Français I ______
NOM
______
DATE PÉRIODE
Notes 2A : le pluriel—les articles et les noms (p. 58)
Talking about more than one person or thing
1. As you know, plural means more than one! J To make most nouns plural in French, you add
—______, as you do in English. YOU DO NOT ______THE FINAL
-S!!!! If the noun ends in –s in the singular, you do not add another –s in the ______.
2. The plural form of the definite articles ( _____, _____, and _____—the singular forms) is ______.
This form ( _____ ) can never change to _____. (Only _____ or _____ change to _____ in front
of a noun that begins with a ______(such as _____, _____, _____, _____, _____,
_____, or _____ ). Each of the definite articles can be translated as “______,” although, sometimes
is is not translated into English at all.
3. The plural form of the indefinite articles ( _____ and _____—the singular forms) is ______. It is usally translated ______or ______. It does not mean “some” in the sense of “some, but not others.” That word in French is ______. Sometimes _____ is not translated into English.
4. DO NOT PRONOUNCE THE FINAL –S OF LES OR DES WHEN THE NOUN THAT
FOLLOWS BEGINS WITH A ______. When les or des is followed by a vowel
sound, you pronounce the –s like a(n) _____, connecting the sound to the next word. This
connecting of a normally non-pronounced final consonant to the vowel sound at the beginning of the
next word is called ______.
À VOUS (Complete these two activities after you finish studying / discussing the notes on the back.)
* Chage from singular to plural. * Take each of the following words or phrases and
Make any necessary changes. rearrange them to make a complete sentence. Make
any necessary changes. Also, make sure you have
1. La classe est grande. a subject and a verb in each sentence.
2. Le lycée est petit. 5. frères / être / Marc et Pierre
3. Un élève est dans une école. 6. sympathique / être / le / professeurs
4. Une élève est dans un cours (course). 7. le / élèves / un / lycées intéressant / être / dans
Français I ______
NOM
______
DATE PÉRIODE
Notes 2a (cont.) : l’accord des adjectifs au pluriel (p. 58)
REGARDEZ!
1. Les deux filles sont américaines.
2. Les classes sont petites.
* To form the plural of most French adjectives, add an –_____ to the masculine or feminine form of the
adjective.
* The –s is ______!!!!!!!!!!
* If a ______adjective already ends in –s, leave it alone! (In other words, do not add
another –_____ to make it plural!!!!!)
SINGULIER = français PLURIEL = françaiss L NON!
Then, what IS the plural form of français? ______
Français I ______
NOM
______
DATE PÉRIODE
Notes 2b : le verbe être au pluriel (p. 60) / poser des questions
Talking about more than one person or thing / Asking yes-no questions
1. You have already learned the singular forms of the verb être, “to be.” Finish completing the
following verb conjugation chart.
être- to beje suis / nous
tu es / vous
il
elle est
on / ils
elles
2. MEMORIZE THIS CHART! LISTEN TO THIS CAREFULLY: YOU CANNOT
INTERCHANGE THESE SUBJECT PRONOUNS WITH JUST ANY FORM YOU WISH!
3. If you are talking about yourself, then you must say, je ______. If you are talking to a friend, you
must say, tu ______. etc., etc. You cannot mix and match subjects and verb forms!!!!!
4. Let’s take a minute to talk about subject pronouns.
je / j’ / noustu / vous
il
elle
on / ils
elles
5. Complétez!
FRENCH SUBJECT PRONOUN
a. Two guys are talking about themselves. ______
b. Two girls are talking about themselves. ______
c. You and a group are talking about yourselves. ______
à
Français I 2 Notes 2b (cont.)
FRENCH SUBJECT PRONOUN
d. You are talking to a group of people. ______
e. You are talking to your close friend. ______
f. You are talking about a sister. ______
g. You are talking about a middle school. ______
h. You are talking about your classmates. ______
i. You are talking about Marie, Sylvie, and Paul. ______
j. You are talking about a girl, a sister, and a female
friend. ______
k. You are talking to Dr. Moorhouse. ______
6. There are several ways to ask questions:
a. Take a sentence and raise your tone of voice at the end. This is called ______.
Tu es français(e)?
b. Inversion (It’s called inversion because the ______comes before the ______
which is the exact opposite of ______word order in French or in English.)
Où habites-tu?
7. Now, let’s talk about another way to ask questions.
Regardez! (Look!)
Vous êtes français. (Just a regular ol’ statement!)
Est-ce que vous êtes français?
(Est-ce que was added to the beginning of the statement to turn it into a question.)
8. Est-ce que literally means “ ______” and indicates that the person asking this kind of
question desires a ______response.
9. Est-ce que changes to ______in front of a word that begins with a ______.
10. Finally, the French tag n’est-ce pas at the ______of the question to mean, “Isn’t that so?” or
“Isn’t that right?” Don’t confuse the pronunciation of n’est-ce pas with ______.
Français I ______
NOM
______
DATE PÉRIODE
Notes 2c : tu vs. vous (p. 64)
tu
Use tu when you are talking to:
· a friend.
· a person around your own age.
· a family member.
Tu is always singular and uses box #2 of the conjugation (tic-tac) chart.
vous
Use vous when you are talking to:
· two or more people.
· a person older than you.
· a person you do not know very well.
· show respect.
Vous can be either singular or plural and uses box #5 of the conjugation (tic-tac) chart.
les articles indéfinis
M / un /
F / une /
un = a(n) (m.)
une = a(n) (f.)
des = some / any
un ami = a (male) friend
une amie = a (female) friend
des amis = some (any) friends
les articles définis
S / PM / le / l’ /
F / la / l’ /
le / l’ = the (m.s.)
la / l’ = the (f.s.)
les = the (p.)
l’ami = the (male) friend les amis = the friends
l’amie = the (female) friend
être
to be
je suis / nous sommestu es / vous êtes
il
elle est
on / ils
elles