FRENCH NOTES

Aller( to go) Partir(Leave) Voyager(to travel)

Je vais Je pars Je voyage
Tu vas Tu pars Tu voyages
Il/Elle/on va Il/Elle/On part Il/Elle/on voyage
Nous allons Nous partons Nous voyageons
Vous allez Vous partez Vous voyagez
Ils/Elles vont Ils/Elles partent Ils/Elles voyagent
Arriver(to arrive) Descendre(to come down) Monter(to go up)
J’arrive Je descends Je monte
Tu arrives Tu descends Tu montes
Il/Elle/on arrive Il/Elle/on descend Il/Elle/on monte
Nous arrivons Nous descendons Nous montons
Vous arrivvez Vous descendez Vous montez
Ils/Elles arrivent Ils/Eles descendent Ils/Elles montent

Rentrer(to return) Entrer(walk in)

Je rentre J’entre
Tu rentres Tu entres
Il/Elle/on rentre Il/Elle/on entre
Nous rentrons Nous entrons
Vous rentrez Vous entrez
Ils/Elles rentrent Ils/Elles entrtent
VERBE(CONJUGATIONS)
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HEURES
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REMEMBER:
-The preposition en is used for means of transport we can enter in. *bus, voiture, taxi.
-The preposition À is used for those transports we cannot enter. * velo,moto,cheval.
Here are the main French question words:
 Qui (who)
 Que/quoi (what)
 À qui (whose)
 À quoi (of what)
 Lequel, laquelle (which one)
 Où (where)
 Quand (when)
 Pourquoi (why)
 Comment (how)
 Combien (how much/how many)

 Quel/quels/quelle/quelles (who/which)

Qui – Who?
“Qui” refers to people, and means “who” or “whom”. “Qui” can, therefore, be a subject or
object.

 Qui as a subject: Qui mange avec nous ce soir ? (Who’s eating with us tonight?)

 Qui as an object: Qui entendez-vous ? (Whom do you hear?)

Bonus tip: The word qui is also often used after the prepositions avec, pour or de.

Que/Quoi – What?
“Que” refers to objects (everything except people), and means “what”. It’s almost always
the object of a sentence.

Let’s say you’re in a French shop. You might want to ask questions like:

 Que vendez-vous ici ? (What do you sell here?)

 Que pouvez-vous me recommander ? (What can you recommend me?)

When “que” is used at the end of a question with intonation, it changes to “quoi”:

 Que voyez-vous ? -> Vous voyez quoi ? (What do you see?)

Note: “Que” cannot be used after a preposition; you have to use “quoi” instead:

 À quoi penses- tu?

À Qui – Whose?
“À qui” refers to people, and means “to whom”.

 À qui parles-tu ? “(To whom are you talking?/Who are you talking to?)

Note: À qui is sometimes translated as “whose”, depending on the context.

 À qui appartient ce livre? (Whose book is this?)

French question words are often used with prepositions such as à, de and pour.
À Quoi – What (about/of)?
“À quoi” refers to objects , and means “what (about/of)”. Officially, “quoi” replaces an
indirect object, which means it’s supposed to follow prepositions, and it never directly
follows a verb.

Note: In everyday, real French and in an informal context, it’s very common to hear
something like: “Tu fais quoi ce weekend ?” (What are you doing this weekend?) where
this rule isn’t respected.

 À quoi penses-tu ? (What are you thinking about?)

 À quoi servent les pronoms interrogatifs ? (What are interrogative pronouns used for?)

Lequel, Laquelle – Which one, which of them?

“Lequel”, “laquelle” (plural: lesquels, lesquelles) refer back to people or objects that have
been previously mentioned, implied, or designated.

For example:

 Voici dix modèles. Lesquels préférez-vous ? (Here are ten designs. Which ones do you
prefer?)
 Laquelle de ces robes est la plus belle ? (Which of these dresses is the most beautiful?)

Où – Where?
“Où” refers to place, and means “where”.

Let’s say you’re meeting a friend for a meal.

You might want to ask them:

 Où veux-tu manger ? (Where do you want to eat?)

Bonus tip: Be careful not to mix up “où”, which means where, and “ou” (without an
accent), which means or.

Quand – When?
“Quand” refers to time, and means “when”.

 Quand reviendras-tu ? (When will you be back?)

 Quand iras-tu en vacances ? (When are you going on holiday?)

Note: “Quand” is frequently expanded to “Quand est-ce que”.

Pourquoi – Why?
“Pourquoi” refers to cause or reason, and means “why”.

 Pourquoi as-tu décidé d’étudier la médecine ? (Why did you decide to study medicine?)

Comment – How?
“Comment” refers to method or means, and means “how”. 

 Comment fait-elle ce gâteau ? (How does she make this cake?)

Quel/quells/quelle/quelles – Who/Which ?
You have just met someone in a coffee shop in France! But there’s only one problem…
Making new friends isn’t always easy, especially in a new environment.

Here are some questions you can ask others to start getting to know them:

 Quels sont tes chanteurs préférés ? (Who are your favorite singers?)

Combien – How much/How many?
This sentence will be your best friend as you’re navigating designer shops
or “boulangeries” (bakeries) in France.

 Combien ça coûte ? (How much does this cost?)

Say you’re meeting a friend and you’d like to ask them how much time they have for
your café crème (a coffee with cream). 

 Combien de temps as-tu ? (How much time do you have?)

Bonus tip: Remember that when followed by a noun, “combien’’ requires the preposition
“de”.
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