85. TeacherLessonsDirectIndirectBasic

Question 1

I look at him.

Answer 1

Je le regarde.

Question 2

I do not look at him.

Answer 2

Je ne le regarde pas.

“at” - “le” not “to” à

present tense, not p.c.

Question 3

He looks at me.

Answer 3

Il me regarde.

Question 4

He does not look at me.

Answer 4

Il ne me regarde pas.

Question 5

I was looking at her.

Answer 5

Je la regardais.

It’s not lui because it is “looking AT”, not “looking TO”

Imparfait.

Question 6

I was not looking at her.

Answer 6

Je ne la regardais pas.

pronoun goes before verb, same as present, impa
It’s not ‘looking to’ - à - her which would be indirect ‘lui’ so direct, it’s ‘la’

imparfait - WAS LOOKING

Question 7

She was looking at me.
She was looking at you.
She was looking at him.
She was looking at us.
She was looking at you.
She was lookiing at them.

Answer 7

Elle me regardait.
Elle te regardait.
Elle le regardait.
Elle nous regardait.
Elle te regardait. Elle vous regardait.
Elle les regardait.

Question 8

She was not looking at me.

Answer 8

Elle ne me regardait pas.

cue is “…WAS… (verb)ING…”

looking - regarder; seeing - voir
nous voyone je voyais, je verrai; j’ai vu

IMPARFAIT: She WAS LOOKING

Question 9

They looked at you (tu).
They looked at us./
They were looking at us.

Answer 9

Ils t’ont regardé.
Ils nous ont regardé.
Ils nous regardaient.

Passe Regarde.

Question 10

They did not look at you.

Answer 10

Ils ne t’ont pas regardé.
Ils ne vous ont pas regardé.
Ils ne nous ont pas regardés.

Ils vous regardent.. They look at yoiu.

passe compose - pronoun (vous,te) goes beffore helper ont (avoir). betwe

Je l’ai regardé. Je ne l’ai pas regardé.

Question 11

I looked at them.
I was looking at them.

Answer 11

Je les ai regardés.
Je les regardais.

• imparfait
• Je l’ai regardée. Je les ai regardés. Je lui ai parlé. Je leur ai parlé.
• Je les regarde.

- passe compose

Question 12

I did not look at them.

Answer 12

Je ne les ai pas regardés.

Passe compose
past perticiple is plural
pronoun before helper verb ai
This is ‘look at’ so “les”, not “look of” leur

passe compose - pronoun before aux helper verb.

Question 13

I read it.

Answer 13

Je le lis. (I reeed it).
Je l’ai lu. (I red it I have red it.)

Question 14

I do not read it.

Answer 14

Je ne le lis pas.

No preposition and is an object ‘it’:me, te le/la; nous vous les

Question 15

I was reading it.

Answer 15

Je le lisais.

Je lis, je lisais, je lirai, j’ai lu

Question 16

I was not reading it.

Answer 16

Je ne le lisais pas.

Conjugate the verb ‘lire’ to imparfait ‘lissais’. As with Present and Futur Simple, imparfait places the pronoun ‘le’ before the verb. Je le lisais. Je ne le lisais pas.

Question 17

I will read it.
I am going to read it.

Answer 17

Je vais le lire.
Je le lirai.

Question 18

I will not read it.
I am not going to read it.

Answer 18

Je ne le lirai pas.
Je ne vais pas le lire.

lirai - futur - WILL … READ
lirai, liras, lira, lirons, lirez, liront

Question 19

I have read it.

Answer 19

Je l’ai lu.

Question 20

I did not read it.

Answer 20

Je ne l’ai pas lu.

Cue is ‘ did not ‘
I did not … => I have not

(pc) pronoun goes befpre auxliary verb
le is used. en works for objects (not people) and verb with ‘de’ preposition.

Passe Compose

Question 21

I am going to read it.

Answer 21

Je vais le lire.

Question 22

I am not going to read it.

Answer 22

Je ne vais pas le lire.
2 verbs, second is infinitive.

Question 23

I can read it.

Answer 23

Je peux le lire.

Question 24

I cannot read it.

Answer 24

Je ne peux pas le lire.

Question 25

I talk to her. I do not speak to her.

Answer 25

Je lui parle. Je ne lui parle pas.

Question 26

I do not talk to her.

Answer 26

Je ne lui parle pas. | I do not speak TO her

Question 27

I was talking to her.

Answer 27

Je lui parlais.

Question 28

I was not talking to her.

Answer 28

Je ne lui parlais pas. | was not -> imparfait: lui parlais did not -> passe compose: Je ne lu

Question 29

I will talk to her.

Answer 29

Je vais lui parler. I am going to talk to her. Je lui parlerai. I will talk to her.

Question 30

I will not talk to her.

Answer 30

Je ne lui parlerai pas.

Question 31

I spoke to her.

Answer 31

Je lui ai parlé.

Question 32

I did not speak to her.

Answer 32

Je ne lui ai pas parlé. (Je lui parle.) | passé composé. ...did [not] -> with PC it's helper verb -> I _have_ not

Question 33

I am going to speak to her.

Answer 33

Je vais lui parler. | speak to -> à

Question 34

I am not going to speak to her.

Answer 34

Je ne vais pas lui parler. | futur proche - pronoun goes before infinitive. Je vais lui parler. parle

Question 35

I can speak to her.

Answer 35

Je peux lui parler.

Question 36

I cannot speak to her.

Answer 36

Je ne peux pas lui parler. | deux verbes - pronoun goes before infinitive lui because parler + à

Question 37

1) - Do you need this book? - Yes, I need it.

Answer 37

Tu as besoin de ce livre ? - Oui, j'en ai besoin.

Question 38

I think you were scared of me!

Answer 38

Je crois que tu avais peur de moi ! ... vous aviez ... | .. your WERE ...

Question 39

- I'll take care of it!

Answer 39

Je m'en occupe !

Question 40

Take care of yourself!

Answer 40

Prends soin de toi ! Prenez soin de vous ! Preposition 'de' 'of' is used and it's a person so: moi. nous toi. vous elle/lui. ellex/eux

Question 41

They take care of them every weekend. [They busy themselves with them every weekend.]

Answer 41

Ils s'occupent d'eux/d'elles tous les week-ends. s'occupent à - stressed, tonique (moi toi, lui/elle, nous, vous, eux/elle s'occupent - reflexie 3d person plural d'eux, d'elle - of them: masc, fem

Question 42

Yes, I use it every day. | (servir, utiliser)

Answer 42

Oui, Je l'utilise tous les jours. Oui, je m'en sers tous les jours.

Question 43

I remember it like it was yesterday! - I dream about it...

Answer 43

Je m'en souviens comme si c'était hier ! J'en rêve... She dreamed of him. Elle a rêvé de lui. I dream about it. J'en rêve. I dream of it. J'en rêve. I dream of her. Je rêve d'elle. I dream about her. Je rêve d'elle. | souvenir is reflexife, rever

Question 44

I'm proud of him.

Answer 44

Je suis fier de lui.

Question 45

He's crazy about her!

Answer 45

Il est fou d'elle !

Question 46

He's been doing it for ten years. She's been dreaming of it for 10 years.

Answer 46

Il en fait depuis dix ans. Il le fait depuis 10 ans. Il fait ça depuis dix ans. Elle en rêve depuis dix ans. Elle en a rêvé.

Question 47

Honestly[frankly], I doubt it.

Answer 47

Franchement, j'en doute. I doubt _it_. en object though most examples use _de_. Elle en rêve, Elle en doute. = She dreams **of** it. Elle en doute [**of**] it.

Question 48

She is proud. She is proud of it. She is proud of him. He is proud of her. | Figure out diff of fière and fier - skip card til then

Answer 48

Elle est fière. Elle en est fière. Elle est fière de lui. Il est fière de lui. | Figure out diff of fière and fier - skip card til then

Question 49

I remember them.

Answer 49

Je me souviens d'eux[d'elles]. | I have memory **of** them

Question 50

I want it. I want some.

Answer 50

J'en ai envie. Je le veux. (I want it.) J'en veux. (I want some)

Question 51

You are afraid of it. [You have fear of it.]

Answer 51

Tu en as peur.

Question 52

She dreams about it. [She dreams of it.] She's dreamed about it. She's going to dream about it. She can dream about it.

Answer 52

Elle en rève. Elle en a rève'. Elle va en rèver. Elle peut en rèver. ## Footnote - Le, la, les” are direct object pronouns and are used to replace a specific noun that is the direct object of the verb - En” is used to replace a quantity or a noun introduced by ”de” (or some form **of **it, such as “du,” “de la,” “des,” etc.). It is often used for indefinite nouns or partitive nouns, meaning it’s not a specific, whole object but rather something non-specific or part of something.

Question 53

She is happy about it.

Answer 53

Elle en est heureuse.

Question 54

It's starting to rain.

Answer 54

Il commence à pleuvoir. Il se met à pleuvoir. se mettre à = to start

Question 55

Don't hesitate to contact me.

Answer 55

N'hésite pas à me contacter. n'hésite pas à = don't hesitate to ## Footnote « Me » est utilisé comme complément d'un verbe et est directement lié à l'action du verbe. « Moi », d'autre part, est utilisé pour mettre en évidence ou renforcer un sujet, et peut fonctionner de manière indépendante dans une phrase. 'Me' is used as a complement to a verb and is directly related to the action of the verb. 'Moi', on the other hand, is used to highlight or reinforce a topic, and can work independently in a sentence.

Question 56

I think of you all the time.

Answer 56

Je pense à toi tout le temps. penser à = to think about à is the preposition in this case, there are others for penser.. à quelqu'un,... à quelque chose.. Stressed pronoun toi

Question 57

She can't open the door (isn't managing to/ or 'to open').

Answer 57

Elle ne peut pas ouvrir la porte. Elle n'arrive pas à ouvrir la porte. arriver à = to manage to

Question 58

I'm going to learn to drive as soon as I'm 17.

Answer 58

Je vais apprendre à conduire dès mes 17 ans. apprendre à = to learn to

Question 59

They're attending a press conference.

Answer 59

Ils assistent à une conférence de presse. assister à = to attend

Question 60

You like spending time reading French books.

Answer 60

Tu aimes passer du temps à lire des livres français. passer du temps à = to spend time