exercise on le futur anterior
Here (http://globegate.utm.edu/french/globegate_mirror/gramm.html) is a list of exercises by topic.
--Fruitblender 23:06, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
In French How do I Make a sentence Imperative?
The imperative is used in tu, nous and vous forms; the nous and vous forms are the same as the indicative in both regular and irregular verbs (except the 3 irregulars shown below). The tu form is also the same unless it comes from an infinitive that ends in -er, in which case the tu form would drop the 's' (eg: parles becomes parle).
The infinitive can also be used as the imperative, but only for impersonal commands, eg: mettre la ceinture.
--Fruitblender 23:06, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
gender
what we call turkey or turque as feminine or masculine
hello
explain passe compose tense
In English, verbs conjugated in the passé composé literally mean have/has ____ed. While there is a simple past tense in French, it is only used in formal writing, so verbs conjugated in the passé composé can also be used to mean the English simple tense.
For example, the passé composé form of parler (to speak), [avoir] parlé, literally mean has/have spoken, but also means spoke. In French, the passé composé covers "I ate", "I did eat" and "I have eaten" - J'ai mangé.
Usage
You use the passé composé when you want to express that:
Something has been completed in the past.
Something was done a certain amount of times in the past. (if the something was ongoing, the imparfait should be used)
A series of somethings was completed in the past.
If you want to know how to form it, you'll have to look it up. There are a lot of rules, and they are easily listed elsewhere (like in the Wikibook).
--Fruitblender 22:43, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
Verbs used as adjectives or nouns
How do you tanslate English "verbals" into French? I am confused about both: Verbs used as adjectives (in English they would be called "participles") ex: I see the singing girl.
Verbs used as nouns (in English they would be called "gerunds") ex: Singing is fun.
Thanks for your help, FerralMoonrender (talk) 20:47, 14 July 2008 (UTC)
Hi.
Verbs used as adjectives are generally translated to qui + verb (conjugated). In your example, a French would say "Je vois la fille qui chante".
Verbs used as nouns would be translated to the infinitive form of the verb. In your example, we would say " Chanter est amusant".
I hope I answered your question. --AurélieM (talk) 00:36, 21 July 2008 (UTC) Merci beaucoup! FerralMoonrender (talk) 06:53, 3 August 2008 (UTC)
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Passé composé - Reflexive Verbs vs. Verbs with Preceding Object
Pronouns
Is the auxillary verb "être" used both with reflexive and preceding object pronouns?
Je me SUIS parlé.
Il m'EST parlé. (--> Should it be "Il m'A parlé", since, in this case, it's not a reflexive pronoun?) Passé composé - Irregular verbs or intransite verbs
Is the auxillary verb "être" used, in the special cases, with irregular or intransite verbs?
Use of Fingers
I need to know what is different about the use of the fingers in France compared to the use of fingers in America. I already know about using the thumb to begin counting, but what makes that so much better than starting with the index finger? This is for a 6th graders report in French, please! Any assistance would be appreciated, links, etc.
what is the translation of good morning im zirenithee basa presenting the country of france in french language?
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