\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. 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{Frenchfanatic} \pdfinfo{ /Title (french-verbs.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Frenchfanatic) /Subject (French Verbs 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}{A37127} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F9F6F1} \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 Verbs Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Frenchfanatic} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/205504/cs/43861/}}} \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}Frenchfanatic \\ \uline{cheatography.com/frenchfanatic} \\ \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 18th July, 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. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.2531 cm} x{0.87717 cm} x{1.04425 cm} x{1.00248 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Common Irregular Verbs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Pronoun}} & {\bf{Etre (to be)}} & {\bf{Avoir (to have)}} & {\bf{Allerz (to go)}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je (I) & suis & ai & vais \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tu (You) & es & as & vas \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Il (He) & est & a & va \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Elle (She) & est & a & va \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Nous (We) & sommes & avons & allons \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Vous (You- Formal) & êtes & avez & allez \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Ils (He- Plu.) & sont & ont & vont \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Elles (She- Plu.) & sont & ont & vont \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} On \seqsplit{(People/someone/we)} & va & ont & vont \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{Age always conjugates with AVOIR and not ÊTRE. \newline Eg: J'ai vingt quatre ans.} \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}{Plural Rules}} \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{0.82386 cm} x{1.78503 cm} x{1.96811 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Definite and Indefinite Articles}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Gender & Les articles definis (The) & Les articles indefinis (A/An) \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Masculine} & le & un \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Feminine} & la & une \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Plural & les & des \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Before vowel & l' & - \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.64772 cm} x{1.46464 cm} x{1.46464 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Prepositions- Countries}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Type of Noun}} & {\bf{Preposition}} & {\bf{Example}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Feminine Country & en & en France \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Masculine Country & au & au Canada \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Plural Country & aux & aux États-Unis \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} City & à & à Paris \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{All countries ending with the letter "e" are feminine except for Le Mexique.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.68298 cm} x{1.29402 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Les Articles Contractés}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Preposition + Definite Articles & \seqsplit{Contraction} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} à + le & au \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} à + la & à la \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} à + l' & à l' \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} à + les & aux \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} de + le & du \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} de + la & de la \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} de + l' & de l' \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} de + les & des \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{à - to/in/at \newline de - of/from/about \newline \newline *DO NOT used definite articles (la, le, l', les) with person or city names.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.46464 cm} x{0.82386 cm} x{2.2885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{- ER Verbs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Pronoun}} & {\bf{Ending}} & {\bf{Example with "parler"}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je (I) & -e & je parle \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tu (You, informal) & -es & tu parles \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Il/Elle (he/she) & -e & Il parle/Elle parle \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Nous & -ons & Nous parlons \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Vous & -ez & Vous parlez \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ils/Elles & \seqsplit{parlent} & Ils parlent/ Elles parlent \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{*Parlent - the pronunciation is the same as the first three.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}