Uses
What tense is this?
Exceptions
Construction
Miscellaneous
100
You use this verb tense to describe something that is currently occurring.
What is the present tense
100
Je suis une fille.
What is the present tense?
100
You don't have agreement when using passé composé except....
What is when using the verb être?
100
This verb tense has the conjugated form of avoir or être plus the past participle.
What is the passé composé?
100
What tense is this? Ne chantons pas!
What is l'impératif?
200
You use this tense to describe a past action that preceded another past action.
What is the plus-que-parfait?
200
Quand j'étais jeune, j'aimais les écureuils?
What is l'imparfait?
200
In this tense, you use avoir to express past action except when using aller, arriver, descendre, devenir, entrer, monter,mourir, naitre, partir, passer, rentrer, rester, retourner, revenir, sortir, tomber, and venir.
What is le passé composé?
200
This verb tense has the stem of the present nous form plus the endings which are -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient.
What is l'imparfait?
200
List at least 3 adjectives that can go before or after the noun.
petit(e) nouveau/nouvelle vrai(e) faux/fausse bon/bonne joli(e) beau/belle grand(e) jeune mauvais(e) vieux/vieille
300
You use this tense to describe habitual and customary action, continuous or ongoing past action, and physical conditions or mental or emotional states.
What is the imparfait?
300
Quand j'aurai trente ans je serai riche. Quand je serai riche je serai heureuse.
What is le futur?
300
In this verb tense to form the verb you drop the -ent from the ils form of the present indicative and add -e, -es, -e, -ions, -iez, and -ent except for irregular forms like avoir, être...
What is le subjonctif?
300
This verb tense uses the infinitive plus endings which are -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont.
What is le futur?
300
Je vais manger les oranges.
What is le futur proche?
400
This verb tense is used to express an action that will take place at a later time.
What is le futur (simple)?
400
Il faut venir à l'expo demain.
What is il faut with infinitive (NOT subjonctif) ?
400
Double Jeopardy!! We use this verb tense only to express an action that happened further back in the past.
Double Jeopardy!! What is the plus-que-parfait?
400
To form the subjonctif of regular -er verbs like participer, the ils ending that is dropped is...
What is -ent ?
400
To express the idea of restriction as in "only" in English, there are two ways to form this in French.
What are seulement and ne...que ?
500
This tense is used as an impersonal construction expressing necessity, thinking and hoping in negative or interrogative, and expression of emotion, and an expression of requesting. It always uses que.
What is le subjonctif?
500
Je préfère que tu te taises.
What is le subjonctif?
500
Past Participle Agreement: You never use agreement with past tense verbs taking avoir except.....
What is when the direct object precedes the verb?
500
Double Jeopardy!! This verb tense uses the imparfait of avoir or être plus the past participle.
What is le plus-que-parfait ?
500
Fill in the blank with the correct tense. J'(attender) depuis deux heures quand enfin il est arrivé.
What is attendais?
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