Fr2, Unité
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Irregular Verbs:
Vouloir, Pouvoir,
Devoir, Boire
pgs ____ to _____
Articles with Food: Article Partitif
pgs ____ to _____
Irregular Verbs:
Accent Verbs
pgs ____ to _____
Tout / Tous / Toutes / Toutes: All
pgs ____ to _____
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 1 of 16 Vouloir, Pouvoir, Devoir Notes
VOULOIR, POUVOIR, DEVOIR
When using multiple verbs in a phrase in the present tense, you must follow the correct order. You start
with a ____________________ followed by an ____________________. In English you generally follow
the same rules. You don’t say “I like eat,” you say “I like to eat.”
We first saw this in invitations.
_______________ (like)
INFINITIVE: _______________ (want)
_______________ (can)
_______________ (must)
Today, we are going to use this same construction but with ALL subject pronouns.
To do this, we need to learn how to conjugate these verbs in their entirety.
The verb VOULOIR translates as: ________________________
Present Tense Conjugation:
Je ____________
Nous ______________
Tu ___________
Vous ______________
Il/Elle _________
Ils/Elles ____________
Past Participle: ____________
Practice:
Elle veut jouer au foot.! ________________________________________________________
Ils ne veulent pas parler.! _______________________________________________________
Vous voulez danser? ! __________________________________________________________
*NOTE*
The polite form of VOULOIR is ______________ it translates as I_______________ .
I would like a sandwich. ! _____________________________________________
I would like to leave. ! ________________________________________________
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 2 of 16 The verb POUVOIR translates as: ______________, _________________ , _______________
Present Tense Conjugation:
Je ____________
Nous ______________
Tu ___________
Vous ______________
Il/Elle _________
Ils/Elles ____________
Past Participle: ____________
Practice:
Elle peut jouer au foot.! ________________________________________________________
Ils ne peuvent pas parler. ! ______________________________________________________
Vous pouvez danser? ! _________________________________________________________
The verb DEVOIR translates as: ______________, _________________ , _______________
Present Tense Conjugation:
Je ____________
Nous ______________
Tu ___________
Vous ______________
Il/Elle _________
Ils/Elles ____________
Past Participle: ____________
Practice:
Elle doit jouer au foot.! ________________________________________________________
Ils ne doivent pas parler.! _______________________________________________________
Vous devez danser! ! ___________________________________________________________
*NOTE* If DEVOIR is followed by a ______________ then it translates as ___________.
I owe 5 euros to my brother. ! _________________________________________
She owes 20 euros. ! ________________________________________________
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 3 of 16 Pg 176: BOIRE
The verb BOIR translates as: ________________________ Present Tense Conjugation: Je ____________ Tu ___________ Il/Elle _________ Nous ______________ Vous ______________ Ils/Elles ____________ Past Participle: ___________________ Examples: I drink apple juice ! ________________________________________________ He drinks water. ! __________________________________________________ We drank soda. ! ______________________________________________ Did you drink the milk? ! ____________________________________________ Do you all drink the orange juice? !_____________________________________
NOTES / Misc Info:
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 4 of 16 VOULOIR, POUVOIR, DEVOIR Practice Worksheet
Translate the Sentences : He wants a sandwich ! __________________________________________________________ We want to go to the cinema. ! ___________________________________________________ Do you want to go jogging? ! ___________________________________________________ I would love to. ! _____________________________________________________________ We can dance tonight ! _________________________________________________________ He can’t eat with us. ! _________________________________________________________ We can’t go to the cinema. ! ____________________________________________________ Can you go jogging? ! _________________________________________________________ I have to dance tonight ! _______________________________________________________ He must eat with us. ! _________________________________________________________ We must not go to the cinema. ! _________________________________________________ I want to sing! _______________________________________________________________ I cannot dance. ! ______________________________________________________________ I have to study. ! ______________________________________________________________ I would like to eat. ! ___________________________________________________________ You like to travel. ! ___________________________________________________________ We like to play soccer. ! _______________________________________________________ ©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 5 of 16 Articles with Food Notes
Articles in English
In ENGLISH when talking about food, we don’t always say how much of something we want.
I want chicken.
I would like some chicken.
I ate a chicken.
I want cake.
I’m eating cake.
I ate some cake.
L’article partitif: « Some »
When the French talk about food items they ALWAYS include some form of an ____________.
Usually they refer to part of the item and say ____________. In order to talk about “some” you
must know whether or not the food item is _____________, _____________ or _____________.
These are the phrases you use to say SOME:
Math Formula:
________ (masc)
de + le = ______
________ (feminine)
________ (vowel)
________ (plural)
de + les= _______
EXAMPLES:
Je veux du poulet
! _______________________________________________
! _______________________________________________
Je voudrais de la glace ! _______________________________________________
! _______________________________________________
Notice that in English we __________________ always include a quantity or amount.
Whole Items:
Sometimes it is necessary to describe a __________________ item such as A melon, A cake or
A chicken. To describe a WHOLE item you use the INDEFINITE ARTICLES _____ and ____.
Je veux un poulet.
! _______________________________________________
Je voudrais une pomme.! _______________________________________________
Articles with Liking Items :
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 6 of 16 Sometimes you want to say that you ____________ or don’t ______________ something. If
you want to say how you “feel” about something, use the DEFINITE articles ____, ____, _____.
J’aime le poulet.
! _______________________________________________
Je déteste les pommes.! _______________________________________________
Articles with Absence of Quantity:
None, Not any…
Sometimes you want to say that you don’t want something or don’t have something with a
________________ statement. In this case there is an ______________ of _____________. As
a result you use the expression: PAS ________!
Je n’ai pas DE poulet. ! _______________________________________________
! _______________________________________________
Je ne veux pas DE pommes. ! _______________________________________________
! _______________________________________________
Which Article ?
Now that we’ve learned how to use articles with food, let’s make a summary chart.
du, de la, de l’, des
Verb clues:
un/une
le, la, les
Verb clues:
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 7 of 16 Partitive Article Practice Worksheet
Translate the Sentences with the correct article : Careful, there might be NO article in English, but NOT in French ! I would like soup: ______________________________________________________________
I’m eating bread: _______________________________________________________________
We ate chicken: ________________________________________________________________
I have** cereal in the morning: ____________________________________________________
He wants some tea: _____________________________________________________________
I’m cooking a chicken: ___________________________________________________________
He likes tea: ___________________________________________________________________
I’m eating ice cream: ____________________________________________________________
He needs to buy cheese: _________________________________________________________
I made a pie: __________________________________________________________________
She likes fish: _________________________________________________________________
I don’t want (any) soup: _________________________________________________________
I’m not eating (any) bread: _______________________________________________________
We didn’t eat (any) chicken: ______________________________________________________
We didn’t eat chicken: ___________________________________________________________
I don’t have** cereal in the morning: _______________________________________________
He doesn’t want any tea: _________________________________________________________
I’m not cooking a chicken: _______________________________________________________
He does not like tea: ____________________________________________________________
I’m not eating melon: ___________________________________________________________
He does not need to buy (any) cheese: ______________________________________________
I did not make a pie: ____________________________________________________________ ©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 8 of 16 Accent Verbs Notes
Accent Verbs
Another set of « irregular verbs » are called _____________________ because when conjugating
them they follow a ________________ in where you place the ________________.
Although they seem small and unimportant, the _________________ are important because
they affect how you _________________ these verbs in different forms.
In order to know where you place the ______________ you need to know if there are
_____________ in the infinitive form because in the NOUS and VOUS form, the stem returns
back to the _____________ form. Let’s take a look at the conjugations.
ACHETER and AMENER have ______ accents in the infinitive.
acheter: ________________
J’ _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Practice :
J’achète la robe:______________________________________________________________________
Nous achetons un café. :_______________________________________________________________
amener: ________________
J’ _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Practice :
Elle amène son copain. :_______________________________________________________________
Nous amenons notre mère. :____________________________________________________________
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 9 of 16 PRÉFÉRER and ESPÉRER have ______ accent on the second _______ in the infinitive.
préférer: ________________
Je _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Practice :
Je préfère danser:__________________________________________________________________
Elle préfère travailler:________________________________________________________________
Nous préférons chanter. :_____________________________________________________________
espérer: ________________
J’ _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Practice :
J’espère gagner.:____________________________________________________________________
Elle espère voyager. :_________________________________________________________________
Nous espérons réussir. :_______________________________________________________________
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 10 of 16 Accent Verbs Practice Worksheet
PRACTICE:
I’m bringing a cake.! ______________________________________________________
He is buying an apple. ! __________________________________________________
Are you going to buy the car?! _____________________________________________
We are bringing Pierre. ! __________________________________________________
He hopes to dance. ! _____________________________________________________
Are you going to bring Monique?! _________________________________________
We hope to dance at the party. ! ___________________________________________
Are they buying the jam? ! _______________________________________________
He prefers salmon. ! ____________________________________________________
We are not buying a present.! ______________________________________________
She prefers pink. ! _______________________________________________________
You are not buying the hat?! _______________________________________________
We are not bringing Paul. ! ________________________________________________
We hope to sing. ! _______________________________________________________
They hope to travel.! _____________________________________________________
They prefer to sing. ! ____________________________________________________
Are we buying cheese? ! _________________________________________________
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 11 of 16 - YER Verb Endings Notes
-YER Verbs
There is another set of IRREGULAR verbs in French called ____________ verbs.
When conjugating these verbs the Y changes to ____________ EXCEPT in the
_________________ and _______________ which returns back to the _____________ form.
Let’s look at the conjugations:
payer: ________________
Je _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Practice :
Je paie à midi:______________________________________________________________________
Elle paie pour les chaussures. :________________________________________________________
Nous payons l’addition. :_______________________________________________________________
envoyer: ________________
J’ _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Practice :
Tu envoies la lettre ? :_________________________________________________________________
Il envoie les chaussures. :______________________________________________________________
Nous envoyons le colis. :_______________________________________________________________
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 12 of 16 nettoyer: ________________
Je _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Practice :
Je nettoie la maison.: _________________________________________________________________
Elle nettoie la voiture. :_________________________________________________________________
Vous nettoyez à 3h. :__________________________________________________________________
ennuyer: ________________
J’ _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Practice :
J’ennuie à la fête.: ____________________________________________________________________
Elle ennuie son frère. _________________________________________________________________
Vous ennuyez le weekend. _____________________________________________________________
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 13 of 16 - YER Verb Endings Practice Worksheet
PRACTICE: Are they paying for the eggs? ! ___________________________________________________ I’m cleaning my house.! _________________________________________________________ He is sending a letter. ! _________________________________________________________ I’m paying 10 euros! ___________________________________________________________ They are cleaning my room.! _____________________________________________________ We are sending a gift. ! _________________________________________________________ She is not paying for the dress! __________________________________________________ I annoy my mom.! ____________________________________________________________ They are paying tomorrow! ______________________________________________________ She’s cleaning the kitchen.! _____________________________________________________ I’m not sending a gift. ! _________________________________________________________ She is paying for the skirt. ! ______________________________________________________ We are paying the bill at the café! ________________________________________________ The movie bores me.! _________________________________________________________ We are cleaning the bath.! _____________________________________________________ You all are sending money. ! _____________________________________________________ ©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 14 of 16 Adjective TOUT Notes
L’adjectif tout
Tout translates in English as _____________ and ________________.
However, since it is an _________________ it must agree in ___________ and _____________.
Here is the pattern it follows:
Masculine
Feminine
Singular:
_______________
________________
Plural:
_______________
________________
Practice :
Je veux boire tout le lait. _______________________________________________________________
Elle achète toutes les chaussures: _______________________________________________________
Il prend tous les stylos: ________________________________________________________________
NOTICE how the TOUT changes depending on the ______________ you are describing.
Tout can be used idiomatically in several common expressions:
Everyone/Everybody: __________________________
All the time: __________________________________
Everything: __________________________________
Practice :
Tout le monde est là: _______________________________________________________________
Elle chante tout le temps: ____________________________________________________________
Tout est cher! : ____________________________________________________________________
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 15 of 16 Tout Practice Worksheet
Translate with the correct: TOUT, TOUS, TOUTE, TOUTES
I drank everything ! ______________________________________________________
He bought all the shoes. ! __________________________________________________
We have all the books. ! ___________________________________________________
Did you drink all the milk? ! ________________________________________________
Do you all work all the time? !_______________________________________________
Everyone likes candy! ! ____________________________________________________
They are taking all the pizza. ! _______________________________________________
We have all the pencils. ! ___________________________________________________
I have all the cheese. ! _____________________________________________________
They travel all the time. !___________________________________________________
You all ate all the bread. ! __________________________________________________
He wants all the ties. ! _____________________________________________________
We are looking at everything. ! ______________________________________________
She talks to all the teachers. ! ______________________________________________
©NicoleRichelle French 2, Unit 3, Grammar Notes_Page 16 of 16