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Helping w aqa gcse french (from a g9 student)

HIHI,

I GET GRADE 9’S IN MY FRENCH EXAMS, I ALSO DID THE DELF AND GOT 78/100 ON LEVEL A2 TWO YEARS AGO (PLANNING TO DO B1 NEXT 💕) SO IM JS HELPING OUT, MY OLD ACC GOT DELETED LOL SO I’LL POST MY NOTES HERE AGAIN FOR GRAMMAR, LMK IF U NEED MORE HELP W SPEAKING READING AND WRITING xx

Reply 1

GRAMMER:
Present tense (Le présent)

-ER verbs
Remove -ER and add
-je -e
-tu -es
-il/elle/on -e
-nous -ons
-vous -ez
-ils/elles -ent

-IR verbs
Remove -IR and add
-je -is
-tu -is
-il/elle/on -it
-nous -issons
-vous -issez
-ils/elles -issent


-RE verbs
Remove -RE and add
-je -s
-tu -s
-il/elle/on (N/A)
-nous -ons
-vous -ez
-ils/elles -ent

Perfect Tense (Passé Composé)

AVOIR/ ÊTRE (in present) + PAST PARTICIPLE
Most verbs use “avoir” (Eg j’ai mangé = I ate)
“ÊTRE” is used for MRS VANDERTRAMP verbs and reflexives (Eg je suis allé = I went)

Past participles:
-ER é (manger mangé)
-IR i (finir fini)
-RE u (vendre vendu)

Imperfect Tense (Imparfait)
For repeated past actions

Take the “nous” form of the verb, remove “-ons” and add these endings
je -ais
tu -ais
il/elle/on -ait
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils/elles -aient

Example: “parler” (to speak) = je parlais (I was speaking / I used to speak)

Future Tense (Futur Simple)
“will” sentences
INFINITIVE+ENDINGS
je -ai
tu -as
il/elle/on -a
nous -ons
vous -ez
ils/elles -ont

Eg
“manger” (to eat) = je mangerai (I will eat)

❗️Some verbs have irregular stems though “avoir”= j’aurai, “être”= je serai.
(ASK YOUR TEACHER FOR A LIST OF THESE)❗️

Near Future (Futur Proche)
“Going to” sentences (actions happening soon)

“ALLER” (present) + INFINITIVE:
je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont

Eg
je vais manger (I am going to eat)
tu vas finir (You are going to finish)

Conditional (Conditionnel)
“would” sentences

FUTURE STEM (to __ )+ IMPERFECT ENDINGS
je -ais
tu -ais
il/elle/on -ait
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils/elles -aient

Eg
“manger” (to eat) = je mangerais (I would eat)

Reply 2

Original post
by ifly
grammer:
Present tense (le présent)
-er verbs
remove -er and add
-je -e
-tu -es
-il/elle/on -e
-nous -ons
-vous -ez
-ils/elles -ent
-ir verbs
remove -ir and add
-je -is
-tu -is
-il/elle/on -it
-nous -issons
-vous -issez
-ils/elles -issent
-re verbs
remove -re and add
-je -s
-tu -s
-il/elle/on (n/a)
-nous -ons
-vous -ez
-ils/elles -ent
perfect tense (passé composé)
avoir/ être (in present) + past participle
most verbs use “avoir” (eg j’ai mangé = i ate)
“être” is used for mrs vandertramp verbs and reflexives (eg je suis allé = i went)
past participles:
-er é (manger mangé)
-ir i (finir fini)
-re u (vendre vendu)
imperfect tense (imparfait)
for repeated past actions
take the “nous” form of the verb, remove “-ons” and add these endings
je -ais
tu -ais
il/elle/on -ait
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils/elles -aient
example: “parler” (to speak) = je parlais (i was speaking / i used to speak)
future tense (futur simple)
“will” sentences
infinitive+endings
je -ai
tu -as
il/elle/on -a
nous -ons
vous -ez
ils/elles -ont
eg
“manger” (to eat) = je mangerai (i will eat)
❗️some verbs have irregular stems though “avoir”= j’aurai, “être”= je serai.
(ask your teacher for a list of these)❗️
near future (futur proche)
“going to” sentences (actions happening soon)
“aller” (present) + infinitive:
Je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont
eg
je vais manger (i am going to eat)
tu vas finir (you are going to finish)
conditional (conditionnel)
“would” sentences
future stem (to __ )+ imperfect endings
je -ais
tu -ais
il/elle/on -ait
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils/elles -aient
eg
“manger” (to eat) = je mangerais (i would eat)

omg this is amazing, i always get stuck with french grammer and i do aqa so tysm

Reply 3

Original post
by 🌹Aumi🌹
omg this is amazing, i always get stuck with french grammer and i do aqa so tysm


OFCCCCCC 🧸🌷xx

Reply 4

Original post
by IFLY
GRAMMER:
Present tense (Le présent)
-ER verbs
Remove -ER and add
-je -e
-tu -es
-il/elle/on -e
-nous -ons
-vous -ez
-ils/elles -ent
-IR verbs
Remove -IR and add
-je -is
-tu -is
-il/elle/on -it
-nous -issons
-vous -issez
-ils/elles -issent
-RE verbs
Remove -RE and add
-je -s
-tu -s
-il/elle/on (N/A)
-nous -ons
-vous -ez
-ils/elles -ent
Perfect Tense (Passé Composé)
AVOIR/ ÊTRE (in present) + PAST PARTICIPLE
Most verbs use “avoir” (Eg j’ai mangé = I ate)
“ÊTRE” is used for MRS VANDERTRAMP verbs and reflexives (Eg je suis allé = I went)
Past participles:
-ER é (manger mangé)
-IR i (finir fini)
-RE u (vendre vendu)
Imperfect Tense (Imparfait)
For repeated past actions
Take the “nous” form of the verb, remove “-ons” and add these endings
je -ais
tu -ais
il/elle/on -ait
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils/elles -aient
Example: “parler” (to speak) = je parlais (I was speaking / I used to speak)
Future Tense (Futur Simple)
“will” sentences
INFINITIVE+ENDINGS
je -ai
tu -as
il/elle/on -a
nous -ons
vous -ez
ils/elles -ont
Eg
“manger” (to eat) = je mangerai (I will eat)
❗️Some verbs have irregular stems though “avoir”= j’aurai, “être”= je serai.
(ASK YOUR TEACHER FOR A LIST OF THESE)❗️
Near Future (Futur Proche)
“Going to” sentences (actions happening soon)
“ALLER” (present) + INFINITIVE:
je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont
Eg
je vais manger (I am going to eat)
tu vas finir (You are going to finish)
Conditional (Conditionnel)
“would” sentences
FUTURE STEM (to __ )+ IMPERFECT ENDINGS
je -ais
tu -ais
il/elle/on -ait
nous -ions
vous -iez
ils/elles -aient
Eg
“manger” (to eat) = je mangerais (I would eat)

Thanks so much for this, really appreciate it. I've got my french speaking mock tmrw and I thought I was gonna fail bc I'm so bad at tenses but this has given me at least some confidence! 😅 🥰

Reply 5

AWWW OFCCCCC IM GLAD U FOUND IT HELPFUL 🎀🎀🎀 JS REMEMBER TO STAY CALM WHEN SPEAKING, IF U CANT SAY A WORD TRY REPHRASE IT AS WELL AND REMEMBER TO “MOCK” THE FRENCH ACCENT SO ITS CLEAR TO YOUR EXAMINER GOOD LUCKK xx

Reply 6

OMG!! HI! :smile:

Reply 7

Original post
by ⓁⒶⒾⒷⒶ
omg!! Hi! :smile:


heyyyyy i remember youuu 🤩🫶!!

Reply 8

Original post
by IFLY
heyyyyy i remember youuu 🤩🫶!!

💜 Hehe, yeah, I saw your username and recognised it was you! 🤭 Thanks again for helping me with the tenses 🫶

(Lol, I also remembered how someone tried to scam you with some predicted papers in your other post 🥴)
(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 9

Original post
by ⓁⒶⒾⒷⒶ
💜 Hehe, yeah, I saw your username and recognised it was you! 🤭 Thanks again for helping me with the tenses 🫶
(Lol, I also remembered how someone tried to scam you with some predicted papers in your other post 🥴)


OFC ML xx (HAHAHA YHHHHHH ACC JOKESSSSS)

Reply 10

Hi @IFLY

Girl, I seriously need your help, lol. 🥲 Do you have any tips for listening?

:ta:

Reply 11

Heyyyy omg sorry ive been busy w mocks ✋😭 yes ofcccc, yk like shows and films or wtv watch them in french w english subtitles but try not to look at them iykwim, and listen to french songs (not js from france it can be morocco or algeria as well) i suggest watching like disney movies in french to start tbh bcs its like easier to understand and here r some music artists : Moha k, nej, dystinct (they sing in arabic too but its useful to listen to them anyways bcs of their accents in french bcs in the gcse normally they have diff accents) 💕💕

Reply 12

Original post
by IFLY
Heyyyy omg sorry ive been busy w mocks ✋😭 yes ofcccc, yk like shows and films or wtv watch them in french w english subtitles but try not to look at them iykwim, and listen to french songs (not js from france it can be morocco or algeria as well) i suggest watching like disney movies in french to start tbh bcs its like easier to understand and here r some music artists : Moha k, nej, dystinct (they sing in arabic too but its useful to listen to them anyways bcs of their accents in french bcs in the gcse normally they have diff accents) 💕💕

Hiii! Hope your mocks went well! 🙂 Thanks for the help; perfect timing considering my listening is on Tuesday!!!!!

Reply 13

Original post
by ⓁⒶⒾⒷⒶ
hiii! Hope your mocks went well! 🙂 thanks for the help; perfect timing considering my listening is on tuesday!!!!!


heyyyy how was ur listeningggg 😚🫶

Reply 14

Original post
by IFLY
heyyyy how was ur listeningggg 😚🫶

Hiiii!!! Lol, I got 82% which I think I smashed it considering I always get 30% or somehting. Thanks for asking!! :heart:

Reply 15

OMGGGG CGGGGGGG 😍🫶!! PROGRESS FRFR xx

Reply 16

Original post
by ifly
omgggg cggggggg 😍🫶!! Progress frfr xx

yessss girlll my exams finish today i am so excited

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