Microsoft Word – FGB§2 verbs

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Exercise 11 (irregular RE verbs) 1 The students catch the last train to Paris. 2 We are undertaking this new task. 3 He falls in love with Spanish girls. 4 Don’t laugh at me. 5 We smile when she sings. 6 The policemen pursue the burglar. 7 It doesn’t follow that the article is true. 8 The boys are always silent in class. 9 Your argument convinces me. 10 We survive the grammar course! SEMI-IRREGULAR VERBS 1 Verbs ending in CER: change c to ç before a and o (commençons) 2 Verbs ending in GER: add e after g before a and o (mangeais) 3 Verbs ending in YER: change y to i before mute e (essaie) NB Verbs in AYER can retain the y (je paie or je paye) 4 Verbs in ELER & ETER: there is no hard and fast rule: each verb needs to be learnt separately. There are 2 forms: [a] change e to è before a mute e (achète – répète) [b] double the consonant before a mute e (jette – appelle) 5 Verbs ending in é + consonant + er: change é to è before a mute e: (espère) Reference: these are the most common verbs of type 4: Double the consonant: amonceler appeler chanceler dépuceler enficeler ensorceler épeler étinceler ficeler grommeler harceler jumeler niveler rappeler renouveler ruisseler tonneler billeter buffeter cacheter décolleter déjeter empaqueter étiqueter feuilleter interjeter jeter moucheter paqueter Projeter rejeter riveter tacheter trompeter voleter Change e to è: celer ciseler congeler déceler dégeler écarteler geler marteler modeler peler receler acheter aleter racheter
Exercise 12 (semi-irregular verbs) 1 We are at last beginning to understand French verbs. 2 We are travelling to France tomorrow afternoon. 3 They neglect their duty. 4 This bores me. 5 They are trying to work. 6 The charlady cleans the floors. 7 The students are buying writing-paper. 8 The children throw balls across the wall. 9 The man is drying his wet clothes. 10 I hope he arrives safely. THE USE OF THE PRESENT TENSE [1] to express PRESENT TIME (English present continuous): I am eating at the moment Je mange en ce moment [2] to express HABIT (English simple present tense): I work every day Je travaille tous les jours [3] to express the IMMEDIATE FUTURE (as in English): We are going to Paris tomorrow On va à Paris demain [4] to express FUTURE INTENTION using aller (English future tense): You’ll see! Tu vas voir! [5] the HISTORIC PRESENT—events are expressed in the present rather than in the past to give them greater immediacy (this use is common in colloquial English): She died at five o’clock Elle meurt à cinq heures NB1 — When do, does and don’t are used to emphasise verbs in English, they should NEVER be translated into French.: We do like cheese nous aimons le fromage Don’t they like it? Est-ce qu’ils ne l’aiment pas? NB2 — To stress the continuous nature of an event, use en train de: He’s doing his homework Il est en train de faire ses devoirs
Page 1 and 2: Verbs can be in one of four MOODS:
Page 3 and 4: TENIR to hold tiens tiens tient ten
Page 5 and 6: Exercise 7 (irregular OIR verbs) RE
Page 7 and 8: enjoindre to enjoin, call on, order
Page 9: Exercise 8 (irregular RE verbs) 1 H
Page 13 and 14: Exercise 15 (irregular future forms
Page 15 and 16: Exercise 19 (irregular conditional
Page 17 and 18: Exercise 21 (the use of the imperfe
Page 19 and 20: There is a large number of irregula
Page 21 and 22: Exercise 27 (irregular past partici
Page 23 and 24: Exercise 29 (verbs that take être)
Page 25 and 26: Exercise 32 [use of the pluperfect
Page 27 and 28: THE PAST ANTERIOR Formation: use th
Page 29 and 30: AGREEMENT OF THE PAST PARTICIPLE Th
Page 31 and 32: Exercise 42 Exercise 43 7 If the tr
Page 33 and 34: THE USE OF S’EN ALLER The verb me
Page 35 and 36: 4 VERBS FOUND ONLY IN THE PAST PART
Page 37 and 38: POUVOIR je peux I can, I may, I’m
Page 39 and 40: Y AVOIR The verb is used [a] on its
Page 41 and 42: VERBS WITH MORE THAN ONE MEANING Th
Page 43 and 44: s’user to wear out user de to use
Page 45 and 46: Exercise 56 [verbs with differing m
Page 47 and 48: VERBS THAT TAKE AN INDIRECT OBJECT
Page 49 and 50: Exercise 64 [verbs that take a dire
Page 51 and 52: Exercise 67 [verbs not followed by
Page 53 and 54: Exercise 69 [verbs that take de] 1
Page 55 and 56: VERBS FOLLOWED BY Â¤Ê autoriser
Page 57 and 58: Exercise 78 [verbs that take à] 1
Page 59 and 60: THE FORM AND USE OF THE IMPERATIVE
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THE SUBJUNCTIVE The subjunctive is
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[5] After verbs of PERMISSION défe
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[8] After IMPERSONAL VERBS (unless
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C’est le seul homme qui soit venu
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Exercise 91 [use of the subjunctive
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AVOIDING THE SUBJUNCTIVE The subjun
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He worked hard in order that his fa
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falloir be necessary devoir to have
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suivre to follow suis suis suit sui
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ÊTRE être bien avec to be on good
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ALLER les affaires vont bien busine
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PRENDRE prendre un bain / une douch
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VOIR & VOULOIR faites voir let me s
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VALOIR & MOURIR il vaudrait mieux q
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SERVIR & SENTIR cela ne sert à rie
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As these show obligation, use devoi
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