... all the various verb conjugations
together. It starts off with a French-to-English verb glossary (Appendix A), an English-
to-French verb glossary (Appendix B), and finishes with Appendix C for ... you can find the specific informa-
tion you need, followed by exercises, which you can choose to do for practice. The practice
sections usually include fill-in-the-blank problems, questions where ....
... Verbs
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Dotting the i in -yer verbs
The last group of spelling-change verbs with regular endings is the group of infinitives
that ends in
-yer. In this group, the ... influencent les politiciens.
^
Tim ennuie vraiment sa soeur.
&
Je promène mon chien.
*
Les clients paient l’addition.
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... get rid of the -tir for the singular and add -s, -s, -t. Now for the
plural, bring back the
t from the infinitive and add -ons, -ez, -ent. For the verb servir,
drop the -vir from the infinitive, ... singular and third person plural and another
for the
nous and vous forms. To begin the conjugation, get rid of -enir from the infini-
tive and add
-iens, -iens...
... bored.
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Answer Key
In this section ... French is le (masculine singu-
lar),
la (feminine singular)...
... ne pas rire.
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Part II: Using Verbs Correctly with Questions, Commands, and Such
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Chapter 7
Inquisitive Minds Want to Know:
Asking and Answering Questions
In ... Écoute-t-elle la radio? (Is she listening to the radio?)
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... (nous)
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Verb in the imperative- + direct object- + indirect object- + y- + en
You ... it!
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9...
... China.)
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Countries, provinces, and states are divided into masculine, feminine, and plural
nouns. ... Using Verbs Correctly with Questions, Commands, and Such
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Q. Nous ______________________...
... two verbs.
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Part II: Using Verbs Correctly with Questions, Commands, and Such ... du ski means
We know how to ski.
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... out.
)
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Table 6- 1
(continued)
Infinitive Nous Form Present Participle
faire faisons faisant .....
... drop the
-
ons, and add the appropriate endings: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, and -aient. Check out
Table 1 1-1 , which lists several verbs in their
nous form.
Table 1 1-1 Nous Forms of Irregular ... situations. For example, you can
use it to express a habitual and continuous action in the past as well as in all kinds of
descriptions. You can recall what the weather wa...
... other
irregular verbs have the following forms in the past participle. Table 1 2-5 lists these
four irregular verbs and their past participles.
Table 1 2-5 Irregular Verbs and Their Past Participles
Infinitive ... (like the verbs presented in Chapter 4), then it also has an irregular past
participle. However, irregular verbs that follow the same conjugation pattern as
p...
... J’aimais les promenades. (
I loved the walks.
)
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Answer Key
This section contains the answers to all ... vin au dợner. (They would always drink some wine at dinner.)
u
Ils ont dû payer une amende.
v
Sarah devait écrire une composition.
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Part III: Taking a Look Back: T...
... taking their past participles and
adding endings. If the past participle of a verb ends in
u, add the following endings:
-s, -s, -t, - mes, - tes, -rent.
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Part III: Taking a Look Back: The Past ... is the past of the passé simple. You use it when one action in the past has to
happen before another action takes place in the past. This chapter...