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1 The Ki 2017 Edition Secondary 4 Dominick Langlois

2 Contents Pronouns... 4 Subject Pronoun... 4 Possessive Adjective... 4 Possessive Pronoun... 4 Object Pronoun... 4 Different Pronouns - Chart... 4 Indefinite Pronouns... 5 Relative Pronouns... 5 The Past form... 6 Simple Past... 6 Past Progressive... 6 Present Perfect... 6 Past perfect... 7 The Present form... 8 Simple present... 8 Present Progressive... 8 List of verbs not commonly used at the progressive form... 8 Present Perfect... 9 Present perfect progressive... 9 The Future Form Simple future "will" Simple Future going to Future Progressive Simple present Present progressive Present perfect vs past... 7 Simple past vs progressive... 7 Transition: sentence connectors To show addition To show a contrast To show an effect/result To Show Time and Sequence Gerunds and infinitives List of idiomatic expression(idioms) List of Preposition Combinations List of Phrasal verbs

3 Prepositions At/On/In Say vs Tell Modals - List with examples Tricky Elements Tricky Plurals Useful words List of Irregular Verbs Irregular Verbs: The other way around Correction Codes

4 Pronouns Subject Pronoun The subject pronoun is used in front of the verb. Ex: I see You play They understand Possessive Adjective The possessive adjective is used in front of a noun or adjective. Ex: My cat Your bicycle Their house Possessive Pronoun The possessive pronoun replaces the possessive adjective and the noun. Ex: It is mine This is yours It is theirs Object Pronoun The object pronoun is used after a verb. I know him We see them They don t know us Different Pronouns - Chart Subject Pronoun I You He She It We They Possessive adjective My Your His Her Its Our Their Possessive Pronoun Mine Yours His Hers (N/A) Ours Theirs Object pronoun Me You Him Her It Us Them 4

5 Indefinite Pronouns Indefinite Pronoun anybody/ anyone anything Meaning no matter what person no matter what thing everybody/ everyone all people everything nobody/ no one nothing one all things no person no single thing, not anything an unidentified person somebody/ someone an unspecified or unknown person something an unspecified or unknown thing Relative Pronouns That: (qui) adds essential information to a sentence Ex: The innovation that will revolutionize the future is the hyperloop train. Which: (qui) adds non-essential information to a sentence. Needs a comma before Ex: My new ipad, which I got last week, is great. Who: (qui) when a person or people act as the subject of a sentence. Ex: The people who built this house didn't do a good job. Whom: (qui) when the person or people are objects. Ex: The friends with whom I went to France last year Whose: Used for ownership Ex: The people whose cars were destroyed during the hurricane must come. 5

6 The Past form Simple Past Used to express an action, event or state occurring at a general or specific time in the past. Affirmative: Negative: Question form: I played football yesterday. He saw this movie last week. I didn't play football yesterday. He didn't see this movie last week. Did you play football yesterday? Did he see this movie last week? Key words: last, ago, in (followed by date) Past Progressive Used to express an action that was in progress at a time in the past. Affirmative: Negative: Question form: I was watching TV when you arrived. They were playing when we saw them. I wasn't watching TV when you arrived They weren't playing when we saw them Were you watching TV? Key words: while, when Present Perfect Used to express an action occurring at an indefinite time in the past. Affirmative: Negative: Question form: I have seen this movie already. They have been to Mexico five time. I haven't seen this movie yet. They haven't been to Mexico. Have you seen this movie? Key words: already, just, yet, ever, never, for, since, so far, up to now, lately, recently 6

7 Past perfect Used to show an action that happened before a certain time in the past. It is used along with the simple past to show which action was first. Affirmative: Negative: I had already done my homework when she called. You hadn't played yet. Key words: already, by Present perfect vs past Rule of thumb: when we know the time of the action (and it can't happen again) it's the simple past. When we don't know exactly when it happened it could happen again, it the present perfect. Simple Past I saw him last week. We spoke to him yesterday Present Perfect I've seen him many times. We've already spoken to him Simple past vs progressive Usually in a sentence involving the past progressive, there will be 2 verbs: 1 at the simple past and 1 and the past progressive. Ex: I slipped while I was crossing the street Here, we have two verbs: slipped and was crossing. Rule of thumb is: The longer action will usually be at the past progressive (crossing the street). The action that will interrupt it will be at the simple past. 7

8 The Present form Simple present Used to show actions, events or states that are true in general or happen habitually. Affirmative: Negative: Question form: He plays hockey every week. Mount Everest is 8848 m high. He doesn t play hockey every week. Mont Blanc is not the highest mountain in the world. Does he play hockey every week? Is K2 the highest mountain in the world? Key words: always, often, usually, every, never, generally, seldom, rarely, hardly ever, sometimes, normally Present Progressive Used to show actions or events in progress at the moment (not finished). Affirmative: Negative: Question form: I'm playing hockey at the moment. They are walking to school as we speak. I'm not playing hockey. They are not walking to school. Are you playing hockey at the moment? Are they walking to school? Key words: look, listen, now, at the moment List of verbs not commonly used at the progressive form Agree Believe contain Doubt Hear Matter Please Own Seem Amaze Belong Desire Exist know Mean Possess Recognize Sound Appreciate Care about Disagree Fear Like Mind Prefer Remember Suppose Be consist dislike Hate Look like need Promise resemble Surprise Understand Want wish 8

9 Present Perfect Used to connect the past with the present. Used to show actions that began in the past and continue until now. Also used to describe completed actions with a connection to the present. Affirmative: I've worked at the same place for five year. Negative: Key words: for and since, already We haven't lived there long enough. Present perfect progressive Used to connect the past with the present. Used to show actions that began in the past and continue until now. Used with for and since. Affirmative: I have been waiting for an hour. Key words: how long, all day, for, since 9

10 The Future Form Simple future "will" Used to express a future action decided on at the moment of speaking Affirmative: I will answer the phone. Negative: I will not answer the phone. Question form: Will he answer the phone? Simple Future going to Used to express a future situation that is planned or already developing. Affirmative: Negative: Question form: I am going to speak. He is not going to speak. Are they going to speak? Future Progressive Used to describe an action that will be in progress at a certain time in the future or to describe a future intention (informal) Affirmative: Negative: I will be visiting He will not/won't be visiting Simple present Used to describe an action that is part of a schedule or timetable. Affirmative: The plane leaves at nine. Present progressive Used to talk about a future action that has already been arranged (informal) Affirmative: We're going to Italy in July. We already have our tickets. 10

11 Transition: sentence connectors To show addition Additionally Also As a matter of fact Besides To show a contrast Actually As a matter of fact Despite this/that However Furthermore In addition Indeed In fact In contrast In fact In spite of this/that Nevertheless In other words Moreover plus On the contrary On the other hand Still though To show an effect/result As a result Consequently Because of this/that Hence To Show Time and Sequence After this/that In the meantime Afterwards Meanwhile An hour later Next Before this/that Previously Therefore Thus Then Until then Up to now Illustration For example such as For instance Conclusion To conclude in conclusion Finally To sum up 11

12 Gerunds and infinitives When you have two verbs in a row, the second verb is either a gerund or an infinitive.. What are Gerunds? Gerunds are words that are formed with verbs but act as nouns. They re very easy to spot, since every gerund is a verb with ing tacked to its tail. Examples of Gerunds 1. Swimming in the ocean has been Sharon s passion since she was five years old. 2. Holly decided that flying above the clouds was the most incredible experience she d ever had. 3. Bill avoided doing his math assignment because the World Series was on. Infinitive A verb at the infinitive is simply a base verb preceded by to. Ex: to be, to go, to play The first box shows verbs that are followed by a gerund. The second shows verbs that are followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. The third shows verbs that can only be followed by an infinitive Gerund Only Gerund or Infinitive Infinitive Only admit enjoy begin love afford hope appreciate finish avoid mind consider practice deny stop cease continue hate like neglect prefer start try agree choose decide forget learn plan refuse want 12

13 List of idiomatic expression(idioms) A 1. as easy as pie very easy 2. at the eleventh hour at the last minute; almost too late B 3. bad-mouth (verb) say unkind, unflattering, (and probably untrue) things about someone 4. be a piece of cake be very easy 5. be all ears be eager to hear what someone has to say 6. be broke be without money 7. be fed up with be out of patience, be very tired of someone or something 8. be on the go be very busy (going from one thing or project to another) 9. be on the road to be traveling 10. be over be finished, end 11. be up and running (for a technological process) be operational; be ready to use 12. beat (adj.) exhausted; very tired 13. beat around the bush evade an issue; avoid giving a direct answer 14. beat your brains out try very hard to understand or do something 15. beats me I have no idea 16. bite off more than one can chew take responsibility for more than one can manage 17. blow your top become extremely angry 18. the bottom line the most essential information 19. break someone's heart make someone feel very disappointed/discouraged 20. bug (verb) annoy; bother 21. bull-headed stubborn; inflexible 22. by yourself alone and without help 23. by the skin of your teeth barely succeed in doing something C 24. catch your eye attract one's attention/interest 25. change your mind decide to do something different from what had been decided earlier 26. chicken cowardly 27. cost (someone) an arm and a leg cost a lot; be very expensive 28. couch potato someone who spends too much time watching TV 29. cram try to learn as much as possible in a very short time 30. crash course short course deigned to five a lot of knowledge/information in a very short time 31. Cut it out! stop doing something (that's annoying) 32. Cool it! calm down D 33. dicey uncertain; taking too much of a chance 34. ditch class skip class 35. don't count your chickens before they hatch don't assume something will happen until it has happened 36. do a bang up job do a very good job; do very well at something 37. drag your feet delay; take longer than necessary to do something 38. drop someone a line to write someone 13

14 E 39. an eager beaver a person who is always willing to volunteer or do extra work 40. Easy does it! Be very careful!/don't do anything too fast or too hard! 41. an egghead a very intelligent person 42. elbow grease hard work; effort F 43. far-fetched difficult to accept; hard to believe 44. feel blue feel sad and depressed 45. fire someone dismiss someone from a job because of poor performance G 46. get a kick out of something find something amusing 47. get on your nerves irritate someone; make someone upset 48. get your wires crossed be confused or mistaken about something 49. get out of hand become out of control; become badly managed 50. give someone a hand (1) help someone (2) applaud (to show respect or appreciation for someone or something) 51. go with the flow take things as they come 52. grab a bite get something to eat H 53. hard feelings anger; animosity; bitter feelings 54. have your hands full be extremely busy 55. hit the books study 56. hit the sack go to bed I 57. in over your head in a situation this is too much/too difficult for one to manage 58. in time not late J 59. jump all over someone severely criticize/find fault with someone 60. jump the gun do something before it's time to do it 61.jump to conclusions decide something too quickly and without thinking about it or considering all the facts K 62. keep an eye on check something regularly; watch 63. keep an eye out for watch for 64. keep your chin up remain brave and confident in a difficult situation; don't despair or worry too much 65. keep your fingers crossed hope for the best 66. keep (stay) in touch remain informed (about someone)/in contact (with someone) by writing, calling, sending , etc. on a regular basis 67. know something backwards and forwards know/understand something completely and thoroughly L 68. let-down a disappointment; something that is very disappointing 69. lend someone a hand help someone 70. let sleeping dogs lie don't cause problems by doing something when it isn't necessary 71. a low blow a big disappointment 14

15 M 72. make a mountain out of a mole hill make something seem much more important than it really is 73. make up your mind decide what to do N 74. Not on your life! absolutely not! (a strong "no") 75. nuts crazy O 76. on the cutting edge using the most recent technology 77. on the dot exactly at a given time 78. over your head too difficult or complicated for someone to understand P 79. pay the piper face the consequences for something you've done 80. pull someone's leg tease someone by trying to make him/her believe something that's exaggerated or untrue R 81. rain cats and dogs rain very hard 82. read someone's mind know what someone is thinking 83. rub someone the wrong way irritate someone; bother or annoy someone 84. run-down (1) not well; fatigued (2) in poor condition; needing repair S 85. sleep on it take at least a day to think about something before making a decision 86. shoot the breeze make relaxed, casual conversation 87. a snap something that's very easy to do 88. Step on it! Hurry up! T 89. tell a white lie say something that isn't true in order not to hurt or offend someone 90. tight-fisted very cheap; unwilling to spend money unnecessarily 91. tricky easily confused or misunderstood 92. two-faced deceitful; disloyal; someone who pretends to be a friend but isn't U 93. under the weather ill; sick; unwell W 94. wet behind the ears inexperienced and naive 95. What's up? What's new? What's happening? 96. wishy-washy uncommitted; without an opinion of one's own Y,Z 97. a yes-man someone who tries to get approval by agreeing with everyone 98. You don't say! Really?/Is that really true? 99. Zip your lip! keep something secret; promise not to tell what has just been said 15

16 List of Preposition Combinations A be accused of be accustomed to be acquainted with be addicted to be afraid of to agree with be angry at, with be annoyed with, by to apologize for to apply to, for to approve of to argue with, about to arrive in, at be associated with be aware of B to believe in be blessed with be bored with, by C be capable of to care about, for be cluttered with be committed to to compare to, with to complain about, of be concerned about be connected to to consist of be content with to contribute to be convinced of be coordinated with to count on be covered with be crowded D Decide on Be dedicated to Depend on Be devoted to Be disappointed in, with Distinguish from Be done with Dream of, about Be dressed in E be engaged in be equipped with to escape from to excel in be excited about be exhausted from be exposed to F be faithful to be familiar with to feel like to fight for be filled with be finished with be fond of to forget about be friendly to, with be frightened of, by be furnished with G be gone from be grateful to, for be guilty of H to Hide from to Hope for I be innocent of to insist (up) on be interested in to introduce to be involved with J be jealous of K To keep from be known for L be limited be located in to look forward to M be made of, from be married to 16 O To object to be opposed to P To participate in be patient with be pleased with to pray for be prepared for to prevent from be protected from be proud of to provide with Q be qualified for R to recover from be related to to rely on be remembered for to rescue from to respond to be responsible for S be satisfied with be scared of, by to stare at to stop from to subscribe to to substitute for to succeed in T to take advantage of to take care of to talk about, of be terrified of, by to think about, of be tired of, from U be upset with be used to V to vote for W be worried about

17 List of Phrasal verbs = inseparable A 1. ask out ask someone to go on a date B 2. bring on cause 3. bring up mention or introduce a topic C 4. Call back return a telephone call 5. call in ask to come to an official place for a specific purpose 6. call off cancel 7. call on (1) ask to speak in class; (2) visit 8. call up call on the telephone 9. catch up (with) reach the same position or level 10. check in register at a hotel 11. check into investigate 12. check out (1) take a book from the library; (2) investigate 13. check out (of) leave a hotel 14. cheer up make (someone) feel happier 15. clean up make clean and orderly 16. come across meet by chance 17. cross out draw a line through 18. cut out stop an annoying activity D 19. Do over do again 20. drop by, drop in (on) visit informally 21. drop off leave something/someone at a place 22. drop out (of) stop going to school, to a class, to a club, etc. F 23. figure out find the answer by reasoning 24. fill out write the completions of a questionnaire or official form 25. find out discover information G 26. get along (with) to like to be with someone 27. get back (from) (1) return from a place; (2) receive again 28. get in, get into (1) enter a car; (2) arrive 29. get off leave an airplane, a bus, a train, a subway, a bike, etc. 17

18 30. get on enter an airplane, a bus, a train, a subway, a bike, etc. 31. get out of (1) leave a car; (2) avoid work or an unpleasant activity 32. get over recover from an illness 33. get through finish 34. get up arise from bed, a chair 35. give back return an item to someone 36. give up stop trying 37. go over review or check carefully 38. grow up (in) become an adult H 39. hand in submit an assignment 40. hang up (1) conclude a telephone conversation; (2) put clothes on a hanger or hook 41. have on wear K 42. keep out (of) not enter 43. keep up (with) stay at the same position or level 44. kick out (of) force (someone) to leave L 45. look after take care of 46. look into investigate 47. look out (for) be careful 48. look over review or check carefully 49. look up look for information in a reference book M 50. make up (1) invent; (2) do past work N 51. name after, name for give a baby the name of someone else P 52. pass away die 53. pass out (1) distribute; (2) lose consciousness 54. pick out select 55. pick up (1) go to get someone (e.g., in a car); (2) take in one's hand 56. point out call attention to 57. put away remove to a proper place 58. put back return to original place 59. put off postpone 60. put on put clothes on one's body 61. put out extinguish a cigarette or cigar 62. put up with tolerate 18

19 R 63. run into, run across meet by chance 64. run out (of) finish a supply of something S 65. Show up appear; come 66. shut off stop a machine, light, faucet T 67. take after resemble 68. take off 1) remove clothing; (2) leave on a trip 69. take out (1) take someone on a date; (2) remove 70. take over take control 71. take up begin a new activity or topic 72. tear down demolish; reduce to nothing 73. tear up tear into many little pieces 74. think over consider carefully 75. throwaway, throw out discard; get rid of 76. throw up vomit; regurgitate food 77. try on put on clothing to see if it fits 78. turn down decrease volume or intensity 79. turn in (1) submit an assignment; (2) go to bed 80. turn off stop a machine, light, faucet 81. turn on begin a machine, light, faucet 82. turn out extinguish a light 83. turn up increase volume or intensity 19

20 Prepositions At/On/In At Time Clock time ex: The movie starts at eight. Night ex: he works at night. Place Building, street address, specific place ex: The meeting is at the coffee shop. She lives at 8999 Queen Street. On In Day ex: The exam is on Monday. Date Can I miss the exam on St-Viateur's day? ex: The project will begin on November 1st. Month, season, year Stacy went in the summer, in July. The trip to Boston was in Parts of day, except night He brushed his teeth in the morning, had a haircut in the afternoon, and dyed his hair in the evening. Street ex: She lives on Elm Street. Contact with a surface ex: The poster is on the wall. Means of electronic communication ex: Did you see the movie on TV or on the Internet? Means of transportation ex: on a plane, on their bikes, on the train. Town, city, province, state, country Does he live in Quebec City? My brother lives in France, in Bordeaux. Say vs Tell Tell is normally followed by a personal direct object (ex: me) and is not often used for direct speech. Ex: He told me he could not come to the party. Say is more often used to introduce direct speech (when the writer wishes to indicate the exact words used, as in novels). ex: He said that he could not come to the party. He said, 'I cannot come to the party.' We do not use say with certain expressions: tell a joke tell a lie tell a secret tell a story tell the truth 20

21 Modals - List with examples Auxiliary Uses Present/future Past May 1. polite request (only with I or we ) May I borrow your pen? 2. Formal Permission You may leave the room 3. less than 50% certainty Where s Samuel? He may be at the library He may have been at the library. Might 1. Less than 50% certainty Where s Samuel? He might be at the library He might have been at the library. Should Ought to 1. Advice You should study tonight. You should have studied las night % certain She should do well on the test. She should have done well on the test. 1. Advice I ought to study tonight. I ought to have studied last night. 2.90% certain She ought to do well on the test. She ought to have done well on the test. Had better Advice (with threat of bad result) You had better be on time, or we will leave without you. Be supposed to 1. expectation Class is supposed to begin at 9:05 2. Unfulfilled expectation Class was supposed to begin at 9:05, but it didn t begin before 9:30 1. strong necessity I must go to practice today. I had to go to practice yesterday. Must 2. prohibition (negative) You must not open that door. Have to 3. 95% certainty Elizabeth isn t in class. She must be sick. 1. necessity I have to go to practice today. 2. lack of necessity You don t have to go to practice today. Elizabeth must have been sick yesterday. I had to go to practice yesterday. You didn t have to go to practice yesterday. Have got to 1. necessity I have got to go to class today % certainty He will be here at 6:00 Will 2. willingness The phone is ringing. I ll get it. 3. polite request Will you please pass the salt?

22 1. 100% certainty (prediction) He is going to be here at 6:00 Be going to 2. definite plan I m going to paint my bedroom. 3. unfulfilled intention I was going to paint my room, but I ran out of time. 1. ability/possibility I can run fast I (could) run fast. Can 2. informal permission You can use my bike. 3. informal polite request Can I use your pen? 4. impossibility (negative only) That can t be true! That can t have been true. 1. Past ability I could run fast when I was young. 2. polite request Could I borrow your pen? Could 3. suggestion (affirmative only) I need help in math. You could talk to the teacher. You could have talked to your teacher. 4. less than 50% certainty Where s Samuel? He could be at home. He could have been at home. 5. impossibility That couldn t be true! That couldn t have been true! Be able to 1. ability I am able to help you. 1. polite request Would you please pass the salt? 2. preference I would rather go home I would rather have gone home Would 3. repeated actions in the past When I was young, I would visit my grandparents every week. 4. polite for want (with like) I would like an apple, please. 5. unfulfilled wish I would have liked a cookie, but there was none in the house. Used to 1. repeated action in the past 2. past situation that no longer exists I used to visit my grandparents every week. I used to live in the USA. Now I live in Canada Shall 1. polite question to make a suggestion Shall I open the window? 22

23 Tricky Elements Tricky Plurals person = people Useful words Il y a : there is /there are Beaucoup: many, a lot of Tout, tous: everything, everyone Pas beaucoup, peu: not a lot, a few n importe quel: anything, anyone quelques: some Aucun: none, no (followed by noun) Quelqu un: somebody, someone Personne: nobody, no one qui: who (personne), that (personne, chose) Very vs really: Don t use very with like or love 23

24 List of Irregular Verbs Base Form Simple Past Tense Past Participle French 1. awake awoke awoken Éveiller 2. be was, were been Être 3. bear bore born Supporter 4. beat beat beat battre 5. become became become Devenir 6. begin began begun Commencer 7. bend bent bent Plier,courber 8. bet bet bet Parier 9. bite bit bitten Mordre 10. bleed bled bled Saigner 11. blow blew blown Souffler, gonfler 12. break broke broken Briser 13. bring brought brought Apporter 14. build built built Construire 15. buy bought bought Acheter 16. catch caught caught Attraper 17. choose chose chosen Choisir 18. come came come Venir 19. cost Cost cost Coûter 20. creep crept crept Ramper 21. cut cut cut Couper 22. deal dealt dealt Faire affaire, avoir affaire 23. dig dug dug Creuser 24. Do did done Faire (activité) 25. draw drew drawn Dessiner 26. drive drove driven Conduire 24

25 27. drink drank drunk Boire 28. eat ate eaten Manger 29. fall fell fallen Tomber 30. feed fed fed Nourrir 31. feel felt felt Ressentir 32. fight fought fought Battre, combattre 33. find found found Trouver 34. fly flew flown Voler 35. forbid forbade forbidden Interdire 36. forget forgot forgotten Oublier 37. forgive forgave forgiven Pardonner 38. freeze froze frozen Geler 39. get got gotten Obtenir 40. give gave given Donner 41. go went gone Aller 42. grow grew grown Grandir, pousser 43. hang hung hung Suspendre 44. hear heard heard Entendre 45. hide hid hidden Cacher 46. Hit hit hit Frapper 47. Hold held held Tenir 48. Hurt hurt hurt Blesser 49. Keep kept kept Garder 50. Know knew know Savoir, connaître 51. Lay laid laid Mettre, poser, étendre 52. Lead led led Mener 53. Leave left left Partir 54. Lend lent lent Prêter 55. Let let let Laisser, permettre 25

26 56. Lose lost lost Perdre 57. Make made made Faire (fabriquer) 58. Mean meant meant signifier 59. Meet met met Rencontrer 60. Mistake mistook mistaken Tromper (se) 61. pay paid paid payer 62. plead pled pled Plaider 63. put put put mettre 64. Quit quit quit Arrêter, cesser 65. Read read read Lire 66. Ride rode ridden Monter à 67. Ring rang rung Sonner 68. Rise rose risen Monter 69. Run ran run Courir 70. Say said said dire 71. See saw seen Voir 72. Sell sold sold Vendre 73. Send sent sent Envoyer 74. Set set set Placer 75. Shake shook shaken Brasser 76. Shine shone shone Briller 77. Shoot shot shot Tirer 78. Shrink shrank shrunk Rétrécir 79. Shut shut shut Fermer 80. Sing sang sung Chanter 81. Sink sank sunk Couler 82. Sit sat sat Asseoir 83. Sleep slept slept Dormir 84. Slide slid slid Glisser 26

27 85. Speak spoke spoken Parler 86. Spend spent spent Dépenser 87. Spin spun spun tourner 88. Spit spit/spat spit Cracher 89. Split split split Séparer, diviser 90. spread spread spread Étendre 91. stand stood stood Debout (être) 92. Steal stole stolen Voler (dérober) 93. Stick stuck stuck coller 94. Sting stung stung Piquer 95. strike struck struck frapper 96. swear swore sworn Promettre, jurer 97. sweep swept swept balayer 98. swim swam swum nager 99. swing swung swung se balancer 100. take took taken Prendre 101. teach taught taught Enseigner 102. tear tore torn déchirer 103. tell told told Dire 104. think thought thought Penser 105. throw threw thrown Lancer 106. understand understood understood Comprendre 107. wake woke woken éveiller 108. wear wore worn Porter 109. weep wept wept Pleurer 110. win won won gagner 111. write wrote written écrire 27

28 Irregular Verbs: The other way around French Base Form Simple Past Tense Past Participle Acheter buy bought bought Aller go went gone Apporter bring brought brought Arrêter, cesser Quit quit quit Asseoir Sit sat sat Attraper catch caught caught balancer (se) swing swung swung balayer sweep swept swept battre beat beat beat Battre, combattre fight fought fought Blesser Hurt hurt hurt Boire drink drank drunk Brasser Shake shook shaken Briller Shine Shone shone Briser break broke broken Cacher hide hid hidden Chanter Sing sang sung Choisir choose chose chosen coller Stick stuck stuck Commencer begin began begun Comprendre understand understood understood Conduire drive drove driven Construire build built built Couler Sink sank sunk Couper cut cut cut Courir Run ran run Coûter cost Cost cost Cracher Spit spit/spat spit 28

29 Creuser dig dug dug Debout (se tenir) stand stood stood déchirer tear tore torn Dépenser Spend spent spent Dessiner draw drew drawn Devenir become became become dire Say said said Dire tell told told Donner give gave given Dormir Sleep slept slept écrire write wrote written Enseigner teach taught taught Entendre hear heard heard Envoyer Send sent sent Étendre spread spread spread Être be was, were been éveiller wake woke woken Faire (activité) Do did done Faire (fabriquer) Make made made Fermer Shut shut shut Frapper Hit hit hit frapper strike struck struck gagner win won won Garder Keep kept kept Geler freeze froze frozen Glisser Slide slid slid Grandir, pousser grow grew grown Interdire forbid forbade forbidden Laisser, permettre Let let let Lancer throw threw thrown Lever, monter Rise rose risen Lire Read read read 29

30 Manger eat ate eaten Mener Lead led led mettre put put put Monter à Ride rode ridden Mordre bite bit bitten nager swim swam swum Nourrir feed fed fed Obtenir get got gotten Oublier forget forgot forgotten Pardonner forgive forgave forgiven Parier bet bet bet Parler Speak spoke spoken Partir Leave left left payer pay paid paid Penser think thought thought Perdre Lose lost lost Piquer Sting stung stung Pleurer weep wept wept Plier,courber bend bent bent Porter wear wore worn Prendre take took taken Prêter Lend lent lent Promettre, jurer swear swore sworn Ramper creep crept crept Rencontrer Meet met met Ressentir feel felt felt Rétrécir Shrink shrank shrunk Saigner bleed bled bled Savoir, connaître Know knew know Séparer, diviser Split split split signifier Mean meant meant Sonner Ring rang rung 30

31 Souffler, gonfler blow blew blown Supporter bear bore born Suspendre hang hung hung Tenir Hold held held Tirer Shoot shot shot Tomber fall fell fallen Tromper (se) Mistake mistook mistaken Trouver find found found Vendre Sell sold sold Venir come came Come Voir See saw seen Voler fly flew flown Voler (dérober) Steal stole Stolen 31

32 Correction Codes SVA = Subject Verb Agreement That means that you forgot your S at the third person singular Ex: he go Or People is WW= Wrong word WT= Wrong tense SP = spelling This means that you misspelled a word. Ex: family instead of family PL = Plural Plural of nouns or verbs C = Capital Letter SD = Say differently A bit like wrong word but for an expression WM =Word missing Check for: articles (a, an the), pronouns (it, they) preposition (to, for, in) Gerund = use a gerund Inf = use the infinitive? = I don t understand 32

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