Traveling Grammar and Lequel
July 22, 2011 § Leave a comment
Please excuse the format. I’m just trying to make sure that I get the info out.
1. Venir de is in the Enir verbs post in French 1.
2. travelling to a place
a. to / at / in / around a continent or a feminine country, use EN
b. to / at / in / around a masculine country, use AU
c. to / at / in / around a city, use à
d. to / at / in / around the U.S. or Holland, use AUX aux Etats-Unis, aux Pays Bas
3. Methods of Transportation
a. when using machinery, use ‘en’ – en voiture, en train, en métro, etc.
b. when self powered, use à – à pied, à bicyclette
4. Which one?? When one is asking which one, one is referring to an already mentioned noun. The ‘which one’ has to match the antecedent (already mentioned noun) in gender and number.
| masculine singular | masculine plural | feminine singular | feminine plural |
| lequel | lesquels | laquelle | lesquelles |
Uire Verbs
July 22, 2011 § Leave a comment
This is a group of verbs that are all conjugated in the same pattern.
Conduire – to drive
| je conduis | nous conduisons |
| tu conduis | vous conduisez |
| il conduit | ils conduisent |
past participle is conduit
future stem is conduir
verbs conjugated like conduire
to destroy – détruire
to construct – construire
to reduce – réduire
to instruct, to inform – instruire
to translate – traduire
to seduce – séduire
Recevoir
June 29, 2011 § Leave a comment
Recevoir – to receive
| je reçois | nous recevons |
| tu reçois | vous recevez |
| il reçoit | ils reçoivent |
past participle is reçu
imparfait stem is recev
future stem is recevr
subjunctive is irregular
IOP and DOP verbs
May 2, 2011 § Leave a comment
This is the beginning of the list – still a work in progress.
Tricky DOP verbs
Regarder – to look AT, to watch
Écouter – to listen TO
Chercher – to look FOR
Attendre – to wait FOR
Appeler – to call
Aider – to help
Soigner – to take care OF
Entendre – to hear
Acheter – to buy
Payer – to pay for
Tricky IOP verbs
Répondre à – to answer
Rendre visite à – to visit a person
Téléphoner à – to telephone (someone or a place)
Acheter à – to buy FOR
Obéir à – to obey
ressembler à – resemble
Verbs that take both IOP and DOP
Apporter something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to bring
Demander something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to ask
Dire something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to tell
Donner something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to give
Emprunter something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to borrow from, but here you use à instead of de
Expliquer something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to explain
Montrer something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to show
Offrir something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to offer
Poser something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to ask
Prêter something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to lend
Promettre something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to promise
Rendre something (DOP) à someone (IOP) – to give back
