1-7-B Grammaire

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Le comparatif, et les verbes devoir et mettre

The Comparative

• The comparative is used to compare people and things using adjectives

• In English we form it by putter -er on an adjective :

• tallER shortER funniER

• Example: Coraline is shorter than Mme Chuck

• Example: French students are smarter than other students.

• In English there are some irregulars: good = better fun = more fun bad = worse

Open Ended

Can you make a simple comparison in English?

Be appropriate!!!

Le comparatif

• To make the comparative in French:

• noun1 + is/are + more/less/as + adjective + than + noun2

• noun1 + est/sont + plus/moins/aussi + adjectif + que + nous2

• It’s easier than algebra!

• Coraline est plus courte que Mme Chuck

• Les élèves de français sont plus intelligents que les autres élèves

Open Ended

Create your own simple comparison!

Here are some adjectives you can use:

drôle

amusant

facile/difficile

intéressant

sympa

court/long

grand/petit

rapide/lent

Irregulars

• Just like there are irregulars in English, there are in French too!

• There are two in French: bon (good) et mauvais (bad)

• Bon turns into meilleur

• Mauvais turns into pire

• When using them in a sentence you don't need the plus/moins/aussi

• Example: Un stylo est mieux qu'un crayon.

• Example: Le chocolat blanc est pire que le chocolat noir.

Notes!

• The adjective MUST agree with the first noun

• Don't forget the verb of the sentence: est = is, sont = are

• If you are not using a proper noun, you need articles

• Que becomes qu' in front of a vowel

Devoir

to have to (must)

Devoir

• je dois _____ nous devons

• tu dois _____ vous devez

• il doit _____ ils doivent

Using devoir

• Devoir is a 'helper verb', meaning that it is not the main action of the sentence.

• Your main verb (what you have to do) will be in the infinitive

• Example: Je dois étudier = I have to study

Open Ended

What is something you have to do? Make a sentence with devoir!

Mettre

to put, to put on, to set

Mettre - to put

• je mets _____ nous mettons

• tu mets _____ vous mettez

• il met _____ ils mettent