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17 - Les temps composés Flashcards

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I quit my job.

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J’ai quitté mon travail.

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I am in the process of searching for a new one.

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Je suis en train d’en chercher un nouveau.

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I just saw an interesting offer.

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Je viens de voir une offre intéressante.

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I’m going to apply immediately.

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Je vais postuler immédiatement.

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She didn’t want to cook. She ordered a pizza. The delivery guy has just arrived!

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Elle n‘a pas voulu cuisiner. Elle a commandé une pizza.

Le livreur vient juste d‘arriver !

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compound tenses

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les temps composés

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The recent past, the progressive present, and the near future are the compound tenses.

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Le passé récent, le présent progressif et le futur proche, sont des temps composés.

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They are formed from the following three verbs conjugated in the present + infinitive

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Ils se forment à partir des trois verbes suivants conjugués au présent + infinitif.

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  1. Passé récent
  2. Présent progressif
  3. Futur proche
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  1. Passé récent : venir de + infinitif.
  2. Présent progressif : être en train de + infinitif.
  3. Futur proche : aller + infinitif.
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I just left

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Je viens de partir

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I just got up

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Je viens de me lever

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He just called me

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Il vient de m’appeler

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I’m in the process of driving.

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Je suis en train de conduire.

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I’m in the process of (eating) lunch.

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Je suis en train de déjeuner.

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He is in the process of finishing the report.

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Il est en train de finir le rapport.

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I will arrive…

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Je vais arriver…

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I’m going to get ready

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Je vais me préparer.

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He will send it soon

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Il va bientôt l’envoyer.

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These tenses express a continuity.

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Ces temps expriment une continuité.

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We can also use these compound tenses in the past.

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On peut aussi utiliser ces temps composés au passé.

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I just ate.

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Je viens de manger.

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I had just eaten.

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Je venais de manger.

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I’m in the process of reading.

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Je suis en train de lire.

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I was in the process of reading.

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J’étais en train de lire.

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I'm going to leave.
Je vais partir.
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I was going to leave.
J’allais partir.
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to deliver
livrer
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to water (a garden)
arroser
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to feed the cows
nourrir les vaches
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to harvest
récolter
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What did he just do? What is he in the process of doing? What is he going to do?
Que vient-il de faire ? Qu’est-il en train de faire ? Que va-t-il faire ?
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What did you do just before your French course?
Qu‘avez-vous fait juste avant votre cours de français ?
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What are you going to do this weekend? (Use the near future)
Qu‘allez-vous faire ce week-end ? (utilisez le futur proche)
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I'm going to visit my aunt
Je vais rendre visite à ma tante
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She is going to sleep in
Elle va faire la grasse matinée
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I'm going to try to finish my book
Je vais essayer de finir mon livre
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We are going to rest in the countryside
Nous allons nous reposer à la campagne
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The past tense expresses an accomplished past action.
Le passé composé exprime un fait passé accompli.
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The recent past expresses a past action just before we speak.
Le passé récent exprime une action passée juste avant que l’on ne parle.
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I arrived (we don't know how long ago)
Je suis arrivée (on ne sait pas depuis combien de temps).
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I just arrived (just now)
Je viens d’arriver (à l’instant).
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I just finished my homework.
Je viens de finir mes devoirs.
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I finished my homework this morning.
J’ai fini mes devoirs ce matin.
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She just called me.
Elle vient de m’appeler.
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She called me yesterday.
Elle m’a appelé hier.
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We just left.
Nous venons de partir.
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We already left a long time ago.
Nous sommes déjà partis depuis longtemps.
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The past tense of the verbs "être" and "avoir" is formed with the auxiliary "avoir."
Le passé composé des verbes être et avoir se forme avec l’auxiliaire avoir
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The past participle of the verb "être" is "été"
Le participe passé du verbe être est été
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The past participle of the verb "avoir" is "eu"
Le participe passé du verbe avoir est eu
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I've had
j'ai eu
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You got
tu as eu
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He/she/we have had
il, elle, on a eu
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We've had
nous avons eu
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You've had
vous avez eu
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They had
ils, elles ont eu
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I was
j’ai été
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You were
tu as été
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He/she/we were
il, elle, on a été
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We have been
nous avons été
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You have been
vous avez été
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They were
ils, elles ont été
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They got the keys last week.
Ils ont eu les clés la semaine dernière.
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It just happened
Ça vient de se passer
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I got a raise.
J’ai eu une augmentation.
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What does she see in her crystal ball?
Que voit-elle dans sa boule de cristal ?
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What just happened?
Que vient-il de se passer ?
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What is in the process of happening?
Qu’est-il en train de se passer ?
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What's going to happen?
Que va-t-il se passer ?
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What did I just do?
Qu'est ce que je viens de faire?
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I'm going on my honeymoon.
Je vais partir en lune de miel.
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Did you just get married?
Tu viens de te marier ?
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Covid will end soon.
Le Covid va bientôt se terminer.
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to call
téléphoner (à)
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My mother is going to call my brother.
Ma mère va téléphoner à mon frere.
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They hired a new colleague.
Ils ont embauché un nouveau collègue
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to hire
embaucher
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a farmer
un fermier
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to sow
semer
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a box (any type)
une boîte
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a cardboard box
un carton
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to mail
poster
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a letter
une lettre
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He just put on his uniform.
Il vient de mettre son uniforme.
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a thief
un voleur
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He is going to stop a thief
Il va arrêter un voleur
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I just ate some cheese
Je viens de manger du fromage
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I just sent an e-mail
Je viens d'envoyer un e-mail
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I had some fries this afternoon
J'ai eu des frites cet après-midi
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I was at the beach this morning
J'ai été à la plage ce matin
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I was surprised by the film
J'ai été surprise par le film

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