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Advanced Course 2 Flashcards

1
Q

don’t put it there

A

ne le mettez pas là

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2
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put it here

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mettez le ici

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put them on the table

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mettez les sur la table

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don’t put them on the floor

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ne les mettez pas par terre

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5
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I’m calling you

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je vous appelle

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6
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you’re being called

(one is calling you)

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on vous appelle

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7
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call me later

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appelez moi plus tard

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8
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don’t call me today, call me tomorrow

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ne m’appelez pas aujourd’hui, appelez moi demain

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wait for me!

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attendez moi!

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10
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wait for me here

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attendez moi ici

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11
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don’t wait for me

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ne m’attendez pas

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12
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you have to wait for me

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vous devez m’attendre

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13
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one has to wait for me

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on doit m’attendre

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14
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I have

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j’ai

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15
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they have

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ils ont

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16
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the whole short box of ‘to have’:

(I) have, (he) has, (they) have

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ai, a, ont

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17
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I will leave / go

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je partirai

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18
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he will leave

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il partira

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19
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they will leave

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ils partiront

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20
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they will leave

vs.

we will leave

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ils partiront

vs.

nous partirons

(same sound)

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21
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I will leave

vs.

you will leave

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je partirai

vs.

vous partirez

(same sound)

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22
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to be able

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pouvoir

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23
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the future tense of ‘to be able to’ is contracted:

(I/he/we) will be able to

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(je) pourrai / (vous) pourrez
(tu) pourras / (il) pourra
(nous) pourrons / (ils) pourront

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24
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to have to

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devoir

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25
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I will have to

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je devrai

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26
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we will have to leave soon

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nous devrons partir bientôt

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27
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one will have to leave soon / we will have to leave soon

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on devra partir bientôt

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28
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(I) will have

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(j’) aurai

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29
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I will have it

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je l’aurai

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30
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we will have it

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nous l’aurons

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31
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I will know

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je saurai

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32
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I will tell you later

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je vous dirai plus tard

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33
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I will write to you

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je vous écrirai

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34
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I will do it

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je le ferai

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35
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he will not do it

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il ne le fera pas

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36
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he will not tell you why he won’t do it

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il ne vous dira pas pourquoi il ne le fera pas

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37
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I will put it here

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je le mettrai ici

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38
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to commit

(all composite verbs ending in ‘mit’ come from French)

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commettre

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39
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to omit

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omettre

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40
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to permit

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permettre

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41
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to submit

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soumettre

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42
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to promise

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promettre

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43
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I promise

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je promets

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44
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I promise you

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je vous promets

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45
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I will put it here

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je le mettrai ici

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46
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I will take it

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je le prendrai

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47
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I won’t understand him

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je ne le comprendrai pas

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48
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he will sell it

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il le vendra

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49
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he’s selling it

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il le vend

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50
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they’re selling it

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ils le vendent

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51
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I’m coming

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je viens

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52
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(he) comes

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(il) vient

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53
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(they) come

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(ils) viennent

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54
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Vienna

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Vienne

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55
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they’re coming from Vienna

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ils viennent de Vienne

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56
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it’s coming

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ça vient

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57
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it’s going to come

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ça va venir

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58
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I will come

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je viendrai

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59
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endings for ‘will come’:

I, he, we

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(je) viendrai
(il) viendra
(nous) viendrons

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60
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we will come

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nous viendrons

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61
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to come back / to return

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revenir

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62
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I will return

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je reviendrai

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63
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they will return soon

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ils reviendront bientôt

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64
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we will return soon

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nous reviendrons bientôt

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65
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we’re going to be back soon

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nous allons revenir bientôt

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66
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I will be

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je serai

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67
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we go

you go

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nous allons

vous allez

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68
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I go

he goes

they go

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je vais

il va

ils vont

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69
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they’re going to be here soon

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ils vont être ici bientôt

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70
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they will be here tonight

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ils seront ici ce soir

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71
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it won’t be possible to do it

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ça ne sera pas possible de le faire

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72
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it won’t be necessary to do it today

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ça ne sera pas necessaire de le faire aujourd’hui

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73
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it will take too much time that way

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ça prendra trop de temps comme ça

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74
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it will take much too much time

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ça prendra beaucoup trop de temps

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75
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I’m happy to see you

(it makes me pleasure to see you)

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ça me fait plaisir de vous voir

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76
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I’m very happy to see you

(it makes me great pleasure)

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ça me fait grand plaisur de vous voir

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77
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I’m looking forward to seeing you

(it will make me great pleasure)

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ça me fera grand plaisur de vous voir

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78
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they’re going to come with us

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ils vont venir avec nous

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79
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I’m going to go

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je vais aller

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80
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I will go

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j’irai

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81
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we will go

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nous irons

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82
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they will go

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ils iront

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83
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you will go

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vous irez

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84
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I will go there

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j’y irai

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85
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we will go there tonight

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nous y irons ce soir

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86
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I will call you tomorrow

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je vous appellerai demain

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87
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I’m going to call you tomorrow

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je vais vous appeler demain

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88
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I call you tomorrow

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je vous appelle demain

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89
Q

I call you next week

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je vous appelle la semaine prochaine

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90
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we are

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nous sommes

(the only exception for present tense of ‘we’ that does not end in ‘ons’)

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91
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(you) are, do, say

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êtes, faites et dites

(the three exceptions for present tense for vous that do not end in ‘ez’)

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92
Q

what are you doing?

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qu’est-ce que vous faites?

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93
Q

what are you saying?

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qu’est-ce vous dites?

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94
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I don’t understand what you’re saying

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je ne comprends pas ce que vous dites

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95
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tell me

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dites moi

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96
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don’t tell me, I don’t want to know it

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ne me dites pas, je ne veux pas le savoir

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97
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don’t tell it to me

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ne me le dites pas

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98
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don’t tell it to him

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ne le lui dites pas

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99
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don’t tell it to her

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ne le lui dites pas

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100
Q

everybody wants to see it

A

tout le monde veut le voir

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101
Q

nobody can find it

A

personne peut le trouver

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102
Q

everything must be ready today

(the key to the short box is the sound of the present tense of ‘je’)

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tout doit être prêt oujourd’hui

(sounds like dois)

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103
Q

we know

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nous savons

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104
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to understand

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comprendre

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105
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to take

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prendre

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106
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to learn

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apprendre

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107
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to take back

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reprendre

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108
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we understand

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nous comprenons

(the ‘d’ from comprendre is dropped)

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109
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you understand

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vous comprenez

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110
Q

do you understand?

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comprenez-vous?

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111
Q

do you understand it?

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le comprenez-vous?

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112
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is it that you understand me?

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est-ce que vous me comprenez?

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113
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we’re taking it

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nous le prenons

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114
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why don’t you take it?

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pourquoi ne le prenez-vous pas?

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115
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they take

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ils prennent

(drop the ‘d’ and double the ‘n’)

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116
Q

they’re taking it

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ils le prennent

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117
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they don’t understand it

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ils ne le comprennent pas

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118
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they have

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ils ont

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119
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endings for ‘have’ in the short box

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ai, a, ont

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120
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they go

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il vont

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121
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endings for ‘go’ in the short box

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vai, va, vont

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122
Q

endings for ‘have’ in long box are normal:

we have, you have

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nous avons, vous avez

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123
Q

endings for ‘go’ in the long box are normal:

we go, you go

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nous allons, vous allez

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124
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I am

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je suis

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125
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he is

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il est

126
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they are

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ils sont

127
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we are

A

nous sommes

128
Q

you are

A

vous êtes

129
Q

where are they?

A

où sont ils?

130
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they’re not there / they’re not in

A

ils ne sont pas là

131
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he’s not in

A

il ne êtes pas là

132
Q

ending for ‘they’ normally ends in ‘ent’, but for four exceptions:

they are, they have, they go

(3 of 4)

A

ils sont, ils ont, ils vont

133
Q

they are doing / they make

(4th exception to the ending ‘ent’)

A

ils font

134
Q

they’re doing it

A

ils le font

135
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they’re not doing it

A

ils ne le font pas

136
Q

they’re not in

A

ils ne sont pas là

137
Q

I spoke / I have spoken

(all past tense verbs in French use the diving board ‘have’)

A

j’ai parlé

(past tense of ‘er’ verbs sounds like the infinitive)

138
Q

he has spoken

A

il a parlé

139
Q

have you spoken?

A

avez-vous parlé?

140
Q

we didn’t speak / we have not spoken

A

nous ne avons pas parlé

141
Q

when have you spoken with him?

A

quand avez-vous parlé avec lui?

142
Q

what did you buy?

A

qu’est-ce que vous avez acheté?

143
Q

he has prepared the dinner

A

il a preparé le dîner

144
Q

the film has started

A

le film a commencé

145
Q

already

A

déjà

146
Q

already seen

A

déjà-vu

147
Q

still / still more

A

encore

148
Q

another cup of coffee

A

encore une tasse de café

149
Q

a little more

A

encore un peu

150
Q

still not / not yet

(not still)

A

pas encore

151
Q

we have not started yet

A

nous ne avons pas commencé encore

152
Q

we have not yet

A

nous ne avons pas encore

153
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we have not yet started

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nous ne avons pas encore commencé

154
Q

the film started already

A

le film a commencé déjà

155
Q

the film has already started

A

le film a déjà commencé

156
Q

ten minutes

A

dix minute

157
Q

ten minutes ago

(there are ten minutes)

A

il y a dix minute

158
Q

two days ago

A

il y a deux jour

159
Q

I have it

A

je l’ai

160
Q

I have them

A

je les ai

161
Q

I don’t have them

A

je ne les ai pas

162
Q

I have some / I have some of it

A

j’en ai

163
Q

I don’t have any

A

je n’en ai pas

164
Q

I bought it / I have bought it

(clear diving board before diving)

A

je l’ai acheté

165
Q

I didn’t buy it / I have not bought it

A

je ne l’ai pas acheté

166
Q

I bought them / I have bought them

A

je les ai acheté

167
Q

I didn’t buy them

A

je ne les ai pas acheté

168
Q

I bought some for you

A

j’en ai acheté pour vous

169
Q

I didn’t buy any because I didn’t find any

A

j’en ai pas acheté parce que j’en ai pas trouvé

170
Q

how much of it have you bought?

A

combien en avez-vous acheté?

171
Q

where have you bought them?

A

où les avez-vous acheté?

172
Q

to forget

A

oublier

173
Q

I have forgotten where I bought them

A

j’ai oublié où je les ai acheté

174
Q

at what time did you call?

A

à quelle heure avez-vous appelé?

175
Q

at what time did you call me?

A

à quelle heure m‘avez-vous appelé?

176
Q

she called me this morning

A

elle m’a appelé ce matin

177
Q

why did you call me?

A

pourquoi m’avez-vous appelé?

178
Q

why didn’t you call me?

A

pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas appelé?

179
Q

I called them

A

je les ai appelé

180
Q

I called him / her

A

je l’ai appelé

181
Q

I called you

A

je vous ai appelé

182
Q

I didn’t call you

A

je ne vous ai pas appelé

183
Q

I asked you

A

je vous ai demandé

184
Q

I didn’t ask you

A

je ne vous ai pas demandé

185
Q

why did you ask me?

A

pourquoi m’avez-vous demandé?

186
Q

why didn’t you ask me?

A

pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas demandé?

187
Q

to dive into the past with ‘re’ verbs, drop the ‘re’ and add ‘u’:

to sell ⇒ sold

A

vendre ⇒ vendu

188
Q

I sold it

A

je l’ai vendu

189
Q

why did you sell it?

A

pourquoi l’avez-vous vendu?

190
Q

why didn’t you sell them?

A

pourquoi ne les avez-vous pas vendu?

191
Q

he sold them

A

il les a vendu

192
Q

we sold some (of it)

A

nous en avons vendu

193
Q

I waited

A

j’ai attendu

194
Q

I waited for you

(I awaited you)

A

je vous ai attendu

195
Q

you didn’t wait for me

A

vous ne m’avez pas attendu

196
Q

why didn’t you wait for me?

A

pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas attendu?

197
Q

to finish

A

finir

198
Q

to dive into the past with ‘ir’ verbs, just drop the ‘r’:

to finish ⇒ finished

A

finir ⇒ fini

199
Q

we finished

A

nous avons fini

200
Q

at what time did you finish?

A

à quelle heure avez-vous fini?

201
Q

he slept

A

il a dormi

202
Q

we slept well

(clear the diving board)

A

nous avons bien dormi

203
Q

bad / badly

A

mal

204
Q

he prepared the dinner

(he has prepared the dinner)

A

il a preparé le dîner

205
Q

the dinner is prepared

(for ‘to be’, dive as if using ‘have’)

A

le dîner est preparé

206
Q

he sold it

A

il l’a vendu

207
Q

everything is sold

A

tout est vendu

208
Q

nothing is sold yet

A

rien est vendu encore

209
Q

one served the dinner / we have served the dinner

A

on a servi le dîner

210
Q

dinner is served

A

le dîner est servi

211
Q

past tense of ‘to understand’ is an exception to the rule:

understood / comprised

A

instead of:

! comprendre ⇒ comprendu ×

it is:

comprendre ⇒ compris

212
Q

service included

(service comprised)

A

service compris

213
Q

service is included

A

le service est compris

214
Q

service is not included

A

le service n’est pas compris

215
Q

did you understand?

A

avez-vous compris?

216
Q

is it that you understood it?

A

est-ce que vous l’avez compris?

217
Q

did you understand it?

A

l’avez-vous compris?

218
Q

you understood it?

(using inflection)

A

vous l’avez compris?

219
Q

did you understand me?

A

m’avez-vous compris?

220
Q

you understood me?

A

vous m’avez compris?

221
Q

why didn’t you understand me?

A

pourquoi ne m’avez vous pas compris?

222
Q

I understood you

A

je vous ai compris

223
Q

I understood you very well

A

je vous ai très bien compris

224
Q

taken

A

pris

225
Q

I took them

A

je les ai pris

226
Q

I took some of it

A

j’en ai pris

227
Q

why did you take them?

A

pourquoi les avez-vous pris?

228
Q

why didn’t you take them?

A

pourquoi ne les avez-vous pas pris?

229
Q

to learn

A

apprendre

230
Q

I learned something today

A

j’ai appris quelque chose aujourd’hui

231
Q

I found out

(I have learned)

A

j’ai appris

232
Q

to put

A

mettre

233
Q

past tense of ‘to put’

(an exception to the rule)

A

mis

234
Q

where did you put it?

A

où l’avez-vous mis?

235
Q

where did you put them?

A

où les avez-vous mis?

236
Q

I forgot

A

j’ai oublié

237
Q

I forgot where I put them

A

j’ai oublié où je les ai mis

238
Q

to admit

(all English verbs ending in ‘mit’ come from French words ending in ‘mettre’)

A

admettre

239
Q

to omit / to leave out

A

omettre

240
Q

to permit / to allow

A

permettre

241
Q

to promise

A

promettre

242
Q

promised

A

promis

243
Q

I promised you

A

je vous ai promis

244
Q

no, no, I didn’t promise you

A

no, no, je ne vous ai pas promis

245
Q

you promised me

A

vous m’avez promis

246
Q

I promised him

(to him)

A

je lui ai promis

247
Q

it is promised

A

c’est promis

248
Q

to do / to make

A

faire

249
Q

to say / to tell

A

dire

250
Q

to write

A

écrire

251
Q

done

(just cut off ending)

A

fait

(sounds like and is written the same way as the short box present tense)

252
Q

said

A

dit

253
Q

written

A

écrit

254
Q

he did it

(he has done it)

A

il l’a fait

255
Q

the fact

A

le fait

256
Q

object

A

objet

257
Q

art object

(object of art)

A

objet d’art

258
Q

subject

A

sujet

259
Q

accomplished fact

A

fait accompli

260
Q

it is an accomplished fact

A

c’est un fait accompli

261
Q

he’s doing it

vs.

he’s done it

A

il le fait

vs.

il l’a fait

262
Q

it is done

A

c’est fait

263
Q

I didn’t do it

A

je ne l’ai pas fait

264
Q

why did you do it?

A

pourquoi l’avez-vous fait?

265
Q

why didn’t you do it

A

pourquoi ne l’avez-vous pas fait?

266
Q

he did it

A

il l’a fait

267
Q

he didn’t do it

A

il ne l’a pas fait

268
Q

he told me

A

il m’a dit

269
Q

I told you

A

je vous ai dit

270
Q

I didn’t tell you

A

je ne vous ai pas dit

271
Q

you told me

A

vous m’avez dit

272
Q

why didn’t you tell me?

A

pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas dit?

273
Q

I wrote to you

A

je vous ai écrit

274
Q

why didn’t you write to me?

A

pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas écrit?

275
Q

why didn’t you call me?

A

pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas appelé?

276
Q

it’s written

A

c’est écrit

277
Q

one told me / I was told

A

on m’a dit

278
Q

I called you this morning

A

je vous ai appelé ce matin

279
Q

why didn’t you buy them?

A

pourquoi ne les avez-vous pas acheté

280
Q

I was

A

j’étais

(from être)

281
Q

I had

A

j’avais

(from avoir)

282
Q

I had

vs.

I was

A

j’avais

vs.

j’étais

283
Q

I was very busy

A

j’étais très occupé

284
Q

he was here

A

il était ici

285
Q

they were

A

ils étaient

286
Q

who was there?

A

qui était là?

287
Q

nobody was there

A

personne était là

288
Q

I was there

A

j’étais là

289
Q

it was ready

A

c’était prêt

290
Q

I was there, but it wasn’t ready yet

A

j’étais là, mais ce n’était pas prêt encore

291
Q

last night

(yesterday evening)

A

hier soir

292
Q

who was there with you last night?

A

qui était là avec vous hier soir?

293
Q

yes, I was there, but nobody was there

A

oui, j’étais là, mais personne était là

294
Q

we were

A

nous étions

295
Q

you were

A

vous étiez

296
Q

he had / he was having

A

il avait

297
Q

they had / they were having

A

ils avaient

298
Q

we had / we were having

A

nous avions

299
Q

you had / you were having

A

vous aviez

300
Q

we had a plane

A

nous avions un avion

301
Q

everything is sold

A

tout est vendu

302
Q

everything was sold

A

tout était vendu

303
Q

everything will be sold

A

tout sera vendu

304
Q

I would like

A

je voudrais

305
Q

everybody would like to see it

A

tout le monde voudrait le voir

306
Q

my friends would like to go there

(to go to there)

A

mes amies voudraient y aller

307
Q

we would like

A

nous voudrions

308
Q

you would want

A

vous voudriez

309
Q

the universal sounds for ‘will’

A

(je, vous) rai / rez

(tu, il, elle, on) ras / ra

(nous / ils) rons / ront

310
Q

the universal sounds for ‘would’

(like driving a nail into wood - the i looks like a nail)

A

(je) -rais
(tu) -rais

(il, elle, on) -rait

(ils, elles) -raient

(nous) -rions
(vous) -riez

French with Michel Thomas (13 decks)

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