\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{solisoleille (soleille01)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (french-grammar-rules.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (solisoleille (soleille01)) /Subject (French grammar rules 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}{30C6FC} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{E5F7FE} \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 grammar rules Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{solisoleille (soleille01)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/130728/cs/26112/}}} \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}solisoleille (soleille01) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/soleille01} \\ \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 14th January, 2021.\\ 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{3.28482 cm} x{1.69218 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Subject pronouns}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{French}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} I & je (j') \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} You (singular) & tu \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} He/it (masculine) & il \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} She/it (feminine) & elle \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} One/we & on \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} We & nous \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} You (plural/formal) & vous \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} They (masculine) & ils \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} They (feminine) & elles \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Use}}: To replace nouns when it is clear who is being talked about.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.58478 cm} x{1.58726 cm} x{1.00248 cm} x{1.00248 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Present tense conjugation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Pronoun}} & {\bf{-ER verb ending {[}-CER/GER{]}}} & {\bf{-RE verb ending}} & {\bf{-IR verb ending}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je & -e & -s & -is \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tu & -es & -s & -is \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{Il/Elle/On} & -e & - & -it \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Nous & -ons {[}-eons/çons{]} & -ons & -issons \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Vous & -ez & -ez & -issez \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Ils/Elles} & -ent & -ent & -issent \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Conjugation}}: Pronoun + present tense stem + present tense ending (er, re, or ir) \newline {\bf{Present tense stem}}: Remove the '-er', '-re' or '-ir' from the end of the verb. \newline {\bf{Meaning}}: I {\emph{verb}}, I am {\emph{verb}}-ing, I do {\emph{verb}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.58804 cm} x{2.38896 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Future tense conjugation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Pronoun}} & {\bf{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/On & -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}}{{\bf{Conjugation}}: Pronoun + future tense stem + Avoir present tense ending (irregular) \newline {\bf{Future tense stem}}: The full infinitive. \newline {\bf{Meaning}}: I will {\emph{verb}}} \tn \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}{Emphatic pronouns}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{French}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Me & moi \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} You (singular) & toi \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Him & lui \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Her & elle \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Us & nous \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} You (plural/formal) & vous \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Them (masculine) & eux \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Them (feminine) & elles \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Use}}: For emphasis (e.g. moi, je...), on its own, after a preposition (e.g. avec eux; derriere moi), in comparison (e.g. rapide que toi), to denote belonging (c'est à moi), after 'c'est' and 'ce sont', and combined with 'même' (e.g. moi-même (myself))} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.08574 cm} x{1.89126 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Indirect object pronouns}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{French {[}before vowel{]}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} To me/for me & me {[}m'{]} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} To you/for you (singular) & te {[}t'{]} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} To him/for him/to her/for her/to it/for it & lui \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} To us/for us & nous \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} To you/for you (plural/formal) & vous \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} To them/for them & leur \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Use}}: To refer to a person/thing as a recipient of an action. It replaces 'à + noun'. \newline {\bf{Word order}}: The inDOP usually comes directly in front of the verb (e.g. il ne nous parle pas), unless used in positive imperatives (e.g. montre-le nous). In imperatives, 'me' and 'te' are also replaced with 'moi' and 'toi' (e.g. donne-moi ça). \newline {\emph{TBC}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.58804 cm} x{2.38896 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Imperfect tense conjugation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Pronoun}} & {\bf{Ending}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je & -ais \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tu & -ais \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Il/Elle/On & -ait \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Nous & -ions \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Vous & -iez \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ils/Elles & -aient \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Conjugation}}: Pronoun + present tense stem + imperfect tense ending \newline {\bf{Present tense stem}}: Remove the '-er', '-re' or '-ir' from the end of the infinitive. \newline {\bf{Meaning}}: I used to {\emph{verb}}, I was {\emph{verb}}-ing} \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}{Conditional tense conjugation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{} \tn % Row Count 0 (+ 0) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Future tense stem}}: the full infinitive. \newline {\bf{Conjugation}}: Pronoun + Future tense stem + Imperfect tense ending \newline {\bf{Meaning}}: I would {\emph{verb}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.71009 cm} x{1.42018 cm} x{1.37841 cm} p{0.66832 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Possessive adjectives}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{Masculine singular}} & {\bf{Feminine singular}} & {\bf{Plural}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} My & mon & ma & mes \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Your & ton & ta & tes \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{His/her} & son & sa & ses \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Our & notre & notre & nos \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Your & votre & votre & vos \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Their & leur & leur & leurs \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Use}}:} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.41887 cm} x{1.64772 cm} x{1.51041 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Demonstrative adjectives}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{Masculine}} & {\bf{Feminine}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} This/that & ce/cet & cette \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} These/those & ces & ces \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Use}}: To point out a particular thing or person} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{0.9154 cm} x{1.92234 cm} x{1.73926 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Indefinite adjectives}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{Singular {[}feminine{]}}} & {\bf{Plural {[}feminine{]}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Other & autre & autres \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Every & chaque & - \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Same & même & mêmes \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Some/a few & - & quelques \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \seqsplit{All/every} & tout{[}e{]} & tous {[}toutes{]} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Use}}: To talk about people or things in a general way without saying exactly who or what they are.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.14011 cm} x{2.83689 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Direct object pronouns}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{French {[}before vowel{]}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Me & me {[}m'{]} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} You (singular) & te {[}t'{]} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Him/it (masculine) & le {[}l'{]} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Her/it (feminine) & la {[}l'{]} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Us & nous \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} You (plural/formal) & vous \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Them & les \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Use}}: To replace a person or thing affected by an action when it is clear who/what is being referred to, to avoid excessive repetition. \newline {\bf{Word order}}: The DOP comes directly in front of the verb (e.g. je t'aime), unless in positive imperatives in which case it comes after the verb (asseyez-vous). \newline {\emph{TBC}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.64241 cm} x{3.33459 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Perfect tense conjugation}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Verb type}} & {\bf{Past participle ending}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} -ER verbs & -é \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} -RE verbs & -i \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} -IR verbs & -u \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Conjugation}}: Pronoun + Avoir or Être conjugation + past participle (present tense stem + past participle ending) \newline {\bf{Irregular rule}}: Conjugations that use Être must have the past participle agree with the pronoun. \newline {\bf{Present tense stem (past participle)}}: Remove the '-er', '-re', or '-ir' from the end of the infinitive. \newline {\bf{Meaning}}: I {\emph{verb}} -ed, I have {\emph{verb}} -ed, I did {\emph{verb}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.50124 cm} x{1.58726 cm} x{1.62903 cm} p{0.45947 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Articles}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{Feminine singular {[}before vowel{]}}} & {\bf{Masculine singular {[}before vowel{]}}} & {\bf{Plural}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} The & la {[}l'{]} & le {[}l'{]} & les \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} A & une & un & des \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Some & du {[}de l'{]} & de la {[}de l'{]} & des \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Use}}: In front of nouns to determine if they are specific (definite), non-specific (indefinite) or partial (partitive).} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.00694 cm} x{1.8308 cm} x{1.73926 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Possessive pronouns}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{Masculine singular {[}plural{]}}} & {\bf{Feminine singular {[}plural{]}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Mine & le mien {[}les miens{]} & la mienne {[}les miennes{]} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Yours \seqsplit{(singular)} & le tien {[}les tiens{]} & la tienne {[}les tiennes{]} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Theirs \seqsplit{(singular)} & le sien {[}les siens{]} & la sienne {[}les siennes{]} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ours & le nôtre {[}les nôtres{]} & la nôtre {[}les nôtres{]} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Yours \seqsplit{(plural)} & le vôtre {[}les vôtres{]} & la vôtre {[}les vôtres{]} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Theirs \seqsplit{(plural)} & le leur {[}les leurs{]} & la leur {[}les leurs{]} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) \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}{Question words}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{English}} & {\bf{French}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Where & où \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} How & comment \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} How much/how many & combien \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} What & qu'est-ce que \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} What & quoi \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Why & pourquoi \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Who & qui/qui est-ce que \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Whose & à qui \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} About what & de qui \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Who/what/which & \seqsplit{quel/quels/quelle/quelles} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} Which/which one & \seqsplit{lequel/lesquels/laquelle/lesquelles} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Isn't it/don't you/weren't we etc. & n'est-ce pas \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Word order}}: \newline {\emph{combien}}: combien + verb; combien de + noun \newline {\emph{quoi}}: quoi + \textasciitilde{}\textasciitilde{}noun\textasciitilde{}\textasciitilde{} \newline {\emph{quel, lequel}}: is made to agree with the object that is asked about \newline {\emph{TBC}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}