NOM:_________________________________ Class: _________
French 1, Unit 5: Grammar Packet
Keep this in your notebook and use it to take notes on grammar.
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POWER VERB review (irregular verbs):
Pg 206: Irregular Verb ALLER
ALLER is another one of the most _________________ verbs in French. It is used in several
expressions. It translates as ___________________ . When ALLER is followed by an
___________ it can be used to talk about the ___________.
Lets look at how to conjugate ALLER
je _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
PRACTICE:
I’m going to Paris. ___________________________________________
He is going to the movies. __________________________________________
Are you going to the café? __________________________________________
We’re going to eat. __________________________________________
Are they going to dance? __________________________________
Tu _______________________________________________________________________
Elle ______________________________________________________________________
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Pg 208: (à) IN, AT, TO…
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When using the verb _____________ we also need to use the
phrase___________. Like in English we don’t say “I’m going the pool.” We say:
“I’m going to the pool.” In French you do the same thing except you have to
know whether or not the place you’re going to is ___________ or ____________.
We’ve already been working with this earlier you just didn’t realize it. Take a look.
Je suis ______ café.
Nous sommes____ la maison.
Elle va _____ la piscine. Il est _____ centre commercial.
Je vais _____ cinéma.
Je suis _______ Paris.
These are the phrases you use to say IN, AT or TO:
Math Formula:
________ (masc)
à + le = ______
________ (feminine)
________ (vowel)
________ (plural)
à + les= _______
________ (cities) cities are neither masculine nor feminine
PRACTICE:
I’m going to the café ___________________________________________________
He’s going to the apartment. _____________________________________________
We are at the house. ____________________________________________________
They are in Boston. _____________________________________________________
You girls are going to the party. ___________________________________________
You all are not going to the school. _______________________________________
Write sentences of your own using the preposition à.
Tu _______________________________________________________________________
Elle ______________________________________________________________________
Nous _____________________________________________________________________
Vous _____________________________________________________________________
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Pg 212: Aller + Infinitive
Infinitive (Future Proche:
Proche Near Future)
The Future Proche is used to talk about the ___________________.
It is how you say: “I’m going to eat that.” or “He is going to be there.”
To form the future proche you simply conjugate ALLER followed by the infinitive.
Just like in English, you don’t say: “I’m going eat.” You say: “I’m going to eat.” Using the ____________.
GRAMMAR Review:
ALLER Conjugation:
Je ____________
Nous ______________
Tu ___________
Vous ______________
Il/Elle _________
Ils/Elles ____________
What is an infinitive?_______________________________________________________
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Future Proche Formation: (Subject) + ________________ + ____________________
EXAMPLES:
Je vais dormir.
I’m going to eat: ___________________________________________________
We are going to play soccer: _________________________________________
He is going to go to the school: _______________________________________
She is going to be cold: _____________________________________________
Tu ________________________________________________
Il _________________________________________________
Nous ______________________________________________
Ils ________________________________________________
Negation in Future Proche:
Formation: (Subject) + _____ + _________________ +
_____
+ ___________________
I’m not going to eat: ____________________________________________________
We are not going to play soccer: __________________________________________
He is not going to go to the school: ________________________________________
She is not going to be cold: ______________________________________________
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Pg 211: Chez
CHEZ is used to describe a ____________ or a _____________ house or a _______________. This is a
___________ expression that cannot be directly translated. The best way to learn how to use ______ is to look at it.
EXAMPLES:
I’m going to Marc’s house. Je vais chez Marc.
We’re going to my friend’s house. Nous allons chez un copain.
He’s going to Kroger. Il va chez Kroger.
They are going to the dentist. Ils vont chez le dentist.
****Notice that you _________ have to include the preposition _______ when using chez.
PRACTICE:
They are going to my aunt’s house. ______________________________________
We are at David’s house. ______________________________________________
You are at my sister’s house. ___________________________________________
You all are going to Wal-Mart. __________________________________________
Pg 221: Stress Pronouns or “AVEC / CHEZ Pronouns”
Stress Pronouns are used after ___________________ like AND,
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OR, FOR, and WITH. Like English, you
don’t say: “I went to eat with he.” “I went to eat with him.” Or “Sarah works for we.” “Sarah works for us.”
List of preposition/stress pronouns
______ (me)
______ (you)
______ (him)
_______ (her)
_______ (us)
_______ (you/f,g)
______ (them)
______ (them)
Phrases that take stress pronouns:
avec (with)
pour (for)
ou (or)
et (and)
chez (…)
PRACTICE:
I eat with him. Je mange _______________.
Sarah works for us. Sarah travaille ____________________.
Do you love Pierre or me? Aimes-tu Pierre ________________ ?
You are with me. _____________________________________________
She is with him. ______________________________________________
He is at her house. ____________________________________________
You all work for them. _________________________________________
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Pg 218: Irregular Verb VENIR
VENIR is another _________________ verb in French. It is used to talk about where you
________________ . It translates as ___________________ .
Lets look at how to conjugate VENIR
je _______________
nous _________________
tu _______________
vous (f/g)_____________
il/elle_____________
ils/elles_______________
*** In order to use VENIR in a sentence we must learn how to use indefinite articles
Pg 219: (de) FROM, SOME, ABOUT, OF…
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When using the verb _____________ we also need to use the
phrase___________. Like in English we don’t say “I’m coming the mall.” We
say: “I’m coming from the mall.” In French you do the same thing except you
have to know whether or not the place you’re coming from is _______ or ______.
These are the phrases you use to say FROM, SOME, ABOUT, or OF:
Math Formula:
________ (masc)
de + le = ______
________ (feminine)
________ (vowel)
________ (plural)
de + les= _______
________ (cities) cities are neither masculine nor feminine
PRACTICE:
Je suis ______ café.
Nous sommes______ maison.
Elle va _______ piscine. Il est _____ centre commercial.
Je vais _____ cinéma.
Je suis _______ Paris.
He is coming from the movies. __________________________________________
Are you coming from the café? __________________________________________
We’re coming from the beach. __________________________________________
Are they coming from the library? _______________________________________
I’m from Paris. _______________________________________________________
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Write sentences of your own using the verb VENIR and then translate them:
Tu _______________________________________________________________________
Elle ______________________________________________________________________
Nous _____________________________________________________________________
Vous _____________________________________________________________________
Ils _______________________________________________________________________
Je _______________________________________________________________________
Elles _____________________________________________________________________
Summary Chart :
TO, IN, AT :
FROM, OF, SOME, ABOUT:
Used with :
Used with :
Pg 223 and 228: Nom + de + nom (Possession)
In French you never say “______________ pen”. You always say “the pen ________________.
To form this, you use _________ or __________.
EX: Sue’s family. La famille de Sue
French class La classe de français.
PRACTICE:
Bob’s pen _____________________
Sarah’s computer _________________
Sports car _____________________
Jazz music. ______________________
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Pg 230 and 232: Possessive Adjectives
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Possessive Adjectives allow you to say my, your, his, her, their…..
We’ve already learned how to say: my: ______________ and your: ____________.
Now, we’re going to learn all the possessive adjectives.
What makes possessive adjectives different from English is that possessive Adjectives depend on the
_______________ you are talking about, and if it ________________, __________________ or
___________________. It is different than English because it does not depend on who you are talking
about. Let’s look at examples.
MY
YOUR
******HIS/HER
OUR
YALL’s
THEIR’s
***EXCEPTION!!! If the word starts with a ___________ then you use the _____________ form to
create the _______________. EX: Mon amie, Son image
PRACTICE:
I love my mom. ________________________________________________
Sarah is his sister. ______________________________________________
Her brother is tall. ______________________________________________
Their dad is blond. ________________________________________
Their parents are nice. ______________________________________
Our friend is French. _______________________________________
His car is red. _____________________________________________
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Pg 233: Ordinal Numbers
To talk about first, second, third, fourth….etc you must use ordinal numbers. Like English,
French ordinal numbers follow a simple pattern. You add the ending ___________ to the
number. If there is an ________ at the end of the number, you must ___________ the ______
before adding the ending.
Write out First, Second Third, Fourth and Fifth below.
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