Monday, April 25, 2011

Today, B day

Spanish:
2.  Notes: Conjugating the verb SEGUIR
3.  Translate and take notes on the song "Gitana" by Shakira.
 
For a grade: conjugate the following verbs on the back of the sheet:
usar, andar, intentar, pensar (e-ie), entender (e-ie), decir (e-i, go in yo), parar, llegar
 
 
 
 French:
- Assignment: p330, act 5,6,7,8
5- full sentences, 6- answers only, 7- full sentences, 8- answers only
-Notes:

Past Participles of Irregular Verbs

In many cases, irregular verbs have irregular past participles and can be grouped according to their endings.

TABLE 1 Past Participles Ending in - u:
Irregular Verb Past Participle English Translation
avoir eu had
boire bu drank
connaître connu known, knew
croire cru believed
devoir had to, owed
lire lu read
pleuvoir plu rained
pouvoir pu was able to
recevoir reçu received
savoir su knew
voir vu seen, saw
vouloir voulu wanted


TABLE 2 Past Participles Ending in - is:
Irregular Verb Past Participle English Translation
mettre mis put (on)
prendre pris took


TABLE 3 Past Participles Ending in - it:
Irregular Verb Past Participle English Translation
conduire conduit driven, drove
dire dit said, told
écrire écrit written, wrote


TABLE 4 Other Irregular Past Participles
Irregular Verb Past Participle English Translation
être été been, was
faire fait made, done, did
offrir offert offered
ouvrir ouvert opened

Irregular verbs that are contained within a larger verb are used as the basis of the past participle:

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