Transcript Français I * Leçon 4A Structures

Français I – Leçon 4A
Structures
-The verb aller
-The preposition à
-Interrogative words
Aller = to go
(*Note: this verb is irregular. Even though it ends
with “er,” it is NOT a regular –er verb)
Je vais
Nous allons
Tu vas
Vous allez
Il va
Elle va
On va
Ils vont
Elles vont
Aller can also be used with
another verb to tell what is going
to happen. This is called le future
proche.
Conjugate aller in the present tense and
place the other verb’s infinitive
(unchanged) form directly after it.
Je vais manger un hot-dog.
(I’m going to eat a hot dog)
Nous allons aller à l’école.
(We’re going to go to school.)
Negation
– to make the present tense negative,
place ne/n’…pas around the verb aller.
Je ne vais pas au café.
- To make the future proche negative,
you also place ne/n’…pas round the verb
aller.
Nous n’allons pas chanter ce soir.
The preposition à
• The preposition à contracts with the
definite articles le and les. It does not
contract with la or l’.
à + le = au
à + la = à la
à + l’ = à l’
à + les = aux
• The preposition à can mean several
things in English: to, in, at
• It often indicates a physical location, as
with aller à and habiter à.
• It can also have other meanings
depending on the verb used.
Other verbs with the preposition à
commencer à [+ infinitive] = to start
(doing something)
example:
Il commence à travailler.
(He is starting to work.)
parler à = to talk to
penser à = to think about
téléphoner à = to phone (someone)
In general, à is used to mean at
or in, whereas dans is used to
mean inside. When learning a
place name in French, learn the
preposition that accompanies it.
à la maison = at home
à Paris = in Paris
en ville = in town
sur la place = in the square
dans la maison = inside the
house
dans Paris = inside Paris
dans la ville = inside the
town
à la/ sur la/
en terrasse = on the
terrace
Interrogative words
(In Leçon 2A, you learned four
ways to ask yes or no questions
in French. However, there are
other types of questions that
can’t be answered with a simple
“yes” or “no.”)
Use these words with est-ce que
or inversion.
• À quelle heure? = at what time
– À quelle heure est-ce que le film commence?
– À quelle heure commence le film?
• Combien (de)? = how many/how much
– Combien est-ce que le billet coute?
– Combien coute le billet?
These words can also be used
with est-ce que or inversion.
• Comment? = How? What?
• Où? = Where?
• Pourquoi? = Why?
• Quand? = When?
• Que/Qu’…? = What?
(These words are also used with
est-ce que or inversion. )
• Quel, Quelle, Quels, Quelles? =Which/What?
• Quoi? = What?
• Qui? = Who(m)?
– À qui? = To whom?
– Avec qui? = With who?
– Pour qui? = For who?
We are now going to read about
some more rules and look at
examples in your textbook.
1. Vous avez besoin un livre.
2.Ouvrez le livre à la page
cent vingt.