When do the French use "Il est..." and when do they use "C'est..." ?
Il est (+ adjectif) --> Example: Il est beau.
C'est (+ nom) --> Example: C'est un beau garçon.
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What does PRESENT TENSE + depuis mean in French?
Example: "Je joue du piano depuis cinq ans."
To have continued to do an activity for a certain amount of time (STILL ONGOING)
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What are the three types of REGULAR verbs in the PRESENT tense?
-ER verbs, -IR verbs, and -RE verbs
*Review their endings and review irregular verbs such as aller, être, faire, avoir!
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What is "le rez-de-chaussée" in a French building?
The ground floor - (enter a building)
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What does "assister à" mean?
to attend (often a concert or game)
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What does "avoir de la chance" mean?
to have luck / be lucky
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What does "Il y a" + elapsed time mean in English?
Example: Il y a trois ans....
Il y a + elapsed time = AGO
Il y a trois ans... = Three years AGO
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What is the imperfect tense used for? (l'imparfait)
To describe the way things USED TO BE, to describe the BACKGROUND of a story, to describe how the WEATHER WAS or how people were FEELING, to describe actions in PROGRESS in the past
Example: Quand J'ÉTAIS petite, JE JOUAIS avec mon chien.
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What does "hier" mean?
yesterday
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What is "une exposition" ?
an art exhibit at a museum
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What does it mean when the French use the construction:
venir de + infinitive verb
Example: "Je viens de danser."
to have JUST done something
Je viens de danser = I have just danced.
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What is the opposite of "quelque chose" (something) ?
ne...rien
= NOTHING
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What is the passé composé used to describe?
SPECIFIC past actions or events
Examples:
Un jour, J'AI MANGÉ un croissant.
Le 3 juillet, TU ES ALLÉ(E) au musée.
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What does "QUI" go before?
A VERB
Example: "C'est une fille qui aime le chocolat."
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What does the verb "apporter" mean ?
to bring (something)
J'apporte un soda à la fête.
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What is the difference between using CONNAÎTRE and SAVOIR?
connaître = to know in the sense of be familiar with (place or people)
savoir = to know information, facts (to know the location of something, the name of something or someone, etc.)
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What is the opposite of "quelqu'un" (somebody) ?
ne...personne
= nobody / no one
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What is LE FUTUR used to describe?
What WILL happen
Example: JE VOYAGERAI en France cet été.
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What does "QUE" go before?
A NOUN
Example: "C'est une ville que je connais."
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What does "Je ne me sens pas bien" mean?
"I don't feel well."
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What does "être en train de..." mean?
to be in the middle of....
Je suis en train de manger. = I am in the middle of eating.
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What is the masculine plural form of "ALL" ?
tous
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What is "LE CONDITIONNEL" used to express?
What people WOULD do or what WOULD HAPPEN in certain circumstances
Example:
Si j'avais un million de dollars, JE VOYAGERAIS en France.
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When reflexive verbs are used with body parts - such as "I brush my teeth," do the French also make it possessive or do they just use "le, la, or les" ?
They just use definite articles "le, la, or les"
Example: "Je me brosse les dents."