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\end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.78712 cm} x{2.18988 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Future Endings}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pronoun & Endings \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} je & -ai \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu & -as \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle & -a \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} nous & -ons \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} vous & -ez \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ils/elles & -ont \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.78712 cm} x{2.18988 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Subjunctive Endings}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pronouns & Endings \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} je & -e \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu & -es \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle & -e \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} nous & -ions \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} vous & -iez \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ils/elles & -ent \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Take the "ils" form of the present tense (3rd person plural), remove the "ent" and add the following endings} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.04057 cm} x{2.93643 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Irregular Subjunctive}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} avoir & j'aie \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 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Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} nous & -ions \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} vous & -iez \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ils/elles & -aient \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Take the "nous" form of the present tense, remove the "ons" and add the following endings} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.78712 cm} x{2.18988 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Conditional Endings}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pronoun & Endings \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} je & -ais \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu & -ais \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle & -ait \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 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Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} prendre & je prenais \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.05965 cm} p{1.14425 cm} p{1.3731 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Perfect Endings}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pronoun & avoir & etre \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} je & ai & suis \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu & as & es \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle & a & est \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} nous & avons & sommes \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} vous & avez & etes \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ils/elles & ont & sont \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{Take the present tense of avoir/etre then add the past participle of the main verb} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.18528 cm} p{1.79172 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Perfect Irreguars}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} avoir & eu \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} aller & alle \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} devoir & du \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} dire & dit \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} etre & ete \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} faire & fait \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} pouvoir & pu \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} prendre & pris \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Pluperfect}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 0 (+ 0) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{To form the pluperfect, use the imperfect tense of avoir and être and add the past participle.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.4977 cm} p{0.4977 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Passive Voice}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 0 (+ 0) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{The passive voice is formed with the conjugated verb être + the past participle. Le livre est écrit par des lycéens. \newline The book is written by high schoolers.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}