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Tout, Past Definite Tenses, Present Participles Flashcards

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tout

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all, every (when followed by noun with definite article)

tout (masc. singular); toute (fem. singular); tous (masc. plural); toutes (fem. plural)

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tout (alt. meaning)

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any, each (when followed by noun without definite article)

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tout, tous, toutes as indefinite pronouns

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tout = everything
tous, toutes = all, everyone
usually preceding a verb

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tout, toute, toutes as adverbs

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completely, very, quite

precedes an adjective

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tout le monde

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everyone, everybody

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tout de suite

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immediately

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tout à fait

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entirely, quite

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puis

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then

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d’abord

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first

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past definite tense endings of regular -er verbs

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-ai, -as, -a, -âmes, -âtes, -èrent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., trouvai = found

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commandant

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commandant, major, commander

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le bord

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the bank (of a river)

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fleuve

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river

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davantage

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more, further

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monter

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to go up

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remonter

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to go back up

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un naufrage

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a ship wreck

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mener à bien

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to complete successfully

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un poisson

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fish

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subir

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to suffer, to undergo

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past definite tense endings of regular -ir verbs

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-is, -is, -it, -îmes, -îtes, -irent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., finis = finished

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past definite tense endings of regular -re verbs

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-is, -is, -it, -îmes, -îtes, -irent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., vendis = sold

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past definite tense endings of regular -ure verbs

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-us, -us, -ut, -ûmes, -ûtes, -urent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., conclus = concluded

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past definite tense endings of most -oir verbs

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-us, -us, -ut, -ûmes, -ûtes, -urent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., reçus = received

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present definite tense endings of most -oir verbs
-s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent | always translated by English simple present tense, i.e., reçois = receive
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past definite tense of pouvoir, savoir, connaître, courir, croire, conclure
-us, -us, -ut, -ûmes, -ûtes, -urent | stems are irregular, varying from first letter alone to first four letters
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irregular -oir verbs which follow past definite tense endings of -ir verbs
voir and s'asseoir (to sit down)
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courir
to run
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épreuves
trials, hardships
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baisser
to lower
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réunir
to reunite, to gather
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tant ... que
as much ... as
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past definite tense endings of -enir verbs
-ins, -ins, -int, -înmes, -întes, -inrent | always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., vins = came
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past definite tense of avoir
'eus, eus, eut, eûmes, eûtes, eurent | always translated as "had"
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past definite tense of être
fus, fus, fut, fûmes, fûtes, furent | always translated as "were"
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past definite tense of faire
fis, fis, fit, fîmes, fîtes, firent | always translated as "did"
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étendre
to extend
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avoir lieu
to take place
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aussitôt
immediately
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avoir soin
to take care
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lutter
to struggle
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bientôt
soon
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être en butte à
to be exposed to
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historical present in French narrative
often translated into English past tense, context contingent
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s'écrier
to cry out
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la courounne
the crown
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le roi
the king
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répugner à
to loathe, to abhor
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avoir envie de
to desire
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present participle formation and translation
add -ant to stem of nous form in present tense | Examples: parlant (speaking), finissant (finishing), vendant (selling), faisant (doing)
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irregular verb stems for present participle
avoir (ayant = having), être (étant = being), savoir (sachant = knowing)
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present participle used as adjective
still uses -ant ending, but must agree in gender and number with noun modifying; still translated as -ing
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un suivant
a follower
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les surivants
the survivors
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un croyant
a believer
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sot
stupid, foolish
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la marine
the navy
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soustraire
to take away, to remove
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se rendre compte de
to realize
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avoir recours à
to use, to have recourse to
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se refuser à
to refuse
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prédire
to predict, foretell
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prévoir
to foresee
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aveugle
blind
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aveuglément
blindly
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en preceding present participle
while, in, on, by, upon (context dependent)
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tout en preceding present participle
while, although (serves to intensify simultaneity of actions)
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remplir
to fill
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réaliser
to fulfill, to implement
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voir
to see vois, vois, voit, voyons, voyez, voient Past participle is vu (seen) Present participle is voyant (seeing)
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past definite tense of voir
vis, vis, vit, vîmes, vîtes, virent
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infinitive following voir conjugation
translated by present participle | nous avons vu venir la guerre = we saw war coming
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la cour
the court
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penser
to think
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une coutume
a custom
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le droit
the law

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