WorksheetsWhat do we know about French verbs?
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Can we put an infinitive directly after the subject of the sentence?
Oui!
NON!
Sometimes
Je ne sais pas.
So, if you wrote this on a paper "Nous chanter", what would that mean?
I to sing.
We to sing.
You to sing.
We sing.
WHY wouldn't we want to write "Nous chanter" on a paper?
I don't see anything wrong with "Nous chanter".
Because.
It doesn't make sense.
We don't want to sound like cavemen.
What do we have to do to make the 1st verb following the subject make sense?
CONJUGATE IT!
Talk to it nicely.
Change the last letter to an "é".
Nothing. Leave it as an infinitive.
Do all French verbs conjugate the same way?
OUI
NON
All but one.
Why don't all verbs in French conjugate the same way?
They just want to make it confusing.
Not all verbs are the same - some are regular and some are irregular. Plus they have different endings.
They DO all conjugate the same way!
What does "conjugate" mean?
Can 2 conjugated verbs go together?
Sure, why not!
NO....unless they are part of a list and separated by commas.
Only on special days like Halloween and Mardi Gras.
Does the present tense need a helping verb?
OUI
Sometimes
NON!!!!!
Does the present tense get an accent on the last "e"?
OUI
Only if it's an -ER verb
NON!!!!
How can you identify a Reflexive Verb?
The infinitive has a « se » in front of it.
The infinitive will always end in -ER
The infinitive will always end in -IR
The infinitive will always end in -RE
What does the "se" in front of a Reflexive Verb represent?
An extra word that tells the story.
An extra word to make my head hurt.
A Possessive Adjective
A Reflexive Pronoun
Most reflexive verbs that you were given are « -er » verbs. What does that mean to you?
There is nothing that you have to do to conjugate them.
They are irregular and will be a nightmare to conjugate.
They are REGULAR (follow a pattern) and you can use your orange foldable to help you!
What do we need to form the PAST TENSE in French?
A subject and an adjective
A subject and a helper verb only
A subject and a past participle only
A Helper Verb AND a Past Participle
Do all verbs use the SAME helper verb in the Past Tense?
OUI
NON
What's a helper verb again?
What 2 verbs are used as helping verbs in the Past Tense?
Etre and aller
Avoir and Etre
Avoir and Faire
Etre and Faire
Which types of verbs use « être » as the helping verb?
They ALL use « être ».
Only the ones that start with a vowel.
Verbs on the Dr&Mrs Vandertrampp Chart AND Reflexive verbs – all other verbs we’ve learned use « avoir ».
What is different about the past participle of "etre" verbs?
Nothing - they do the same thing as the ones that use "avoir".
The past participle has to agree with the subject in gender AND number
They all end with an accent aigu.
How does a negative phrase fit in a past tense sentence?
The negative phrase goes around the helper verb.
The negative phrase goes around the past participle.
The negative phrase goes around the subject.
The negative phrase goes around the block.
Translate: I didn’t eat.
Translate: I wanted to go.
J'ai voulu allé.
J'ai voulu aller.
Je voulu allé.
QUOI?
