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FRENCH EXAM NOTESFinal Exam

LE PRONOM RFLCHIReflexive pronouns are a special type of pronoun used with a verb and a subject to conveythat the action of the verb is being preformed on oneself. Me, Te and Se can change to M, T,and S if it is in front of a vowel or mute H.

PASSE COMPOSEIn french writing in the past tense is either done using avior, or etre, these are the twoauxiliary verbes. Passe Compose is written in the following form. You have to use etre only ifthe verb is in Vandertramp.

Subject + Auxiliary Verb in present form + Past Particle

Je + ai + parl = Jai parl

Le Participe PassFor regular verbs the participe pass is as follows:

-ER verbs remove er and add . E.x. parler parl

-IR verbs remove ir and add i. E.x. russir russi

-RE verbs remove re and add u. E.x. vendre vendu

For irregular verbs refer to Verb de Jour collection on CourseCentral. (There is nopattern in irregular verbs they follow their own thing.

Reflechi Pronom

Je meTu te

Elle/Il se

Nous nous Vous vous

Elles/Ils se

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VERBE CONJUGATIONIn French verbs are conjugated to match the subject, the verb can be conjugated in

Present, Past, Future, or Future Proche.

PresentFor regular verbs the present tense is as follows:

Futur simpleFor regular verbes take the infinitive and add avoir in present to the end.

Future ProcheFor future proche you must conjugate aller in present and keep the verb as

an infinitive.

Irregular ConjugationsFor irregular conjugations please check the Verbe de Jour collection on

CourseCentral.

ER verbs RE verbs IR verbs

Je e s isTu es s is

Elle/Il e Just remove re it

Nous ons ons issons

Vous ez ez issez

Elles/Ils ent ent issent

Futur simple

Je aiTu a

Elle/Il as

Nous ons

Vous ez

Elles/Ils ont

Future Proche

Je vais + infinitiveTu vas + infinitive

Elle/Il va + infinitive

Nous allons + infinitive Vous allez + infinitive

Elles/Ils vont + infinitive

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LES PREPOSITIONSPrepositions are placed before the infinitive verb. You are required know the

following:

CONJUNCTIONSConjunctions provide a link between two words, for the exam you are required to

know the following:

Prposition

Commencer

Continuer Refuser de

Essayer de

Dcider de

Oublier de

Definition

Car because

Et and

Mais but

Cest --dire that is to say

Donc therefore

Dailleurs moreover

Ou or

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LES PRONOMSWe use pronoms to prevent repetition / On utilise des pronoms pour viter la

rptition

Les promons dobjets directsThese pronouns replace people or things that recieve the action of the verb in

a sentence. (If there is no a, au, or aux, then it is direct).

Example 1 : Je veux voir la figurine.

Je veux la voir.

Example 2 : Elle donne les cadeaux.

Elle les cadeaux.

Example 3 : Tu lia le livre?

Te le lis?

Le pronoms dobjets indirectLe pronoum dobjet indirect repond aux questions a qui? Ou a quoi? / These

pronouns replace people in sentence to/for whom the action of the verb occurs.

Example 1: Amanda parle son amie.

Amanda lui parle.

Le pronom dobjetdirect (qui? Quoi?)

Fminin, singulier La, lMasculin, singulier Le, l

Fminin, pluriel Les

Masculin, pluriel Les

Le pronom dobjetindirect (a qui? A Quoi?)

Fminin, singulier LuiMasculin, singulier Lui

Fminin, pluriel Leur

Masculin, pluriel Leur

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Subject PronounsThe subject of a verb is the person or thing which performs the action of that

verb. The subject pronouns are as follows:

Adverbial Pronouns Y et EnY refers to a previousl mentioned or implied place, it normally means,

there in English. Y usually replaces a phrase beginning with something like a, chezor dans.

Example 1: Il tait chez Jean.

Il y tait.

Example 2 : Nous allons au magasin.

Nous y allons.

En replaces the du, de la, de l or des + noun + something (stuff). It is

equivalent to some or any in English.Example 1: Il a envie dune pomme.

Il en a envie.

Example 2: Je nai pas besoin dune aide.

Je nen ai pas besoin.

Example 3: Nous avons achet 10 cahiers.

Nous en avons achet 10.

Subject

Je (I)

Tu (You)

Il (m)/ Elle (f) : He, she , it

Nous (We)

Vous (Group of people)

Ils (m)/ Elles (f) : They

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