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Le Passé Composé
L'imparfait
Le Présent
Le Futur
Le Conditionnel
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How do we form le passé composé in French and what is it used to express?
Le passé composé has two parts. The first part is the helping verb (either avoir or être). The second part is the past participle of the verb you want to use in the past tense. Example: J'ai mangé. This tense is used to identify specific events that took place in the past.
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How do we form the imperfect tense in French and what is it used for?
Go to the nous form of the present tense of the verb. Take off the -ons. Add the imperfect endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. This tense is used to set the scene in the past. It describes the circumstances of past events (how people were feeling, what the weather was like, what people were in the middle of doing before something interrupted them).
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Conjugate and define the verb être.
être = to be je suis, tu es, il/elle/on est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils/elles sont PC = J'ai été
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How do we form the future in French and what is it used to express?
The future tense is formed by using the infinitive of a verb (minus any final "e") + the endings: -ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont. It is used to express the future and is a little more formal than the near future tense.
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How do we form the conditional in French and what is it used to express?
The conditional is formed by using the future stem + the imperfect endings (-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient) It is used to describe what someone WOULD do or what WOULD happen.
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Write this sentence in French: "I danced."
J'ai dansé.
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Write this sentence in French: "It was beautiful outside."
Il faisait beau.
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Conjugate and define the verb: avoir
avoir: to have J'ai, Tu as, Il/Elle/On a, Nous avons, Vous avez, Ils/Elles ont PC = J'ai eu
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What are the five main irregular future stems?
aller = ir, être = ser, avoir = aur, voir = verr, faire = fer
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I would like a coffee.
Je voudrais un café.
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Write this sentence in French: "I went to school."
Je suis allé(e) à l'école.
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Write this sentence in French: "We used to go to the beach every summer."
Nous allions à la plage chaque été.
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Conjugate and define the verb: devoir
Devoir = to have to, must Je dois, Tu dois, Il/Elle/On doit, Nous devons, Vous devez, Ils/Elles doivent PC = j'ai dû
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Write this sentence in French: "I will go to France."
J'irai en France.
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Write the following sentence in French: "He would buy a bike."
Il achèterait un vélo.
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I saw a bizarre man!
J'ai vu un homme étrange!
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Write this sentence in French: "She was wearing a hat."
Elle portait un chapeau.
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Conjugate and define the verb voir
voir: to see Je vois, Tu vois, Il/Elle/On voit, Nous voyons, Vous voyez, Ils/Elles voient PC = J'ai vu
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Write this sentence in French: "I will make the dinner."
Je ferai le dîner.
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Write the following in French: "You (familiar) would choose the trip."
Tu choisirais le voyage.
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Write this sentence in French: "I got up at seven AM."
Je me suis levé(e) à sept heures.
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Write this sentence in French: "We were in Paris."
Nous étions à Paris.
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Write this sentence in French: "Every morning I wake up at 6 AM."
Le matin, je me lève à six heures.
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Write this sentence in French: "We will have a dog next week."
Nous aurons un chien la semaine prochaine.
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Write this sentence in French: "If I were the president, I would live in the White House."
Si j'étais le/la président(e), j'habiterais dans la Maison Blanche.