... l’addition.
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Chapter 3
Knowing How to Handle
Spelling-Change Verbs
In This Chapter
ᮣ Trying ... Page 33
Dotting the i in -yer verbs
The last group of spelling-change verbs with regular endings is the group of infinitives
that ends in
-yer. In this...
... get rid of the -tir for the singular and add -s, -s, -t. Now for the
plural, bring back the
t from the infinitive and add -ons, -ez, -ent. For the verb servir,
drop the -vir from the infinitive, ... singular and third person plural and another
for the
nous and vous forms. To begin the conjugation, get rid of -enir from the infini-
tive and add
-iens, -iens...
... bored.
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Answer Key
In this section ... French is le (masculine singu-
lar),
la (feminine singular),...
... always ends in
-ing — examples
include
singing, walking, and so on. In French, the present participle ends in -ant — examples
include
chantant and marchant. Forming the present participle is easy ... out.
)
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7...
...
pronouns and forming hypothetical sentences to using the subjunctive correctly and confi-
dently. You’re guided in distinguishing transitive from intransitive verbs, in recognizing and
using the various ... Part I: Living in the Here and Now:
The Present Indicative
This part introduces the subject pronouns and gives some basic verb information.
Furthe...
... 7
Inquisitive Minds Want to Know:
Asking and Answering Questions
In This Chapter
ᮣ Asking questions with inversion
ᮣ Responding in the negative
ᮣ Making pronominal verbs and infinitives negative
I
n ... )
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Making the Infinitive Negative
Earlier in this chapter, in the “Forming the Negat...
... Imperative Form
Present Tense Imperative Form
Tu finis Finis! (
Finish!
)
Nous finissons Finissons! (
Let’s finish!
)
Vous finissez Finissez! (
Finish!
)
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Part II: Using Verbs Correctly with Questions, ... negative imperatives with direct and indirect object
pronouns.
Parle-lui! (Speak to him/her!), Ne lui parle pas! (Don’t speak to him/her!)
Finis-le! (Finish it!), Ne le finis pas! (...
... preposition de,
and the infinitive (venir de + infinitive). (Note that the immediate future has no
preposition in front of the infinitive, but the immediate past does).
Venir by itself
means
to ... Mexique, and coming back from Mexico is du Mexique.
Form sentences by conjugating the verbs and putting in the correct preposition. I pro-
vide the translations in th...