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
falloir
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to learn
apprendre
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to take, grasp
prendre
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to wait
attendre
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to sell
vendre
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to do, make
faire
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to drink
boire
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to read
lire
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to say
dire
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to laugh
rire
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auxillaries
to be | to have
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to be
etre
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to have
avoir
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when i go to the supermarket, i always buy a bottle of water
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
je sais ce que tu penses i know this that you think
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i'm eating salad today
je mange de la salade aujord'hui i eat of the salad today
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i'm 22
j'ai vingt-deux ans i have 22 years
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i'm reading a very good book
je lis un tres bon livre i read a very good book
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i run every other morning
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
cela fait maintenant quatre ans que je travaille en angleterre this makes now 4 years that i work in england
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1st group - manger/acheter
take the -r ending off
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manger/acheter - je, tu, il
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
nous mangeons, nous achetons (+ ons) vous mangez/achetez (+ ez) ils mangent/ ils achetent (+ ent)
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rule for 1st group verbs?
``` 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
delete the -r immediately (same as 1st group) je finis/ je choisis (+s) tu finis/ tu choisis (always needs +s) il finit/ il choisit
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finir, choisir - nous, vous, ils
nous finissons/ choisissons (+ssons) vous finissez/ choisissez (+ssez) ils finissent/ choisissent (+ssent)
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2nd group verbs rules?
``` take off the -r and add: je: s tu: s il, elle: t nous: ssons vous: ssez ils, elles: ssent ```
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3rd group: vendre/attendre - je, tu, il/elle
take off the -re ending from these verbs je vends/ j'attends (+s) tu vends/ tu attends (+s) il vend/ il attend (nothing)
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vendre/ attendre - nous, vous, ils/elles
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
nous prenons vous prenez ils prennent
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3rd group overview rules?
``` -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
-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
nous faisons, nous lisons, nous disons (+ons) vous faites*, vous lisez, vous dites* (+ez except *) ils font*, ils lisent, ils disent (+ent except *)
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rire exception - nous, vous, ils
nous rions vous riez ils rient
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faire/lire/dire - rule overview?
``` -re then je +s tu +s il +t nous +(s) ons vous + (s) ez ils (s) + ent ```
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voir/savoir/vouloir - je, tu, il
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
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?
``` 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
``` je vais tu vas il va nous allons vous allez ils vont ```
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etre - to be, irregular, no matter the tense
``` 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
``` j'ai tu as (follows the 'a' in avoir) "TU AHHH" il a nous avons vous avez ils ont ``` all follow 'a' except ils
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special case: to be doing something
etre en train de faire quelque chose being in the process of doing something
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i was doing my french exercises while he stormed into the room
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
j'etais
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my french exercise
mes exercises de francais
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he returned
il est rentre
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to storm into
rentrer en trombe (idomatic expression)
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why are you always waving at the sky?
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
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
piece, salle
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to wave
faire signe
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sky
ciel
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hear you
t'entendre
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washing machine (2 answers)
lave-linge | machine a laver
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dishwasher
lave-vaiselle
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to be hungry
avoir faim j'ai faim j'ai eu faim (i was hungry)
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to be thirsty
avoir soif j'ai soif j'ai eu soif (i was thirsty)
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to be tired
avoir sommeil/ etre fatigue j'ai/ ai eu sommeil
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to be afraid
avoir peur j'ai peur j'ai eu peur
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to be right
avoir raison j'ai raison/ j'ai eu raison
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to be certain, sure
etre certian(e), sur(e)
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to believe
croire, penser
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to think
penser
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to suppose
supposer
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to understand
comprendre
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to know
savoir
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to decide
decider
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je ne (comprendre) pas ce qu'il a voulu dire
comprends i dont understand what he meant
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il (penser) qu'il faut plutot que nous restions ici
pense he thinks we better stay here
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nous (croire) ce que tu nous dis
croyons we believe what you tell us
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(supposer)-vous qu'il rentrera tard ce soir
supposez do you suppose he'll come back late tonight?
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je (savoir) ce que j'ai vuy
sais i know what i saw
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want to say/ to mean
vouloir dire
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it is necessary that + subjunctive
il faut que
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french subjunctive?
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
en passant
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rather, as in
plutot
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i rather prefer staying at home
je prefere plutot rester a la maison i prefer rather staying at the house
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at home
a la maison
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late
tard
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to come back
revenir
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to come back (someone/something coming back inside of a place - back home, back inside a building etc)
rentrer
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tonight
ce soir
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to see (passe compose - i saw)
j'ai vu