ARRIÈRE

L1 PRÉSENT / VERBES

PERSONNES

jeI
tuyou
il / ellehe / she
  
nouswe
vousyou
ils / ellesthey (m), they (f)

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GENDERS
f (feminine) – for women
m (masculine) – for men

SOUNDS
ll – read as soft “l”
ou – read as “u”

VOUS
1) “you” for two and more people
2) “You” for polite speech to one or more people

MASCULINE OR FEMININE

In French gender of a noun is important because masculine and feminine nouns have different endings. 
That’s why it is recommended to get used to the gender from the first lesson. 

m+m
m+f
f+f

"VERBES" PUISSANCE GRAMMAIRE №1

manger
to eat 

JemangeI eat.
TumangesYou eat.
Il /Ellemange(S)he eats.
NousmangeonsWe eat.
VousmangezYou eat.
Ils / EllesmangentThey eat.

boire
to drink

Je bois I drink.
Tu bois You drink.
Il /Elle boit (S)he drinks.
Nous buvons We drink.
Vous buvez You drink.
Ils / Elles boivent They drink.

vouloir
to want

JeveuxI want.
TuveuxYou want.
Il /ElleveutS(he) wants.
NousvoulonsWe want.
VousvoulezYou want.
Ils / EllesveulentThey want.

QUESTIONS 

We have 3 ways to build a question:

1) Tu manges? –  Do you eat?
Only add intonation. No need to change anything.
Informal question.

2) Est-ce que tu manges? –  Do you eat?
Add at the beginning phrase “Est-ce que”.
This phrase means “Is it that”. But you should not worry about it. Just remember as a service phrase without translation.
Semi-formal question.

3) Manges-tu? –  Do you eat?
Just put a verb before the subject and add dash “-“.
Good formal quesiton.

Sometimes we add “t” when we ask about him or her. We do it to soften a phrase.
Mange-t-il? – Does he eat?
Mange-t-elle? – Does she eat?

Also we often merge words:
1) que + il = qu’il
Est-ce qu’il mange? – Does he eat?

2) que + elle = qu’elle
Est-ce qu’elle mange? – Does she eat?

NEGATIONS 

To build a negation add “ne…pas” around a verb.

Je ne bois pas. – I don’t drink.
Elle ne boit pas. – She doesn’t drink.

RÉPONSES

– Tu manges?
– Oui, je mange.
– Non, je ne mange pas.

– Est-ce que tu manges?
– Oui, je mange.
– Non, je ne mange pas.

– Manges-tu?
– Oui, je mange.
– Non, je ne mange pas.

TWO VERBS TOGETHER

When we put two verbs together we do the next:
– first verb we change according to the person;
– second verb we do not change at all, take the dictionary form.

Je veux manger.
I want to eat.

Je ne veux pas manger.
I don’t want to eat.

Il veut boire.
He wants to drink.

Il ne veut pas boire.
He doesn’t want to drink.

CHECK YOURSELF

Redo this test as many times as you need to get strong confidence.

WHERE TO STRESS A WORD?

ALWAYS
last syllable
manger, boire, Paris

NOW OR IN GENERAL?

French present tense can stand for both Present Simple and Present Continuous. 

FRENCH

Je mange.
Tu manges.
Il / Elle mange.
Nous mangeons.
Vous mangez.
Ils mangent.

ENGLISH

I eat / am eating.
You eat / are eating.
S(he) eats / is eating.
We eat / are eating.
You eat / are eating.
They eat / are eating. 

ARTEFACT №1 "TRADUCTION PARALLÈLE"

The first step: you need to read everything that is written in French.

The second step: click the show/hide button and translate everything from English to French.

The third step: without opening the French version, make a written translation from English into French.

Then open French and check yourself.

SET 1

1. Je mange.1. I eat.
2. Elle mange.2. She eats.
3. Nous mangeons.3. We eat.
4. Elles boivent.4. They (f) drink.
5. Tu manges.5. You eat.
6. Vous mangez .6. You (p) drink.
  
7. Il mange.7. He eats.
8. Nous buvons.8. We drink.
9. Elle boit.9. She drinks.
10. Elles boivent.10. They (f) drink.
11. Je bois.11. I drink.
12. Vous mangez.12. You (p) eat.

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SET 2

1. Mary mange avec Claude.1. Mary eats with Claude.
2. Je mange avec Julie.2. I eat with Julie.
3. Il boit avec Claude et Julie.3. He drinks with Pedro and Julie.
  
4. Elles mangent et boivent ici.4. They (f) eat and drink here.
5. Tu manges et bois ici.5. You eat and drink here.
6. Vous mangez et buvez ici.6. You eat and drink here.

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FINAL TEST

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