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Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{Chaden} \pdfinfo{ /Title (french-cheat-sheet.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Chaden) /Subject (French Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{A3A3A3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F3F3F3} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{French Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Chaden} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/202818/cs/43087/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Chaden \\ \uline{cheatography.com/chaden} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 22nd April, 2024.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. 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\SetRowColor{LightBackground} conjunctions & regular ir verbs \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} je finis & choisir- to choose \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu finis & gradir- to grow \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} il/Elle/on/finit & grossir- to gain weight \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} nous finissons & maigrir- to lose weight \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Vous finissez & obeir- to obey \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ils/elles finissent & regir- to react \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} sentences & sentences \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} on finit de manger au Billy Burger & il choisit d'aller manger chez Billyburger \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} est-ce qu'elle a fini de manger chez doxies & tu grandis quand tu manges ! \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 3) 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1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{telling and asking about time}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} quelle heure est- il?- what time is it? & Le cours commence a neuf here's moins vingt- the class starts at 8:40 \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} quelle heure avec-vous/ as tu?- what time do you have & nous avons- un examen a une heure- we have a test at one o'clock \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} a quelle heure?- what time/ when? & il est- six heures- it is six o'clock \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{1.64241 cm} x{3.33459 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{possessive pronouns}} \tn % Row 0 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\SetRowColor{white} il n'a pas d'examens- he does not have exams & elles ont- un examen de psychologie- they have a psychology exam \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.28482 cm} x{1.69218 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Question words, forming open-ended questions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} open ended questions & questions words \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Tu aimes les voitures-You like cars. & combien how much/many \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Il parle espagnol-He speaks Spanish. & pourquoi why \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Vous lisez des livres-You read books. & quand when \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} est-ce que tu conduis une voiture-do you drive a car & \seqsplit{que/quoi what} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} comment allez-vous aujourd'hui?-how are you today? & qui who \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{forming yes/no questions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Vous NE détestez pas travailler?- you don't hate to work? & Abdel n'aime-t-til pas étudier-?- Doesn't abdel like to study? \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} NE detestez-vous pas travailler? don't you hate to work? & Est-ce le professeur de lettres?- is he the humanities professor? \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Y a-t-il une horloge dans le classes?- is there a clock in the class? & Mange-til a la cantina?- does he eat in the cafetiria? \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Parlez-vous Francis?- do you speak French?} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 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}{immediate family vocabulary}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 0 (+ 0) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{immediate family vocabulary}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} un frangin-brother & mamie- nana, grandma \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} une fanrgine-sister & un minou- kitty \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} maman-mom & papa-dad \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} tata- aunite & papi- grandpa \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % 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singular) \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Elle est grande – She is tall & gros- fat- (masculine singular) \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Regular adjectives & belle- Beautiful- (feminine singular) \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} bien – good. & bon- good, kind- (feminine singular) \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} confortable – comfortable. & fiere- proud- (feminine singular) \tn % Row Count 26 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} calme – calm. & grosse- fat- (feminine singular) \tn % Row Count 28 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{difficile – difficult.} \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{facile – easy.} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 1) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} 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