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NOUNS

ALL NOUNS ENDING WITH THE LETTER E ARE FEMININE. ALL OTHERS ARE MASCULINE.

EXCEPTIONS:

____________________ ____________________ ________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

IRREGULAR PLURAL:

. NOUNS ENDING IN (E)AU/EU (PLURAL TAKES AN - ____)

EXAMPLES:

SINGULAR PLURAL____________________ ________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

. NOUNS ENDING IN AL (PLURAL CHANGES TO _______)

EXAMPLES:

SINGULAR PLURAL____________________ ________________________________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________

SUBJECT PRONOUNS

________ I________ YOU (SINGULAR)________ HE________ SHE______/______ IT______/______ WE (SOMEBODY AND I)________ YOU (FORMAL OR PLURAL)/(SOMEBODY AND YOU)______/______ THEY

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ADJECTIVES

ALL ADJECTIVES AGREE IN GENDER AND NUMBER WITH A NOUN. YOU USUALLY USE THEM TO ANSWER THE QUESTION HOW.

• MOST ADJECTIVES HAVE FOUR FORMS: MASCULINE SINGULAR, FEMININE SINGULAR, MASCULINE PLURAL, FEMININE PLURAL.

EXAMPLE:_________________ ________________E ________________S _________________ES

• SOME ADJECTIVES ONLY HAVE TWO FORMS: ONE SINGULAR, ONE PLURAL.EXAMPLE:

_________________E _________________ES

• SOME ADJECTIVES ARE IRREGULAR: 5 FORMS.

BEAU ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________NOUVEAU ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________VIEUX ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

• SOME ADJECTIVES DOUBLE THE CONSONANT IN THE FEMININE.

-IL -ILLE -ILS -ILLES_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

-ON -ONNE -ONS -ONNES_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

-EL -ELLE -ELS -ELLES_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

-IEN -IENNE -IENS -IENNES_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

• SOME ADJECTIVES HAVE AN IRREGULAR FEMININE FORM.

-EUX -EUSE -EUX -EUSES_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

-ER -ÈRE -ERS -ÈRES_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

-ANC -ANCHE -ANCS -ANCHES_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

-ONG -ONGUE -ONGS -ONGUES_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

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• SOME ADJECTIVES ARE CALLED BANGS ADJECTIVES: THEY ARE PLACED BEFORE THE NOUN. ALL OTHERS GO AFTER THE NOUN.

B A N G SBEAUTY AGE NUMBER GREATNESS SIZE______________ ______________ _______________ _____________ __________________________ ______________ _______________ _____________ __________________________ ______________ _______________ _____________ ____________

• SOMETIMES THE ADJECTIVE IS DIRECTLY BEFORE OR AFTER THE NOUN, SOMETIMES IT COMES AFTER THE VERB TO BE.

MA __________________ SOEURMES SOEURS __________________________MA SOEUR EST _________________________MES SOEURS SONT __________________________

• COMPARATIVE WITH ADJECTIVES

MORE ADJECTIVE THAN LESS ADJECTIVE THAN AS ADJECTIVE ASPLUS ADJ QUE MOINS ADJ QUE AUSSI ADJ QUE

ATTENTION: THE ADJECTIVE STILL NEEDS TO AGREE WITH THE NOUN IT QUALIFIES.

THOMAS EST PLUS ___________ QUE SES PARENTS.ELSA EST MOINS ______________ QUE SA TANTE.TIM ET SOPHIE SONT AUSSI ______________ QUE LEUR FAMILLE.

• QUEL + NOUN

WHICH/WHAT (A) + NOUN

___________ SURPRISE ___________ JOLI PANTALONTU VEUX ___________ CAHIERS ?

• TOUT + LE/LA/LES + NOUN

THE WHOLE/ENTIRE EVERYALL + SINGULAR ALL + PLURAL TOUT LE TOUS LES TOUTE LA TOUTES LES

_______________ CLASSE _________________ PROFESSEURS

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VERBS

VERBS ARE CONJUGATED ACCORDING TO THE SUBJECT (PRONOUN). THERE ARE 82 PATTERNS.

• REGULAR VERBS

GROUP 1 GROUP 2 GROUP 3 -ER (PATTERN 6) -IR (PATTERN 19) -IRREGULAR

JE ________________E _______________IS ______________S/XTU _______________ES _______________IS ______________S/XIL/ELLE/ON ________________E _______________IT ______________T/DNOUS _____________ONS __________ISSONS _____________ONSVOUS _______________EZ __________ISSEZ ______________EZILS/ELLES ______________ENT __________ISSENT _____________ENT

EXAMPLES

JE _________________ _________________ _________________TU _________________ _________________ _________________IL/ELLE/ON _________________ _________________ _________________NOUS _________________ _________________ _________________VOUS _________________ _________________ _________________ILS/ELLES _________________ _________________ _________________

GROUP 1 VERBS GROUP 2 VERBS GROUP 3 VERBS___________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ______________________ ____________ ___________ ___________ ___________

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• IRREGULAR VERBS

PATTERN 1 PATTERN 2 PATTERN 7 PATTERN 8AVOIR ETRE -CER -GER

COMMENCER MANGER_________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

PATTERN 9 PATTERN 10 PATTERN 15 PATTERN 16-ECER -ÉCER -IER -AYERLEVER PRÉFÉRER ÉTUDIER PAYER

_________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

PATTERN 22 PATTERN 25 PATTERN 32 PATTERN 35ALLER -TIR DORMIR SERVIR

SORTIR/PARTIR

_________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

PATTERN 39 PATTERN 43 PATTERN 48 PATTERN 53VOIR POUVOIR VOULOIR -DRE

_________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

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PATTERN 54 PATTERN 56 PATTERN 62 PATTERN 68PRENDRE METTRE FAIRE CROIRE

_________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________ _________________

PATTERN 77 PATTERN 78 PATTERN 80LIRE DIRE ECRIRE

_________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ __________________________________ _________________ _________________

YOU CAN FIND ALL PATTERS IN “LE BESCHERELLE: L’ART DE CONJUGUER”

• NEGATIONADD NE OR N’ BEFORE THE VERB AND PAS AFTER THE VERB.

EXAMPLES

JE ______ DORS _______.TU ______ ECOUTE _______.IL NE ______________ PAS.ON N’ _______________ PAS.

• VERB + INFINITIVEVERBS LIKE ALLER, AIMER, POUVOIR, VOULOIR CAN BE FOLLOWED BY A SECOND VERB IN THE INFINITIVE.

J’AIME ____________________.TU VAS ____________________.NOUS POUVONS __________________.ILS VEULENT ___________________.VOUS N’AIMEZ PAS ___________________.

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ARTICLES

• DEFINITE THE (SPECIFIC) / DEFAULT (GENERIC)

LE ___________ LA ___________ L’ ___________ LES ___________

1. LIKES AND DISLIKES VERBS FUNCTION WITH LE/LA/LES (GENERIC): AIMER, DÉTESTER, PRÉFÉRER

J’AIME ________ TOMATES MAIS JE N’AIME PAS ________ ÉPINARDS.

2. POSSESSION WITH DE: ___(1)___’S ___(2)___ = LE/LA/LES ___(2)___ DE ___(1)___

SALLY’S FRIEND = L’AMIE DE SALLYTHE CLASSROOM = ____________________________

• INDEFINITE (A/AN + PLURAL FORM)

UN ____________ UNE ____________ DES _____________

JE VEUX _________ PIZZA ET _________ CHIPS.

• PARTITIVE (THE PART OF _____ SOMETHING) (-YOU CANNOT COUNT LIKE LIQUIDS)

DU ____________ DE LA ____________ DE L’ ____________ DES ____________

JE VOUDRAIS ______ SEL ET ______ SALADE.

• QUANTITY EXPRESSIONS : WITH DE/D’

TROPBEAUCOUPASSEZ + DE/D’ -OR- +LE/LA/LES WITH LIKES AND DISLIKESUN PEUPEU

UN MORCEAUUNE TRANCHEUNE BOÎTEUNE TASSE + DE/D’UN VERREUNE BOUTEILLEUNE DOUZAINEUN KILO

J’AIME BEAUCOUP _____ TOMATES ET _____ POULET.JE VEUX _____ TOMATES ET _____ POULET.JE VOUDRAIS BEAUCOUP _____ TOMATES.

• NEGATION + DE

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1. AFTER ‘PAS’ UN(E)/DES/DU/DE LA/DE L’ BECOME ‘DE’

JE VEUX DU PAIN, MAIS JE NE VEUX PAS ____ PAIN COMPLET.

2. EXCEPTION: WITH ÊTRE

C’EST DU PAIN. CE N’EST PAS DU PAIN.

• NUMBERS

1. NUMBERS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 … + NOUN

_____ FILLE_____ FILLES

2. CARDINAL NUMBERS: LE/LA/LES 1er, 2e, 3e, … (BANGS ADJ/BEFORE NOUN)

______________ FILLE______________ LIVRE

• POSSESSIVE

MY = _________ (+ MASCULINE NOUN -OR- FEMININE NOUN STARTING WITH A VOWEL) _________ (+ FEMININE NOUN)

_________ (+ PLURAL NOUN)

YOUR = _________ (+ MASCULINE NOUN -OR- FEMININE NOUN STARTING WITH A VOWEL) _________ (+ FEMININE NOUN)

_________ (+ PLURAL NOUN)

HIS = _________ (+ MASCULINE NOUN -OR- FEMININE NOUN STARTING WITH A VOWEL) _________ (+ FEMININE NOUN)

_________ (+ PLURAL NOUN)

HER = _________ (+ MASCULINE NOUN -OR- FEMININE NOUN STARTING WITH A VOWEL) _________ (+ FEMININE NOUN)

_________ (+ PLURAL NOUN)

ITS = _________ (+ MASCULINE NOUN -OR- FEMININE NOUN STARTING WITH A VOWEL) _________ (+ FEMININE NOUN)

_________ (+ PLURAL NOUN)

OUR = _________ (+ SINGULAR NOUN)_________ (+ PLURAL NOUN)

YOUR = _________ (+ SINGULAR NOUN) _________ (+ PLURAL NOUN)

THEIR = _________ (+ SINGULAR NOUN) _________ (+ PLURAL NOUN)

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_________ LIVRE ET _________ LIVRE SONT IDENTIQUES.

• DEMONSTRATIVE

1. CE/CET/CETTE/CES

THIS/THAT = _________ (+ MASCULINE NOUN STARTING WITH A CONSONANT) _________ (+ MASCULINE NOUN STARTING WITH A VOWEL

OR AN -H)_________ (+ FEMININE NOUN)

THESE/THOSE = _________ (+ PLURAL NOUN)

2. ______-CI (THIS/THESE) / ______-LÀ (THAT/THOSE)

_______ CAHIER _______ ET _______ CAHIER _______

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PREPOSITIONS

1. PREPOSITIONSÀ = ______/______/______DE = ______/______/______PENDANT = ______AVANT = ______APRÈS = ______DEVANT = ______DERRIÈRE = ______À CÔTÉ DE = ______PRÈS DE = ______LOIN DE = ______AUTOUR DE = ______SUR = ______SOUS = ______AVEC = ______CHEZ = ______EN = ______ENTRE = ______

…

JE TRAVAILLE _______ L’ÉCOLE.

2. CONTRACTIONSÀ + LE = ______ DE + LE = ______À + LA = ______ DE + LA = ______À + L’ = ______ DE + L’ = ______À + LES = ______ DE + LES = ______

J’AIME ALLER ______ RESTAURANT.

3. TOPPINGS

UN SANDWICH JAMBONUNE GLACE VANILLEUNE OMELETTE AU/À + LA/À + L’/AUX CHAMPIGNONSUNE PIZZA FROMAGEUNE SOUPE OIGNON…

4. VERBS + CERTAIN PREPOSITIONS

VERB + PREPOSITION + INFINITIVECHOISIR _____ARRIVER _____

JE CHOISIS ____ ETUDIER POUR AVOIR UN A.VERB + PREPOSITION + NOUN

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RENTRER _____ LA MAISONPARLER _____ TELEPHONEDONNER _____MONTER _____ PIEDSMONTER _____ ASCENSEURFAIRE _____ 40ETRE _____ L’HEUREETRE _____ RETARDETRE _____ AVANCEPASSER _____TELEPHONER _____MONTER _____ VOITURECHANGER _____REPONDRE _____DESCENDRE _____…

ATTENTION:

ECOUTER _____TELEPHONER _____ATTENDRE ____…

STRESSED PRONOUNS

1. ME = ______YOU = ______HIM = ______ HER = ______US = ______YOU = ______THEM = ______

2. USE AFTER ALL PREPOSITIONS AND ‘QUE’

IL PARLE DE ________.ELLE EST PLUS GRANDE QUE ________.