Transcript Conjunctions – linking words

Opinions
Je pense que...
Je crois que...
A mon avis...
Selon moi...
Personnellement…
Je trouve...
J'aime...
J'adore...
I think that...
I think that...
In my opinion...
For me...
Personally…
I find... (something e.g. football)
(adjective e.g.fun)
I like...
I love...
Superlatives and Comparatives (1)
Comparatives are used to compare people or things:
plus ..(que)… - more…(than )
moins..(que)…- less…(than)
aussi..(que)…- just as…(as)
e.g Marie est plus grande que Sofie – Marie is taller than Sofie
Superlatives are used to say that someone / something is
the best, tallest etc
le/la plus…- the most…
e.g. Marie est la plus grande – Marie is the tallest
C’est le garçon le plus intelligent de la classe
– he’s the most intelligent boy in the class
Adverbs: describing verbs
Short adverbs that modify a verb usually follow the conjugated verb
e.g Nous mangeons bien - we eat well
Nous avons bien mangé - we ate well
Adverbs of frequency are usually placed after the verb
e.g Je fais toujours mes devoirs - I always do my homework
Adverbs of time which refer to specific days can be placed at the
beginning or end of the sentence
e.g Aujourd'hui, je vais acheter une voiture - Today I am going to buy a car
Elles arriveront demain - They’ll arrive tomorrow
Long adverbs are usually placed at the beginning or end of the sentence
e.g. Généralement, nous mangeons avant 17h00 - Normally, we eat before 5pm
Je ne l'ai pas trouvé, malheureusement - I didn’t find it unfortunately
Adverbs of place are usually found after the direct object
e.g Il a mis ton sac à dos là-bas - He put your backpack over there
J'ai trouvé le livre ici - I found the book here