NOM:_________________________________ Class: _________________________________
Fr 1, Unit 3: Grammar Packet
Keep this in your notebook and use it to take notes on grammar.
Unité 3, Part 1:
Subject Pronouns Review:
In order to know who you’re talking about, you must know your subject pronouns.
Example Sentence:
I
______________________________________________
You
______________________________________________
He
She
______________________________________________
PRACTICE:
( HE ) ________________ aime le football.
(I)
________________ préfère le golf.
( YOU ) ______________ aimes la pizza.
( SHE ) ______________ aime danser.
____________ m’appelle Paul.
____________ s’appelle Claire.
____________ s’appelle Pierre.
____________ t’appelles Jacques ?
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Pg 101: Verb + Infinitive
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.”
INFINITIVE:
_______________ (like)
_______________ (want)
_______________ (would like)
_______________ (can)
_______________ (must)
EX:
I like to eat. J’aime manger.
He likes to watch tv.  Il aime regarder la télé.
I want to sing _______________________________________________________________
I can dance.  ________________________________________________________________
I have to study.  ______________________________________________________________
I would like to eat.  ___________________________________________________________
You like to travel.  ___________________________________________________________
We like to play soccer.  _______________________________________________________
Pg 101: NEGATIVE- Verb + Infinitive
_______________ (like)
INFINITIVE:
_______________ (want)
ne
_______________ (would like)
pas
_______________ (can)
_______________ (must)
EX: I don’t like to eat. Je n’aime pas manger.
He doesn’t like to dance.  Il n’aime pas danser.
I don’t want to sing ___________________________________________________________
I can’t dance.  ________________________________________________________________
I don’t have to study.  _________________________________________________________
You don’t like to travel.  _______________________________________________________
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Pg 84: ALL Subject Pronouns
In order to know who you’re talking about, you must know your subject pronouns.
I
We
You
You (f)
Ya’ll
He
She
“One”
They
Pierre et moi = _____________________
Pierre et Stephanie = ________________
Stephanie et Elizabeth = ______________
When do you use vous and when do you use tu? _____________________________________
Grammar Background: CONJUGATING
Before start Unité 3,lets talk about verbs and grammar in general:
Infinitive: A verb in it’s _____________ form.
A verb that has not been_______________ / _________________________.
EX:
to dance - ___________________
to play - ________________
to swim - _________________
to listen - _______________
to speak - ________________
to eat - _________________
Conjugating: Changing the ____________ to match the ________________.
In English, we ______________ conjugate verbs.
To be
I _____
we _______
you ____
s/he ____
To have
I _____
we _______
you guys _____
you ____
you guys _____
they ______
s/he ____
they ______
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Pg 94: Regular ER verbs
Many verbs in French are ___________________. This means that they follow a pattern when
you _____________________ them. There are three types of regular verbs in French:
_________, _________, and ___________.
Today we are going to talk about regular ER verbs.
Most verbs in French that end in ER are regular verbs and follow a ______________ when you
conjugate them. Today we’re going to learn that pattern. You MUST follow a 3 step pattern.
1. Start with the INFINITIVE:
2. Form the STEM. To form the ___________ you remove the ______ ending.
3. Add the ER endings:
je _________________
nous _________________
tu _________________
vous (f/g)_____________
on/il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
4. Write a sentence: _______________________________________________
PRACTICE with ER Conjugation:
1. INFINITIVE: ______________
1. INFINITIVE: ______________
2. STEM: ____________
2. STEM: ____________
3. Conjugate
3. Conjugate
je _______________
nous ________________
je _______________
nous ________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Sentences with ER VERBS:
I eat fish.  _________________________________________________________________
You watch tv. _____________________________________________________________
He is eating at the café ______________________________________________________
We are traveling to Paris. ____________________________________________________
They (girls) are studying.  ____________________________________________________
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Pg 88: Negation
To form the negative in French you must make a _____________ with the ____________ in the
middle. The ________ and ___________ are the bread. No ____________ verb sandwiches!!
ne
+ VERB
I don’t play soccer.

+
pas

Je ne suis pas americaine.

Tu n’es pas anglais.
Je ______ __________
He is not listening to the radio.
______ au foot.
Il _____ ____________ ______ la radio.
PRACTICE:
Translate these sentences
I don’t eat fish.  ____________________________________________________________
You don’t watch tv. ________________________________________________________
He is not eating at the café ___________________________________________________
We are not traveling to Paris. _________________________________________________
They (girls) are not studying.  _________________________________________________
You all are not speaking Spanish. ______________________________________________
Write negative sentences of your own using ER verbs and then translate them:
Je __________________________________  ____________________________________
Tu __________________________________  ____________________________________
Il __________________________________  _____________________________________
Nous __________________________________  __________________________________
Vous __________________________________  ___________________________________
Ils __________________________________  _____________________________________
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Unité 3, Part 2:
Pg 86: Asking Questions with Est-ce que…”Is it that…”
In French, there are several ways to ask questions. The first way we learned was called
intonation. This asks a question by changing the tone of your _______________.
Today we’re going to learn how to ask questions using the expression: Est-ce que.
Est-ce que literally means “______ _______ ____________”. It translates as _______?
To ask a question using Est-ce que, you simply put ____________ in front of a ____________.
Est-ce que
+
conjugated verb
EXAMPLES:
Is it that Stephanie is Canadian?  Est-ce que Stephanie est canadienne?
Does he play tennis?  Est-ce qu’il joue au tennis?
Are they eating at the café?  Est-ce qu’ils mangent au café?
******LIAISON******
If the subject starts with a _____________ then dropp the E when writing Est-ce qu’
PRACTICE:
Translate these questions using EST-CE QUE:
Are you eating fish?  __________________________________________________________
Do you watch tv? ____________________________________________________________
Is he eating at the café ________________________________________________________
Do you all travel to Paris. ______________________________________________________
Ask 5 of your own questions.
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Pg 106, 108, 109: Asking Specific Questions using est-ce que
To ask more than just yes/no questions, you can use the interrogative expressions on page 106.
You simply put those expressions before _______________ question.
Let’s look at our formula:
Question words pg 106
_______________ (where?)
_______________ (when?)
+ est-ce que +
conjugated verb
_______________ (what time?)
_______________ (how?)
_______________ (why?)
_______________ (who?) pg 108
_______________ (what?) pg 109
EXAMPLES:
Où est-ce que tu habites?  ____________________________________
À quelle heure est-ce qu’il mange?  _____________________________
PRACTICE:
Why is she dancing?  ______________________________________________
Where are they(girls) singing?  ______________________________________
When am I having dinner? __________________________________________
Where do they live?  ______________________________________________
What is she singing? ______________________________________________
What are they watching?  __________________________________________
What are we eating?  _____________________________________________
What are you all saying?  __________________________________________
How do we study?  _______________________________________________
Because I want to eat.  ____________________________________________
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Pg 108: Qui
To ask who or whom you use the word _____________. You can put other expressions like:
to ____, about _____, with _______, for__________ in front of qui to ask questions.
Question words pg 108
_______________ (who?)
_______________ (to who?)
+ est-ce que +
conjugated verb
_______________ (about who?)
_______________ (with who?)
_______________ (for who?)
EXAMPLES:
Qui est-ce que tu écoutes?  __________________________________________
Avec qui est-ce qu’il danse?  ________________________________________
Qui danse à la boum?  _____________________________________________
PRACTICE:
Translate these sentences
Who is over there?  ____________________________________________
Who do you like?  _____________________________________________
Who is she singing with?  _______________________________________
Write 10 questions of you own
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Pg 111: Inversion
There are several way to ask questions in French. The first way we learned to ask a question is
to use ________________________. This asks a question by changing the tone of your
_______________.
Another way we learned to ask a question is to use the expression _______________________
Write a question using this format: ________________________________________________.
Another, more common way to ask a question is to use _____________________. This simply
means putting the ________________ before the subject pronoun.
This is similar to English when you ask. “Are you French?”
conjugated verb
-
(infinitive)
(Dash)
EXAMPLES:
Aimez-vous parler anglais?
V
SP
As-tu un stylo?
V SP
Habitent-ils en France?
V
SP
REMEMBER: You must put a ___________ to link the verb and subject!
You cannot use inversion without _______________________________________.
Basically you can’t say:
“Parlez-Pierre anglais?”  (It just doesn’t sound right!)
PRACTICE: Using inversion, translate these questions
Do you live in Paris?  _________________________________________________________
Do you dance?  ______________________________________________________________
With whom do you live?  _______________________________________________________
Do you want to take a walk?  ____________________________________________________
Write 2 questions of your own using inversion:
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Grammar Background: Regular and Irregular Verbs
So far we’ve learned how to conjugate _____________ verbs. Regular verbs follow a
_____________ when you conjugate them.
However, most verbs in French are _____________. Irregular verbs _____________ follow a
pattern when you conjugate them. You must ________________ how to conjugate these verbs.
Pg 110: Irregular Verb FAIRE
Today we’re going to learn how to conjugate FAIRE. Faire is one of the most commonly used
_______________verbs in French. It is used in several expressions. It translates as
___________________ or ___________________ but often it cannot be directly translated.
FAIRE: ________________
je _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
Use page 110 to write the 4 expressions that use FAIRE:
Additional expressions:
to babysit  _______________________
to go shopping  _____________________
to jog  __________________________
to skateboard  ______________________
PRACTICE:
I play a match ___________________________ He takes a trip.  ___________________________
We pay attention.  ________________________ They babysit on Friday.  ____________________
Je ________________________________________________________________________
Tu _______________________________________________________________________
Elle ______________________________________________________________________
Nous _____________________________________________________________________
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Pg 84: The Verb ETRE
Today we’re going to learn how to conjugate ETRE. ETRE is one of the most commonly used
_______________verbs in French. It is used in several expressions. It translates as
___________________. You must ________________ how to conjugate these verbs.
You ________________ use this with other verbs. It is used alone.
ETRE: ________________
I am___________________
We are______________________
You are________________
You all are___________________
He/She is_______________
They are_____________________
PRACTICE: Translate these sentences be sure to Refer to vocab pg 85
I am American.  __________________________________________________
You are French __________________________________________________
He is at the café __________________________________________________
We are in Paris. __________________________________________________
They (girls) are on vacation.  ________________________________________
You all are at home. ______________________________________________
I am here.  ______________________________________________________
Write 8 sentences of your own using the verb ETRE and then translate them:
Je ________________________________________________________________________
Tu _______________________________________________________________________
Elle ______________________________________________________________________
Nous _____________________________________________________________________
Vous _____________________________________________________________________
Ils _______________________________________________________________________
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