variety of structures
How to make
basic
sentences
more
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Negative expressionsThese go
around the
conjugate
d verb.
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du/ de
la
un/ un /
chang e
et
de aft o
er
ne p
a
and n s
e
jamai
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Negative expressions
You do not need to go overboard like I
have here and make every sentence
negative
A FEW EXAMPLES WILL DO
Negative expressions
Rewrite the following sentences using the appropriate
negative expression.
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EXAMPLE: Nous lisons. (We do not read)
Nous ne lisons pas.
1.Il coute de la musique. (He does not listen to music)
2.Vous faites vos devoirs. (You never do your homework)
3.Je vois ma mre. (I do not see anybody)
4.Nous jouons au foot. (We only play football)
5.Je mange des chips. (I do not eat anything)
6. Nous regardons la tl. (We are no longer watching TV)
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Je lis le livre.
The book is
the DIRECT
OBJECT
because it is
being read.
J lis
le
e
le
livre
They go in
front of the
verb.
for
it.
In French we use
le
la
or
when we want to say
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QUE
When
used as nouns that
We use qui
to replace
connectives QUI
are the subject
of the verb.
and QUE mean
which or that
We use que
replace
andtoare
not to nouns
confused
that are thebeobject
of the verb.
with the
question words
We use o to
replace
who
and places.
what
Relative Pronouns
QUI
Jai une voiture. La voiture est verte.
I have a car. The car is green
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QUE
Jaime le portable. Ma mre a achet le portable.
I like the mobile phone. My mum bought the
mobile.
Relative Pronouns
O
Nous sommes alls au cinma. Nous avons vu un
film au cinma.
We went to the cinema. We saw a film at the
cinema.
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Relative Pronouns
Join the sentences together using either qui, que or o.
EXAMPLE:
Jai regard une emission de sport.
Lmission tait nulle.
I watched a sports programme.
The programme was rubbish.
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Underline the words you are going to replace, then join the
sentences together using either qui, que or o.
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Underline the words you are going to replace, then join the
sentences together using either qui, que or o.
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plus.. que
more than
moins .. que
less than
MEILLEUR
aussi.. que as as
QUE
better
than
Ben
Paul
Comparatives
When you
compare
feminine or plural
nouns you must
make sure the
adjectives agree.
PIRE QUE
worse
than
Nelly
Vro
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than)
3.
than)
4.
Lavion est
5.
(less expensive)
6.
(better than)
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Superlatives
M Le plus rapide
F La plus sportive
MPL
Les plus grands
FPL Les plus chres
The
the
LE
MEILLEUR
the best
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the fastest
the most sporty
the tallest
the most expensive
LA
MEILLEUR
E
the best
(f.)
LE PIRE
the
worst(m.)
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2.
expensive cars)
3.
boring teacher)
4.
Elles sont
5.
6.
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Elle
She
verbs, the
past
a lu un livre aprs tre arrive.
participles
read a book after having arrivedhave
.
to agree
with the
subject.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Tu vas sortir
Avant de + infinitive
Before doing something
Examiners love this!
EXAMPLES:
Avant de passer mes examens, je vais travailler
dur.
Before taking my exams, Im going to work hard.
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(before leaving).
2.
. (before eating)
3.
4.
Le conducteur a frein
5.
herself)
6.
Tu veux manger
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mme si
ou
or
parce que
par contre
par exemple
pendant que
pourtant
puis
puisque
even if
cause de
because of
ainsi que
as well as
because
part
except for
on the other hand
alors
so
for example
aussi
also
whilst
car
because
nevertheless
cependant
however
then
cest--dire
that is to say
as, since
comme
like
dun ct/de lautre ct on the one hand/on the other hand
donc
so
quand
when
ensuite
then/afterwards
sans doute no doubt
videmment
obviously
sauf
except
mais
but
si
if
y compris
including
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Connectives
Joining two conflicting ideas:
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Nous
regardons
un
film,
Nous regardons
regardons un
un film,
film,
Nous
mais
cependant
nous
nallons
pourtant
mme
si nous
nallons
pas
nous
nallons
pas
au
pas
cinma.
auau
cinma.
cinma.
mais
cependant
mme si
pourtant
Connectives
Joining two linked ideas:
Connectives
Joining two linked ideas:
suis
fort
enen
maths,
par
Je
fort
maths,
Je suis
suis
fort
fort
en
maths,
en
maths,
alors
JeJesuis
exemple
jaijai
toujours
de
cest--dire
toujours
videmment
jai toujours
de
jaibonnes
toujours
bonnes
notes.
de
bonnes
notes.
de
bonnes
notes.
notes.
cest--dire
videmment
alors
par exemple
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je suis vgtarienne.
tu regardes la tl.
Adverbs
Describing verbs
Adverbs are used to give extra information about verbs:
Jaime bien Paloma Faith; elle shabille bizarrement.
ADD -ment
douceme
nt
doucesoft
softly
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Some adverbs are IRREGULAR:
Some adverbs are IRREGULAR:
abondamment
abundantly
brillamment
brilliantly
constamment
constantly
couramment
fluently
dcemment
decently
videmment
evidently
frquemment
frequently
patiemment
patiently
normment
enormously
precisment
precisely
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Describing verbs
mal =
bien=
badly
well
Nous avons perdu le match car nous avons mal
jou.
Les lves ont bien travaill en classe.
Just as in English we also use adverbs to start sentences:
Franchement, je pense que tu as raison.
Malheureusement, elle ne viendra pas ce soir.
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des devoirs.
il ny a pas de
piscine.
4. Je lisais un magazine quand
copine!
5. Jaimerais faire du ski nautique mais je nage
au gymnase.
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en jouant au tennis.
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Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the present
participle:
la
la
le
le
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6.
Je la dteste.
Il va l acheter.
Tu las vu?
Je la veux.
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1.
2.
than)
3.
4.
Lavion est
5.
(less expensive)
6.
(better than)
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Superlatives - answers
Complete these sentences with the correct superlative phrase.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Elles sont
5.
6.
. (the worst)
les pires
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2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Tu vas sortir
aprslate
avoir
fait having taken the bus.
The girls arrived
after
They are going to have a party after having won
the match.
I am going to leave school after having finished
my exams.
They went out after having got dressed.
She bought a paper after having arrived at the
station.
Are you going to go out after having done your
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2.
3.
4.
Le conducteur a frein
5.
avant de
partirleaving).
(before
. (before eating)
avant de manger
luniversit. (before going)
avant daller
herself)
6.
Tu veux manger
avantlede
sacheter
film?
(before seeing)
avantbefore
de voir leaving.
I say goodbye to my mum
My brother drank a coke before eating.
She intends travelling before going to uni.
The driver braked before crashing into the
tree.
She has to save before buying herself a
car.
Do you want to eat before seeing the
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mme si
3. Les cigarettes sont chres
il y a beaucoup de
jeunes qui fument. (mme si / donc / y compris)
car
4. Ma copine ne veut pas aller lcole
ses
camarades de classe ne sont pas trs sympas. (par contre/
ainsi que/ car)
pendant que
5. Tu peux passer laspirateur
tu regardes la tl.
(pendant que / cest--dire/ part)
cependant
6. Jaime le jean bleu
je prfre celui qui est noir.?
(sans doute/ par exemple/ cependant)
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1. Je ne comprends pas. Parlez plus
lentement
sil vous plat.
des devoirs.
frquemment
il ny a pas de
malheureusement
copine!
.
mal
bien
au gymnase.
naturellement
9. Est-ce quelle a bu? Elle marche
10.Mon frre mnerve
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.bizarrement
constamment
Elle se douche...
Les lves quittent la
classe..
Nous avons vu Les
Misrables...
Je reste en forme...
en coutant de la
musique.
en chantant.
en courant.
en pleurant.
en faisant du vlo.
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