Family Celebrations (AQA GCSE French): Flashcards

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  • un cadeau

    Un cadeau means a present or gift.

  • une fête

    Une fête means a party or festival.

  • un feu d'artifice

    Un feu d'artifice means a firework display.

  • un gâteau

    Un gâteau means a cake.

  • un mariage

    Un mariage means a wedding.

  • la joie

    La joie means joy.

  • envoyer

    Envoyer means to send.

  • Which French verb means 'to attend'?

    The verb assister à means to attend.

  • What does Félicitations ! mean?

    Félicitations ! means Congratulations!

  • How do you wish someone 'Happy New Year' in French?

    You say Bonne année ! to wish someone Happy New Year.

  • What is the feminine form of the adjective joyeux?

    The feminine form of joyeux is joyeuse.

  • Nous allons au mariage.

    Nous allons assister au mariage.

  • Nous avons préparé un spécial.

    Nous avons préparé un plat spécial.

  • True or False?

    Une carte means cake.

    False.

    Une carte means a card; un gâteau means a cake.

  • True or False?

    The word anniversaire is feminine.

    False.

    Anniversaire is masculine — un anniversaire.

  • Define the imperfect tense.

    The imperfect tense is used to say what used to happen in the past.

  • How do you form the stem of the imperfect tense?

    You take the nous form of the present tense and remove the -ons.

  • Which is the only irregular verb in the imperfect tense?

    Être is the only irregular verb in the imperfect tense.

  • What is the il / elle imperfect ending on a regular verb?

    The il / elle imperfect ending is -ait.

  • Je des chansons avec ma famille.

    Je chantais des chansons avec ma famille.

  • Quand j' petit(e).

    Quand j' étais petit(e).

  • True or False?

    The imperfect tense is used for one-off, completed actions in the past.

    False.

    The imperfect describes what used to happen; the perfect tense is used for one-off, completed actions.

  • Define a direct object pronoun.

    A direct object pronoun replaces the person or thing directly affected by the verb.

  • Define an indirect object pronoun.

    An indirect object pronoun replaces the person or thing indirectly affected by the verb.

  • What does the indirect object pronoun lui mean?

    The pronoun lui means (to) him, her or it.

  • Where do object pronouns normally go in a French sentence?

    Object pronouns normally come between the subject and the verb.

  • Mes amis donnent un cadeau.

    Mes amis me donnent un cadeau.

  • Nous offrons des fleurs.

    Nous lui offrons des fleurs.

  • True or False?

    The indirect object pronoun meaning '(to) them' is les.

    False.

    Leur means (to) them; les is the direct object pronoun meaning them.

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