\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. 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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{3.33459 cm} x{1.64241 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Le Futur Proche dans le Passé}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} j'allais & fermer \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} tu allais & manquer \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} il/elle allait & appeler \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} nous allions & arriver \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} vous alliez & rejoindre \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ils/elles allaient & s'ennuyer \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{J'allais + {[}infinitive{]}. Literally was/were going to} \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}{Subjonctif Présent}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} je & -e \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} tu & -es \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} il/elle & -e \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} nous & -ions \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} vous & -iez \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ils/elles & -ent \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Que}} + ils/elles form minus {\bf{-ent}} + new endings.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Subjonctif Passé}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{aie/sois}} in subjonctif prés. + {\bf{{[}past participle{]}}} (passé composé) \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) \{\{nl\}\}Je suis contente {\bf{qu'elle ait eu}} son examen. \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2) Il faut {\bf{que je sois parti}} d'ici neuf heures.% Row Count 5 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.9862 cm} p{1.9908 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Imparfait}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} je & -ais \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} tu & -ais \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} il/elle & -ait \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} nous & -ions \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} vous & -iez \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ils/elles & -aient \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Actions and facts in the past. \newline \{\{nl\}\}nous form minus {\bf{-ons}} + new endings.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Le Passé Composé}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{avoir/être}} in Le Présent + {\bf{{[}past participle{]}}} \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) \{\{nl\}\}Il m'{\bf{a vu}} \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) Je {\bf{suis descendu}}% Row Count 4 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Le Futur Antérieur}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Voi fi plecat}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) The past of the future - actions that will happen before other actions in the future \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) \{\{nl\}\}{\bf{aura/sera}} + {\bf{{[}past participle{]}}} (passé composé) \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) \{\{nl\}\}Tu {\bf{auras pu}} chanter sur scène. \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) Vous {\bf{aurez eu}} une belle vie après tout.% Row Count 7 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Conditionnel Présent}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Aș pleca}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) infinitive verb + {\bf{-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient}} (imparfait) \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) \{\{nl\}\}Je {\bf{partirais}} \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) Vous {\bf{mangeriez}}% Row Count 5 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.9862 cm} p{1.9908 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Futur}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pronoun & Ending \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}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Exception: for verbs ending in {\bf{-ier, -éer, -ouer, -uer}} (crier: to shout), apply same rules but don't read the "e" \newline Je crierai is read as {\bf{je crirăh}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Plus-que-parfait}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Plecasem.}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) This tense describes the past with the past \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 1) \{\{nl\}\}{\bf{avais/étais}} + {\bf{{[}past participle{]}}} (passé composé) \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2) \{\{nl\}\}Vous {\bf{aviez aimé}} ce concert. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) Elle {\bf{était}} déjà parti{\bf{e}} quand je suis arrivée.% Row Count 7 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Le Conditionnel Passé}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{Aș fi plecat}} \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) {\bf{aur/ser}} + {\emph{ais,ais,ait,ions,iez,aient}} + {\bf{{[}past participle{]}}} (passé composé) \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) \{\{nl\}\}Nous {\bf{aurions}} vraiment {\bf{aimé}} vous voir ! \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) Je {\bf{serais allé}} en Australie si j'avais eu les moyens.% Row Count 7 (+ 2) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}