Imperfect Tense, Past Perfect/Anterior Tenses, Etc.

Question 1

imperfect tense stem and endings

Answer 1

use nous form of present tense for stem and add endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
indicates action in past time (translation can very between -ed, was -ing, used to)

Question 2

imperfect tense of être

Answer 2

-‘étais, étais, était, étions, étiez, étaient
was, used to be
only irregular stem

Question 3

un conte

Answer 3

a story, a tale

Question 4

affecter

Answer 4

to feign, to pretend

Question 5

la coeur

Answer 5

the heart

Question 6

un parti

Answer 6

a party, a match

Question 7

tendre

Answer 7

soft, tender

Question 8

attendrir

Answer 8

to soften

Question 9

alors que

Answer 9

while, just when

Question 10

valoir mieux

Answer 10

to be better, to be worth more

Question 11

se plaindre

Answer 11

to complain

Question 12

une plainte

Answer 12

a complaint

Question 13

mettre en fuite

Answer 13

to put to flight

Question 14

s’appeler

Answer 14

to be named, to be called

Question 15

dès l’aube

Answer 15

at dawn

Question 16

marchander

Answer 16

to bargain, to haggle

Question 17

l’entêtement

Answer 17

stubbornness

Question 18

aiguë

Answer 18

sharp, shrill

Question 19

porter

Answer 19

to carry, to wear

Question 20

le bois

Answer 20

wood

Question 21

how to form the past perfect tense

Answer 21

combine imperfect tense of avoir or être (with verbs of motion) + past participle
[subject] had [verb]

Question 22

un garçon

Answer 22

a boy, a young man

Question 23

des immeubles

Answer 23

real estate, property

Question 24

une maison

Answer 24

a house

Question 25

appartenir à

Answer 25

to belong to

Question 26

how to form past anterior tense

Answer 26

combine past definite of avoir or être + past participle | translated same as past perfect (had) and comes after temporal expressions

Question 27

chez

Answer 27

to the house of, the home of

Question 28

guérir

Answer 28

to heal, to get well

Question 29

à or de before infinitive verbs

Answer 29

may be translated as either "to [verb] or [verb]-ing

Question 30

other prepositions before infinitive verbs (sans, avant, après, etc.)

Answer 30

translate verb with -ing ending | without, before, after

Question 31

pour, afin de before infinitive

Answer 31

in order to (may not necessarily be translated)

Question 32

fou

Answer 32

mad, foolish

Question 33

[conjugated] faire semblant

Answer 33

are pretending

Question 34

[conjugated] faire parti de

Answer 34

belong to

Question 35

[conjugated] faire part de

Answer 35

were informed of

Question 36

faire de mal

Answer 36

to harm

Question 37

comment se fait-il

Answer 37

how does it happen

Question 38

[conjugated] faire la cuisine

Answer 38

does the cooking

Question 39

[conjugated] faire le ménage

Answer 39

does the housework

Question 40

le pain

Answer 40

bread

Question 41

son devoir

Answer 41

her/his duty

Question 42

[conjugated] faire followed by infinitive

Answer 42

literally translated as "to cause," but translation should be adjusted for logic

Question 43

faire venir

Answer 43

to send for (to cause to come)

Question 44

faire voir

Answer 44

to show (to cause to be seen)

Question 45

faire savoir

Answer 45

to inform (to cause to be known)

Question 46

faire remarquer

Answer 46

to point out (to cause to be noticed)

Question 47

accroire

Answer 47

to believe

Question 48

envoyer

Answer 48

to send

Question 49

couler

Answer 49

to flow

Question 50

enfin

Answer 50

finally, at least

Question 51

épouser

Answer 51

to marry

Question 52

le sang

Answer 52

the blood

Question 53

sanglant

Answer 53

bleeding, bloody

Question 54

ravir

Answer 54

to ravish, to abduct, to carry off