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L'alphabet et les sons des lettres
Les accents
Definite and Indefinite Articles:
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| masculine | le | un |
| feminine | la | une |
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| masculine | les | des |
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(If a noun starts with a vowel sound
- including silent "h" -
change le
and
la
to l' )
jouer à
vs. jouer de
jouer à + sports and games
Je joue au football.
jouer de + musical instruments
Je joue de la trompette.
Recipes: La Mousse au Chocolat
Section 2: Les Verbes Réguliers
There are 3 types of regular verbes:
-er, -ir, -re
| Conjugate is a big word for "to
change a verb to match the subject."
The Subject is the who or what that does the action. The Verb is the action or state of being. The Infinitive is the unchanged form of the verb (not conjugated). |
The subject pronouns in French are:
| singular | plural | |
| 1st person | je = I | nous = we |
| 2nd person | tu = you | vous = you |
| 3rd person | il = he
elle = she on = one (in general) |
ils = they
elles = they |
To conjugate an -er verb:
| 1) take off the -er
2) add the ending that matches the subject: |
The present tense endings of regular -er verbes are:
| subject: | ending: |
| je | -e |
| tu | -es |
| il*
elle* on |
-e |
| nous** | -ons |
| vous | -ez |
| ils*
elles* |
-ent |
| je parle
tu parles il parle |
nous parlons
vous parlez ils parlent |
If a verb starts with a vowel
sound,
change je to j'
Some common -er Verbes
| adorer = to love/adore
aimer = to like/love chanter = to sing chercher = to get/look for compter = to give danser = to dance désirer = to want donner = to give écouter = to listen to étudier = to study |
fermer = to close
habiter = to live jouer = to play parler = to speak regarder = to look at, watch (-gerverbs)
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| je mange
tu manges elle mange |
nous mangeons
vous mangez elles mangent |
| je commence
tu commences il commence |
nous commençons
vous commencez elles commencent |
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To make a sentence negative:
No, I do not speak German.
put: . . . ne
verb pas . . .
example: Je ne
parle
pas allemand.
If a verb starts with a vowel
sound,
and ne to n'
If you have 2 or more verbs
with the same subject,
ONLY conjugate
the FIRST verb.
Leave the others in the infinitive.
example: J'aime
parler français
Section 3: Les Verbes irréguliers
avoir = to have
| j'ai
tu as il/elle/on a |
nous avons
vous avez ils/elles ont |
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Songs:
Violette
Nous Irons aux Bois
Où est Monsieur Pousse
Frère Jacques
Aux Champs Élysées
Vive le Vent
Section 6: Les Devoirs
(Only second semester work.)