French Weather Expressions, -ER Verbs, Possession and Asking Questions

1. Unit 3
Le Temps

2. Quel temps fait-il?
Il fait…
…beau – it’s pretty, it’s beautiful, it’s nice.
…mauvais – it’s bad
…froid – it’s cold
1.
…frais – it’s cool
…du soleil – it’s sunny
…du vent – it’s windy
…nuageux – it’s cloudy
…orageux – stormy
2.
Il pleut – it’s raining
Il neige – it’s snowing
Or you can add très or ne…pas
Ex. – Il fait très beau. – It’s very nice out.
Il ne fait pas froid. – It’s not cold.
3.

3. Les saisons de l’annee
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l’ été
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l’hiver
l’automne
le printemps

4. Une parapluie
Un sac
Une chaussure
Les lunettes de soleil
Un jean
Une casquette
Un imperméable
Les Vêtements
Un pull
Un costume
Les chaussettes (f.)
Une écharpe
Une chemise
Une ceinture

5. -ER Verbs
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Verbs end in –er, -ir, -re
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This chapter tell you how to conjugate –er verbs. You take off the
“er” and add:
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Je
(e)
nous
(ons)
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Tu
(es)
vous
(ez)
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il
(e)
ils
(ent)
Elle
(e)
elles
(ent)
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6. What does this look like?
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Aimer – to like, to love
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Parler – to speak
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Danser – to danse
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Elle aime - She likes
Vous aimez – you like
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Je parle – I speak
Nous parlons – we speak
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Il danse – He dances
Elles dansent – they dance
Infinitive form

7. More Verbs
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Écouter la musique – to listen to music
Jouer de la guitare – to play the guitar
Chanter – to sing
Patiner – to skate
Parler au téléphone – to talk on the phone
Regarder la télévision – to watch TV
Étudier – to study
Travailler – to work

8. Using 2 verbs together
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Can use aimer plus another verb – to say you like to do
something
J’aime danser – I like to dance
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J’aime chanter – I like to sing
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Making it negative: ne….pas goes around the conjugated
verb
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Je n’aime pas danser ( I don’t like to dance)
Je ne danse pas
(I don’t dance)
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9. Present Tense means 3 things
Translations:
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je porte – I wear, I do wear, I am wearing
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tu aimes – you like, you do like, you are liking
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il étudie – he studies, he does study, he is studying
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Elles dansent – they dance, they do dance, they are
dancing
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Nous parlons – We speak, We do speak, We are
speaking)

10. How to write a question
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1.
2 ways:
Invert the subject and verb
Tu aimes (you like)
Aimes-tu (do you like)
2.
**Add “est-ce que” in front of subject & verb
Est-ce que tu aimes (do you like)
Est-ce que vous parlez (do you speak)
** Preferred way to make a question

11. Possession
Possessive Adjectives
English
Masculine
singular
Feminine
singular
Plural
my
mon
ma
mes
your
ton
ta
tes
* Possessive adjectives modify nouns and show ownership of object. They are used in place of the article
* Possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the object that is owned.
Ex. My belt – ma ceinture (belt is feminine, so “my” must be feminine)
Your shoes – tes chaussures (shoes are plural, so “your” must also be plural)
* If an object begins with a vowel in the singular form, the masculine form of the possessive
adjective must be used, regardless of the gender of the object. In using the masculine form
there is no vowel conflict in pronunciation.
Ex. Your scarf – ta écharpe
Two vowels together
create a vowel
conflict
must be – ton écharpe
A consonant and
a vowel do not
conflict

12. Possession
cont…
“de” + Owner
* “de” is a preposition that translates as “of,” “from” or “about” in English.
* When used with a name (or another noun representing a person) “de” shows ownership.
The word order is reversed and the object owned is given first.
Ex. It’s Luc’s suit. - C’est le costume de Luc.
It’s the lady’s glove – C’est le gant de la dame.
* When showing ownership of a plural object the expression “Ce sont” is used in place of “C’est.”
Ex. They’re Pierre’s shoes – Ce sont les chaussures de Pierre.