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French Cheat Sheet 1 Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

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This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Present

-ER Verbs
-IR Verbs
-RE Verbs
-OIR Verbs
-e
-is
-s
-is
-es
-is
-s
-is
-e
-it
  
-it
-ons
-issons
-ons
-issons
-ez
-issez
-ez
-issez
-ent
-issent
-ent
-issent

Future Proche

-> Future Proche is used to describe an action that is going to happen, such as "­going to swimmi­ng"
FORMING FUTURE PROCHE
-> Begin forming Future Proche by adding Present Aller (to go) in your sentence.
Je vais _____
-> Add an infinitive verb simply after inserting aller in the sentence
Je vais nager (I am going to swim)
Tu vas manger (You are going to eat)

Indirect Object Pronoun

Me
me / m’
You
te / t’
Him/Her
lui
Us
nous
You
vous
Them
leur
-> An indirect object pronoun is used in the place of the indirect object of a verb. For example, in the sentence ‘I gave the apple to the man’ the apple is the direct object of the verb and the man is the indirect object.
Eg. Je lui demande ~ I ask him/her
-> Indirect Object Pronouns are exactly the same apart from lui and leur
Eg. He asks me for cake
me is an indirect object and cake is an direct object
  

Verbs in Condit­ional Present

Avoir
Pouvoir
Voloir
J'aurais
Je pourrais
Je voudrais
Tu aurais
Tu pourrais
Tu voudrais
Il/Elle aurait
Il/Elle pourrait
Il/Elle voudrait
Nous aurions
Nous pourrions
Nous voudrions
Vous auriez
Vous pourriez
Vous voudriez
Ils/Elles auraient
Ils/Elles pourraient
Ils/Elles vouldr­aient

Demons­trative Adjective

Male
Female
These/­Those (Fem/Masc)
Ce {Cet}
Cette
Ces
Ce (or Cet) for singular masculine which means "­thi­s" in French
Cette for singular Feminine which means "­tha­t" in French
Ces is used for plural Mascul­ine­/Fe­minine which means "­the­se" and "­tho­se" in French
Demons­trative Adj are to agree with the noun they precede
Ex. Ce livre (This/That book) , cet hôtel (This/That hotel) , Ces lampes (These­/Those lamps)

Possessive Adjectives

English
Masculine
Feminine
Plural
My
Mon
Ma
Mes
Your
Ton
Ta
Tes
His/Her
Son
Sa
Ses
Our
Notre
Notre
Nos
Your
Votre
Votre
Vos
Their
Leur
Leur
Leurs
-> Possessive Adjectives are before a noun to represent who or what owns it
Ex. My pizza (Ma Pizza)
  

BANGS Adjectives

B- Beauty
beau/b­ell­e/j­oli­/jolie
A- Age
jeune/­jeu­nes­/vi­el/­vieux
N- Numbers
un/deu­x/t­roi­s/q­uatre
G-Goodness
bon/bo­nne­/ma­uva­is/­mau­vaise
S-Size
grand/­gra­nde­/pe­tit­/petite
B.A.N.G.S Adjectives are placed BEFORE the noun they wish to describe
Ex. Un bel arbre

Future Sample Tense

Parler
Nager
Forme
Je Parlerai
Je Nagerai
+ai
Tu Parleras
Tu Nageras
+as
Il/Elle Parlera
Il/Elle Nagera
+a
Nous Parlerons
Nous Nagerons
+ons
Vous Parlerez
Vous Nagerez
+ez
Ils/Elles Parleront
Ils/Elles Nageront
+ont

Passé Composé (-ER Verbs)

J'
ai
parlé
Tu
as
parlé
Il/Elle
a
parlé
Nous
avons
parlé
Vous
avez
parlé
Ils/Elles
ont
parlé
-> To form ER verb in the past, drop the -er ending and add an -é. (J'ai parler -> J'ai parlé)

Passé composé (-IR Verbs)

J'
ai
fini
Tu
as
fini
Il/Elle
a
fini
Nous
avons
fini
Vous
avez
fini
Ils/Elles
ont
fini
-> If the verb is ending with -IR, drop the ending and insert -i
Ex. J'ai finir -> J'ai fini
  

Gender

How to Identify if a verb is Masculine or Feminine?

In order to identify if the verb's subject gender, you MUST before any step look at the ending of the word. Verbs generally ending with -e ending are catego­rized feminine.
Eg. Une raquette

Imparfait

Je
-ais
Tu
-ais
Il/Elle
-ait
Nous
-ions
Vous
-iez
Ils/Elles
-aient
Step #1: Find out how the verb looks like for nous (Ex. Nous aimons
Step #2: Take out the "­ons­" from the ending. That will create the root or the stem
Step #3: Attach the imparfait ending to the stem to make it Imparfait

Direct Object Pronoun

Me
Me / m'
You
Te / t'
Him/It
Le / l'
Her/It
La / l'
Us
Nous
You
Vous
Them
Les
-> A Direct Object is a word or phrase that receives the action of the verb
For example, "I am eating cake". Cake is the direct object
In French the cake would turn to "­it", and in consid­eration that cake is masculine, we use the le direct object
-> Je le mange / I am eating it