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Rules
The main french rules
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Perfect tense | Subject pronoun + present tense verb |
| Prefect past | Subject pronoun + auxiliary verb + past participle |
| Imperfect past | 1. Take the nous form of a verb 2. Remove the ending Subject pronoun + verb[+imperfect ending] |
| Near future | Subject pronoun + present tense “aller” + infinitive |
| Simple future | Subject pronoun + infinitive[+imperfect ending] |
| Opinion phrases | Opinion phrase + infinitive |
| Conditional (via on peut) | On peut + infinitive |
| Conditional (general) | Conditional phrase + infinitive |
| Negative | Ne … negative |
| Ne … pas | Not … |
| Ne … plus | No longer … |
| Ne … jamais | Never … |
| Ni … ni | Not … Nor … |
| Ne … que | Only … |
| Depuis (for) | PRESENT tense phrase + depuis + info |
| Comparatives | Comparative verb … que |
| Plus … que | More … than |
| Moins … que | Less … than |
| Aussi … que | As … as |
| It makes me + verb | Ça me fait + verb |
| It makes me + adjective | Ça me rend + adjective |