Jouer à, Jouer de, Faire de
Which preposition is used for team sports or games, "jouer à" or "jouer de"?
jouer à
What is the rule for making a regular adjective feminine in French?
Add an -e to the masculine form, unless it already ends in an -e.
Where do BANGS adjectives appear in relation to the noun in French?
BANGS adjectives (Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, Size) appear before the noun
What pronoun is required before a reflexive verb?
A reflexive pronoun like "me," "te," "se," etc., is required before a reflexive verb.
What is the rule for forming the feminine form of adjectives that end in -eux in the masculine form?
Change -eux to -euse (e.g., heureux → heureuse).
When do you use "faire de" instead of "jouer à" or "jouer de"? Give an example
« faire de » is used for non-ball sports or individual sports/activities. EX. like skiing, swimming
What is the rule for pluralizing regular adjectives in French?
Add an -s to both masculine and feminine forms, unless the adjective already ends in -s.
List two BANGS adjectives that describe beauty.
« Beau » and « joli » are BANGS adjectives for beauty.
translate "To dry"
Se sécher
When talking about sports or musical instruments, which rule do you use to decide between "jouer à" and "jouer de"?
Use "jouer à" for sports or games and "jouer de" for musical instruments.
How do you determine whether to use "à" or "de" when referring to an instrument?
You use "jouer de" for musical instruments, such as "jouer de la guitare."
Which adjectives change completely in the feminine form, like "beau" and "vieux"? Give one example.
Irregular adjectives change form. For example, "beau" becomes "belle" and "vieux" becomes "vieille."
Translate "a young boy" into French.
un jeune garçon
How do you form the reflexive verb "se laver" with "vous" in the negative present tense?
Vous ne vous lavez pas
How do you say "I play tennis" in French?
Je joue au tennis
How do you say "They (fem.) play basketball but do karate" in French?
« Elles jouent au basket mais font du karaté »
What is the difference between "vieux" and "vieil," and when do you use "vieil"?
« Vieux » is used before masculine nouns, while « vieil » is used before masculine nouns that start with a vowel or silent “h”.
What happens to adjectives that describe size when they are in plural form? Give an example
Adjectives describing size, like "grand" or "petit," take an -s when plural (grands, petits) and still come before the noun.
Translate: I wake up at quarter past 7
Je me réveille a sept heures et quart
Explain the rule for positioning adjectives that are not BANGS in French sentences.
Non-BANGS adjectives usually come after the noun (e.g., un livre intéressant).
Explain the difference between "jouer à" and "jouer de" and provide one example for each.
Jouer à is used for sports and games (e.g., jouer au tennis), while jouer de is used for musical instruments (e.g., jouer de la guitar
List three adjectives that have different forms for masculine, feminine, and plural, and explain their rules.
Beau (bel, belle, beaux), vieux (vieil, vieille, vieux), nouveau (nouvel, nouvelle, nouveaux). The form changes depending on gender, number, and whether the noun starts with a vowel.
Explain the grammatical effect of BANGS adjectives on indefinite articles (un, une, des) in the plural.
When BANGS adjectives are used in the plural, "des" often changes to "de" before the adjective (e.g., de beaux livres instead of des beaux livres).
Give the rule for using reflexive verbs in the negative form in the present tense and provide an example
The reflexive pronoun and verb are placed between "ne" and "pas" (e.g., je ne me réveille pas).
Explain the rule for adjective placement when describing both size and color in the same sentence.
Size adjectives (BANGS) come before the noun, and color adjectives come after the noun (e.g., une grande maison bleue).