\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{1.46464 cm} x{1.51041 cm} x{1.60195 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{ARTICLES}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Définis{\emph{(The)}} & Indéfinis{\emph{(A/An/Some)}} & Partitif{\emph{(Some)}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Le - Masculin singulier & Un - Masculin Singulier & Du - Masculin Singulier \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} La - Féminin Singulier & Une - Féminin Singulier & De la - Féminin Singulier \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} L' - Voyelle & Des - Pluriel & De l' - Voyelle \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Les - Pluriel & & Des - Pluriel \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{Note- The articles agree with the noun.{\emph{(gender/number/vowel/consonant)}} \newline {\bf{EXAMPLES 4 DÉFINIS:}} \newline 1.{\bf{Le}} garçon {\emph{(The boy)}} \newline 2.{\bf{La}} fille {\emph{(The girl)}} \newline 3.{\bf{L'}}école {\emph{(The school)}} \newline 4.{\bf{Les}} chiens {\emph{(the dogs)}} \newline {\bf{EXAMPLES 4 INDÉFINIS:}} \newline 1.{\bf{Un}} garçon {\emph{(A boy)}} \newline 2.{\bf{Une}} fille {\emph{(A girl)}} \newline 3.{\bf{Des}} amis {\emph{(Some friends)}} \newline {\bf{EXAMPLES 4 PARTITIF:}} \newline 1. {\bf{Du}} pain {\emph{(Some bread)}} \newline 2. {\bf{De la}} soupe {\emph{(Some soup)}} \newline 3. {\bf{De l'}}éau {\emph{(Some water)}} \newline 4. {\bf{Des}} fruits {\emph{(Some fruits)}}} \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}{VERBES IRRÉGULIERS}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Être{\emph{(To be)}}\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je suis\{\{nl\}\}Tu es\{\{nl\}\}Il/Elle/On est\{\{nl\}\}Nous sommes\{\{nl\}\}Vous êtes\{\{nl\}\}Ils/Elles sont\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Avoir{\emph{(to have)}}\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{J'ai\{\{nl\}\}Tu as\{\{nl\}\}Il/Elle/On a\{\{nl\}\}Nous avons\{\{nl\}\}Vous avez\{\{nl\}\}Ils/Elles ont\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Aller{\emph{(to go)}}\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je vais\{\{nl\}\}Tu vas\{\{nl\}\}Il/Elle/On va\{\{nl\}\}Nous allons\{\{nl\}\}Vous allez\{\{nl\}\}Ils/Elles vont\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Faire{\emph{(to do/make)}}\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je fais\{\{nl\}\}Tu fais\{\{nl\}\}Il/Elle/On fait\{\{nl\}\}Nous faisons\{\{nl\}\}Vous faites\{\{nl\}\}Ils/Elles font\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.4885 cm} x{2.4885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{FRENCH OBJECT PRONOUNS}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{DIRECT OBJECTS}}\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{SINGULIER}} & {\bf{PLURIEL}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} me/m'{\emph{(me)}} & nous (us) \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} te/t'{\emph{(you)}} & vous (you) \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} le/l'{\emph{(him/it)}} & les (them) \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{la/l'*(she/it)} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{INDIRECT OBJECTS}}\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{SINGULIER}} & {\bf{PLURIEL}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} me / m'{\emph{(to me)}}\{\{nl\}\}te / t'{\emph{(to you)}}\{\{nl\}\}lui{\emph{(to him/her)}}\{\{nl\}\} & nous{\emph{(to us)}}\{\{nl\}\}vous{\emph{(to you)}}\{\{nl\}\}leur{\emph{(to them)}}\{\{nl\}\} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 4) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{EMPHATIC OBJECT}}\{\{ac\}\}} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{SINGULIER}} & {\bf{PLURIEL}} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} moi{\emph{(me)}}\{\{nl\}\}toi{\emph{(you)}}\{\{nl\}\}lui{\emph{(him)\{\{nl\}\}}}elle{\emph{(her)}}\{\{nl\}\} & nous{\emph{(us)}}\{\{nl\}\}vous {\emph{(you)}}\{\{nl\}\}eux{\emph{(them)}}\{\{nl\}\}elles {\emph{(them)}}\{\{nl\}\} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 4) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Direct vs Indirect: If the verb is followed by à (to), use lui / leur. \newline \newline Lui is singular, for both masculine and feminine. \newline \newline Emphatic pronouns are used after prepositions or for emphasis: avec lui, pour elle, chez moi.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{EXAMPLES OF OBJECT PRONOUNS}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{DIRECT OBJECTS:}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 1. Je {\bf{le}} vois. & {\emph{(i see {\bf{him}}/{\bf{it}})}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 2.Tu {\bf{la}} connais. & {\emph{(you know {\bf{her}})}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 3.Nous {\bf{les}} mangeons. & {\emph{(we eat {\bf{them}})}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{INDIRECT OBJECTS:}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} 1.Je {\bf{lui}} parle. & {\emph{(i speak to {\bf{him/her}})}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 2.Tu {\bf{leur}} écris. & {\emph{(You write to {\bf{them}})}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} 3.Nous {\bf{me}} donnes le livre. & {\emph{(You give {\bf{me}} the book)}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{EMPHATIC OBJECTS:}}} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} 1.C'est pour {\bf{moi}}. & {\emph{(It's for {\bf{me}})}} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 2.Avec {\bf{toi}}, c'est amusant. & {\emph{(With {\bf{you}}, it's fun)}} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} 3.Elle parle avec {\bf{lui}}. & {\emph{(She speaks with {\bf{him}})}} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 4.Nous allons avec {\bf{eux}}. & {\emph{(We are going with {\bf{them}})}} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{SUBJECT PRONOUNS}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je{\emph{(I)}} - before a verb starting with a consonant} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{J'{\emph{(I)}} -before a verb starting with a vowel/h muet} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Tu{\emph{(You)}} -(Singular/Informal)} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Il*(He) - Masculin Singular} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Elle{\emph{(She)}} - Féminin Singular} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{On{\emph{(We)}} -informal "we"} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Nous{\emph{(We)}} - formal or standard "we"} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Vous{\emph{(You)}} -(plural/formal)} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Il{\emph{(They)}} - Masculin Pluriel} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Elles{\emph{(They)}} - Féminin Pluriel} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) \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}{ER CONJUGATION(PARLER)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Subject Pronoun}} & {\bf{Ending}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je & -e \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tu & -es \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Il/Elle/On & -e \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}}{✱ Only the endings change, the root (parl-) stays the same. \newline {\bf{EXAMPLES:}} \newline Je parl{\bf{e}} \newline Tu parl{\bf{es}} \newline Il/Elle parl{\bf{e}} \newline Nous parl{\bf{ons}} \newline Vous parl{\bf{ez}} \newline Ils/Elles parl{\bf{ent}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{0.8354 cm} x{1.12779 cm} x{1.6708 cm} p{0.54301 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{ADJECTIFS POSSESSIFS}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Prenom sujets}} & {\bf{Masculin singulier}} & {\bf{Feminin singulier}} & {\bf{Pluriel}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je & mon & mon + voyelle\{\{nl\}\} ma + consonne & mes \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} tu & ton & ton + voyelle\{\{nl\}\} ta + consonne & tes \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 3) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} il & son & son + voyelle\{\{nl\}\} sa + consonne & ses \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 3) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} elle & son & son + voyelle\{\{nl\}\} sa + consonne & ses \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 3) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} nous & notre & notre & nos \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} vous & votre & votre & vos \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} ils & leur & leur & leurs \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} elles & leur & leur & leurs \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}----} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.94103 cm} x{3.03597 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{PLURAL ADJECTIVE RULE}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{BEFORE A PLURAL NOUN:}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} J'ai des amis.‎‎ & J'ai {\bf{de bons amis.}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Il y a filles. & Il y a {\bf{de jolies filles}}.\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{✱This rule does not apply with être: \newline Ce sont des bons amis. ✅ \newline ✱Des stays the same if the adjective comes after the noun: \newline J'ai des livres intéressants. {\emph{(I have interesting books)}} ✅} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.38896 cm} x{2.58804 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{COMMON VARAITIONS IN NEGATION}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{NEGATION}} & {\bf{MEANING}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} ne … pas & not\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ne … jamais & never\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} ne … plus & no longer\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ne … rien & nothing / not anything\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} ne … personne & nobody / no one\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ne … aucun(e) & not any\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} ne … guère & hardly / scarcely\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ne … nul(le) & not a single (formal)\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} ne … que & only (restriction)\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ne … pas encore & not yet\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} ne … pas du tout & not at all\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ne … toujours pas & still not\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} ne … jamais rien & never anything\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 1) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ne … personne nulle part & nobody anywhere\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.87657 cm} p{0.4577 cm} x{2.24273 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{NEGATION IN OBJECT PRONOUNS}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Positive}} & & {\bf{Negative}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je le vois & & Je {\bf{ne}} le vois {\bf{pas}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \textasciicircum{}{\emph{(i see him/it)}}\textasciicircum{} & & \textasciicircum{}{\emph{(i do not see him/it)}}\textasciicircum{}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Tu lui parles & & Tu {\bf{ne}} lui parles {\bf{jamais}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \textasciicircum{}{\emph{(you speak to him/her)}}\textasciicircum{} & & \textasciicircum{}{\emph{(you never speak to him/her)}}\textasciicircum{}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{✱ Pronoun goes before the verb inside negation.} \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}{IR VERB CONJUGATION(FINIR)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Subject Pronoun}} & {\bf{Ending}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je & -is \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tu & -is \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Il/Elle/On & -it \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Nous & -issons \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Vous & -issez \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ils/Elles & -issent \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{EXAMPLE}} \newline Je finis \newline Tu fin{\bf{is}} \newline Il/Elle fin{\bf{it}} \newline Nous fin{\bf{issons}} \newline Vous fin{\bf{issez}} \newline Ils/Elles fin{\bf{issent}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.78712 cm} x{2.18988 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{RE VERB CONJUGATION(VENDRE)}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{SUBJECT PRONOUN}} & {\bf{ENDING}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Je & -s \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tu & -s \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Il/Elle/On & — (no ending) \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 & -ent \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{✱ For il/elle/on, drop the -re completely (il vend). \newline {\bf{EXAMPLE:}} \newline Je vend{\bf{s}} \newline Tu vend{\bf{s}} \newline Il vend \newline Nous vend{\bf{ons}} \newline Vous vend{\bf{ez}} \newline Ils vend{\bf{ent}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.08602 cm} x{1.08602 cm} x{1.00248 cm} x{1.00248 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{4}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{ADJECTIVE AGREEMENT}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Masculin Singulier}} & {\bf{Féminin Singulier}} & {\bf{Masculin Pluriel}} & {\bf{Féminin Pluriel}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} petit & petite & petits & petites \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} rapide & rapide & rapides & rapides \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} heureux & heureuse & heureux & \seqsplit{heureuses} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} actif & active & actifs & actives \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) \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}{{\bf{FRENCH NEGATION}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Structure:}} ne + verb + pas} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{EXAMPLE:}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Je {\bf{ne}} mange {\bf{pas.}}{\emph{( i do not want to eat.)}}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Il {\bf{n'}}aime {\bf{pas}} le chocolate.{\emph{(He does not like chocolate.)}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{✱ ne → n' before a vowel or mute "h"} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.8308 cm} p{0.4577 cm} x{2.2885 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{ARTICLE CHANGE IN NEGATION}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Positive}} & & {\bf{Negative}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} J'ai {\bf{du pain}}. & & Je n'ai pas {\bf{de pain}}.\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \textasciicircum{}{\emph{(i have some bread)}}\textasciicircum{} & & \textasciicircum{}{\emph{(i do not have any bread)}}\textasciicircum{}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Elle boit {\bf{de la soupe.}} & & Elle ne boit pas {\bf{de soupe.}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \textasciicircum{}{\emph{(She drinks some soup)}}\textasciicircum{} & & \textasciicircum{}{\emph{(She doesn't drink any soup}}\textasciicircum{}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Nous avons {\bf{des amis}}. & & Nous n'avons pas {\bf{d'amis}}.\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \textasciicircum{}({\emph{We have some friends)}}\textasciicircum{} & & \textasciicircum{}{\emph{(We don't have any friends)}}\textasciicircum{}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{✱ Article changes to de in negation \newline ✱ Only happens with partitive (du, de la, de l') and plural indefinite (des). \newline ✱ Défini (le, la, les) stays the same:} \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}{{\bf{EXAMPLES OF VARIATIONS}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je {\bf{ne}} mange {\bf{pas.}} {\emph{(i {\bf{don't}} eat.)}}} \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je {\bf{ne}} fume {\bf{jamais}}.{\emph{(I {\bf{never}} smoke.)}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Elle {\bf{ne}} vient {\bf{plus}}.{\emph{(She {\bf{no longer}} comes.)}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Il {\bf{ne}} dit {\bf{rien}}.{\emph{(He says {\bf{nothing}}.)}}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je {\bf{ne}} vois {\bf{personne}}.{\emph{(i see {\bf{nobody}}.)}}} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je {\bf{n'}}ai {\bf{aucune}} idée.{\emph{(I have {\bf{no}} idea.)}}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Il {\bf{n'}}a {\bf{guère}} d'argent.{\emph{(He {\bf{hardly}} has any money.)}}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Il {\bf{n'}}a {\bf{nulle}} envie.{\emph{(He has {\bf{not the slightest}} desire.)}}} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Il {\bf{n'}} a {\bf{que}} 10€.{\emph{(He has {\bf{only}} 10€.)}}} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je {\bf{n'}}ai {\bf{pas encore}} mangé.{\emph{(i {\bf{haven't}} eaten {\bf{yet}}.)}}} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je {\bf{ne}} comprends {\bf{pas du tout}}.{\emph{(i {\bf{don't}} understand {\bf{at all}}.)}}} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Il {\bf{n'}}a {\bf{toujours pas}} fini.{\emph{(He {\bf{still hasn't}} finished.)}}} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Elle {\bf{ne dit}} {\bf{jamais rien}}.{\emph{(She {\bf{never}} says anything.)}}} \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{Je {\bf{ne}} vois {\bf{personne nulle part}}.{\emph{(I see {\bf{nobody anywhere}}.)}}} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{4.28022 cm} p{0.69678 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{ADJECTIFS DEMONSTRATIFS}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Masculin singulier{\emph{(consonne)}} & ce \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Masculin singulier{\emph{(voyelle)}} & cet \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Féminin singulier & cette \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Pluriel & ces \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.74195 cm} x{3.23505 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{{\bf{ADJECTIFS DEMONSTRATIFS}}}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} ce {\emph{(this/that)}} & Masculin singulier{\emph{(consonne)}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} cet {\emph{(this/that)}} & Masculin singulier{\emph{(voyelle)}}\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} cette {\emph{(this/that)}} & Féminin singulier\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} ces{\emph{(these/those)}} & Pluriel\{\{ar\}\} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}