Grammar exercises

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Object Pronouns
 Les object pronouns sont des pronoms toujours placés en complément, c'est-à-dire
après le verbe.
Toujours complément (après le verbe)
Toujours sujet (avant le verbe)
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
Object pronouns
Me
Traduction
Moi, me, m'
Exemples
They played with me.
She called me.
You gave it to me.
You
Toi, te, t'
I like to play with you.
She called you.
I gave it to you.
Him
Lui, le, l'
She goes out with him.
Do you meet him on Friday?
Her
Elle, lui, la, l'
They know her very well.
Give her a chance.
Follow her!
It
Elle, lui, le, la, l',
cela, ça
I'll bring it home.
Take it now.
They knew it.
Us
Nous
She told us.
They will come with us.
You
Vous
I like you.
I'll go with you.
Them
Eux, elles, les,
leur
I told them.
We know them.
She'll go with them.

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A. Fill in the blanks with an appropriate personal pronoun or object pronoun.
1. walked with .
2. called .
3. will play computer with .
4. talks to every day.
5. sent a letter.
6. came to Montreal with .
7. watched T.V. with .
8. waited for for two hours.
9. gave it to .
10. eats with every night.
B. Translate these sentences into English.
1. Je l'ai vu.
2. Elles étudient toujours avec nous.
3. Il vous a parlé.
4. Nous avons joué avec eux tout l'après-midi.
5. Vous irez au cinéma avec elle.
6. Elle m'a appelé.
7. Ils sont venus avec nous à Montréal.
8. Tu ne mangeras pas avec eux.
9. Nous travaillons avec elle.
10. Je n'ai pas chanté pour toi.

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Simple Conditional
 Utilisation du simple conditional
Le Simple conditional exprime:
a) Un fait imaginaire.
Ex: I would recognize her anywhere.
She would like to be an engineer.
b) Une improbabilité avec si (if). Une partie de la phrase est au simple past.
Ex: If I had money, I would buy a sport car.
If I told you the truth would you be angry?
If I were you, I wouldn't do that.
Dans ces exemples, la partie au passé se traduit logiquement par l'imparfait
comme dans toutes les phrases utilisant le conditionnel:
Nous avons vu qu'à la 1re et 3e personne du singulier le verbe "to be" au passé
s'écrivait: Was. Par contre, lorsque que le verbe être est précédé de "if" il peut
se conjuguer comme "were" à toutes les personnes.
c) Une façon polie de demander, d'offrir ou d'exprimer ce que l'on veut.
Ex: I would like to have some information please.
Would you like a cup of tea?
Would you please wait in line?
N.B. Le simple conditional se traduit en français par le conditionnel présent.
Ex: Je me baignerais si j'avais mon maillot de bain.
Modes
Tenses
Simple
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Perfect
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Perfect
Progressive
Present
Past
Future
Conditional
Progressive
Present
Past
Future
Conditional

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Affirmations
Subject
Would
Verb (infinitive)
I
You
He
She
It
We
You
They
would
like
be
go
Object
to be an actor.
present…
to Montreal.
Contraction
I'd
You'd
He'd
She'd
-
We'd
You'd
They'd
Negations
Subject
Would
Verb (infinitive)
I
You
He
They
would
like
be
go
Object
to be an actor.
present…
to Montreal.
Not
not
Contraction
wouldn't
Yes/no
questions
Auxiliary
Subject
Verb (infinitive)
Would
you
he
they
like
be
go
Object
to be an actor?
present…?
to Montreal?
Information
questions
Question
word
Where
Verb
(infinitive)
Object
to go?
you
Auxiliary
would
like
Subject

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A. Conjugate the verbs in the simple conditional using the subject in brackets.
1. To sing (she)
2. To obtain (they)
3. To fire (I)
4. To reject (you)
5. To abandon (he)
6. To show (they)
7. To express (I)
8. To disappear (we)
9. To swallow (it)
10. To hurt (you)
11. To vanish (he)
12. To feed (we)
13. To grow (they)
14. To blow (She)
15. To capture (we)
16. To swim (it)
17. To travel (you)
18. To water (she)
19. To care (you)
20. To whistle (I)