aller à la pêche -go to the fishing
emmener - to take
pleuvoir - to rain
apprendre - to learn
faire une randonnée - to go hiking
regarder un film - to look at a film
bavarder - to chat
louer - to rent
skier -to ski
dormir - to sleep
passer - to pass
travailler- to work
Thursday, September 24, 2009
adverbs
activement -actively
difficilement -with difficulty
malheureusement -unfortunately
rapidement -quickly
récemment -recently
bien -well
fortement -strongly
modestement -modestly
rarement -rarely
sérieusement -seriously
discrètement
intelligemment
méchamment malichiously
dernièrement
généreusement
mal
vite
bien
brillamment
égoïstement
modestement
paresseusement
poliment
premièrement
rapidement
activement -actively
difficilement -with difficulty
malheureusement -unfortunately
rapidement -quickly
récemment -recently
bien -well
fortement -strongly
modestement -modestly
rarement -rarely
sérieusement -seriously
Saturday, September 19, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
14.1 The imperatif p242
Gives commands or offers directions, hints, and suggestions
form tu command;
drop the -s from the present tense form
*same with aller
Na travaille pas.
Don't work.
nous and vous forms;
same as the present tense forms
The imperatif of avoir and etre;
avoir
(tu) aie
(nous) ayons
(vous) ayez
etre
sois
soyons
soyez
an object pronoun:
can be added to the end of an affirmative command
us a hyphen for 1st and 2nd person object pronouns
Permettez-moi de vous aider.
Allow me to help you.
Achete le dictionnaire et utillse-le.
Buy the dictionary and use it.
IN negative commands
place object pronoun between ne and the verb.
use me and te for the 1st and 2nd person object pronouns
Ne me montre pas les reponses s'il te plait
Please don't show me the answers.
Dire -to say
dis dis dit
disons
dites
disent
Lire -to read
lis
lis
lit
lisons
lisez
lisent
ecrire -to write
ecris
ecris
ecrit
ecrivons
ecrivez
ecrivent
decrire -to describe *is conjugated like e(ra)crire
decris
decris
decrit
decrivons
decrivez
decrivent
Past Particple:
dire > dit
ecrire > ecrit
decrire > decrit
lire > lu
*with avoir
form tu command;
drop the -s from the present tense form
*same with aller
Na travaille pas.
Don't work.
nous and vous forms;
same as the present tense forms
The imperatif of avoir and etre;
avoir
(tu) aie
(nous) ayons
(vous) ayez
etre
sois
soyons
soyez
an object pronoun:
can be added to the end of an affirmative command
us a hyphen for 1st and 2nd person object pronouns
Permettez-moi de vous aider.
Allow me to help you.
Achete le dictionnaire et utillse-le.
Buy the dictionary and use it.
IN negative commands
place object pronoun between ne and the verb.
use me and te for the 1st and 2nd person object pronouns
Ne me montre pas les reponses s'il te plait
Please don't show me the answers.
Dire -to say
dis dis dit
disons
dites
disent
Lire -to read
lis
lis
lit
lisons
lisez
lisent
ecrire -to write
ecris
ecris
ecrit
ecrivons
ecrivez
ecrivent
decrire -to describe *is conjugated like e(ra)crire
decris
decris
decrit
decrivons
decrivez
decrivent
Past Particple:
dire > dit
ecrire > ecrit
decrire > decrit
lire > lu
*with avoir
14.1 Regular -ir verbs p240-41
connects with lecon 9
regular -ir conjugation
je finis
tu finis
il/elle finit
nous finissons
vousfinissez
ils/elles finissent (don't say the ent so finiss)
Other regular -ir verbs:
choisir -to choose
grossir -to gain weight
meigrir -to lose weight
reflechir (a) /re(ra)fle(ra)chir (a(la)) - to think (about) to reflect (0n)
reussir (a) / re(ra)ussir (a(la)) -to succeed in doing something
Past Participle:
ir > i
regular -ir conjugation
je finis
tu finis
il/elle finit
nous finissons
vousfinissez
ils/elles finissent (don't say the ent so finiss)
Other regular -ir verbs:
choisir -to choose
grossir -to gain weight
meigrir -to lose weight
reflechir (a) /re(ra)fle(ra)chir (a(la)) - to think (about) to reflect (0n)
reussir (a) / re(ra)ussir (a(la)) -to succeed in doing something
Past Participle:
ir > i
13.1 The passe(rsa) compose (rsa) with etre p 226
etre + past particple of the verb
many of the verbs that use etre involve motion;
aller -to go
arriver -to arriver
descendre -to ascend
paritr
passer
*this verb takes etre when meaning -to pass by
and avoir when it means -to spend time
rentrer
sortir -to exit
tomber -to fall, run into
the verbs with etre
agree with number and gender
to the subjects
ex:
Charles, tu es alle(rsa) a Montreal?
Charles did you go to Montreal?
To make it negative:
place ne/n and pas around the auxilary verb/etre
ex:
Marie-Therese n'est pas sortie?
Marie-Therese didn't go out?
more verbs with etre:
entrer - to enter
monter -to go up; to get in/on
mourir -to die
nai(upside down v accent)tre - to be born
rester -to stay
retourner -to return
To form a question;
invert subject pronoun and the conjugated form of etre.
*does not apply to other question formations
ex:
Est-elle rese(rsa)e a(lsa) l/hotel Aquabella?
did she stay at the Hotel Aquabella?
Short adverbs:
deja
encore
bien
mal
beaucoup
place them between etre or pas and the past participle.
ex:
Elle est deja rentre(lsa)e de vacances?
She already came back from vacation?
many of the verbs that use etre involve motion;
aller -to go
arriver -to arriver
descendre -to ascend
paritr
passer
*this verb takes etre when meaning -to pass by
and avoir when it means -to spend time
rentrer
sortir -to exit
tomber -to fall, run into
the verbs with etre
agree with number and gender
to the subjects
ex:
Charles, tu es alle(rsa) a Montreal?
Charles did you go to Montreal?
To make it negative:
place ne/n and pas around the auxilary verb/etre
ex:
Marie-Therese n'est pas sortie?
Marie-Therese didn't go out?
more verbs with etre:
entrer - to enter
monter -to go up; to get in/on
mourir -to die
nai(upside down v accent)tre - to be born
rester -to stay
retourner -to return
To form a question;
invert subject pronoun and the conjugated form of etre.
*does not apply to other question formations
ex:
Est-elle rese(rsa)e a(lsa) l/hotel Aquabella?
did she stay at the Hotel Aquabella?
Short adverbs:
deja
encore
bien
mal
beaucoup
place them between etre or pas and the past participle.
ex:
Elle est deja rentre(lsa)e de vacances?
She already came back from vacation?
12.2 Regular and irregular -re verbs p
Regular pattern of conjugation
ex;
attendre (to wait)
*to wait or to wait for (has the preposition included unlike English)
j'attends
tu attends
il/elle/attend
nous attendons
vous attendez
ils/elles attendent
Other Regular -re verbs;
Descendre - to go down, to take down
entendre - to hear
perdre (s0n temps) - to lose (one's time)
rendre (a with left slant accent) - to give back to return (t0)
rendre visite (a " ") - to visit someone
rendre visite (a "") - to respond, to answer (to)
vendre -to sell
Past Participle of -re verbs:
-re > u
Rendre visite a (left accent slant) to visit a person
-vs- visiter -to visit a place
Irregular -re verbs:
conduire
conduis
conduis
conduit
conduisons
conduisez
conduisent
mettre (t0 put (on))
mets
mets
met
mettons
mettez
mettent
rire (to laugh)
ris
ris
rit
rions
riez
rient
Past participles of those:
mettre > mis
permettre > permis
promettre > promis
conduire > conduit
construire > construit
de(lsa)ruire > de(rsa)truit
produire > produit
r(rsa)uire > re(rsa)uit
traduire > traduit
rire > ri
sourire > souri
ex;
attendre (to wait)
*to wait or to wait for (has the preposition included unlike English)
j'attends
tu attends
il/elle/attend
nous attendons
vous attendez
ils/elles attendent
Other Regular -re verbs;
Descendre - to go down, to take down
entendre - to hear
perdre (s0n temps) - to lose (one's time)
rendre (a with left slant accent) - to give back to return (t0)
rendre visite (a " ") - to visit someone
rendre visite (a "") - to respond, to answer (to)
vendre -to sell
Past Participle of -re verbs:
-re > u
Rendre visite a (left accent slant) to visit a person
-vs- visiter -to visit a place
Irregular -re verbs:
conduire
conduis
conduis
conduit
conduisons
conduisez
conduisent
mettre (t0 put (on))
mets
mets
met
mettons
mettez
mettent
rire (to laugh)
ris
ris
rit
rions
riez
rient
Past participles of those:
mettre > mis
permettre > permis
promettre > promis
conduire > conduit
construire > construit
de(lsa)ruire > de(rsa)truit
produire > produit
r(rsa)uire > re(rsa)uit
traduire > traduit
rire > ri
sourire > souri
11.2 The passe compose with Avoir
192-93
passe compose - events in the past -imperfect tense more in lecon 15
for most verbs to get passe compose version of it, you add a present tense from avoir (the auxilary verb)
so; avoir + past participle of the action/verbf
ex;
Nous avons fété
-ER verbs;
er -> é
j'ai parle
as parle
a parle
avons parle
avez parle
ont parle
To make it negative in the passe compose:
"We didn't do _____"
place the ne/n' and pas around the conjugated avoir form.
ex:
On n'a pas fete mon anniversaire
we didn't celebrate my birthday
To ask a Question with the inversion way:
invert the subject pronoun and the conjugate form of avoir
*does not apply to the other forms of questions formations
Avez-vous fete votre anniversaire?
form of avoir + subject pronoun
Did you celebrate your birthday?
Adverbs used often with the passes compose;
hier (yesterday)
avant-heir (the day before yesterday)
Adverbs;
deja
encore
bien (good)
mal (bad)
beacoup (alot)
are placed between the auxiliary verb or the pas and the past participle
ex:
Tu as deja mange ta part de gateau.
You already ate your piece of cake.
Elle n'a pas encore visite notre ville.
she hasn't vistied our town yet
*-er verbs in the present tense that have a spelling change do not have a spelling-change in the passe compose .. *s* because they all go to the e with the right slanted accent
-IR ending verbs, past participle of:
-ir -> -i
Irregular past participles:
apprendre > appris
avoir > eu
boire > bu
comprendre > compris
courir > couru
etre > ete (both ease with right slant accents)
faire > fait
pleuvoir > plu
prendre > pris
surprendre > spurpris
Passe compose of -'it was___' and 'there were___'
Il faut > il a fallu
ex;
Il a fallu passer par le supermarche.
It was necessary to stop by the supermarket
Il ya > il y a eu
ex:
Il y a eu deux fetes hier soir.
There were two parties last night.
passe compose - events in the past -imperfect tense more in lecon 15
for most verbs to get passe compose version of it, you add a present tense from avoir (the auxilary verb)
so; avoir + past participle of the action/verbf
ex;
Nous avons fété
-ER verbs;
er -> é
j'ai parle
as parle
a parle
avons parle
avez parle
ont parle
To make it negative in the passe compose:
"We didn't do _____"
place the ne/n' and pas around the conjugated avoir form.
ex:
On n'a pas fete mon anniversaire
we didn't celebrate my birthday
To ask a Question with the inversion way:
invert the subject pronoun and the conjugate form of avoir
*does not apply to the other forms of questions formations
Avez-vous fete votre anniversaire?
form of avoir + subject pronoun
Did you celebrate your birthday?
Adverbs used often with the passes compose;
hier (yesterday)
avant-heir (the day before yesterday)
Adverbs;
deja
encore
bien (good)
mal (bad)
beacoup (alot)
are placed between the auxiliary verb or the pas and the past participle
ex:
Tu as deja mange ta part de gateau.
You already ate your piece of cake.
Elle n'a pas encore visite notre ville.
she hasn't vistied our town yet
*-er verbs in the present tense that have a spelling change do not have a spelling-change in the passe compose .. *s* because they all go to the e with the right slanted accent
-IR ending verbs, past participle of:
-ir -> -i
Irregular past participles:
apprendre > appris
avoir > eu
boire > bu
comprendre > compris
courir > couru
etre > ete (both ease with right slant accents)
faire > fait
pleuvoir > plu
prendre > pris
surprendre > spurpris
Passe compose of -'it was___' and 'there were___'
Il faut > il a fallu
ex;
Il a fallu passer par le supermarche.
It was necessary to stop by the supermarket
Il ya > il y a eu
ex:
Il y a eu deux fetes hier soir.
There were two parties last night.
9.2 Irregular -ir verbs 156
Sortir
leaving arooom or a building also ithe idea of going out with frinds or a date.
used with the preposition de places after sortir
je sors
tu sors
il/elle sort
nous sortons
vous sortez
ils/eles sortent
Partir
to say someone is leaving a learge place, ciry, country or region.
often accompanied by the preposition pour and the destination to say; to leave for (a place)
je pars
tu pars
il/elle part
nous partons
vous partez
ils/elles partent
ex; Je pars pour l/Algerie
Other Irregular -ir verbs
dormir (to sleep)
dors
dors
dort
dormons
dormez
dorment
servir (to serve)
sers
sers
sert
servons
servez
servent
sentir (to feel)
sens
sens
sent
sentons
sentez
sentent
courir (to run)
cours
cours
court
courons
courez
courent
*sentir
can mean; to feel, to smell, or to sense
ex's;
Je sens qu'il arrive
I sense that he's arriving
vous sentez le cafe?
Do you smell the coffee?
leaving arooom or a building also ithe idea of going out with frinds or a date.
used with the preposition de places after sortir
je sors
tu sors
il/elle sort
nous sortons
vous sortez
ils/eles sortent
Partir
to say someone is leaving a learge place, ciry, country or region.
often accompanied by the preposition pour and the destination to say; to leave for (a place)
je pars
tu pars
il/elle part
nous partons
vous partez
ils/elles partent
ex; Je pars pour l/Algerie
Other Irregular -ir verbs
dormir (to sleep)
dors
dors
dort
dormons
dormez
dorment
servir (to serve)
sers
sers
sert
servons
servez
servent
sentir (to feel)
sens
sens
sent
sentons
sentez
sentent
courir (to run)
cours
cours
court
courons
courez
courent
*sentir
can mean; to feel, to smell, or to sense
ex's;
Je sens qu'il arrive
I sense that he's arriving
vous sentez le cafe?
Do you smell the coffee?
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
13.1
Unite 7 lecon 13 p 226
Reminder:
Etre
je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils/elles sont
Reminder:
Etre
je suis
tu es
il/elle/on est
nous sommes
vous êtes
ils/elles sont
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