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how to express the idea of some or any

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partitive article: du, de la, de l’, des

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what is the partitive article after negation

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de or d’

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when is the partitive article not de or d’ after negation

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when using être

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-ir verb endings

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je -is
tu -is
il -it
nous -issons
vous -issez
elles -issent

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what is sold à la boulangerie

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pastries

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what is sold à la boucherie

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meats

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what is sold à la charcuterie

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sausages, cold cuts, prepared plates

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what is sold à la poissonnerie

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fish and seafood

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what is sold à l’épicerie (f)

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fruits, veggies, canned goods, and frozen food

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what is sold au marché

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fruits and veggies

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when to use possessive pronouns

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to indicate to whom something belongs

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what do possessive pronouns agree with

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gender and number of the following noun

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possessive pronouns

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my - mon/ma/mes
your (sing.) - ton/ta/tes
his/hers/its - son/sa/ses
our - notre/nos
your (pl.) - votre/vos
their - leur/leurs

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conjugate regular -ir verbs

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je -is
tu -is
il -it
nous -issons
vous -issez
elles -issent

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conjugate regular -er verbs

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je -e
tu -es
il -e
nous -ons
vous -ez
ils -ent

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when to use the pronoun “on”

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to say they, one, people when referring to people in general

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where does bien, souvent, rarement, beaucoup go

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directly after the conjugated verb but before infinitives

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where do “d’habitude” and “quelquefois” go

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beginning or end of the clause

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how to use ne…jamais

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just like ne…pas

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conjugate préférer

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(to prefer)
je préfère
tu préfères
il préfère
nous préférons
vous préférez
elles préfèrent

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conjugate répéter

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(to repeat)
je répète
tu répètes
il répète
nous répétons
vous répétez
elles répètent

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how to conjugate verbs that end in -yer

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the y changes to i in all forms except nous and vous

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conjugate envoyer

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(to send)
j’envoie
tu envoies
il envoie
nous envoyons
vous envoyez
elles envoient

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verbs ending in -ger

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add an e before the -ons in the nous form

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verbs ending in -cer
add a ç before the -ons in the nous form
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what follows commencer before an infinitive
à
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conjugate faire
(to do/to make) je fais tu fais il fait nous faisons vous faites elles font
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how to say that you do nothing
ne...rien
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how to negate an infinitive
place both parts of the negative expression before it
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to rain
pleuvoir --> plu
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to snow
neiger --> neigé
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the rain
la pluie
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the snow
la neige
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conjugate sortir
(to go out) je sors tu sors il sort nous sortons vous sortez elles sortent
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conjugate partir
(to leave) je pars tu pars il part nous partons vous partez elles partent
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conjugate dormir
(to sleep) je dors tu dors il dort nous dormons vous dormez elles dorment
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what does sortir mean
to go out in the sense of going with friends to go out in the sense of leaving a place follow with de
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when to use reflexive verbs
when someone performs an action on or for themselves
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reflexive pronouns
je - me tu - te il - se nous - nous vous - vous elles - se
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how to negate reflexive pronouns
place ne...pas around the pronoun and conjugated verb
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conjugate regular -re verbs
je -s tu -s il - nous -ons vous -ez elles -ent
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conjugate aller
(to go) je vais tu vas il va nous allons vous allez elles vont
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à + la =
à la
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à + le =
au
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à + les =
aux
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à + l' =
à l'
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where
où
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what
que (qu')
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why
pourquoi
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when
quand
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who/with whom
qui/avec qui
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how
comment
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what/which day(s)
quel(s) jour(s)
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at what time
à quelle heure
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how to formulate questions
question word + est-ce que
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when to not use est-ce que
qui - subject of the verb où/comment - followed by form of être
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passé composé endings of regular verbs
-er: -é -ir: -i -re: -u
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passé composé of avoir
j'ai eu
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passé composé of il y a
il y a eu
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passé composé of boire
j'ai bu
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passé composé of courir
j'ai couru
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passé composé of lire
j'ai passé composé of lu
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passé composé of être
j'ai été
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passé composé of faire
j'ai fait
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passé composé of écrire
j'ai écrit
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passé composé of prendre
j'ai pris
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passé composé of apprendre
j'ai appris
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passé composé of comprendre
j'ai compris
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passé composé of voir
j'ai vu
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where do adverbs go in passé composé
between auxiliary and past participle
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how to negate passé composé
around auxiliary
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what verbs use être for passé composé
Descendre - descendu Revenir - revenu & Monter - monté Retourner - retourné Sortir - sorti Venir - venu Aller - allé Naître - né Devenir - devenu Entrer - entré Rester - resté Tomber - tombé Rentrer - rentré Arriver - arrivé Mourir - mort Partir - parti *Passer - passé (only to pass by)
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how to form l'imparfait
conjugate for nous form, drop -ons, and add endings
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imparfait endings
je -ais tu -ais il -ait nous -ions vous -iez elles -aient
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what is the stem of être in imparfait
ét-
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spelling changes in imparfait...
occur only before endings beginning with an a
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when to use imparfait
actions in progress how someone felt the weather background info
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when to use passé composé
interrupting actions what happened what happened at a precise moment what changed
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when to use the pronoun "y"
to avoid repeating the name of the place where one is going
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where does y/le/la/l'/les/en/lui/leur generally go
before the verb
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where does y/le/la/l'/les/en/lui/leur go when there is an infinitive
before the infinitive
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where do y/le/la/l'/les/en/lui/leur go in the negative
before the infinitive if no infinitive, then before the conjugated verb
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when to use the pronouns le/la/l'/les
to replace a noun that is the direct object of the verb
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where does y/le/la/l'/les/en/lui/leur go in passé composé
before the auxiliary verb
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when does le/la/l'/les agree in passé composé
if they precede the verb
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when to use the pronoun en
to replace a noun preceded by an expression of quantity
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use en to replace
nouns preceded by du/de la/de l'/des/or de (d') nouns preceded by an expression of quantity nouns preceded by un/une or a number
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conjugate boire
(to drink) je bois tu bois il boit nous buvons vous buvez elles boivent
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what pronoun to replace indirect object of the verb
lui/leur
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when to use lui/leur
with verbs indicating communication or exchanges nouns that are preceded by the preposition à
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