\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{Phoebe Zhang (Phoebe12)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (8f-french-april-24th.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (Phoebe Zhang (Phoebe12)) /Subject (8F French April 24th 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}{96D5FF} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F1F9FF} \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{8F French April 24th Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{Phoebe Zhang (Phoebe12)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/30133/cs/9761/}}} \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}Phoebe Zhang (Phoebe12) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/phoebe12} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 8th November, 2016.\\ Updated 20th August, 2017.\\ 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*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.12 cm} x{4.88 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Verbs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{AVOIR}} & to have \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} j'ai & nous avons \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu as & vous avez \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle/ont a & ils/elles ont \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{ALLER}} & to go \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} je vais & nous allons \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu vas & vous allez \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle on va & ils/elles vont \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{FAIRE}} & to do \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} je fais & nous faisons \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu fais & vous faites \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle/on fait & ils/elles font \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{ÊTRE}} & to be \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} je suis & nous sommes \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu es & vous êtes \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle/on est & ils/elles sont \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{The Preposition À}} & to, in, at \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} à + le & au \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 1) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} à + les & aux \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 1) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} à + la & à la \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 1) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Negation}} & add "ne (n')" before, and pas after \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.6 cm} x{4.4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Conjugation of Verbs}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{-ER}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} je -e & nous -ons \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu -es & vous -ez \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle/on -e & ils/elles -ont \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{-IR}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} je -is & nous -issons \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu -is & vous -issez \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle/on -it & ils/elles -issent \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{-RE}}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} je -s & nous -ons \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu -s & vous -ez \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} il/elle/on -it & ils/elles -ent \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{First find the stem of the word, then add the correct ending} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4.4 cm} x{3.6 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Position of Adjectives}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{In French, most adjectives come after the noun. However, some very common French adjectives come before the noun. For example:} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} petit(e) & grand(e) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} joli(e) & beau/bel/belle \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{nouveau/nouvel/nouvelle} & \seqsplit{vieux/vieil/vieille} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4.72 cm} x{3.28 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Imperative form}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Vous répétez! -\textgreater{} & Répétez! \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Tu regardes le livre. -\textgreater{} & Regarde le livre. \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Notice that if the {\bf{tu}} form ends in {\bf{-es}} (this includes all {\bf{er}} verbs), you also drop the {\bf{s}} from the ending of the verb.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{To give a negative instruction, just use {\bf{ne... pas}} either side of the verb in the usual way.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Remember that {\bf{aller}} also drops the {\bf{-s}} from the {\bf{tu}} ending of the verb.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Ordinal numbers}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{To change a regular number into an ordinal number, you usually just add {\bf{-ième}} to the normal number.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{The word for 'first', {\bf{premier (première)}} is an exception. \newline It is the only ordinal to have a masculine and feminine form.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4 cm} x{4 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Talking about pastimes}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Use {\bf{jouer à...}} to talk about games you play.} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Use {\bf{jouer de...}} to talk about musical instruments you play.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Use {\bf{faire de...}} to talk about most other sports and recreational activties that you do.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} à + la = à la & de + la = de la \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} à + l' = à l' & de + l' = de l' \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} à + le = au & de + le = du \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} à + les = aux & de + les = des \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{When {\bf{faire de}} and {\bf{jouer de}} are used negatively, just use {\bf{de (d')}} instead of {\bf{de la, du, (de l')}} or {\bf{des.}} \newline Tu fais {\emph{de la}} boxe? -\textgreater{} Non, je ne fais pas {\emph{de}} boxe. \newline Tu joues {\emph{du}} violon? -\textgreater{} Non, je ne joue pas {\emph{de}} violon.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{3.92 cm} x{4.08 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Which or what?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{The word {\bf{quel(le)(s)}} means 'which' or 'what' and is always followed by a noun.} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{It can also be used in exclamations to mean 'What (a)...!'} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Qu'est-ce que is another way of saying 'what', but:} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{-it is only used in questions} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{-it is always linked to a conjugated verb, not a noun.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Examples:} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tu joues de {\emph{quel}} instrument? & Which instrument do you play? \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Qu'est-ce que tu fais le weekend? & What are you doing on the weekend? \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Notice that {\bf{qu'}} is used if {\bf{que}} is followed by a vowel.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{There is, there are}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Il y a means both 'there is' and 'there are'.} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{The negative form is il n'y a pas (de)...} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{(n' is used because y is a vowel in French.)} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Voilà can also be used to mean 'there is' or 'there are', but only when you are pointing out someone or something.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.016 cm} x{1.872 cm} x{1.584 cm} x{1.728 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Possessive Adjectives}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Masculine}} & {\bf{Feminine}} & {\bf{Plural}} & {\bf{English}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Mon & Ma & Mes & My \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ton & Ta & Tes & Your \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Son & Sa & Ses & \seqsplit{His/Her/Its} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Nôtre & Nôtre & Nos & Our \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Vôtre & Vôtre & Vos & Your \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Leur & Leur & Leurs & Their \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{8.4cm}}{1). The possessive agrees with the noun, not the subject. \newline 2). If a noun starts with a vowel and is feminine, use mon, ton, son form. \newline 3). 's in English = Use "of" in French (de) \newline eg. Bob's dad = Pere {\bf{de}} Bob} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4.8 cm} x{3.2 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Irregular Adjectives}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Invariable adjectives: Adjectives that don't change. For example:} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} cool & super \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} orange & marron \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Adjectives that don't add an extra 'e' for feminine as they already end in 'e'. For example:} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} bizarre & adorable \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} horrible & timide \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{rouge} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Irregular adjectives: Adjectives that change irregularly.} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Type of noun & Adjective \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} masc. sing. & beau nouveau vieux \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} masc. sing starting with vowel sound & bel nouvel vieil \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} fem. sing. & belle nouvelle vieille \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} masc. pl. & beaux nouveaux vieux \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} fem. pl. & belles nouvelles vielles \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Other examples: australien, vietnamien, mignon, affectueux, dangereux, généreux, studieux, spacieux, nul, violet, blanc} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 3) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{These adjectives are regular for masc. sing. and mask. plural but at fem. sing. they double the last letter and then add an 'e'. At fem. plural, they add an 's' to their fem. plural form (except blanc which changes into blanche for fem.sing.)} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 5) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4.8 cm} x{3.2 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Irregular Adjectives (cont)}} \tn % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} masc. sing. & australien \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} masc. plural & australien{\bf{s}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} fem. sing. & australien{\bf{ne}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} fem. plural & australien{\bf{nes}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{N'est-ce pas?}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{N'est-ce pas is used to confirm what you've just said is correct. There is no single English equivalent.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Time}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{The expressions 'am' and 'pm' are not used in France. Instead, 24-hour clock times are widely used. However, if the time is on the hour, people sometimes use the 12-hour clock times and add the words:} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 4) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{du matin}} (in the morning)} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{de l'après-midi}} (in the afternoon)} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{du soir}} (in the evening).} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Notice that to say what time it is, you use {\bf{il est}}, not {\bf{c'est}}.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{5.36 cm} x{2.64 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Ne... jamais}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{You can use {\bf{ne... jamais}} the same way to say what {\emph{never}} happens. For example:} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je ne fais pas de babysitting. & I don't babysit. \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Je ne fais jamais de babysitting. & I never babysit. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{After {\bf{ne... jamais}} (as with {\bf{ne... pas}}), {\bf{de la, de l', du}} and {\bf{des}} change to {\bf{de}}.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{p{0.8 cm} p{0.8 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Reminders}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Oui}} is not the only way to say 'yes' in French. If you're answering 'yes' to a {\emph{negative}} question, you use {\bf{si}} instead of {\bf{oui}}.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{8.4cm}}{Using the definite article {\bf{le}} before a day of the week shows that the event {\emph{always}} happens on that day of the week.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}