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Français II

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Révision A I.

Les noms et les articles

All French nouns, unlike English nouns, have a gender. Every noun is either masculine or feminine. Nouns that refer to males (people, animals or objects), such as father, dog, pencil etc. are masculine. Those that refer to females (people, animals or objects), such as mother, door, etc., are feminine. For most other nouns, gender is usually arbitrary and must be memorized. Les articles définis (___________________________) translate to the word _______________. Article: Exemple: Masculin singulier Féminin singulier Singulier (masculin ou féminin) avec une voyelle Pluriel (masculine, féminin ou avec une voyelle)  You also must remember to : Exercice A: Write the correct definite article before the noun. 1. _______ femme 4. _______ immeuble 2. _______ professeur 5. _______ café 3. _______ copains 6. _______ frites

7. ______ omelette nature 8. _______ frère

Les articles indéfinis (_______________________________) translate to the words __________________. When it is used with a negative sentence it can mean _________________. Article Exemple Masculin singulier Féminin singulier Pluriel (masculin ou féminin) Negative sentences (_____________________________) If negative with a noun that starts with a vowel *There is no special article for words that start with a vowel*

Exercice B- Write the correct indefinite article before the noun. 1. _______ chien 4. Je n’ai pas ____ poulet. 2. _______ amis

5. _______ parents

3. _______ calculatrice

6. _______ salade verte

Exercice C- Comment dit-on…? 1. A boy _______________________________

7. ____ feuilles de papier

5. Some pens ____________________________

2. An uncle _____________________________

6. The high schools ______________________

3. A middle school _______________________

7. A house _____________________________

4. The neighbor (fem.) ___________________

8. The garden __________________________

II.

Les pronoms

Subject pronouns are the subject of a sentence. You should remember that you match up the subject pronoun with the correct forms of verbs. This chart should help you remember the order of the pronouns by the way they are arranged, this is how we will be conjugating in class. Singular

Plural

1st person

2nd person

* 3rd person

**Remember, ‘on’ is always singular, even if more than one person is implied. Therefore the verb and adjective(s) are also singular. Ex: People are short: __________________________

You can also replace people’s names or the names of objects with the subject pronouns _____________________________________, depending on if they are masculine, feminine, or plural. Exercice D: Which subject pronoun would you use instead of the noun below: 1. Les élèves ____________________________ 5. La fille _______________________________ 2. Votre grand-père _____________________

6. L’ami de Alice ________________________

3. Julie _______________________________

7. Les crayons __________________________

4. Pierre et Monique ____________________

8. La maison ____________________________

*Note* If you see a person’s name with “et moi” (_____), that is like using the subject pronoun: ________________ *Note* If you see a person’s name with “et toi” (_____), that is like using the subject pronoun: _________________

III.

l’accord des adjectifs

Adjectives are words that _________________________________________________. In French, unlike in English, every adjective must agree in _______________________ and ______________________ with the noun it describes. To form the feminine of most adjectives add the letter -_______ Exemple: un grand collège, une __________________ maison. (*Note* some adjectives already end in –e and do not change to become feminine) Prononciation: To form the plural of most adjectives, add the letter –______ However, if a words end in –u, you would add the letter -______ Exemple: Les chiens sont ______________________ (small). Les livres sont _______________________ (new). Prononciation :

If a noun is feminine and plural add the letters -__________. Exemple: Les mères sont ______________________ (big) Exercice E : Utilisez le même adjectif pour la deuxième partie de la phrase. Changez si nécessaire. 1. Le garçon est énergique. La fille est ________________________________________ aussi. 2. La fleur est jolie. Les fleurs sont ________________________________________ aussi. 3. Ton oncle est intelligent. Ta tante est très ________________________________________ aussi. 4. Marc est grand et blond. Sa sœur Marie est ____________________ et ____________________ aussi. 5. Le sandwich est petit. Les salades sont ________________________________________ aussi. 6. Le café est nouveau. Les magasins sont ________________________________________ aussi.

Vocabulaire : Des adjectifs IV.

Le verbe être

The verbe « être » means _____________________. It is used to __________________________________.

Key question (and question word) to remember: ______________________________________________ The song to remember the verb être is: _______________________________________.

Exercice F: Write out the sentences using the verb “être” & the correct form of the adjective. 1. You (s.) are smart. _____________________________________________________________ 2. They (m.) are nice. ______________________________________________________________ 3. You all are strong. _______________________________________________________________ 4. She is French. ___________________________________________________________________ 5. I am interesting. ___________________________________________________________________ 6. People are shy. ___________________________________________________________________ 7. Marie is blond. ___________________________________________________________________ 8. The boys are lazy. ___________________________________________________________________ 9. We are American. ___________________________________________________________________ 10. He is patient. ___________________________________________________________________