In Module 16, you reviewed and expanded several major skills: seeking input, taking leave of people, talking about the arts, using present-tense verbs, forming questions, using pronouns, and talking about the past.
You began by learning how to seek someoneâs input with expressions such as Quâest-ce que tu en penses ?, Ă ton avis ?, Tu veux dire quelque chose ?, Quâest-ce que tu veux dire ?, Tu peux expliquer ?, and Tu peux prĂ©ciser ? You also practiced giving your own input with Je veux direâŠ, Je voudrais dire quelque chose, and Ce que je veux dire, câest queâŠ
You then reviewed ways to take leave of people and wish them well. You practiced expressions such as Au revoir, à bientÎt, à plus tard, Bonne journée, Bon week-end, Bonne chance, Bon courage, Bon voyage, Rentre bien, Repose-toi bien, Prends soin de toi, and Merci, toi aussi.
You learned how to talk about the arts with vocabulary such as lâart, la peinture, la sculpture, le dessin, la photographie, le cinĂ©ma, la musique, un artiste, une Ćuvre, un tableau, un portrait, and un paysage. You practiced giving opinions and reactions with sentences such as Je mâintĂ©resse Ă la peinture, Quâest-ce que tu penses de cette Ćuvre ?, Cette Ćuvre me touche, Ce tableau me fait rĂ©flĂ©chir, and Je trouve cette Ćuvre fascinante.
In the grammar review, you revisited regular and irregular verbs in the present tense. You reviewed regular -er, -ir, and -re patterns such as je parle, nous finissons, and je rĂ©ponds, as well as major irregular verbs such as ĂȘtre, avoir, aller, faire, pouvoir, vouloir, devoir, savoir, croire, connaĂźtre, lire, dire, Ă©crire, prendre, venir, partir, voir, recevoir, and conduire. You also reviewed pronominal verbs such as se lever, se reposer, and sâintĂ©resser Ă .
You then reviewed question formation. You practiced casual intonation questions like Tu aimes lâart ?, neutral est-ce que questions like Est-ce que tu comprends ?, and more formal inversion questions like Comprenez-vous ? You also reviewed question words such as qui, que, quoi, oĂč, quand, pourquoi, comment, combien, quel, quelle, quels, and quelles.
You also reviewed subject and object pronouns. You practiced subject pronouns such as je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, and elles; direct object pronouns such as le, la, and les; indirect object pronouns such as lui and leur; reflexive pronouns; and the special pronouns y and en. You reviewed placement with one verb, two verbs, the passé composé, the imperative, and the subjunctive.
Finally, you reviewed past-tense verb forms. You practiced the passĂ© composĂ© with avoir and ĂȘtre, common irregular past participles such as fait, pris, vu, lu, dit, Ă©crit, reçu, su, cru, connu, pu, voulu, and dĂ», and pronominal verbs such as je me suis levĂ©. You also reviewed the imparfait for habits, descriptions, and background, the contrast between passĂ© composĂ© and imparfait, and the passĂ© rĂ©cent with venir de + infinitive.
By the end of Module 16, you should be able to seek someoneâs input, leave a conversation politely, talk about art, use major present-tense verb patterns, form many types of questions, use subject and object pronouns accurately, and describe past events with the passĂ© composĂ©, imparfait, and passĂ© rĂ©cent.
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