meanings & past participles--reg & irreg verbs
meanings & p.p--Vandertramps
meaning & p.p.--reflexives
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What is the infinitive form and past participle of: to sing, to finish, to sell
chanter--chanté / finir--fini / vendre--vendu
100
What is the infinitive form and past participle of: to go up, to go down, to arrive, to enter
monter--monté / descendre--descendu / arriver--arrivé / entrer--entré
100
What is the inifnitive form and past participle of these reflexive verbs: to wake up / to get up
se réveiller--se réveillé / se lever--se levé
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Mon amie revient dans une heure.
Mon amie est revenue dans une heure.
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Why is it: «Nous AVONS travaillé», but it's «Nous SOMMES sortis»?
"Travailler" is a good ol' regular verb that is conjugated with avoir in the passé composé. "Sortir", on the other hand, is a VANDERTRAMP and is conjugated with être.
200
What is the infinitive form and past participle of: to believe, to want, to see
croire--cru / vouloir--voulu / voir--vu
200
What is the infinitive form and past participle of: to go, to go out, to leave?
aller--allé / sortir--sorti / partir--parti
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What is the infinitive form and past participle of these reflexive verbs: to go to bed / to fall asleep
se coucher--se couché / s'endormir--s'endormi
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Nous partons du lycée à 3h.
Nous sommes partis du lycée à 3h.
200
Explain why it is always, «Il a plu», never elle, je, on, nous, etc.
«Il a plu» is an invariable weather expression--it rained.
300
What is the infinitive form and past participle of: to have to, to have, to be, to do
devoir--dû / avoir--eu / être--été / faire--fait
300
What is the infinitive form and past participle of the 4 «R»? And their meanings?
(in any order) rentrer--rentré / retourner--retourné / revenir--revenu / rester--resté ////to return / to return / to come back / to stay
300
What is the infinitive form and past participle of these reflexive verbs: to shave / to comb / to brush (oneself)
se raser--se rasé / se peigner--se peigné / se brosser--se brossé
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Anne se brosse les cheveux et s'endort.
Anne s'est brossé les cheveux et s'est endormie.
300
How do you recognize a reflexive verb? What are the reflexive pronouns. Explain their location.
Reflexive verbs all have se or s' in their infinitive. The reflexive pronouns are: me (m'), te (t'), se (s'), nous, vous, se (s'). They come in between the the subject pronoun and the verb.
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What is the infinitive form and past participle of: to put (on), to take, to rain
mettre--mis / prendre--pris / pleuvoir--plu
400
What is the infinitive form and past participle of: to die / to be born
mourir--mort / naître--né
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What is the infinitive form and past participle of these reflexive verbs: to be in a hurry / to stop
se dépêcher--se dépêché / s'arrêter--s'arrêté
400
Les élèves doivent étudier beaucoup pour l'examen.
Les élèves ont dû étudier beaucoup pour l'examan.
400
Explain the difference between these 2 sentences and why: Elles se sont lavées. Elles se sont lavé les cheveux.
You always show agreement with the subject when conjugating with être (like in the first sentence), however once a body part (or direct object) appears, you no longer show agreement.
500
What is the infinitive form and past participle of: can, to be able to / to read / to know (person)
pouvoir--pu / lire--lu / connaître--connu
500
Sing the Vandertramp song!!!
Je suis arrivé, allé, venu, devenu, revenu, entré, rentré, descendu, retourné, resté, monté, sorti, parti, tombé, né, mort...passé.
500
What three things did you do this AM. Use "first, then, finally"
D'abord, je me suis réveillé(e), ensuite, je me suis levé(e), enfin / finalement, je me suis préparé(e) pour l'école. (Answers will vary...use your good judgment!)
500
Mes parents connaissent mes profs.
Mes parents ont connu mes profs.
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Explain the difference between reflexive and non-reflexive sentences when they are put in the passé composé: Elle brosse son chien. Elle se brosse. Elle se brosse les cheveux.
Elle a brossé son chien--NON-reflexive. (She brushed her dog.) Elle s'est brossée--reflexive--shows agreement. Elle s'est brossé les cheveux--reflexive--no agreement because of body part (direct object)