I can review the whole module: the time and days, daily routine, verbs that don't end in -er, can and want, have to and mustn't, plans for tomorrow — and choose between savoir and connaître.
What we review
What we review
• What time is it: “Il est … heures”, et quart, et demie, moins le quart; midi and minuit take no article; timetables use the 24-hour clock: quatorze heures trente. “Le lundi” means on Mondays, “lundi” means this Monday.
• Your day: me, te, se, nous, vous, se go before the verb: “Je ne me lève pas tôt”. on means “we”, but its verb takes the il and elle form.
• Verbs not in -er: -iss- in finir and choisir; the partir group drops the stem consonant; attendre, vendre, répondre have no ending for il and elle; then lire, écrire, dire (vous dites) and savoir.
• Can, want, must: pouvoir and vouloir plus an infinitive, a request as a question “Est-ce que je peux … ?”; devoir plus an infinitive for a person; il faut — everyone has to, il ne faut pas — you mustn't (never “you don't have to”).
• Plans: aller + infinitive with a time expression — demain, ce soir, ce week-end, la semaine prochaine.
• Savoir or connaître: English “know” covers both. savoir — to know a fact and to know how to do something (“Je sais où est l'hôtel”, “Elle sait lire en français”); connaître — to know a person, a city, a place (“Je connais Nice”). connaître is always followed by a noun or a name, never an infinitive.
Now you can describe your day hour by hour, say what you can, want, and have to do, and make plans for tomorrow.
savoir or connaître
After connaître there is never an infinitive — only a noun or a name.
| Verb | When | Example |
|---|---|---|
| savoir + infinitive | to know how to do something | Manon sait écrire en russe. |
| savoir + où, que | to know a fact | Théo sait où est le musée. |
| connaître + person, city | to know (a person, a place) | Camille connaît les voisins de Julie. |
Lesson notes
What we review
• What time is it: “Il est … heures”, et quart, et demie, moins le quart; midi and minuit take no article; timetables use the 24-hour clock: quatorze heures trente. “Le lundi” means on Mondays, “lundi” means this Monday.
• Your day: me, te, se, nous, vous, se go before the verb: “Je ne me lève pas tôt”. on means “we”, but its verb takes the il and elle form.
• Verbs not in -er: -iss- in finir and choisir; the partir group drops the stem consonant; attendre, vendre, répondre have no ending for il and elle; then lire, écrire, dire (vous dites) and savoir.
• Can, want, must: pouvoir and vouloir plus an infinitive, a request as a question “Est-ce que je peux … ?”; devoir plus an infinitive for a person; il faut — everyone has to, il ne faut pas — you mustn't (never “you don't have to”).
• Plans: aller + infinitive with a time expression — demain, ce soir, ce week-end, la semaine prochaine.
• Savoir or connaître: English “know” covers both. savoir — to know a fact and to know how to do something (“Je sais où est l'hôtel”, “Elle sait lire en français”); connaître — to know a person, a city, a place (“Je connais Nice”). connaître is always followed by a noun or a name, never an infinitive.
Now you can describe your day hour by hour, say what you can, want, and have to do, and make plans for tomorrow.