French Ch. 0 & 1 Grammar

Je

I

Tu

You (informal)

Il

He/It

Elle

She/It

On

One/we (informal)

Nous

We

Vous

You (formal or plural)

Ils

They (used with a mixed group or all boys)

Elles

They (used with all girls)

(être) je

suis

(être) tu

es

(être) il/elle/on

est

(être) nous

sommes

(être) vous

êtes

(être) ils/elles

sont

masculine endings

-age, -ment, -eau, -phone, -scope, -isme

feminine endings

-ade, -ette, -sion, -ure, -tion, -te, -ence, -ie

singular masculine article

le (l')

singular masculine form un

...

singular feminine article

la (l')

singular feminine form

une

plural masculine/feminine article

les

plural masculine/feminine form

des

____ a plural adjective which precedes a noun, ____ usually becomes ____. If the adjective comes ____ the noun, ___ does not change to ___.

before... des... de... after... des... de

In a negative sentence, the indefinite articles ___ ___ ___ are replaced by __ __ :

un, une, and des... de or d'

Do cities require an article?

no

Do you repeat an article in a series?

yes (example les assitettes, les couteaux, les verres, er le vin)

Do months require an article?

no

Do days of the week require an article?

no

indicates the existence of a person or a thing

Il y a + noun

commonly translated as 'here is/are'; introduces people or ideas

Voilà + noun and voici + noun

it fem

elle

it masc

il

être past participle

été

Voici.../Voilà...

here is/are

Il y a

there is/are