subject pronoun(s) - Northwest ISD Moodle

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Leçon 18 Notes
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 __________
subject pronoun(s)
conjugation
subject pronoun(s)
conjugation
je (j’)
nous
tu
vous
il/elle/on
ils/elles
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 __________
subject pronoun(s)
conjugation
subject pronoun(s)
conjugation
je (j’)
nous
tu
vous
il/elle/on
ils/elles
espérer**: 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 préférer

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
plural
masculine
feminine
word starts with
a consonant
word starts with
a vowel sound
Exemples: 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.
mettre : to __________
subject pronoun(s)
conjugation
subject pronoun(s)
conjugation
je (j’)
nous
tu
vous
il/elle/on
ils/elles
- 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.