LMA: Révision de grammaire - continued

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Révision de grammaire - continued

Contractions with à

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Contractions with de

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*de l' before a silent h, too (like before a vowel)!

Going to (aller) and Coming from (venir)

The contractions with à and de are also used when saying going to or coming from.

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Practice Activity

The immediate future and the recent past

Do you also remember that aller + infinitif can be used to express the immediate future? And that venir + infinitif can be used to express the recent past?

  • Je vais dîner au restaurant vendredi.
    • I am going to eat at a restaurant Friday.
    • In its negated form: Je ne vais pas dîner au restaurant vendredi.
  • Je viens de manger au restaurant.
    • I just ate at a restaurant.
    • In its negated form: Je ne viens pas de manger au restaurant.

Complete the following embedded activity to practice the immediate future and recent past forms.

Adjectives

Finally, remember that adjectives must always agree with the noun that they describe.  

In general, if the noun is feminine, add an -e and if the noun is plural add an -s.

  • Example 1:
    • Masculine: Il est intelligent.  
    • Feminine: Elle est intelligente.
  • Example 2:
    • Masculine: Ils sont intelligents.
    • Feminine: Elles sont intelligentes.

Practice Activity

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