French Grammar

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THE PRESENT TENSE
Used to talk about what is true at the moment, what happens regularly and what is happening now
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THE IMPERFECT TENSE
Used to talk about the past, especially in descriptions, to say what used to happen
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THE PERFECT TENSE
Used to talk about the past and actions that took place/were completed in the past
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THE FUTURE TENSE
Used to talk about something that will happen/be true
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THE NEAR FUTURE
Used to talk about something that will happen in the near future
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REFLEXIVE VERBS
Subject and object are the same, and the action 'reflects back' on the object
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THE PASSIVE
Used when the subject of the verb is the person/thing affected by the action
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THE IMPERATIVE
Used when giving orders and instructions
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THE CONDITIONAL
Used to talk about things that would happen/be true under certain circumstances
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THE PRESENT PARTICIPLE
Verb form ending in -ing
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THE SUBJUNCTIVE
Used in certain circumstances to express some sort of feeling/doubt
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THE PERFECT SUBJUNCTIVE
Used when the verb in the subordinate clause (the verb that follows que) happened before the verb in the main clause
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THE PLUPERFECT
Describes something that had happened/had been true at a point in the past
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THE PAST CONDITIONAL
Used to express what would have taken place in the past had some action, event or situation occured
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THE FUTURE PERFECT
Used to describe an action that will have happened or will be finished by a specific point in the future
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Used to talk about the past, especially in descriptions, to say what used to happen

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THE IMPERFECT TENSE

Card 3

Front

Used to talk about the past and actions that took place/were completed in the past

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Card 4

Front

Used to talk about something that will happen/be true

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Card 5

Front

Used to talk about something that will happen in the near future

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