Le français I Chapitre 9 Grammaire 2. Present tense Review the ending of regular –er, -ir and –re verbs parler choisir vendre je tu il/elle/on nous vous.

le français IChapitre 9

Grammaire 2

Present tense Review the ending of regular –er, -ir and –re

verbs parler choisir

vendrejetuil/elle/onnousvous ils/elles

Present tenseReview the conjugation of the following

irregular verbsaller= avoir=

jetuil/elle/onnousvousils/elles

Present tenseReview the conjugation of the following

irregular verbsconnaître= devoir=

jetuil/elle/onnousvousils/elles

Present tenseReview the conjugation of the following

irregular verbsêtre= faire=

jetuil/elle/onnousvousils/elles

Present tenseReview the conjugation of the following

irregular verbsmettre= nettoyer=

jetuil/elle/onnousvousils/elles

Present tenseReview the conjugation of the following

irregular verbspouvoir= prendre=

jetuil/elle/onnousvousils/elles

Present tenseReview the conjugation of the following

irregular verbssavoir= venir=

jetuil/elle/onnousvousils/elles

Present tenseReview the conjugation of the following

irregular verbsvoir=

jetuil/elle/onnousvousils/elles

InversionIn a more formal context and in written

French, you will often see questions formed with inversion. To make a question with inversion, simply reverse, or invert, the subject and verb and add a hyphen between them.

Tu vas à la banque? Vas-tu à la banque?Vous faites du ski? _____________________Tu regardes la télé? _____________________

InversionIf you’re inverting a question with il, elle or on as

the subject, and the verb ends in a vowel, add a -t- between the verb and subject. The -t- has no meaning and only serves to make the pronunciation easier.

Il y a deux chaises là? Y a-t-il deux chaises là?

Elle parle espagnol? ____________________Il mange un sandwich? ____________________On va au parc? ____________________

InversionNotice how you form inversion questions if

the subject is a noun. (Eliminate est-ce que, keep the noun, add the subject pronoun and invert with the verb)

Est-ce que Janine vient avec nous?Janine vient-elle avec nous?Un cours sans prof est possible?Un cours sans prof ___________ possible?

InversionInformation questions follow the same rules

as yes-no questions. Always put the question word at the beginning, remember to drop est-ce que if it was there in the original question.

Où vous allez? Où allez-vous?A quelle heure est-ce qu’on attend le bus?_______________________________________

InversionTo make an inversion question in the passé

composé , reverse the subject and the helping verb (être or avoir).

Tu as trouvé un plan de la ville?As-tu trouvé un plan de la ville?

Tu es allé au cinéma?_____________________________________

PartitiveWhen you’re talking about part of an item,

use the partitive articles du, de la, de l’, des before the noun.

Je voudrais ______ pain.Je voudrais ______ quiche.Je voudrais ______ omelette.Je voudrais ______ oeufs.

PartitiveWhen you’re talking about a whole item or

items, use un, une, des before the noun.

Je mange _____ quiche. (a whole quiche)Je bois _____ coca. ( a whole coke)Je mange ______ fraises. (some whole

strawberries)

PartitiveIn a negative sentence, the partitive and

indefinite articles become de/d’.

Je ne voudrais pas ______ pain.Je ne voudrais pas ______ quiche.Je ne voudrais pas ______ omelette.Je ne voudrais pas ______ oeufs.Je ne mange pas _____ quiche. Je ne bois pas _____ coca. Je ne mange pas ______ fraises.