Future Tense, Conditional, Devoir Flashcards

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future tense formation of regular verbs

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-ai, -as, -a, -ons, -ez, -ont
endings added to infinitive as stem (-re verbs drop e)
“will …”

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aborder

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to take up (a subject), to reach (a place)

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du moins

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at least

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laid

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ugly

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pourtant

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however

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mêler

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to mix, to mingle

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l’ombre

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darkness, shadow

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le corps

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the body

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l’âme

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the soul

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confondre

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to confuse

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historical future

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past tense formation that also speaks about future events

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sa formation

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his education, training

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abordèrent

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reached

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tarder

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to delay, to be long in

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perdre

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to lose

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cette dignité

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this office

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meaning of conditional form

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expresses hypothesis

“would [verb]”

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conditional formation of regular verbs

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-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
endings added to infinitive stem
e dropped in -re verbs
would …

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demeurer

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to live, to remain

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sentir

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to feel, to smell

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amener

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to lead

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aur-

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future/conditional stem of avoir

will have, would have

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ser-

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future/conditional stem of être

will be, would be

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ir-

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future/conditional stem of aller

will go, would go

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fer-
future/conditional stem of faire | will do, would do
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pourr-
future/conditional stem of pouvoir | will be able, would be able
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voudr-
future/conditional stem of vouloir | will want/like, would want/like
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il faudr-
future/conditional stem of falloir | will be necessary, would be necessary
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verr-
future/conditional stem of voir | will see, would see
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recevr-
future/conditional stem of recevoir | will receive, would receive
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mourr-
future/conditional stem of mourir | will die, would die
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saur-
future/conditional stem of savoir | will know, would know
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tiendr-
future/conditional stem of tenir | will hold, would hold
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viendr-
future/conditional stem of venir | will come, would come
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sinon
if not
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tout à la fois
at the same time, both
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traduire
to translate
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quand, lorsque, aussitôt que, dès que
when, when, as soon as, as soon as | may be translated into English present when French future tense follows these expressions
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two notes on conditional verbs
two clause sentence with conditional is translated as past then conditional following noun may be translated as supposition
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vraisemblable
likely
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faire preuve de
to manifest, to give proof of
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acharnement
tenacity, fury
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devoir
to owe, to be obliged to
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devoir present tense
dois, dois, doit, devons, devez, doivent present participle is devant (owing) devoir + infinitive: must, is/am/are to
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devoir past definite tense
dus, dus, dut, dûmes, dûtes, durent past participle is dû (must) devoir + infinitive: had to, must have
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devoir imperfect tense
devais, devais, devait, devions, deviez, devaient | devoir + infinitive: was/were to, must have
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devoir present subjunctive
doive, doives, doive, devions, deviez, doivent
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devr-
future/conditional stem of devoir | devoir + infinitive: ought to
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devoir + noun
to owe
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à peine
scarcely, hardly
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ressentir
to feel, to experience
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par suite de
because of, as a result of
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enseigner
to teach
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renseigner
to inform
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la chute
the fall
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la pluie
the rain
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la boue
the mud
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des soucis
cares, worries, anxieties