French Verb Tense Exceptions

dire, faire, and être exceptions to 2nd person plural -ez ending

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ici and y (here and there)pronouns?

Varying Degrees

tout (all)

bien (good)
peut-être (perhaps)
toujours (always)
sûrement (surely)
vite (quick)
pas encore (not yet)
déjà (already)

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Exceptions to the General Patterns of French Grammar

Similarity of vous forms of dire, faire and etre
(three sole exceptions in French to the general pattern of -ez as the ending of the second person plural)

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French Terms with Opposite Meanings
(describing opposite features)

prefixes which create the opposistes of adjectives and nouns im-, im-, il-

au-dessus et au-dessous (above and below)

fenêtre ou en porte (windows and doors)

plus ou moins (more and less)

gauche et droite (left and right)

emprunter et preter (borrow and lend)

au-dessus et au-dessous (above and below)

ici and y (here and there) pronouns?
on y va, on y est, y

raison et tort (right and wrong) agreement or approval
avoir raison and avoir tort

vivant et mort (living and dead)

Either use a word with an opposite meaning
or use a Negative expression with ne . . . pas

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List of Related French Terms

Days of Week
Months of Year
Numbers
Letters

Habitats (32.8)
Personal Grooming (32.20)

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Terms with Opposite Meanings

Lists of Related Terms

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Prepositions
Prepositions are words which link two related parts of a sentence.
They are placed in front of nouns in order to indicate a relations.ip between that noun and the verb, adjective, or noun that precedes it.
use of prepositions with place-names
contractions with a and de with la and les

à (at)
de (of)
en (in)

avant and arrière are prepositions and therefore do not agree with nouns
droit and gauche are regular adjectives that do agree

prepositions and articles
Féminins (en, de)
Masculins (au, du, dans le)
la, le, l’

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Words beginning with A

Alors (Ainsi, Alors, Donc; Après, Ensuite, Puis)
terms related to cause/effect and the sequence of events

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Verbs beginning with V

Venir (To Follow)
Present Indicative

Vivre (To Live)
Present Present
Vivre vs Habiter

Vouloir (To Want)
Vouloir Pouvoir Devoir (To want, to be able, to have to)

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Lists of French Adjectives ~ Adjectifs

A Verbs (beginning with A)
Aller, Attendre, Apprendre, Avoir

Dernier (Latest)

Mal (Wrong)
Faire mal, Avoir mal

Prochain (Next)

quelques (a few)

Rapid (Fast)

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