5th

Year French

Higher Level Lisa Fitzpatrick

Le Présent de l’Indicatif

Back to basics

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Oral Preparation CoursesSeparate to the Easter Revision Courses, The Dublin School of Grinds is also running Oral Preparation Courses. With the Oral marking component of the Leaving Certificate worth up to 40%, it is of paramount importance that students are fully prepared for these examinations. These courses will show students how to lead the Examiner towards topics that the student is prepared in. This will provide students with the confidence they need to perform at their peak.

ORAL PREPARATION COURSE FEES:

PRICE TOTAL SAVINGS

1st Oral Course €140 €140 -

2nd Oral Course €100 €240 €40

Looking to maximise your CAO points?Easter is well known as a time for students to vastly improve on the points that they received in their mock exams. To help students take advantage of this valuable time, The Dublin School of Grinds is running intensive exam-focused Easter Revision Courses. Each course runs for five days (90 minutes per day).

The focus of these courses is to maximise students’ CAO points. Special offer: Buy 1st course and get 2nd course free. To avail of this offer, early booking is required as courses were fully booked last year.

What do students get at these courses?

9 90 minutes of intensive tuition per day for five days, with Ireland’s leading teachers.

9 Comprehensive study notes.

9 A focus on simple shortcuts to raise students’ grades and exploit the critically important marking scheme.

9 Access to a free supervised study room.

9 Access to food and beverage facilities.

EASTERREVISION COURSES EASTER REVISION COURSE FEES:

PRICE TOTAL SAVINGS

1st Course €295 €295 -

2nd Course FREE €295 €295

3rd Course €100 €395 €490

4th Course €100 €495 €685

5th Course €100 €595 €880

6th Course €100 €695 €1,075

7th Course €100 €795 €1,270

8th Course €100 €895 €1,465

9th Course €100 €995 €1,660

To book, call us on 01-442 4442 or book online at www.dublinschoolofgrinds.ie

NOTE: These courses are built on the fact that there are certain predicable trends that appear and reoccur over and over again in the State Examinations.

FREE DAILY BUS SERVICE For full information on our Easter bus service, see 3 pages ahead.

NOTE: Any bookings for Junior Cert courses will also receive a weekly grind in one subject for the rest of the academic year, free of charge. This offer applies to 3rd and 2nd year students ONLY.

Timetable An extensive range of course options are available over a two-week period to cater for students’ timetable needs. Courses are held over the following weeks:

» Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 2016 » Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 2016

All Easter Revision Courses take place in The Talbot Hotel, Stillorgan (formerly known as The Stillorgan Park Hotel).

BOOK EARLY TO AVAIL OF THE SPECIAL OFFER

BUY 1ST COURSE GET 2ND COURSE

F R E E ! Due to large course content, these subjects have been

divided into two courses. For a full list of topics covered in these courses, please see 3 pages ahead.

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6th Year Easter Revision CoursesSUBJECT LEVEL DATES TIME

Accounting H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 8:00am - 9:30am

Agricultural Science H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Applied Maths H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 8:00am - 9:30am

Art History H Monday 28th March – Friday 1 April 8:00am - 9:30am

Biology Course A* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 8:00am - 9:30am

Biology Course A* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Biology Course A* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 10:00am - 11:30am

Biology Course B* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 10:00am - 11:30am

Biology Course B* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Biology Course B* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 8:00am - 9:30am

Business H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Business H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 8:00am - 9:30am

Chemistry Course A* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Chemistry Course B* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Classical Studies H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 8:00am - 9:30am

Economics H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 8:00am - 9:30am

Economics H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 10:00am - 11:30am

English Paper 1* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 12:00pm - 1:30pm

English Paper 2* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 10:00am - 11:30am

English Paper 2* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 2:00pm - 3:30pm

English Paper 2* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 10:00am - 11:30am

English Paper 2* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 12:00pm - 1:30pm

French H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 10:00am - 11:30am

French H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 8:00am - 9:30am

Geography H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 8:00am - 9:30am

Geography H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 10:00am - 11:30am

German H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 10:00am - 11:30am

History (Europe)* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 2:00pm - 3:30pm

History (Ireland)* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Home Economics H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 10:00am - 11:30am

Irish H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 10:00am - 11:30am

Irish H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Maths Paper 1* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 8:00am - 9:30am

Maths Paper 1* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Maths Paper 1* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 10:00am - 11:30am

Maths Paper 1* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Maths Paper 2* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 10:00am - 11:30am

Maths Paper 2* H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Maths Paper 2* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Maths Paper 2* H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Maths O Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 8:00am - 9:30am

Maths O Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Physics H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 10:00am - 11:30am

Spanish H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Spanish H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 10:00am - 11:30am

6th Year Oral Preparation CoursesSUBJECT LEVEL DATES TIME

French H Sunday 20th March 10:00am - 2:00pm

German H Saturday 26th March 10:00am - 2:00pm

Irish H Saturday 26th March 10:00am - 2:00pm

Spanish H Saturday 19th March 1:00pm - 5:00pm

5th Year Easter Revision CoursesSUBJECT LEVEL DATES TIME

Maths H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 8:00am - 9:30am

English H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Note: 5th year students are welcome to attend any 6th year course as part of our buy 1 get 1 free offer.

3rd Year Easter Revision CoursesSUBJECT LEVEL DATES TIME

Business Studies H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 8:00am - 9:30am

English H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 8:00am - 9:30am

English H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 2:00pm - 3:30pm

French H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Geography H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 12:00pm - 1:30pm

German H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 8:00am - 9:30am

History H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Irish H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Maths H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 10:00am - 11:30am

Maths H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Maths H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 10:00am - 11:30am

Maths O Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 12:00pm - 1:30pm

Science H Monday 28th March – Friday 1st April 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Science H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 2:00pm - 3:30pm

Spanish H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 12:00pm - 1:30pm

2nd Year Easter Revision CoursesSUBJECT LEVEL DATES TIME

Maths H Monday 21st March – Friday 25th March 2:00pm - 3:30pm

NOTE: Any bookings for Junior Cert courses will also receive a weekly grind in one subject for the rest of the academic year, free of charge. This offer applies to 3rd and 2nd year students ONLY.

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Personal Pronouns

Je

Tu

Il/Elle/O

n Nous

Vous

Ils/Elles

I

You

He/She

We

You (all)

They

1st person singular

2nd person singular

3rd person singular

1st person plural

2nd

person plural

3rd person plural

LE PRÉSENT DE L’INDICATIF

The present tense in French just as in English is used to describe events and actions that are

repetitive, habitual or routine. Therefore, sentences in the present tense are often used with the

following time expressions:

toujours always

tous les jours everyday

chaque jour each day

le matin/les matins in the morning

le mardi every Tuesday

quelquefois/parfois sometimes

souvent often

une fois par semaine once a week

une fois par mois once a month

deux fois par… twice a …

le samedi on Saturdays

chaque lundi every Monday

normalement normally

de temps en temps from time to time

Je me lève toujours à sept heures.

Je me lave les dentes tous les tours.

Chaque jour je vais au lycée en bus.

Le matin je prends le petit-déjeuner.

Le mardi je joue au basket avec mes amis.

Je vais quelque fois au théâtre avec mes parents.

Je rends souvent visite à mes grands-parents.

Je fais les courses une fois par semaine.

Sarah m’envoie un courriel une fois par mois.

Je m’entraine avec mon équipe deux fois par semaine.

Le samedi je passe l’après-midi en ville.

Chaque lundi je prépare le diner chez moi.

Normalement je regarde un peu la télé après les devoirs.

Je voyage avec ma famille de temps en temps.

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To conjugate a verb in French in the present tense simply drop the ER, IR or RE and add the appropriate verb

ending. These are the endings are for all regular verbs, in the present tense.

Infinitive Je Tu Il/Elle Nous Vous Ils/Elles

ER e es e ons ez ent

Parler

to speak Je parle Tu parles

Il parle

Elle parle Nous parlons Vous parlez

Ils parlent

Elles parlent

IR is is it issons issez issent

Finir

to finish Je finis Tu finis

Il finit

Elle finit Nous finissons Vous finissez

Ils finissent

Elles finissent

RE s s _ ons ez ent

Vendre

to sell Je vends Tu vends

Il vend

Elle vend Nous vendons Vous vendez

Ils vendent

Elles vendent

Reflexive Pronoun me/m’ te/t’ se/s’ nous vous se/s’

1st, 2

nd & 3

rd persons singular 1

st, 2

nd & 3

rd persons plural

Je Tu Il/Elle/On Nous Vous Ils/Elles

1st singular 2nd singular 3rd

singular 1st plural 2nd

plural 3rd plural

e es e ons ez ent

is is it issons issez issent

s s _ ons ez ent

REGULAR VERBS

Complete the sentences by using the correct form of the infinitive verb on the right.

e.g. Les élèves étudient sept matières au lycée. étudier

1. Quand je vais au cinéma je toujours le pop-corn. manger

2. Mon voisin les voitures d’occasion. vendre

3. Mon amie me cinq fois par jour. téléphoner

4. Mes parents visite à mes grands-parents le dimanche. rendre

5. Mon oncle dans un grand bureau en ville. travailler

6. Les étudiantes à Paris le lundi matin. voyager

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7. Ma cousine et moi le samedi après-midi. retrouver

8. Ma sœur les enfants dans notre quartier. garder

9. Les footballeurs professionnels trop d’argent. gagner

10. Nous beaucoup le cours d’informatique. aimer

11. Le chien me quand il a faim. chercher

12. Je de parler bien le français. essayer

13. A quelle heure _ le train? arriver

14. Les garçons les voitures dans le quartier en été. laver

15. Chantal et Martin trois langues différents. parler

REFLEXIVE VERBS

Reflexive verbs are a set of verbs which require a reflexive pronoun to precede the conjugated

verb. Reflexive verbs are easy to recognize because the infinitive form starts with SE/S’.

reflexive pronoun + verb

Subject Je Tu Il/Elle Nous Vous Ils/Elles

Reflexive Pronouns me/m’ te/t’ se/s’ nous vous se/s’

Verb endings ER/IR/RE verbs

e/is/s es/is/s e/it/- ons/issons/ons ez/issez/ez ent/issent/ent

Common Reflexive Verbs

s’amuser to enjoy oneself s’énerver to become annoyed se marier to get married

s’appeler name is … s’enrhumer to get a cold se moquer to make fun of

se baigner have a bath se fâcher to get annoyed se noyer to drown

se blesser to get injured se fatiguer to get tired se plaindre to complain

se brosser les dents brush ones teeth se fier to trust se promener to go for a walk

se coiffer to brush ones hair s’habiller to get dressed se raser to shave

se couper to cut oneself s’habituer à to get used se reposer to rest

se demander to wonder s’imaginer to imagine se réveiller to wake up

se dépêcher to hurry s’intéresser à to be interested in se séparer to separate/split up

se doucher to have a shower se laver to wash se soucier to worry

se déshabiller to get undressed se lever to get up se soûler to get drunk

s’entendre to get along se maquiller to put on make-up se souvenir de to remember

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Fill in the missing reflexive verbs in the following text

Décrivez votre journée typique?

Mon réveil sonne chaque matin à sept heures. Je (se réveiller) et je

(se lever) toute de suite. Ensuite je (se doucher) et

après je _ (s’habiller). Je ____ ___________________ les dents. Je prends

toujours mon petit déjeuner avec mes parents. Vers 8 heures et quart je quitte la maison….

Je _____ __________________ (se coucher) à vingt-trois heures environ.

COMMON IRREGULAR VERBS

Avoir Être Aller Faire Vouloir

J’ai Je suis Je vais Je fais Je veux

Tu as Tu es Tu vas Tu fais Tu veux

Il a Il est Il va Il fait Il veut

Elle a Elle est Elle va Elle fait Elle veut

Nous avons Nous sommes Nous allons Nous faisons Nous voulons

Vous avez Vous êtes Vous allez Vous faites Vous voulez

Ils ont Ils sont Ils vont Ils font Ils veulent

Elles ont Elles sont Elles vont Elles font Elles veulent

Pouvoir Devoir Sortir Partir Prendre

Je peux Je dois Je sors Je pars Je prends

Tu peux Tu dois Tu sors Tu pars Tu prends

Il peut Il doit Il sort Il part Il prend

Elle peut Elle doit Elle sort Elle part Elle prend

Nous pouvons Nous devons Nous sortons Nous partons Nous prenons

Vous pouvez Vous devez Vous sortez Vous partez Vous prenez

Ils peuvent Ils doivent Ils sortent Ils partent Ils prennent

Elles peuvent Elles doivent Elles sortent Elles partent Elles prennent

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AVOIR

One of the most useful verbs in the French language is the verb AVOIR. It is an irregular verb that has many uses.

J’ai Tu as Il a Elle a On a Nous avons Vous avez Ils ont Elles ont

Normally AVOIR translate as “to have”, however, when is followed by certain nouns it translates

into English by using the verb “to be”

AVOIR TO BE AVOIR TO BE

soif

faim

froid

chaud

ans

ennuis

thirsty

hungry

cold

hot

years old

in trouble

sommeil

raison

de la chance

peur

conscience de

de l’humour

sleepy

right

lucky

afraid

aware of

funny

avoir besoin de + infinitive to need smthg…

avoir (très) envie de + infinitive to really want to do smthg

to look forward to smthg

avoir de quoi faire to have enough to do

Il y a

Il y a translates into English as there is or there are (In French there is no distinction made)

Il y a can be followed by ….

un/une and singular noun Il y a un livre sur la table.

Il y a une fille dans la salle.

a plural noun Il y a des enfants dans le jardin

Il y a quelques élèves dans la classe.

a number or quantity Il y a quatre garçons ici

‘il y a’ can never precede le/la/les il y a le livre… il y a les flors …

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Translate these sentences into English:

1 Il y a cinq professeurs dans la salle.

2 Il n’y a pas de lait dans le réfrigérateur.

3 Il y a mille participants dans le concours.

4 Il y a un parc près de chez moi.

5 Il y a un restaurant chinois à trois kilomètres d’ici.

6 Est-ce qu’il y a beaucoup d’étudiants dans ce lycée?

Translate these sentences into French:

1 I love watching TV (adorer)

2 I play the piano (jouer de)

3 We have dinner together. (dîner)

4 My brother studies economics in

university. (étudier)

5 My classes start at 9. (commencer)

6 I do my homework in my room. (faire)

7 I go to school by bus/on foot. (aller)

8 I listen to music all the time. (écouter)

9 Both my mum and my dad work

outside the home. (travailler) _

10 I play basketball and football. (jouer)

11 I cook from time to time. (cuisiner)

12 I must improve my French. (améliorer)

13 I have no time.

14 I am very lucky.

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IDIOMATIC PHRASES

aller à qqn to suit

Cette nouvelle robe ne me va pas très bien. This new dress does not suit me at all.

aller à l’essentiel to get to the point

Au sujet de la crise économique il faut aller à l’essentiel.

aller à l’étranger to go abroad

J’adore voyager et je vais à l’étranger toutes les étés.

aller à ravir to suit down to the ground

aller à son rythme to go at your own pace

aller au charbon to do your bit

Les problèmes sociaux continuent à s’aggraver donc le gouvernement doit aller au charbon.

aller au restaurant to eat out

De temps en temps ma famille va au restaurant mais pas trop souvent.

aller aux nouvelles to find out what’s going on

Je suis vraiment accro à Facebook, je vais aux nouvelles pendant plusieurs heures

aller de mal en pis to go from bad to worse

La situation à propos de la drogue va de mal en pis en Irlande.

aller de mieux en mieux to get better and better

aller de travers to go wrong/go badly

Aujourd’hui tout est allé de travers au lycée, à l’entrainement et chez moi !!!

aller sur ses 20 ans to be heading for your twenties

Je vais sur mes vingt ans. I’m nearly twenty