Conjunctions

Question 1

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you and me

Answer 1

toi et moi

et = and

Question 2

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it’s raining and it’s very cold

Answer 2

il pleut et il fait très froid

et = and

Question 3

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do you prefer green or blue?

Answer 3

tu préfères le vert ou le bleu?

ou = or

Question 4

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Give me that or I’ll get angry

Answer 4

Donne-moi ça ou je me fâche

ou = or

Question 5

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I wonder if she’s lying

Answer 5

je me demande si elle ment

si = if

Question 6

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If it doesn’t rain, we’ll eat outside

Answer 6

S’il ne pleut pas, on mangera dehors

si becomes s’ before a vowel

Question 7

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If I were in your place, I wouldn’t invite him

Answer 7

si j’étais à ta place, je ne l’inviterais pas

si = if

Question 8

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I was going to dial your number when you called

Answer 8

j’allais composer ton numéro lorsque tu as appelé

lorsque = when

Question 9

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I don’t like lentils or spinach

Answer 9

je n’aime ni les lentilles ni les épinards

ne … ni … ni = neither …. nor

Question 10

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or he is sick or he is lying

Answer 10

ou il est malade ou il ment

Ou …. ou = either or

Question 11

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either he is sick or he is lying

Answer 11

ou bien, il est malade ou bien, il ment

Ou bien …. ou bien = either or

Question 12

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it’s expensive, but very good quality

Answer 12

c’est cher, mais de très bonne qualité

mais = but

Question 13

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Are you coming tonight? But yes.

Answer 13

Tu viens ce soir? Mais oui.

mais = but

Question 14

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I can’t go out because I still have work to do

Answer 14

je ne peux pas sortir parce que j’ai encore du travail à faire

parce car = because

Question 15

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he only comes because he doesn’t have a car

Answer 15

il ne vient parce qu’il n’a pas de voiture

parce car = because

Question 16

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you have to take a bus to get there because it is forbidden to get there by car

Answer 16

il faut prendre un bus pour y accéder car il est interdit d’y monter en voiture

car = because

Question 17

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as it rains, I take the car

Answer 17

comme il pleut, je prends la voiture

comme = as

Question 18

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I missed the train, so I will be late

Answer 18

j’ai raté le train, donc je serai en retard

donc = so

Question 19

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I don’t go out when it rains

Answer 19

je ne sors pas quand il pleut

quand = when

Question 20

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When I’m rich…

Answer 20

Quand je serai riche, …..

quand = when

Question 21

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While I’m in France, I’ll go see them

Answer 21

Pendant que je serai en France, j’irai les voir

pendant que = while

Question 22

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he says he loves me

Answer 22

il dit qu’il m’aime

Que = that, when it joins 2 halves of a sentence

Question 23

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she knows you are there

Answer 23

elle sait que vous êtes là

Que = that, when it joins 2 halves of a sentence

Question 24

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they don’t go there as often as we do

Answer 24

ils n’y vont pas aussi souvent que nous

Que is also used when you are comparing two things or two people

Question 25

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melons are more expensive than bananas

Answer 25

les melons sont plus chers que les bananes

Que is also used when you are comparing two things or two people

Question 26

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Christian called while Chantal was taking her bath

Answer 26

Christian a téléphoné pendant que Chantal prenait son bain

some prepositions can be used as conjunctions if you put que after them

Question 27

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While I’m in France, I’ll go see them

Answer 27

Pendant que je serai en France, j’irai les voir

when pendant que is used to talk about the future, use the future tense.

Question 28

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when you’re older and have a house of your own.

Answer 28

quand tu seras plus grand et que tu auras une maison à toi.

Que can replace another conjunction to avoid having to repeat it

Question 29

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as it’s raining and I don’t have an umbrella,

Answer 29

comme il pleut et que je n’ai pas de parapluie.

Que can replace another conjunction to avoid having to repeat it