Ma Famille & Moi

Evâ WeinstéinLôren Grïer

Sãrãh Rowen Nick Laverdé

Vocabulaire 1. renier quelqu'un - de désavouer une personne 2. Une galere – un cauchemar 4. Se consacrer a - Dédier à soi-même 5. Celibataire - seul 6. Casser la croute - de manger un peu 7. A tout casser - Prodigieux 8. Veuf/ Veuve - d'avoir un décès du conjoint 9. se soucier de - pour sentir 10. camaraderie- unité

Vocabulaire 12. Le battement de coeur - impulsion 13. La blessure - Plaie 14. En bonne santé - d'être bien 15. Le calmant - médecine 17. S'enrhumer - Pour attraper un rhume 18. Se rétablir - pour obtenir une meilleure 19. pacte civil de solidarité - de vivre avec quelqu'un,

mais pas en couple 20. Le/ La malade - personne en mauvaise santé

Vocabulaire21. Le gouter - casse-croûte22. Le plat principal – repas23. La viande - volaille, du bœuf, du porc24. La dinde - Turquie25. Le lapin - lièvre26. l'agneau - petit mouton27. Sans préjuges - ouvert d'esprit28. Raffine - blasé29. Naif – jeune, pas mûr30. Froid - inamical

Present Tense- Step 1

Determine if the sentence you are reading/writing/saying is in the present tense. Currently doing somethingHabitual- things that happen on

a regular basisGeneral truths- “the earth is

round”Si Clauses

Present Tense - Step 2

Locate the verb you are going to conjugate and determine if it is a irregular or regular verb.

If the verb is irregular, skip step 3 and go to step 4 :-)

Regular verbs For -ER verbs, drop the -ER and add

these endings

Present Tense- Step 3

e ons

es ez

e ent

Regular verbs

parler > parl- donner > donn- visiter > visit-

je -e parle donne visite tu -es parles donnes visites il -e parle donne visite nous -ons parlons donnons visitons vous -ez parlez donnez visitez ils -ent parlent donnent visitent

Present Tense- Step 3

Regular verbs For -RE verbs, drop the -RE and add

these endings

Present Tense- Step 3

s ons

s ez

- ent

Present Tense- Step 3

Regular Verbs with -RE endings

Present Tense-Step 3

For -IR verbs, Drop -R, add S, and the endings!

is issons

is issez

it issent

Present Tense- Step 3

Regulars verbs with -IR endings

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Present Tense - Step 4 Irregular -RE verbs

1.first group includes prendre and its similar verbs such as comprendre, etc. These verbs drop the d in all three plural forms (nous, vous, ils) and also double the n in the third person plural (ils).

2. The second group includes battre and its similar verbs such as débattre, etc. These verbs drop the stem's second t in the singular forms (je, tu, il/elle).

3. The third group includes mettre (promettre, etc). These verbs are conjugated just like battre verbs in the present tense (separate group because they are conjugated differently in the passé simple and past participle)

Present Tense - Step 4Irregular -Re verbs

4. The fourth group of irregular -RE verbs includes rompre (corrompre, etc). These verbs are conjugated exactly like regular -RE verbs with the single exception of the third person singular present tense (il/elle), which adds a t after the stem.

5. The fifth group of irregular -RE verbs includes all verbs that end in -aindre (e.g., craindre), -eindre (like peindre), and -oindre (such as joindre). These verbs drop the d in the root in all forms, and add a g in front of the n in the plural forms (nous,vous,ils/elles).

**Note thatThese groups Have differentEndings then The last 3 Groups.

Present Tense - Step 4

The rest of the irregular -RE verbs have their own conjugations

absoudre, boire, clore, conclure, conduire, confire, connaître, coudre, croire, dire, écrire, faire, inscrire, lire, moudre, naître, plaire, rire, suivre, vivre.

Present Tense - Step 4 Irregular -IR verbs

1. The first group of irregular verbs includes dormir, mentir, partir, sentir, servir, sortir, and all of their derivatives (repartir, etc). These verbs drop the last letter of the radical in the singular conjugations (drops the m for the je, tu, il tenses)

2. The second group of verbs includes couvrir, cueillir, découvrir, offrir, ouvrir, souffrir, and their derivatives (recouvrir, etc). These verbs are conjugated like regular -ER verbs(drops the -IR and add e,es,e,ons,ez,ent endings)

Present Tense- Step 4

The rest of the irregular -IR verbs don't follow a pattern - you have to memorize the conjugations (#sad) for each one separately: asseoir, courir, devoir, falloir, mourir, pleuvoir, pouvoir, recevoir, savoir, tenir, valoir, venir, voir, vouloir

Present Tense- Step 4Irregular -ER

Aller (to go) is the only irregular -er verb in French - its conjugations are weird.

Memorize it.

Reflexive Verbs the subject of the verb is performing the action upon

himself, herself, or itself. Reflexive verbs mainly have to do with parts of the body,* clothing, personal circumstance, or location. Here are some common reflexive verbs:

s'adresser à to address, speak to s'approcher de to approach s'asseoir to sit down se baigner to bathe, swim se brosser (les cheveux, les dents)

to brush (one's hair, one's teeth) se casser (la jambe, le bras)

to break (one's leg, one's arm) se coiffer to fix one's hair se coucher to go to bed se couper to cut oneself se dépêcher to hurry se déshabiller to get undressed se doucher to take a shower s'énerver to get annoyed s'enrhumer to catch a cold se fâcher to get angry se fatiguer to get tired se fier to trust s'habiller to get dressed s'habituer à to get used to

s'imaginer to imagine s'intéresser à to be interested in se laver (les mains, la figure)

to wash (one's hands, one's face) se lever to get up se maquiller to put on makeup se marier (avec) to get married (to) se méfier de to mistrust, distrust, beware of/about se moquer de to make fun of (someone else) se moucher to blow one's nose se noyer to drown se peigner to comb one's hair se promener to take a walk se raser to shave se refroidir to cool down, get cold se regarder to look at oneself se reposer to rest se réveiller to wake up se soûler to get drunk se souvenir de to remember se taire to be quiet

Adjectives

French adjectives change to agree in gender and number with the nouns that they modify, which means there can be up to four forms of each adjective:

Adjective: joli (pretty) Masculine singular joli Feminine singular jolie Masculine plural jolis Feminine plural jolies

Adjectives In English, adjectives are always found in front of the

noun, but most French adjectives follow the noun they modify:

un livre vert - green bookun professeur intelligent - smart teacher

But there are some French adjectives that precede the noun:

un beau garçon - handsome boyun petit verre - small glass

Adjectives Most French adjectives add E for feminine and S for plural. his rule applies to adjectives that end in most consonants as

well as all vowels except the unaccented E. It also includes all regular and most irregular present participles and past participles:

Adjective: vert (green) Masculine singular vert Feminine singular verte Masculine plural verts Feminine plural vertes

Adjective: bleu (blue) Masculine singular bleu Feminine singular bleue Masculine plural bleus Feminine plural bleues

Adjective: amusant (funny) Masculine singular amusant Feminine singular amusante Masculine plural amusants Feminine plural amusantes

Adjective: épicé (spicy) Masculine singular épicé Feminine singular épicée Masculine plural épicés Feminine plural épicées

Adjectives*When the masculine singular adjective ends in an

unaccented E, there is no difference between the masculine and feminine forms:

Adjective: rouge (red) Masculine singular -rouge Feminine singular -rouge Masculine plural -rouges Feminine plural -rouges

* When the default form of the adjective ends in S or X, there is no difference between the masculine singular and plural forms:

Adjective: gris (grey) Masculine singular gris Feminine singular grise Masculine plural gris Feminine plural grises

Adjectives Adjectives that end in a vowel plus L or N usually

become feminine by doubling the consonant before adding E.

Ending: el > elle Adjective: personnel (personal) Masculine singular personnel Feminine singular personnelle Masculine plural personnels Feminine plural personnelles

Ending: on > onne Adjective: bon (good)Masculine singular bonFeminine singular bonneMasculine plural bons Feminine plural bonnes

Adjectives Adjectives that end in er or et need a grave accent:

Ending: er > ère Adjective: cher (expensive) Masculine singular cher Feminine singular chère Masculine plural chers Feminine plural chères

Ending: et > ète Adjective: complet (full) Masculine singular complet Feminine singular complète Masculine plural complets Feminine plural complètes

Adjectives Other final letters lead to very irregular

feminine endings: Ending: c > che Adjective: blanc (white) Masculine singular blanc Feminine singular blanche Masculine plural blancs Feminine plural blanches

Ending: eur > euse Adjective: flatteur (flattering)

Masculine singular flatteur Feminine singular flatteuse Masculine plural flatteurs Feminine plural flatteuses

Ending: eux > euse Adjective: heureux (happy) Masculine singular heureux Feminine singular heureuse Masculine plural heureux Feminine plural heureuses

Ending: f > ve Adjective: neuf (new) Masculine singular neuf Feminine singular neuve Masculine plural neufs Feminine plural neuves

Adjectives Irregular plurals: The ending al changes to aux in the plural: Adjective: idéal (ideal) Masculine singular idéal Feminine singular idéale Masculine plural idéaux Feminine plural idéales

-There are several French adjectives which have irregular feminine and plural forms, as well as a special form when they are placed in front of a masculine noun that begins with a vowel or a mute H: un bel homme - a handsome man un vieil ami - an old friend

AdjectivesPlacement after the noun Most descriptive adjectives are placed after the noun they

modify. They classify the noun into a certain category. These types of adjectives include shape, color, taste, nationality, religion, social class, and other adjectives that describe things like personality and mood. une table ronde - round table un livre noir - black book du thé sucré - sweet tea une femme américaine - American woman une église catholique - Catholic church une famille bourgeoise - middle-class family

Also, present participles and past participles used as adjectives are always placed after the noun.

une histoire intéressante - interesting story un débat passionné - lively debate

AdjectivesPlacement before the noun Certain adjectives are placed before the noun, some which you can

memorize with the acronym "BAGS":

These descriptors - and a few others - are considered inherent qualities of the noun:

une jolie fille - pretty girl un jeune homme - young man une nouvelle maison - new house

un bon enfant - good child un petit problème - small problem les sincères condoléances - sincere condolences les vagues promesses - vague promises un gentil garçon - kind boy

In addition, all non-descriptive (i.e., demonstrative, indefinite, interrogative, negative, and possessive) adjectives are placed before the noun:

ces livres - these books chaque personne - each person quel stylo ? - which pen? aucune femme - no woman mon enfant - my child

BeautyAgeGood and badSize (except for grand with people

Adjectives Some adjectives have both a figurative and an analytic

(literal) sense and can thus be placed on either side of the noun. When the adjective is figurative, it goes before the noun, and when it's analytic, it goes after the noun.

Figurative: mes vertes années my green (fruitful) yearsLiteral: des légumes verts green vegetables

Figurative: un grand homme a great manLiteral: un homme grand a tall man

Figurative: un triste individu a sad (mean or bad) personLiteral: un individu triste a sad (crying) person

Figurative: mon ancienne école my old (former) schoolLiteral: mon école ancienne my old (aged) school

Figurative: un certain regard a certain (type of) lookLiteral: une victoire certaine a certain (assured) victory

Possessive Adjectives

Possessive adjectives are the words used in place of articles to indicate to whom or to what something belongs.

When describing two or more nouns in French, a possessive adjective must be used in front of each one:

son frère et sa sœurhis brother and sister

notre tante et notre oncleour aunt and uncle

Possessive Adjectives

Possessive Adjectives- MY

mon (masculine singular) mon stylo - "my pen"

ma (feminine singular) ma montre - "my watch"

mes (plural) mes livres - "my books”

When a feminine noun begins with a vowel, the masculine possessive is usedmon amie - "my (female) friend"

Possessive Adjectives - YOUR (tu)

ton (masculine singular) ton stylo - "your pen" ta (feminine singular) ta montre - "your watch" tes (plural) tes livres - "your books"

When a feminine noun begins with a vowel, the masculine possessive is used: ton amie - "your (female) friend”

Possessive Adjectives - HIS/HER/ITS (il,elle,ont) son (masculine singular) son stylo - "his, her,

its pen" sa (feminine singular) sa montre - "his, her, its

watch" ses (plural) ses livres - "his, her, its books"

When a feminine noun begins with a vowel, the masculine possessive is used: son amie - "his, her, its (female) friend"

Possessive Adjectives The possessive adjective is almost never used

with body parts in French. You can't say "my hand" or "my hair." Instead, the French use pronominal verbs to show possession with body parts:

Je me suis cassé la jambe I broke my leg (literally, I broke the leg of

myself).

Il se lave les cheveux He's washing his hair (literally, He washes the

hair of himself).

Adverbs adverbs of frequency adverbs of manner (includes French adverb formation) adverbs of place adverbs of quantity adverbs of time comparative/superlative adverbs exclamative adverbs indefinite adverbs interrogative adverbs negative adverbs

Adverbs

Short adverbs that modify a verb usually follow the conjugated verb. Nous mangeons bien We eat well.Nous avons bien mangé. We ate well.

Nous allons bien manger. We will eat well.

Il fait souvent la cuisine. He often cooks. Il a souvent fait la cuisine. He often cooked

Il doit souvent faire la cuisine. He often has to cook.

Adverbs

Adverbs of frequency are usually placed after the verb.

Exception: parfois is normally placed at the beginning of the sentence.

Je fais toujours mes devoirsI always do my homework.Parfois, Luc ne fait pas ses

devoirs.Sometimes Luc doesn't do his

homework.

Adverbs

Adverbs of time which refer to specific days can be placed at the beginning or end of the sentence.

Aujourd'hui, je vais acheter une voiture.Today, I'm going to buy a car.

Elles arriveront demain.They'll arrive tomorrow.

Adverbs Long adverbs are usually placed at the beginning or end

of the sentence.

Généralement, nous mangeons avant 17h00.Normally, we eat before 5pm.

Je ne l'ai pas trouvé, malheureusement.I didn't find it, unfortunately.

However, if the long adverb specifically modifies the verb,

it is placed after the conjugated verb.

Il a immédiatement quitté Paris.He left Paris immediately.

Adverbs

Adverbs of place are usually found after the direct object.

Il a mis ton sac à dos là-bas.He put your backpack over there.

J'ai trouvé le livre ici.I found the book here.

Adverbs Adverbs which modify adjectives or

other adverbs are placed in front of the word they modify.

Je suis très heureuse.I'm very happy.

Chantal fait assez souvent ses devoirs.

Chantal does her homework fairly often.

AdverbsIn negative constructions, adverbs which

would normally follow the verb are placed after pas.

Je mange bien ==> Je ne mange pas bien.

I eat well ==> I don't eat well.

Tu travailles trop ==> Tu ne travailles pas trop.

You work too much ==> You don't work too much.

Prepositions with Geographical Names As a general guideline, geographical names

which end in e are feminine, while those that end in any other letter are masculine. There are, of course, exceptions which simply have to be memorized. 1. I'm going to France - Je vais en France 2. I'm in France - Je suis en France 3. I'm from France - Je suis de France

Proverbe <<Tel Père, tel Fils>>

Je ne suis pas d'accord avec cette proverbe. Il y a par example des fils et des pères qui sont similaires, mais il ce n'est pas assuré. Par example, mon pere et mon grand-pere n’est pas similare. Mon pere jouerait au basket et de la guitare, et mon grand-pere n’aimerait pas le sports et a sont ton sourd. Il n’ai pas possible pour une personne est exactement cette son parents, etcette est bonne. Indivitualité est tres important and necessaire. Une personne c'est leur propre personne et leurs parents n'affectent pasce-qui ils sont. Une personne est défini par leur decisions, pas leur famille ou leur parents. Il faut expliquer le sens d'une proverbe avant de la critiquer

Sources

http://french.about.com/bio/Laura-K-Lawless-3906.htm