French 2 Semester 2
Final Review: Multiple Choice
Adverbs
 What is an adverb in English?
 Ends in –ly, describes a verb
 How do you form them in French?
 If ends in a vowel, add –ment, if not: make feminine then add –
ment. Ent- emment, Ant- amment
 What are the irregulars in French?
 Pire, vite, mal, bien….etc.
 Where are they placed in a sentence?
 After verb, after pas if negative
Object Pronouns
 What is the pennant order?
 Metenousvous Lelales Luileur Y En
 What are the formulas for placement?
 S + ne + reflex +
 S + ne + V1 + pas +
 S + ne + reflex +
+ verb + pas
+ V2
+ avoir/etre + pas + PP + (agree)
 When do you make agreement and with what?
 Only in passe compose and with DIRECT OBJECT
 Replace the words in the sentence (watch for agreement)
 Je vais parler au prof.
 Je vais lui parler.
 Il achete la pizza.
 Il l’achete.
Object Pronouns continued…
 Ils ont donne une pomme a la prof.
 Ils la lui ont donnee.
 Elle ne parle pas l’espagnol a mon ami et moi.
 Elle ne nous le parle pas.
 Je donne l’argent a Marc et Paul.
 Je le leur donne.
Savoir Vs. Connaitre
 What are the conjugations of Savoir?
 Sais, sais, sait, savons, savez, savent
 What are the conjugations of Connaitre?
 Connais, connais, connait, connaissons, connaissez, connaissent
 When do you use Savoir?
 When you know a fact, can memorize it
 What does Savoir + INF mean?
 You know how to do something
 When do you use Connaitre?
 When you are familiar with something(person, city)
Quel and Tout
 What does Tout mean?
 All, the entire, every, the whole
 What does Quel mean?
 What, which
 Which farm?
 Quelle ferme
 All the planes
 Tous les avions
Big Numbers
 Which place value never becomes plural?
 thousands
 Do you still make it plural if there are « extra numbers? »
 NO! If there is « change » then no –s for plural
 2.200
 Deux mille deux cents
 8.000.000.000
 Huit milliards
Countries and Genders
 What do you use for feminine countries?
 En, de
 What do you use for masculine countries?
 Au, du
 What do you use for cities?
 à, de
 What do you use with masc. states?
 Au/dans le, du
 What are the exceptions?
 Mexique, Cambodge
The Arts Vocab: know French words
 Museum
 Acts
 Painting
 Intermission
 Work of art
 Curtain
 Theater
 Frame
 Play
 Showing
 Sub-titles
 Famous
 Foreign
 Star
 In original version
 In French version
 Dubbed
 Screen
 Canvas
Passe Compose
 How do you form the PC?
 2 parts: avoir/etre + past participle
 What is the English equivalent?
 -ed ending (walked, talked)
 Know your DRMRSVANDERTRAMPP
 Study: see you-tube song: « christa’s passe compose song »
 Which verbs are DRPMS?
 Descendre, rentrer, passer, monter, sortir
 What is the purpose of DRPMS?
 Switch back to avoir and no agreement with Direct Object
Imparfait
 How do you form imp?
 Take present NOUS form, take off -ons
 What are the endings?
 Ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient
 What is the only irregular?
 Etre (ét____)
PC vs. IMP
 You will have to choose between pc and imp!
 When do you use the passe compose?
 Actions that are over and done in the past
 When do you use the imparfait?
 Continuous actions in the past, habitual actions, weather, states
of mind/feelings, an action in process when PC is used
 Il ________ beau (faire).
 faisait
 Hier, je ___________ au parc (aller)
 Suis allée
Time Tags: know English meanings
 Avant
 Apres
 Dernier
 Maintenant
 Enfin
 Pendant
 Aujourd’hui
 Ensuite
 Demain
 Hier
 Prochain
Advanced Neg/Pos: know meanings
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Ne…jamais
Ne…pas encore
Ne…plus
Ne…personne
Ne…guere
Ne…aucun(e)
Toujours
Quelquechose
Beaucoup
Déjà
Quelqu’un
Tout
Adv Neg…continued
 Which negs can be used as a subject?
 Personne, rien
 What happens with part/def with ne…ni…ni
 Drop out partitives, keep definites, can negate subjects
 Tu as des legumes ou des fruits?
 Je n’ai ni legumes ni fruits
 Tu aimes les ananas ou les fraises?
 Je n’aime ni les ananas ni les fraises.
Travel Vocab: know French meanings
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Plane
Take off
Land
Drinks
Flight attendant
Non-stop flight
Domestic (interior) flight
International flight
Meals
Clear off trays
Train station
Kiosk
Newspapers
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Pack bags
Recover bags
Fill out customs card
It is forbidden
To smoke
Screen
Seat
Customs
To check in bags
To board plane
Attach seatbelt
Make line
Cut in line
Continued Travel Vocab
 To miss the train
 Un carnet
 To validate ticket
 Where the lines cross
 On time/late
 Take the corresponding train
 TGV
 Packed
 Round trip vs one-way ticket
 Get off bus
 Waiting room
 Push button
 The itinerary
 Terminal
 Change trains/correspond
 Stop
 Subway station-underground
 Get on bus
 Subway map
 front/middle
 To lose/lost
 Back
General Comprehension
 There will be a section using Time Tags where you have to
know what tense to put the verb into. (seeTime Tags slide)
 There will be a section that asks you general reading
comprehension questions, you mark the logical answer.
 General Vocab:
 Chez, porter, une robe, une jambe, quoi, venir de, qu’est-ce
que, ce soir, les vacances, Les états-unis, un pays
VERB CONJUGATION PORTION
Tuesday, In-Class
Set-Up
 There will be 4 sections: Present, Passe Compose, Near Future,
and Imparfait
 Each section will include questions in French and in English with
different subjects:
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Present form: Vendre (elle) __________________
Present form: To hang out (Vous) ________________
Imparfait form: Acheter (je) _________________
Imparfait form: to be (ils) _________________
Passe Compose: Parler (tu) ___________________
Passe Compose: To go down (nous) ____________________
Near Future: Prendre (il) ______________________
Near future: to wear (elles) ______________________