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CD 8 Flashcards

1
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Introduction to reflexive verbs

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o

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I’m getting up (lifting myself up).

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Je me lève.

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We are getting up.

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Nous nous levons

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You are getting up.

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Vous vous levez

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He is getting up.

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Il se lève.

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One is getting up. /We are getting up.

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On se lève

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I’m going to get up.

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Je vais me lever

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One is going to get up. /We are going to get up.

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On va se lever.

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Shall we get up?

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On va se lever?

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Will you get up, please?

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Voulez-vous vous lever, s’il vous plaît?

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When (At what time) are you going to get up tomorrow morning?

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À quelle heure allez-vous vous lever demain matin?

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I’m asking

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je demande

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I’m asking you

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Je vous demande

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I wonder

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je me demande

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I call

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j’appelle

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I call you.

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Je vous appelle.

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I call you tomorrow.

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Je vous appelle demain

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My name is… (I call myself)

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Je m’appelle…

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to call back / to recall

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rappeler

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Will you call me back?

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Voulez-vous me rappeler?

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I’m going to call you back.

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Je vais vous rappeler

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Will you tell him to call me back?

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Voulez-vous lui dire de me rappeler

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I call you back later.

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Je vous rappelle plus tard.

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I remember (I recall to myself.)

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Je me rappelle

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I don’t remember.

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Je ne me rappelle pas.

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to hurry

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se dépêcher

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I’m hurrying.

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Je me dépêche.

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I’m going to hurry.

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Je vais me dépêcher

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I must hurry.

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Je dois me dépêcher

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One is going to hurry

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On va se dépêcher

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We are going to hurry.

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Nous allons nous dépêcher.

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You must hurry.

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Vous devez vous dépêcher.

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Will you hurry, please.

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Voulez-vous vous dépêcher

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34
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‘en’ is used for ‘in’ with countries and continents that take
‘la’(feminine), but ‘au’ is used for ‘in’ with masculine countries
(those countries that end in a consonant).

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o

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35
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in France / to France

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en France

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in England

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en Angleterre

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in Italy / to Italy

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en Italie

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in Germany

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en Allemagne

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in Switzerland

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en Suisse

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40
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We are going to Spain.

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Nous allons en Espagne

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41
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We are going to be in Spain

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Nous allons être en Espagne

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42
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in California

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en Californie

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in Japan / to Japan

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au Japon

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in Denmark

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au Danemark

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in Portugal

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au Portugal

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in Brazil

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au Brésil

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in Italy

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en Italie

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48
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in Canada

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au Canada

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49
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in Quebec

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au Québec

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50
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‘en’ is also used for languages.

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o

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51
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in French

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en français

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52
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How does one say …in French?

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Comment dit-on …en français?

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53
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one says…

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on dit…

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54
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How is it spelt?(How does it write itself?)

A

Comment ça s’écrit?

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55
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to write

A

écrire

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56
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What price?

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Quel prix?

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57
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What is the price?

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Quel est le prix?

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58
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It is how much?

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C’est combien?

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59
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Will you write it?

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Voulez-vous l’écrire?

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Will you write down the price?

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Voulez-vous écrire le prix?

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61
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in English

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en anglais

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in Spanish

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en espagnol

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63
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in passing / while passing

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en passant

64
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in/while waiting /in the meantime

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en attendant

65
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of it / from it / some of it /any of it / some (implying‘some of it’) / any (implying‘any of it’)

A

en

66
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I want some of it.

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J’en veux.

67
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I don’t want any of it.

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Je n’en veux pas.

68
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I’m going to buy some.

A

Je vais en acheter

69
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I would like to have some

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Je voudrais en avoir.

70
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Do you want to have some?

A

Voulez-vous en avoir?

71
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Do you have it?

A

L’avez-vous?

72
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Do you have any of it/some of it?

A

En avez vous?

73
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Do you want some of it?

A

En voulez-vous?

74
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enough

A

assez

75
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I have enough.

A

J’ai assez.

76
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I have enough of it.

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J’en ai assez.

77
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I’m fed up with it.

A

J’en ai assez.

78
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I really am fed up with it.

A

J’en ai marre.

79
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‘to need’ is ‘to have need of’

A

‘avoir besoin de…’

80
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I need this book.

A

J’ai besoin de ce livre.

81
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I need to do it.

A

J’ai besoin de le faire.

82
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one must

A

il faut

83
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One must do it. /It is necessary to do it.

A

Il faut le faire.

84
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I need…

A

il me faut…

85
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It is necessary for me to do it.

A

Il me faut le faire.

86
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What do you want to do now?

A

Qu’est-ce que vous voulez faire maintenant?

87
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if you want

A

si vous voulez

88
Q

The ending for ‘you’ is always -ez with three one-syllable
exceptions (the three ‘cuties’): vous êtes (you are), vous faites
(you do/make), vous dites (you say)

A

o

89
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you are

A

vous êtes

90
Q

Where are you?

A

Où êtes-vous?

91
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Are you busy?

A

Êtes-vous occupé?

92
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Are you free?

A

Êtes-vous libre?

93
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Where are you?

A

Où êtes-vous?

94
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you are doing/making

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vous faites

95
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What are you doing?

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Qu’est-ce que vous faites?

96
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you are saying/telling

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vous dites

97
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What are you saying?

A

Qu’est-ce que vous dites?

98
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I don’t understand what you’re saying.

A

Je ne comprends pas ce que vous dites.

99
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I’m hurrying because I am in a hurry

A

Je me dépêche parce que je suis pressé.

100
Q

Will you hurry, please?

A

Voulez-vous vous dépêcher?

101
Q

Hurry yourself.

A

Dépêchez-vous.

102
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to bother

A

déranger

103
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It bothers me.

A

Ça me dérange

104
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It doesn’t bother me.

A

Ça ne me dérange pas

105
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It bothers you.

A

Ça vous dérange.

106
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Does it bother you if I smoke?

A

Ça vous dérange si je fume?

107
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to smoke

A

fumer

108
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information

A

renseignements

109
Q

to teach

A

enseigner

110
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to inform

A

renseigner

111
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to inform oneself /to get some information

A

se renseigner

112
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I’m going to find out.

A

Je vais me renseigner

113
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Auxiliary verbs (handles). After you grab a handle (such as
‘pouvoir’), you use the whole verb.
A

o

114
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He doesn’t do it.(using a handle)

A

Il ne peut pas le faire.

115
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Why don’t you do it now?(using a handle)

A

Pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas le faire maintenant?

116
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Why don’t you tell me?(using a handle)

A

Pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas me dire?

117
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Why don’t you come with me? (using a handle)

A

Pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas venir avec moi?

118
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Auxiliary handle – ‘must’ (devoir)

A

o

119
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I have to leave now.

A

Je dois partir maintenant

120
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One must leave now

A

On doit partir maintenant

121
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Auxiliary handle – ‘want’ (vouloir)

A

o

122
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The handle in the past tense

A

o

123
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I could

A

je pouvais

124
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‘you can’ gives you ‘I could’ and ‘he could’: pouvez –

pouvais – pouvait

A

o

125
Q

I couldn’t understand you

A

Je ne pouvais pas vous comprendre

126
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He couldn’t wait for us.

A

Il ne pouvait pas nous attendre

127
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I had to

A

je devais

128
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he had to

A

il devait

129
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He had to leave

A

Il devait partir.

130
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He wanted to wait.

A

Il voulait attendre.

131
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He wanted to buy it.

A

Il voulait l’acheter.

132
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I didn’t want to buy it.

A

Je ne voulais pas l’acheter

133
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Another handle – ‘know’ (savoir)

A

o

134
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I knew

A

je savais

135
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I didn’t know.

A

Je ne savais pas.

136
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Another handle – ‘have’ (avoir)

A

o

137
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I had

A

j’avais

138
Q

I didn’t have the time to do it.

A

Je n’avais pas le temps de le faire

139
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Another handle – ‘was’

A

o

140
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I was

A

j’étais

141
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it was

A

c’était

142
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it was not

A

ce n’était pas

143
Q

It was not possible to do it that way…

A

Ce n’était pas possible de le faire comme ça…

144
Q

…because I was very busy

A

…parce que j’étais très occupé

145
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yesterday

A

hier

146
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yesterday morning

A

hier matin

147
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yesterday afternoon

A

hier après-midi

148
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yesterday evening

A

hier soir

149
Q

I was there last night…

A

J’étais là hier soir

150
Q

…but nobody was there

A

…mais personne était là.

151
Q

I like / I love

A

j’aime

152
Q

I like to do it that way.

A

J’aime le faire comme ça.

153
Q

Difference between ‘like’ and ‘love’ (use of ‘bien’)

A

o

154
Q

I love you.

A

Je vous aime. / Je t’aime.

155
Q

I like you.

A

Je vous aime bien.

156
Q

I like you but I don’t love you

A

Je vous aime bien mais je ne vous aime pas

157
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I adore doing it

A

J’adore le faire.

French Foundations (8 decks)

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