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Welcome to

French Live

Lessons!3.01 & 3.02

Subject Pronouns!What do we know about Pronouns?

How do we use them in English?

Let’s look at some pronouns in English

they

Iyou

heshe

weit

And now those pronouns in French

ils/elles

jetu/vous

ilelle

nousil/elle

Let’s put this in order!Singular Plural

1st Person

2nd Person

3rd Person

I: je

you: tu

it: il/elle/on

we: nous

you : vous

they: ils/elles

singular AND informal plural OR formal

he: ilshe: elle

Let’s match!nous

tu

il

elle

ils

vous

elles

you (plural or formal)

she

my

they (masculine)

they (feminine)

your (singular + informal)

je

we

he

How did we do?nous

tu

il

elle

ils

vous

elles

you (plural or formal)

she

my

they (masculine)

they (feminine)

your (singular + informal)

je

we

he

3.01 Être = to be

an irregular verb!

Être = to beje suis nous sommes

I am we are

tu es vous êtes you are you (all) are

il/elle/on est ils/elles sont He/she/one is they (masc/fem) are

être is used…• To identify people or things:

He is a teacher. Il est professeur.• To describe people or things:

You are nice! Tu es aimable!• To tell a location:

They are here. Ils/Elles sont ici.• To tell nationality or origin:

I am American. Je suis américain.We are from Florida. Nous sommes de Floride.

Other useful expressions with être:• C’est = It is

C’est ma maison It is my house.

• Ce sont = They areCe sont mes amis. They are my friends.

Let’s Practice!On a piece of paper, fill in the blank with the correct form of “être”. Then, translate the sentence to English.

1. Nous _____________ Canadiens.

2. Georges ______________de Port au Prince.

3. Vous _________________ le prof?

4. Marie et Jean _________________ très intelligents.

5. Tu _________________ un bon ami!

6. Je ne ____________pas en classe.

How did you do?

1. Nous sommes canadiens.

2. Georges est de Port au Prince.

3. Vous êtes le prof?

4. Marie et Jean sont très intelligents.

5. Tu es un bon ami!

6. Je ne suis pas en classe.

Check your English translations!

1.We are Canadian.2.George is from Port au Prince.3.You are the teacher?4.Marie and Jean are very smart.5.You are a good friend.6.I am not in class.

3.02 Le Pluriel

Le PlurielMost of the time, just like English, you can add an “S” to the end of a noun to make it plural.

But…do you pronounce the “S”? Or is it a silent “S”?Ex: stylo → stylos livre → livres

crayon → crayons chaise → chaisesfille → filles copain → copains

Le PlurielSince the “S” is silent, you have to listen or look at the article to know whether it’s talking about 1 or more than 1 item.

Ex: le stylo → les stylos un livre → des livres l’affiche → les affiches une chaise → des chaises la fille → les filles un copain → des copains

Different Plural FormsLook at these irregular endings:

“-eau" , you add "x“ ex: le gâteau = les gâteaux “-al“ , you change the "al" to "aux“ ex: l'hôpital = les hôpitaux Nouns that end in "s" do not change ex: le mois = les mois

French has many nouns that are made up of more than one word, such as, "la salle de classe." Look at how their plural is formed.

• la salle de classe = les salles de classe • la feuille de papier = les feuilles de papier

Le PlurielWhen you are identifying things, use "ce sont" before plural nouns.• C'est un crayon. = Ce sont des crayons.• C'est la cassette de Laurie. = Ce sont les

cassettes de Laurie.

Let’s Practice!On a piece of paper, fill in the blank with the correct form of “le pluriel”.

• La carte • Le bureau• Le café• Voici un hot-dog• Un sac à dos• C’est une gomme• C’est un garçon

How Did You Do?• La carte Les cartes• Le bureau Les bureaux• Le café Les cafés• Voici un hot-dog Voici des hot-dogs• Un citron pressé Des citrons-pressé• C’est une gomme Ce sont des gommes• C’est un garçon Ce sont des garçons

Questions?

Thank you for coming! See you next week for

3.03, 3.05,3.06!

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