subject pronoun(s) - Northwest ISD Moodle

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Remember that when you are conjugating regular verbs in French, you have two parts: the s______ and the
e_______________. (Think back to lesson 7 when we first learned how to conjugate regular –er verbs!)
There are certain verbs that take the regular –er verb endings, but have a stem change. These are called stem-changing
verbs. They can also be called “____________” verbs. (We’ll talk about this together.)
Grammaire – Les verbes acheter et préférer (p. 268-269)
Verbs like acheter (to buy) and amener (to bring (a person)) end in e + CONSONANT + -er.
Verbs like préférer (to prefer) and espérer (to hope) end in é + CONSONANT + -er.
Note the forms of these verbs in the chart, paying attention to:

the e of the stem in acheter and amener.

the é of the stem of preférer and espérer.
acheter : to __________
conjugation
subject pronoun(s)
nous
vous
ils/elles
subject pronoun(s)
je (j’)
tu
il/elle/on
conjugation
amener* : to _______________________ (see p. 269 for meaning)
subject pronoun(s)
conjugation
subject pronoun(s)
conjugation
je (j’)
nous
tu
vous
il/elle/on
ils/elles
*follows the same pattern as acheter
préférer : to __________
conjugation
subject pronoun(s)
nous
vous
ils/elles
subject pronoun(s)
je (j’)
tu
il/elle/on
subject pronoun(s)
je (j’)
tu
il/elle/on
espérer**: to __________ (see p. 269 for meaning)
conjugation
subject pronoun(s)
nous
vous
ils/elles
**follows the same pattern as préférer
conjugation
conjugation
Grammaire – Les verbes amener & apporter (p. 269)
Note that there are two different verbs that mean to bring in French.
amener + _______________
apporter + ________________
Grammaire – L’adjectif demonstratif ce (p. 270)
Demonstrative Adjectives (this, that, these, those) are used to point out specific people or things (to demonstrate
whom/what you are talking about). In French, the demonstrative adjective ce always agrees with the noun it introduces
and has the following forms:
singular
masculine
word starts with
word starts with
a consonant
a vowel sound
Exemples:
plural
feminine
ce blouson
cet homme
cette veste
cette amie
ces blousons
ces hommes
ces vestes
ces amies
To distinguish between a person or an object that is close (this, these) and one that is further away (that, those), the
French sometimes use –ci or –là after the noun.
Exemples:
Philippe achète cette chemise-ci.
__________________________________________
François achète cette chemise-là.
__________________________________________
Grammaire – L’adjectif interrogative quel (p. 271)
The interrogative adjective quel (what? which?) is used in questions (hence the “interrogative”) when asking about
specific people or objects. In French, it agrees with the noun it introduces and has the following forms:
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
Grammaire – Le verbe mettre (p. 272)
The verb mettre (to put, to place) is irregular.
subject pronoun(s)
je (j’)
tu
il/elle/on
mettre : to __________
conjugation
subject pronoun(s)
nous
vous
ils/elles
conjugation
- In the singular forms, the “t” is silent. The “t” is pronounced in the plural forms.
- The verb mettre has several English equivalents. You must use context to distinguish the meaning.
to put, place
Je mets mes livres sur la table.
to put on, wear
Caroline met une robe rouge.
to turn on
Tu mets la radio.