Portails unit 4 grammar

que/qu'?

what?

what doe the partitives de, de la, de l' become in a negative sentence?EX: Est-ce qu'il y a du lait?

de, just the same as indefinite articles. EX: non, il n'y a pas de lait. (no, there isn't any mil)

When the question word is qui(whom) and is the object of the sentence, it is followed by?

est-ce que or inversion. EX: Qui regardes-tu? Qui est-ce que tu regardes?

Quoi? (what?) must follow a preposition to be used with what?if no preposition is necessary?

est-ce que or inversion. EX: À quoi pensez-vous?(What are you thinking?): place quoi directly after verb EX: Elle étudie quoi?

What are the regular -ir verbs in unit 4 page 164?

finir (to finish); choisir (to choose); grandir (to grow); grossir (to gain weight); maigrir( to lose weight); obéir (à) (to obey); régir(to react); réfléchir (à) (to think [about] to reflect [on]); réussir (à) (to succeed [in doing something]); rougir (to blush); vieillir (to grow old). Note: the à seems to correspond to to what's in parentheses. EX à in réfléchir means on or about.

What do you use the verb aller for?

first, to talk about going places, and second, to to express actions that take place in the immediate future.

What does la futur proche mean when placed directly before the infinitive 'aller'?

going to go (somewhere) EX: Elle va aller à la piscine. (she's going to go to the pool)

combien (de)

how much? how many?

comment?

how? what?

conjugate boire and translate to English.

je bois (I drink); tu bois (you drink); il/elle on boit (he/she/it one drinks); nous buvons (we drink); vous buvez (you drink) ils/elles boivent (they drink).

Conjugate prendre and translate to English.

je prends (I take); tu prends (you take); il/elle/on prend (he/she/it/one takes); nous prenons (we take); vous prenez (you take). ils elles prennent (they take). EX: Brigitte prend le métro le soir. (Brigitte takes the subway in the evening. Nous prenons un café chez moi. (were having a coffee at my house.)

Aller can be used with another verb to tell what is going to happen , what is this construction called? How do you do this?

la future proche (the immediate future) Conjugate aller in the present tense and place the verb infinitive immediately after it. EX: Marc et Julie vont explorer le centre-ville, Je vais partager la pizza avec ma copine.

what are the partitives according to gender and number?

masculine singular= du thé; feminine singular= de la; singular noun beginning with a vowel= de l'

Are quand? and à quelle heure? interchangeable in french?

no. use quand to talk about day or date. EX: Quand est-ce que le cours commence? (when does the class start?)response= Il commence le lundi 29 août. (Monday august 28th.) À quelle heure is used to talk about a specific time of day. À quelle heure est-ce qu'il commence? (At what time does it begin?) response: ( il commence à dix heures et demie.) it starts at 10:30

How do you negate an expression in le futur proche?

place ne/n' before the conjugated form of aller, and pas after it. EX: Je ne vais pas oublier la date.

qu'est-ce que and quel both mean? which is used for what purpose?

quel and its forms are used to ascertain specific information about a noun. Quel may be followed by a form of ere and a noun, in which case the form of quel depends on the noun. EX: quel est ton numero de telephone? (what is your telephone number? Quels sont tes cours préférés? What are your favorite classes? USE QU'EST-CE QUE IN MOST OTHER CASES IE QU'EST-CE QUE TU VAS MANGER (WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO EAT) Qu'est-ce que Sandrine etudie? (what is Sandrine studying?)(also, quel can be used as an exclamation; what big houses!) =quelles grandes maison!

What do comment? and Pardon? indicate? can you use quoi? for the same use?

the indicate that you don't understand "I beg your pardon?", quoi can be used only in informal situations.

What are partitives?

they express some or any.

When qui (who) is the subject of the sentence, it is followed directly by the verb. The verb will always be?

third person singular. (il, elle, on conjugation)

What does the verb boire mean?

to drink.

apprendre means? comprendre ?DO they follow the same patterns as prendre?

to learn; to understand. Yes. EX: Tu ne comprends pas l'espagnol?

What does the verb prendre mean?

to take, to have food or drink.

The interrogative quel means?

what or which and it varies in gender and number ms=quel. fs=quelle. mp=quels. fp=quelles.

quoi?

what?

quand?

when?

où?

where?

quel(le)(s)?

which? what?

what is the difference between des(which also means some) and the partitives?

while des means some, it is the plural of the indefinite article un/une.

pourquoi?

why?

Partitives can only be used....?

with non-count nouns (nouns whose quantity cannot be expressed by a number). EX: du pain (some bread) or une banane (a banana).

Can you formulate questions with most interrogative words by placing them after a verb?

yes. EX: Tu habites où?

(à/avec/pour) qui?

(to/with/for who(m)?

While the preposition à often indicates location, when used with these words it has other meanings, name the words and the meaning. Hint: there is 4

1. commencer à +[infinitive]= to start (doing something) 2. parler à=to talk to. 3. penser à= to think about. 4. téléphoner à= to phone (someone). EX: il commence à travailler demain ( he starts working tomorrow) Elle va parler au professeur (she's going to talk to the professor)

verbs ending in -ir have different patterns of conjugation than verbs ending in -er. What are they?

Je -is; tu -is; il/elle/on -it; nous -issons; vous -issez; ils/elles -issent.

Name all the conjugations of the the verb "aller" - (to go)? BONUS: What form of aller have you seen already?

Je vais (I go), Tu vas (you go), il/elle/on va (he/she/it/one goes), nous allons (we go), vous allez (you go), ils/elles vont (they go). Bonus: ça va (how are things going?)

When a interrogative (question) word is followed by a form of the verb être, do not use est-ce que. Give an example

Où est mon sac à dos? (where is my backpack?)

When we learned of inversion to ask questions in unite 2, you cam invert the subject pronoun and verb to ask. question, the same goes for aller, give an example? (note that Theo is a noun)

Theo va-t-il déjeuner à midi?

In 2A we learned how to form questions seeking yes or no answers but many questions can't be answered simply by yes or no. Use what kind of words with which 2 of the 4 question forming methods?

Use interrogative words, using either est-ce que or inversion methods to form more complex questions.

How do you form a partitive?

Use the preposition de (of) followed by a definite article. While the omission of some or any is permitted in English, it is mandatory in French.

All verbs that end in -al have what?

an irregular plural, replace -al with -aux

à quelle heure?

at what time?

À (to, at) before le or les makes what contractions?

au, aux, respectively

When learning a place name, one must learn the preposition that accompanies it. In general à mean in or at and dans means within or inside. Name the 8 prepositions with place names in unit 4a?

à la maison (at home; à Paris (in Paris); en ville (in town); sur la place (in the square); dans la maison (inside the house); dans Paris (within Paris), dans la ville (within the town); à/sur la terrasse (on the terrace).

Name the 10 interrogative terms in unit 4 to help form more complicated questions.

à quelle heure? combien (de)? comment? où? pourquoi? quand? que/qu'? quel(le)(s)? à/avec/pour qui? Quoi?

The preposition à can be translated various ways in English (to, in, at) When followed by which definite articles it contracts in to which words.

à+le+ au; à+les=aux. NOTE: the préposition à does not contract with la or l'