THE 10 KEYS Definion Examples Connecves A word that connecves two shorter sentences together mais but et and cependant however bien que although aussi also Comparison When you compare two things using an adjecve to say if something “more” or “less” than the other plus + adjecve + que more…than moins + adjecve + que less...than e.g. plus enthousiaste / excité que more excing than Future The tense which describes acon that “are going to” happen in the future Je vais + infinive verb I am going to… Nous allons + infinive verb we are going to… e.g. je vais manger I am going to eat Negaves When “no” or another negave word is used in front of a verb to describe when something doesn’t happen Je n’envoie pas I don’t send Je ne suis pas allé I didn’t go Je ne joue jamais I never play Opinions To express whether you like or dislike something or describe your feelings towards it J’aime I like Je n’aime pas I don’t like J’adore I love Past The tense used to describe something that has happened previously or in the past Je suis allé I went J’ai fait I did J’ai vu I saw Je suis sor I went out Je me suis reposé I rested Qualifiers A word used before an adjecve to alter the intensity vraiment very Un peu a bit assez quite trop too Reasons To explain your opinion Parce que because it is Parce que c’était because it was Parce que j’aime because I like Time expressions A phrase usually used before different tenses to tell you when something takes place L’eté dernier last summer L’année prochaine next year Les lundis On Mondays Modal verbs Verbs that need an infinive verb to follow them Je veux + infinive verb I want to… Je dois + infinive verb I have to… je peux + infinive verb I can… e.g. je veux manger I want to eat