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11) the present tense in french Flashcards

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-1er groupe

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verbs ending in -er except aller

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to eat

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manger

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to speak/talk

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parler

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to arrive

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arriver

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to buy

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acheter

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to think

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penser

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to work

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travailler

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to visit

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visiter

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to look for, search for

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chercher

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to give

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donner

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to look like

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resembler

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-2eme group

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verbs ending in -ir, except a couple that belong to the third category

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to finish

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finir

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to choose

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choisir

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-3eme groupe

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verbs with all other endings + some ending in -ir

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to sleep

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dormir

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to come

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venir

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to feel, to smell

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sentir

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to run

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courir

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to see

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voir

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to have to, must

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devoir

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to know

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savoir

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to want

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vouloir

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to be able to; can

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pouvoir

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to have to, used in impersonal sentences

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falloir

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to learn

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apprendre

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to take, grasp

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prendre

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to wait

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attendre

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to sell

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vendre

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to do, make

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faire

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to drink

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boire

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to read

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lire

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to say

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dire

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to laugh

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rire

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35
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auxillaries

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to be

to have

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to be

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etre

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to have

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avoir

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38
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when i go to the supermarket, i always buy a bottle of water

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quand je vais au supermarche, j’achete toujours une bouteille d’eau

when i go to supermarket, i buy always a bottle of water

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i know what you are thinking about

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je sais ce que tu penses

i know this that you think

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i’m eating salad today

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je mange de la salade aujord’hui

i eat of the salad today

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i’m 22

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j’ai vingt-deux ans

i have 22 years

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i’m reading a very good book

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je lis un tres bon livre

i read a very good book

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i run every other morning

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je cours le matin tous les deux jours

i run the morning every the second day

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i have been working in england for four years now

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cela fait maintenant quatre ans que je travaille en angleterre

this makes now 4 years that i work in england

45
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1st group - manger/acheter

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take the -r ending off

46
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manger/acheter - je, tu, il

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je mange, j’achete

tu manges, tu achetes (2nd person singular always needs an ‘s’)

il mange, il achete (for 1st group - 1st and 3rd person singular are the same)

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manger/acheter - nous, vous, ils

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nous mangeons, nous achetons (+ ons)

vous mangez/achetez (+ ez)

ils mangent/ ils achetent (+ ent)

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rule for 1st group verbs?

A 
take off the -r and add to the e:
je: nothing
tu: s
il, elle: nothing
nous: ons
vous: ez
ils, elles: ent
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2nd group - finir, choisir - je, tu, il

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delete the -r immediately (same as 1st group)

je finis/ je choisis (+s)
tu finis/ tu choisis (always needs +s)
il finit/ il choisit

50
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finir, choisir - nous, vous, ils

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nous finissons/ choisissons (+ssons)

vous finissez/ choisissez (+ssez)

ils finissent/ choisissent (+ssent)

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2nd group verbs rules?

A 
take off the -r and add:
je: s
tu: s
il, elle: t
nous: ssons
vous: ssez
ils, elles: ssent
52
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3rd group: vendre/attendre - je, tu, il/elle

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take off the -re ending from these verbs

je vends/ j’attends (+s)

tu vends/ tu attends (+s)

il vend/ il attend (nothing)

53
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vendre/ attendre - nous, vous, ils/elles

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nous vendons/ nous attendons (+ons)

vous vendez/ vous attendez (+ez)

ils vendent/ ils attendent (+ent)

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prendre (exception) - nous, vous, ils/elles

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nous prenons

vous prenez

ils prennent

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3rd group overview rules?

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-re
je +s
tu +s
il,elle nothing
nous +ons
vous +ez
ils,elles +ent
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faire, lire, dire - je, tu, il

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-re
je fais, je lis, je dis (+s)
tu fais, tu lis, tu dis (+s)
il fait, il lit, il dit (+t)

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faire, lire, dire - nous, vous, ils

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nous faisons, nous lisons, nous disons (+ons)
vous faites, vous lisez, vous dites (+ez except )
ils font, ils lisent, ils disent (+ent except *)

58
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rire exception - nous, vous, ils

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nous rions
vous riez
ils rient

59
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faire/lire/dire - rule overview?

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-re then
je +s
tu +s
il +t
nous +(s) ons
vous + (s) ez
ils (s) + ent
60
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voir/savoir/vouloir - je, tu, il

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je vais/ je sais/ je veux
tu vais/ tu sais/ tu veux
il vait/ il sait/ tu sait

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voir/savoir/vouloir - nous, vous, ils

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nous voyons/ nous savons/ nous voulons
vous voyez/ vous savez/ vous voulez
ils voient/ ils savent/ ils veulent

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voir/savoir/vouloir - rule overview?

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je +s/x
tu +s/x
il +t
nous +(consonant) ons
vous +(consonant) ez
ils +(consonant) ent
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aller - all of it

A 
je vais
tu vas
il va
nous allons
vous allez
ils vont
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etre - to be, irregular, no matter the tense

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je suis
tu es (follows the 'e' in etre) "TU EHHH"
il est
nous sommes 
vous etes
ils sont

all follow either s or e. SEESES pattern

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avoir - to have, irregular no matter the tense

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j'ai
tu as (follows the 'a' in avoir) "TU AHHH"
il a
nous avons
vous avez
ils ont

all follow ‘a’ except ils

66
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special case: to be doing something

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etre en train de faire quelque chose

being in the process of doing something

67
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i was doing my french exercises while he stormed into the room

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j’etais en train de faire mes exercises de francais quand il est rentre en trombe dans la piece

i was in the process of doing my exercises of french when he returned storming into the room

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i was

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j’etais

69
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my french exercise

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mes exercises de francais

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he returned

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il est rentre

71
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to storm into

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rentrer en trombe (idomatic expression)

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why are you always waving at the sky?

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pourquoi es-tu en train de faire signe au ciel?

why are you in the process of doing waving at the sky?

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he couldn’t hear you; he was loading the dishwasher into the car

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il ne pouvait pas t’entendre, il etait en train de mettre le lave-vaisselle dans la voiture

he not could you hear, he was in the process of putting the dish washer in the car

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room

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piece, salle

75
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to wave

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faire signe

76
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sky

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ciel

77
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hear you

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t’entendre

78
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washing machine (2 answers)

A

lave-linge

machine a laver

79
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dishwasher

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lave-vaiselle

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to be hungry

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avoir faim

j’ai faim
j’ai eu faim (i was hungry)

81
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to be thirsty

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avoir soif

j’ai soif
j’ai eu soif (i was thirsty)

82
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to be tired

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avoir sommeil/ etre fatigue

j’ai/ ai eu sommeil

83
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to be afraid

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avoir peur

j’ai peur
j’ai eu peur

84
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to be right

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avoir raison

j’ai raison/ j’ai eu raison

85
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to be certain, sure

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etre certian(e), sur(e)

86
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to believe

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croire, penser

87
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to think

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penser

88
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to suppose

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supposer

89
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to understand

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comprendre

90
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to know

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savoir

91
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to decide

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decider

92
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je ne (comprendre) pas ce qu’il a voulu dire

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comprends

i dont understand what he meant

93
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il (penser) qu’il faut plutot que nous restions ici

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pense

he thinks we better stay here

94
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nous (croire) ce que tu nous dis

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croyons

we believe what you tell us

95
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(supposer)-vous qu’il rentrera tard ce soir

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supposez

do you suppose he’ll come back late tonight?

96
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je (savoir) ce que j’ai vuy

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sais

i know what i saw

97
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want to say/ to mean

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vouloir dire

98
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it is necessary that + subjunctive

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il faut que

99
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french subjunctive?

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The French subjunctive is a special verb form, called a mood, that is used in dependent clauses to indicate some sort of subjectivity, uncertainty, or unreality in the mind of the speaker.
In French, feelings like doubt and desire require the subjunctive, as do expressions of necessity, possibility, and judgment.

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in passing

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en passant

101
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rather, as in

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plutot

102
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i rather prefer staying at home

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je prefere plutot rester a la maison

i prefer rather staying at the house

103
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at home

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a la maison

104
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late

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tard

105
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to come back

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revenir

106
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to come back (someone/something coming back inside of a place - back home, back inside a building etc)

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rentrer

107
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tonight

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ce soir

108
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to see (passe compose - i saw)

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j’ai vu

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