Unit 3Le Temps

Quel temps fait-il?Il fait…

…beau – it’s pretty, it’s beautiful, it’s nice.

…mauvais – it’s bad

…froid – it’s cold

…frais – it’s cool

…du soleil – it’s sunny

…du vent – it’s windy

…nuageux – it’s cloudy

…orageux – stormy

Il pleut – it’s raining

Il neige – it’s snowing

Or you can add très or ne…pas

Ex. – Il fait très beau. – It’s very nice out.

Il ne fait pas froid. – It’s not cold.

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Les saisons de l’annee

l’ étél’automne

l’hiverle printemps

Les Vêtements

Un sac Une chaussure

Une parapluie

Un imperméable

Les chaussettes (f.)

Une casquette

Un costume

Une ceinture

Un pull

Une chemise

Un jeanLes lunettes de soleil

Une écharpe

-ER Verbs Verbs end in –er, -ir, -re This chapter tell you how to conjugate –er verbs. You take off

the “er” and add: Je (e) nous (ons) Tu (es) vous (ez) il (e) ils (ent) Elle (e) elles (ent)

What does this look like? Aimer – to like, to love Parler – to speak Infinitive form Danser – to danse

Elle aime - She likes Vous aimez – you like Je parle – I speak Nous parlons – we speak Il danse – He dances Elles dansent – they dance

More Verbs Écouter la musique – to listen to music Jouer de la guitare – to play the guitar Chanter – to sing Patiner – to skate Parler au téléphone – to talk on the phone Regarder la télévision – to watch TV Étudier – to study Travailler – to work

Using 2 verbs together Can use aimer plus another verb – to say you like to

do something J’aime danser – I like to dance J’aime chanter – I like to sing

Making it negative: ne….pas goes around the conjugated verb

Je n’aime pas danser ( I don’t like to dance)

Je ne danse pas (I don’t dance)

Present Tense means 3 things

Translations: je porte – I wear, I do wear, I am wearing tu aimes – you like, you do like, you are liking il étudie – he studies, he does study, he is

studying Elles dansent – they dance, they do dance, they

are dancing Nous parlons – We speak, We do speak, We are

speaking)

How to write a question 2 ways:

1. Invert the subject and verb

Tu aimes (you like)

Aimes-tu (do you like)

2. **Add “est-ce que” in front of subject & verb

Est-ce que tu aimes (do you like)

Est-ce que vous parlez (do you speak)

** Preferred way to make a question

Note – When using inversion with a double verb construction, the conjugated verb is the verb that is inverted. Also, when inverting an –ER verb in the il/elle form, a “t” must be inserted for pronunciation.

Possession

English Masculine singular

Feminine singular

Plural

my mon ma mes

your ton ta tes

Possessive Adjectives

Ex. Your scarf – ta écharpe must be – ton écharpe

* Possessive adjectives modify nouns and show ownership of object. They are used in place of the article.

* Possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the object that is owned.

Ex. My belt – ma ceinture (belt is feminine, so “my” must be feminine) Your shoes – tes chaussures (shoes are plural, so “your” must also be plural)

* If an object begins with a vowel in the singular form, the masculine form of the possessive adjective must be used, regardless of the gender of the object. In using the masculine form there is no vowel conflict in pronunciation.

Two vowels together create a vowel conflict

A consonant and a vowel do not conflict

Possession cont…

“de” + Owner

* “de” is a preposition that translates as “of,” “from” or “about” in English.

* When used with a name (or another noun representing a person) “de” shows ownership. The word

Ex. It’s Luc’s suit. - C’est le costume de Luc. It’s the lady’s glove – C’est le gant de la dame.

* When showing ownership of a plural object the expression “Ce sont” is used in place of “C’est.”

Ex. They’re Pierre’s shoes – Ce sont les chaussures de Pierre.

order is reversed and the object owned is given first.