct object pronoun before the infinitive. –Je vais envoyer les cartes. –Je vais les envoyer

Indirect Object Pronouns An indirect object is the person who benefits from the action of the verb. In French indirect objects are almost ALWAYS preceded by à and are often used in giving and receiving.

Indirect Object Pronouns Indirect object pronouns are used to avoid repetition. Place the indirect object pronoun before the conjugated verb. Me = (to)meNous = (to) us Te = (to) you Singular or informal Vous = (to) you Plural or formal Lui = (to) him/herLeur = (to) them

ORDER OF PRONOUNS If you have a sentence with a direct object pronoun, and/or an indirect object pronoun place the pronouns in the following order Me le Telalui Nouslesleur vous

ORDER OF PRONOUNS Examples –J’envoie cette carte à mon ami. Je la lui envoie. –Nous offrons à mes amis un ballon Nous leur en offrons un.

Passé Composé with Avoir To form the passé composé: –Subject + Helping Verb (avoir) + Past Participle of the main verb Past Participles of regular ER, IR and RE verbs are –ER -> é –IR -> I –Re -> u

Passé Composé with Avoir Examples: –J’ai parlé francais. –Nous avons fini nos devoirs –Ils ont vendu les fleurs. Remember with avoir the past participle does not change….just the helping verb changes to agree with the subject

Passé Composé with Avoir Many verbs you know that use avoir as a helping verb have irregular past participles that must be memorized. –Boire (bu) Voir (vu) –Avoir (eu)savoir (su –Dire (dit)être (été) –Écrire (écrit)faire (fait) –Mettre (mis)prendre (pris) –offrir (offert)connaître (connu) –Pouvoir (pu)pleuvoir (plu) –Vouloir (voulu)

Passé Composé with être A select set of verbs use être as a helping verb instead of avoir. When using être as a helping verb, the past participle MUST agree with the subject in gender and number –Elle est sortie –Nous sommes sortis –Elles sont sorties

Passé Composé with être To help us remember which verbs use être we use the acronym DR & MRS. VANDERTRAMP –DevenirVenir –RevenirAller –&Naître –MourirDescendre –RetournerEntrer –SortirRentrer Tomber Rester Arriver Monter Passer / Partir