Friday, March 20, 2020

Simple Crier (to Shout) Verb Conjugations in French

Simple Crier (to Shout) Verb Conjugations in French To shout or to scream in French uses the verb  crier. Its an easy one to remember if you remember that you cry out when you scream. Transforming it into the past, present, or future tense requires a verb conjugation and a quick lesson will show you how its done. Conjugating the French Verb  Crier The conjugations of French verbs  are a little complicated. You must, of course, change the ending to match the tense, but theres also a new ending used for each subject pronoun. That means you have more words to commit to memory. The good news is that  crier  is a  regular -ER verb  and it follows a very common verb conjugation pattern. The infinitive endings you see here are the same youll find in conjugations of  crà ©er  (to create),  fà ¢cher  (to make angry), and countless other verbs. To study these conjugations, pair the subject pronoun with the proper tense. For instance, I shout is je crie and we will scream is nous crierons Practicing these in various contexts will help with your memorization. Subject Present Future Imperfect je crie crierai criais tu cries crieras criais il crie criera criait nous crions crierons criions vous criez crierez criiez ils crient crieront criaient The Present Participle of Crier Adding -ant  to the verb stem  cri-  creates the  present participle  criant. This is a verb, of course, though you may also use it as an adjective, gerund, or noun in some circumstances. The Past Participle and Passà © Composà © The  passà © composà ©Ã‚  is another form of the past tense. It requires the  past participle  crià ©, which is attached to the subject pronoun and a conjugation of  avoir  (an  auxiliary, or helping, verb). Putting the passà © composà © together is rather simple: I screamed becomes jai crià © and we shouted is nous avons crià ©. More Simple Crier  Conjugations The subjunctive verb form is used when the action of shouting is questionable, subjective, or uncertain. Similarly, the conditional verb form implies that the action may not happen unless something else happens. Primarily found in literature, you may not use the passà © simple nor the imperfect subjunctive yourself. However, you should be able to recognize them as a form of  crier. Subject Subjunctive Conditional Pass Simple Imperfect Subjunctive je crie crierais criai criasse tu cries crierais crias criasses il crie crierait cria crit nous criions crierions crimes criassions vous criiez crieriez crites criassiez ils crient crieraient crirent criassent A very useful form of  crier  is the imperative verb form. This is used for exclamations and when using it, you can skip the subject pronoun: use crie rather than tu crie. Imperative (tu) crie (nous) crions (vous) criez

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

How to Use the German Personal Pronoun Es

How to Use the German Personal Pronoun Es The German personal pronoun es is the English equivalent of it and has similar functions. It is mostly a substitute for a noun and can: Act as a subject, therefore be in the nominative case.As a subject es can be placed either before or after the verb.Es donnert in der Ferne - It is thundering in the distance.In der Ferne donnert es.Act as an object, therefore be in the accusative case.Its position can sometimes be changed, either after the verb or after the subject.Das Fernsehen ist kaputt. Ich werde es morgen reparieren - The t.v. is broken. I will fix it tomorrow.Morgen werde ich es reparieren.But not changeable with the following sentence:Das Kind weint. Ich beruhige es - The child is crying. Im consoling him/her. See Personal Pronoun Chart for a listing of es in all cases. Es is used in daily conversation such as when describing the weather or stating the time. Es ​however, is used more often in German. Also, not only can the position of es be changed, it can even be eliminated, depending on its function.See the following functions of es, take note of the similarities with English, learn the differences and then practice with this exercise. Es Functions Similar To English: When describing the weather.Es schneit heute - It is snowing.Es hagelt sehr viel - It is hailing a lot.When describing time.Wie spt ist es? What time is it?Es ist viertel vor acht - It is a quarter to eight.When describing things.Es ist weich - It is soft.Es schmeckt gut - It tastes good.Describing smells/dynamics of noises.Es stinkt hier - It stinks here.Es duftet schà ¶n - It smells nice.Es ist laut - It is loud.Es ist sehr still jetzt - It is very still/quiet now.However more specific noise descriptions usually cant be translated with it, such as:Es rauscht draußen - Theres a rustling outside.Um Mitternacht gibt es immer ein Klopfen an meiner Tà ¼r - At midnight, there is always a knocking at my door.To introduce a general remark/statement:Es ist schwierig heutzutage Arbeit zu finden - It is difficult nowadays to find work.Es ist wichtig organisiert zu sein - It is important to be organized.Es stà ¶rt mich - It disturbs me.To introduce a subsequent subordinate clause:Ich f inde es schrecklich, dass sie nicht essen will - I find it awful that she does not want to eat.However, when that same clause is placed at the beginning of the sentence, es will no longer be used: Dass sie nicht essen will, finde ich schrecklich.