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Les Cartes de Grammaire

Les Cartes de Grammaire. Chapitre 6. The Imperfect. Tells how things were or what used to happen repeatedly in the past. Formation: Take present-tense nous conjugation , drop – ons , add appropriate ending: Je – ais Nous – ions Tu – ais Vous – iez

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Les Cartes de Grammaire

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  1. Les Cartes de Grammaire Chapitre 6

  2. The Imperfect • Tells how things were or what used to happen repeatedly in the past. • Formation: Take present-tense nous conjugation, drop –ons, add appropriate ending: • Je –ais Nous –ions Tu – aisVous – iez Il/Elle – aitIls/Elles – aient • Ex: parler parlons  parl- + ending Je parlais Nous parlions TuparlaisVousparliez Il/Elle parlaitIls/Ellesparlaient • Irregulars: • Manger  No “e” in nous/vous forms (Mangions, Mangiez) • Commencer No “ç” in nous/vous forms(Commencions/Commenciez) • être irregular stem  ét-

  3. Passé ComposéouImparfait? • Both the passé composé and the imparfait are used to describe actions that happened in the past, but they are used in different ways. • *In this case, the passé composé and the imparfait are often used in the same sentence, as an action being done (imp) that is interrupted by another action (P.C.).

  4. Passé ComposéouImparfait? • It was beautiful outside. • IMP- Il faisait beau. • I went to the store. • PC- Je suisallé(e) au magasin. • You used to listen to music. • IMP- Tuécoutais de la musique. • She was beautiful when she was young. • IMP- Elle était belle quandelleétaitjeune. • They made a sand castle. • PC- Ilsont fait un château de sable. • I was sleeping when my brother woke me up. • PC et IMP- Je dormaisquandmon frère m’ontreveillé.

  5. Adverb Placement • Adverbs describe adjectives, verbs, and other adverbs • Typically, adverbs describing how much, how often, or how well something is done are placed after the conjugated verb • Ex: I play tennis often. Je jouesouvent au tennis. • EXCEPTIONS:Commecicommeça, quelquefois, and de temps en temps are placed either at the beginning or the end of a sentence. • Most other adverbs (time, ending in –ment) will be placed at the beginning or end of a sentence • Ex: Yesterday I went to school. Hier, je suisallé à l‘école.

  6. Le Comparatif • Used to make comparisons: something is more, equal to, or less than something else. • With adjectives (don’t forget agreement!): • Plus/Aussi/Moins + adj + que more…than, as…as, less…than • Elle est plus intelligentequemoi. She is smarter (more intelligent) than me. • Mon frère estaussiénervantque ton frère. My brother is as annoying as your brother. • La villeestmoins belle que la campagne. The city is less beautiful than the country. • With nouns: • Plus/Moins/Autant + de + noun + que more…than, as many…as, fewer…than • J’ai plus de livresquetoi. I have more books than you. • Il a autant de coursque son ami. He has as many classes as his friend. • Il y a moins de profs que des étudiants. There are fewer teachers than students.

  7. Le Superlatif • Used to express the most or the least • Adjectives (don’t forget agreement!) • Le/La/Les + Plus/Moins + adj + de • Ex: C’estla plus jolie fleur du monde. That’s the prettiest flower in the world. • Ex: J’habitedans la maisonla plus intéressantedu voisinage. I live in the most interesting house in the neighborhood. • *NOTE: Depending on the placement of the adjective (BANGS), the le/la/les + plus/moins will be placed differently in the sentence.

  8. Les Irréguliers du Comparatif et Superlatif • Two adjectives, bon and mauvais, when used in the comparative and superlative, are irregular. • Ex: Ma mèreestmeilleurequetamère. My mom is better than your mom. • Ex: Hier, c’était la pirejournée de ma vie. Yesterday was the worst day of my life. • Don’t forget that since these are adjectives, they must agree with the noun they are describing! • You can also use the expression moins bon(ne)(s) in place of pire.

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