-er verbs
-re verbs
-ir verbs
Grammar Rules
All About Negation
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I ate.
j'ai mangé
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You (singular) heard.
Tu as entendu.
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j'ai choisi
What is "I chose, I have chosen"
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Je, Tu, Il, Elle, Nous, Vous, Ils, Elles
What are the common subject pronouns in French?
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These are the two words, 5 letters, that form a negative.
ne....pas
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Madame Cholet listened to the radio.
Elle a écouté la radio.
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I did not lose.
Je n'ai pas perdu.
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This is the past participle of an -ir verb
What is "i"
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Add this to verbs to make them negative.
What is ne + pas
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I do not study.
Je n'étudie pas.
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Pierre and Emily loved cats.
Ils ont aimé les chats.
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The boys visited some friends.
Les garçons ont rendu visite à des amis.
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They (mixed company) did not chose
What is "Ils n'ont pas choisi"
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This is what happens when there is a word that ends with a vowel preceding a word that begins with a vowel.
What is "drop the first vowel and add an apostrophe." **Je n'ai pas.**
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French negation is like this treat because the ne/pas is like the crunchy cookie, and the verb is like the cream filling.
Why is French negation like an oreo cookie?
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The women did not eat any pizza.
Elles n'ont pas mangé de pizza.
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He melted.
Il a fondu.
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voulu
What is the past participle of "vouloir"?
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When you do not know if a group of people is feminine, masculine, or both, this is the pronoun.
What is "ils"
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This is exactly how to form the passé composé in the negative.
negative present of avoir + past participle. In other words, the ne/pas must hug the avoir conjugation.
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You, Monsieur, did not go to the rock concert with me.
Vous n'avez pas assisté au concert de rock avec moi.
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We did not respond to his letter.
Nous n'avons pas répondu a sa lettre.
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The ladies did not want cake.
What is "Les femmes n'ont pas voulu de gateau."
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In general, in French, this is where adjectives are placed in relation to nouns.
What is "following the noun"?
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"Je n'ai pas mangé" translates to "I did not eat." How else might it be translated?
I have not eaten.
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