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[etudiance]

8/5/16 - re-planning my august in my new bullet journal ft. my first weekly spread! i think i’ll be changing the layout in the future but hey. also, after hearing about it so much from my fellow studyblrs taking ap lit, i got the above book to read before i take the class second semester!!

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Mot du Jour ~ le 13 mai 2016

Partir (v.) to leave

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mot du Jour ~ le 6 mai 2016

Mourir (v.) to die

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mot du Jour ~ le 29 avril 2016

Arriver (v.) to arrive

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mot du Jour ~ le 22 avril 2016

Retourner (v.) to return

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mot du Jour ~ le 15 avril 2016

Tomber (v.) to fall

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mot du Jour ~ le 8 avril 2016

Rentrer (v.) to re enter/return home

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mot du Jour ~ le premier avril 2016

Entrer (v.) to enter

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mot du Jour ~ le 25 mars 2016

Descendre (v.) to descend

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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hi there! I was wondering if this is open for joining? I'm currently learning french and love all the resources you've posted and would absolutely love becoming a member! Also is there a link to applications? Thank you!

You can apply to join here and we’ll contact you when we are adding new members!

- Abby

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Mot du Jour ~ le 18 mars 2016

Naître (v.) to be born

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mon Dieu, je suis si tard à la fête! Je suis désolé pour ne pas me présenter!!  Je n'ai pas vérifié mon email pour toujours....J'espère que ceci n'est pas mal!

Je m'appelle Amanda et j’ai 17 ans. “klllbill” est mon blog principal, mais mon blog d'étude est “revisicn”. Ceci est ma première année de français, ainsi mon français n'est pas très bon.

Again, I am so so so sorry for being so late in joining this blog! I’m really eager to become better at French so I can pass the IB/study abroad/seduce people through the language of love. So... I’m a junior in high school, and I took Mandarin for 10 years before switching to French last August. I play basketball and volleyball, I love theatre (acting, writing, directing) and literature, and playing the saxophone. I’m probably at the bottom end of the scale when it comes to speaking, writing and especially understanding French, but I’m working on it! (Mon oreille, il n'est pas formé encore!)

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Mot du Jour ~ le 11 mars 2016

Aller (v.) to go

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mot du Jour ~ le 4 mars 2016

Venir (v.) to come

Happy Frenching! ~ Céleste (lafrance-et-celeste)

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Mot du jour - 3 March 2016

écouter (verb) listen

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Notes on French Verb Tenses

Present Tense, “Le présent”:

 For (-er) verbs, drop ending (-er) and add (e, es, e, ons, ez, ent):

Je parle. - I speak. I am speaking.

Tu parles. - You speak. You are speaking.

Il parle. - He speaks. He is speaking.

Nous parlons. - We speak. We are speaking.

Vous parlez. - You (all) speak. You (all) are speaking.

Ils parlent. - They speak. They are speaking.

For (-ir) verbs, drop ending (-ir) and add (is, is, it, issons, issez, issent):

Je finis. - I finish. I am finishing.

Tu finis. - You finish. You are finishing.

Il finit. - He finishes. He is finishing.

Nous finissons. - We finish. We are finishing.

Vous finissez. - You (all) finish. You (all) are finishing.

Ils finissent. - They finish. They are finishing.

For (-re) verbs, drop ending (-re) and add (s, s, “, ons, ez, ent):

Je perds. - I lose. I am losing.

Tu perds. - You lose. You are losing.

Il perd. - He loses. He is losing.

Nous perdons. - We lose. We are losing.

Vous perdez. - You (all) lose. You (all) are losing.

Ils perdent. - They lose. They are losing.

Compound Past, “Le passé composé”:

Present tense of “avoir/être” + past participle of verb = I have ___. or I ___ed.

(avoir + __) (Past participle must agree with its direct object):

J'ai aimé. - I liked. I have liked.

Tu as aimé. - You liked. You have liked.

Il a aimé. - He liked. He has liked.

Nous avons aimé. - We liked. We have liked.

Vous avez aimé. - You (all) liked. You (all) have liked.

Ils ont aimé. - They liked. They have liked.

(être + __) (Past participle must agree with the subject):

Je suis devenu(e). - I became. I have become.  

Tu es devenu(e). - You became. - You have become.

Il est devenu. - He became. He has become.

Nous sommes devenu(e)s. - We became. We have become.

Vous êtes devenu(e)(s). - You (all) became. You (all) have become.

Ils sont devenus. - They became. They have become.

Imperfect, “L’imparfait”:

Infinitive form of “nous” verb, remove (-ons), add (ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, aient):

Je parlais. - I spoke. I was speaking.

Tu parlais. - You spoke. You were speaking.

Il parlait. - He spoke. He was speaking.

Nous parlions. - We spoke. We were speaking.

Vous parliez. - You (all) spoke. You (all) were speaking.

Ils parlaient. - They spoke. They were speaking.

Near Future, “Le futur proche”: 

Present tense of “aller” + infinitive of action verb = I am going to ___.

Je vais voir Luc. - I am going to see Luc.

Il va arriver. - He is going to arrive.

Nous allons manger. - We are going to eat.

Simple Future, “Le futur simple”:

For (-er, -ir) verbs, infinitive + (ai, as, a, ons, ez, ont) = I will ___.

Je parlerai. - I will speak.

Tu parleras. - You will speak.

Il parlera. - He will speak.

Nous parlerons. - We will speak.

Vous parlerez. - You (all) will speak.

Ils parleront. - They will speak.

For (-re) verbs, drop (-e) from infinitive + (ai, as, a, ons, ez, ont):

Je vendrai. - I will sell.

Tu vendras. - You will sell.

Il vendra. - He will sell.

Nous vendrons. - We will sell.

Vous vendrez. - You (all) will sell.

Ils vendront. - They will sell.

Past Perfect, Pluperfect, “Le plus-que-parfait”:

Imperfect of auxilary verb (avoir/etre) + past participle of verb = I had ___ed.

(avoir + __) (Past participle must agree with its direct object):

J’avais aimé. - I had liked.

Tu avais aimé. - You had liked.

Il avait aimé. - He had liked.

Nous avions aimé. - We had liked.

Vous aviez aimé. - You (all) had liked.

Ils avaient aimé. - They had liked.

(être + __) (Past participle must agree with the subject):

J’étais devenu(e). - I had become.

Tu étais devenu(e). - You had become.

Il était devenu. - He had become.

Nous étions devenu(e)s. - We had become.

Vous étiez devenu(e)(s). - You (all) had become.

Ils étaient devenus. - They had become.

Conditional, “Le conditionnel”:

For (-er, -ir) verbs, infinitive + ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, -aient) = I would  ___.

Je parlerais. - I would speak.

Tu parlerais. - You would speak.

Il parlerait. - He would speak.

Nous parlerions. - We would speak.

Vous parleriez. - You (all) would speak.

Ils parleraient. - They would speak.

For (-re) verbs, drop (-re) from infinitive + (ais, ais, ait, ions, iez, -aient):

Je vendrais. - I would sell.

Tu vendrais. - You would sell.

Il vendrait. - He would sell.

Nous vendrions. - We would sell.

Vous vendriez. - You (all) would sell.

Ils vendraient. - They would sell.

Past Conditional, “Le conditionnel passé”: 

Conditional of “avoir/être” + past participle of verb = I would have ___ed.

(conditional avoir + __) (Past participle must agree with its direct object):

J’aurais aimé. - I would have liked.

Tu aurais aimé. - You would have liked.

Il aurait aimé. - He would have liked.

Nous aurions aimé. - We would have liked.

Vous auriez aimé. - You (all) would have liked.

Ils auraient aimé. - They would have liked.

(conditional être + __) (Past participle must agree with the subject):

Je serais devenu(e). - I would have become.

Tu serais devenu(e). - You would have become.

Il serait devenu. - He would have become.

Nous serions devenu(e)s. - We would have become.

Vous seriez devenu(e)(s). - You (all) would have become.

Ils seraient devenus. - They would have become.

(Important missing tenses from post this include the subjunctive and imperative, the simple past tense, the French passive voice, forming gerunds, et cetera.)

[burrke]

31.1.16 // 10:38 pm finished my mind map for french tenses! well technically not just tenses but all the kinds of conjugations im going to need to have to remember