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1.3: Grammaire - présentation

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    Savoir et Connaître

    The irregular verbs savoir and connaître both mean to knowSavoir and connaître are used in different contexts or to describe different degrees of knowledge. Savoir is used for facts, things known by heart, or abilities.When followed by an infinitive, savoir indicates knowing how to do something. Connaître is used for people and places and represents a personal acquaintance or familiarity. 

    savoir  'to know (a fact)'
    je sais nous savons
    tu sais vous savez
    il/elle/on sait ils/elles savent
    past participle : su

     

    connaître  'to know, to be acquainted with'
    je connais nous connaissons
    tu connais vous connaissez
    il/elle/on connaît ils/elles connaissent
    past participle : connu

     

    SAVOIR ou CONNAÎTRE ? Choisissez le verbe correcte et mettez-le dans la bonne forme.

    Tous nos étudiants 1....... bien Shasta. Shasta 2...... jouer au football américain.

    Answer

    1. connaissent 2. sait

     

    SAVOIR ou CONNAÎTRE ? Choisissez le verbe correcte et mettez-le dans la bonne forme. 

    - Est-ce que vous 1...... un bon restaurant à Houston ? 

    - Non, mais je 2...... qu'il y a beaucoup de restaurants tex-mex à Houston.

    Answer

    1.connaissez 2. sais

     

    Suivre et Vivre

    The verbs suivre (to follow), and vivre (to live) are irregular. You may have seen the expression Vive ... (as in Vive la France!, Long live France!) and the noun la vie (life). Vivre means 'to be alive,' as well as 'to live,' in contrast to the verb habiter which refers only to where one lives, one's place of residence.

    suivre  'to follow'
    je suis nous suivons
    tu suis vous suivez
    il/elle/on suit ils/elles suivent
    past participle : suivi

     

    vivre  'to live, to be alive'
    je vis nous vivons
    tu vis vous vivez
    il/elle/on vit ils/elles vivent
    past participle : vécu
    VIVRE ou SUIVRE ? Choisissez le verbe correcte et mettez-le dans la bonne forme.

    Shasta 1..... sur le campus de UH. Les étudiants de UH 2....... les cours de français.

    Answer

    1. vit 2. suivent 

     

    Expression il y a

    When il y a is followed by a time expression (such as longtempsquelque tempsune semainedeux jours etc.), it generally means 'ago': il y a une semaine (a week ago).

     

    Comment dit-on en français ? Traduisez cette phrase.

    I came to Houston 3 years ago.

    Answer

    Je suis venu(e) à Houston il y a 3 ans.

     

     

    Passé Composé et Imparfait

    The passé composé is used in French in answer the question 'What happened?' On the other hand, you will usually put a verb in the imparfait if it answers the question 'What was going on when something else happened?' Generally, the passé composé is used to relate events while the imparfait is used to describe what was going on in the past, states of being in the past, or past habits. All this takes on special importance in narration of past actions, when both tenses often occur in the same story. Narrating a story entails both describing a setting (habitual actions, atmosphere, places and people) and recounting a plot or a series of events, actions, changes of feelings or thoughts. In general, all stories have a well delineated plot line of events, the foreground, and a background of supporting details and description. Some literary texts might subvert this rule but this is out of a conscious effort to surprise or unsettle their reader.

     

    Mettez les verbes dans les temps correctes. Choisissez entre le passé composé et l'imparfait.

    Quand  j' 1.(avoir) six ans,  j'  2.(habiter) à Austin. Mais mon père 3. (trouver) un nouveau travail et nous 4. (déménager) à Houston.

    Answer

    1.avais 2. habitais 3. a trouvé 4. avons déménagé. 

     

    This page is an adoptation of Francais Interactif. For more information, see the following links:

    https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/virr10.html

    https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/vre4.html

    https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/adv5.html

    https://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/tap8.html


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