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Bien Dit- Niveau 3
Chapitre 1 Partie 1- Class Notes
I. Review of the present tense
When verbs are conjugated in the present tense in French, what do they mean?
Je parle = 1. ______________________
2. ______________________
3. ______________________
II. Review of regular verbs
What makes a regular verb “regular?” ____________________________________________
-er verb endings
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
-ir verb endings
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
-re verb endings
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
What do we need to remember about reflexive verbs?
III. Review of irregular verbs
avoir _______________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
être _______________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
aller _______________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
faire _______________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
prendre _______________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
venir _______________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
IV. Verbs followed by the infinitive
The verbs ______________, ____________________, and __________________ can be followed by the infinitive to talk about things
that you want, are able, and must do.
vouloir ______________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
pouvoir ______________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
devoir ______________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
You can also follow aller and venir de with an infinitive. What does this signify?
Bien Dit- Niveau 3
Chapitre 1 Partie 2- Class Notes
I. Review of the Passé Composé (formation)
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The passé composé is used to talk about things that happened in the ________.
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It is always made up of ____ parts.
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Those two parts are a ______________ and a ____________.
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Most verbs use ________ as their helping verb. There are 17 verbs that use__________ as their helping verb.
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How do you form past participles for regular verbs?
-er = ____________
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-ir = ______________
-re = ______________
What about irregular past participles?
aller = ____________
etre = ____________
pouvoir = ____________
avoir = ____________
faire = ____________
prendre = ____________
connaitre = ____________
lire = ____________
venir = ____________
croire = ____________
mettre = ____________
voir = ____________
devoir = ____________
pleuvoir = ____________
vouloir = ____________
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What is important about DR & MRS P VANDERTRAMP?
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When is there agreement in the P.C.?
1.
________________________________
2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________
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What is the agreement?
II. Reflexive Verbs in the Past
In the P.C., all reflexive verbs use ________ as their helping verb. This means that there is _______________! Except
when ____________________________.
Examples:
III. Review of the Imparfait (formation)
The imparfait is a simple tense. It is made up of ____ word.
To form the imparfait, you use the ______________ form of the present tense. Take off the ________ and add the imparfait
endings. What are the endings?
Je = ____________
Nous = ____________
Tu = ____________
Vous = ____________
Il/Elle/On = ____________ Ils/Elles = ____________
What about être? The stem is ______________________.
IV. Choosing between the Passé Composé and the Imparfait
Imparfait
Examples:
Passé Composé
Bien Dit- Niveau 3
Chapitre 2 Partie 1- Class Notes
I. The FUTURE tense is used to describe what people _______________ or what ________________.
The future tense is a simple tense. It is formed as follows:
_________________________ + _______________________
For most verbs: Future Stem = _____________ minus _____
Future Endings:
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
Examples :
Negative :
Interrogative :
Irregular Future Stems :
Infinitive
Future Stem
Example
Using the future with Quand & Si
Quand = ________________
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When you make a “when” statement in French, both parts are in the future!
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This is different from English! Do not try to translate!
Si = ________________
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Use a si sentence to talk about what will happen “if” the first thing happens in the present.
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Si + present = future
II. Feminine forms of nouns
To form most feminine nouns, add an ____ to the masculine noun.
Examples:
Some nouns have different endings for the feminine form:
Masculine
Feminine
un musicien
un serveur
un acteur
un Boulanger
un fermier
Some just change the article:
Some are always masculine:
III. The verb conduire
conduire ________________
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
Verbs like conduire :
traduire _________________
construire _________________
produire _________________
Bien Dit- Niveau 3
Chapitre 2 Partie 2- Class Notes
I. The FUTURE PERFECT is known as the ______________________ in French. It expresses a _______________ action
that will be __________________ before another future action.
Draw our timeline example:
The FUTUR ANTERIEUR is a compound tense. What are the two parts?
_______________________ + _____________________
The helping verb is in the _____________.
How do you choose helping verbs or past participles? ______________________________________
Agreement rules are the same as the _________________________________.
Examples:
Je + parler
Nous + boire
Ils + venir
*THIS IS WHY THE PASSÉ COMPOSÉ RULES WERE/ARE SO IMPORTANT!!!
II. L’usage du future après quand, lorsque, aussitôt que, dés que, et après que.
When referring to future events, the French use the future tense in both clauses. The pattern is:
Quand + ___________________________
=
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Examples:
What do the other conjunctions mean?
Lorsque=
Dés que=
Aussitôt que=
Après que=
Traduisez !
1. When she has left, we will go to bed.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
2. As soon as my friend has arrived, we will go to the movies.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
3. After I have found my pencil, I will do my homework.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
4. After he has spoken to his mother, he will be happy.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
5. When we have washed the dishes, we will watch TV.
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Bien Dit- Niveau 3
Chapitre 3 Partie 1- Class Notes
I. The Passé Simple
The passé simple is a _________________________. It is mostly used in _______________________,
____________________, and ___________________________ writings. It is _____________ used in speech.
*You simply need to be able to recognize the passé simple.
The meaning of the passé simple is the same as _______________________________.
Observations on regular verbs:
Observations on irregular verbs:
Sentences from passé simple to passé composé:
1. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________________________________________
II. ce qui, ce que, ce dont
What do you remember about qui/que/dont from French II?
The relative pronoun
qui
que
dont
It replaces…
It acts as…
It can be translated as…
Ce qui/Ce que/Ce dont function the same as qui/que/dont except for the fact that they ______________
_________________________________.
The relative pronoun
It replaces…
It acts as…
It can be translated as…
Ce qui
Ce que
Ce dont
*If you don’t have an antecedent you will use ____________________________.
III. Adjective Placement
What are the rules for adjective placement? Think back to French I….
Adjective
ancien
vrai
certain
cher
dernier
pauvre
propre
sale
seul
Before the verb
After the verb
Examples
Bien Dit- Niveau 3
Chapitre 3 Partie 2- Class Notes
I. Le Plus-Que-Parfait
Formation
The ___________________________ tense is known as the ___________________________ in French. The plusque-parfait is a ___________________________ like the passé ___________________________.
The plus-que-parfait is formed exactly like the passé compose except that it uses the
___________________________ tense of the ___________________________ verb to accompany the past
___________________________. The same rules of ___________________________ that apply in the passé
composé also apply to the plus-que-parfait.
Meaning
The plus-que-parfait can be translated as “I ___________________________ worked.” The plus-que-parfait
is also used to express a ___________________________ that is ___________________________ prior to another
past action.
Timeline
Example Sentences :
Practice Sentences
1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
6. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
II. The past infinitive
What is an infinitive?
Formation
The ___________________________ is the un-conjugated form of a ___________________________. However,
it is ___________________________ to use the ___________________________ to express a
___________________________ action. The past ___________________________ is formed by adding the past
___________________________ to the infinitive of the ___________________________ verb.
Meaning
The past ___________________________ is translated as “___________________________” worked. The
___________________________ of agreement apply to the past ___________________________. This verb form
usually takes the preposition ___________________________.
Conjugation Examples:
Usage Examples:
Practice Sentences
1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________
Bien Dit- Niveau 3
Chapitre 4 Partie 1- Class Notes
I. Reciprocal Verbs
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Reciprocal verbs are like _______________________. They are different because they can only be used in the __________,
______________, and _________ form. Why? ______________________________________________
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What is the meaning behind reciprocal verbs? _________________________________________________________________
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In the P.C., reciprocal verbs use ______________ as their helping verb.
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When is there agreement? __________________________________
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How do you know the difference between a direct and indirect object?
II. The verbs manquer and plaire
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manquer + thing = ___________________________
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manquer à person= ___________________________
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Tu me manques. = ______________________________
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Why does Je te manque not mean I miss you?
The person that you miss is the subject!
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plaire à person= ___________________________
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Le francais me plait. = ______________________________
The thing that pleases you is the subject!
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The past participle of plaire is ___________.
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se plaire = ______________________________ (reflexive)
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se plaire = ______________________________ (reciprocal)
III. The conditional
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The conditional is a ______________, NOT a __________________.
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What is the difference? _________________________________________________
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What mood does the conditional convey? ________________________________
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The CONDITIONAL mood is used to describe what people _______________ or what ________________ if certain
conditions were met.
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The conditional mood is a simple mood. It is formed as follows: _________________________ + _______________________
Conditional Endings:
Je
Nous
Tu
Vous
Il/Elle/On
Ils/Elles
Examples :
Negative :
Interrogative :
IV. Hypothetical Sentences and Situations
L’usage du conditionnel dans les phrases avec si
This construction expresses what ___________________ if certain conditions contrary to reality were met.
It consists of two parts:
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In French, as in English, the pattern of tenses is:
Examples: