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The present indicative
What are the three groups of regular verbs in French?
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- verbs ending in ‘‘-er’’
- verbs ending in ‘‘-ir’’
- verbs ending in ‘‘-re’’
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The present indicative
Which are the personal endings that are added to the stem of a regular er verbs in the present tense?
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- e
- es
- e
- ons
- ez
- ent
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The present indicative
When the final ‘’s’’ in ‘‘ils’’ and ‘‘elles’’ is audible? (present tense)
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When the verb begins with a vowel or a mute h.
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The present indicative
What is the rule of pronouncing the verbs which stem end in a vowel in the present tense?
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This vowel should be pronouced, except in the verbs ending ‘‘-guer’’.
f.e.: j’étudie, tu oublies, il remercie
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The present indicative
When the ‘‘e’’ of ‘‘je’’ is dropped in the present tense?
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If the verb begins wit a vowel or mute ‘‘h’’
f.e.: j’adore, j’hesite
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The present indicative
Everybody is working.
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Tout le monde travaille.
The expression ‘‘tout le monde’’ always takes the third person singular verb form.
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The present indicative
How many present tense forms does French have?
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Only one-the simple present.
Elle chante=she sings, she is singing, she does sing.
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The present indicative
The conjugation of regular ‘‘-er’’ verbs with spelling changes in the present tense.
Give the three rules of spelling changes in the verbs which have ‘‘e’’ in the next to last syllable of the infinitive.
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- Some of these verbs double the last consonant of the stem in all persons except ‘‘nous’’ and ‘‘vous’’
jeter: je jette, tu jettes, il jette, nous jetons, vous jetez, ils jettent.
Other verbs of this type are: appeler, épeler, projeter, rappeler. - Some change the ‘‘e’’ into ‘‘è’’ in all persons except ‘‘nous’’ and ‘‘vous’’.
acheter: j’achète, tu achètes, il achète, nous achetons, vous achetez, ils achètent.
Other verbs of this type are: achever, amener, élever, emmener, enlever, geler, lever, mener, peser, promener.
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The present indicative
The conjugation of regular ‘‘-er’’ verbs with spelling changes in the present tense.
Give the rule of spelling changes in the verbs that have an ‘‘é’’ in the next to last syllable of the infinitive.
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They change ‘‘é’’ to ‘‘è’’ in all persons except ‘‘nous’’ and ‘‘vous’’.
espérer: j’espère, tu espères, il espère, nous espérons, vous espérez, ils espèrent
Other verbs of this type: céder, célébrer, considérer, exagérer, gérer, posséder. préférer, protéger, répéter, succéder.
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The present indicative
The conjugation of regular ‘‘-er’’ verbs with spelling changes in the present tense.
Give the two rules of spelling changes in the verbs that end in ‘‘-yer’’
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- Verbs ending in ‘‘-ayer’’ can change the ‘‘y’’ into an ‘‘i’’ in all persons except ‘‘nous’’ and ‘‘vous’’. They can also keep the ‘‘y’’ throughout the conjugation.
payer: je paie (paye), tu paies (payes), il paie (paye), nous payons, vous payez, ils paient (payent)
Other verbs of this type are: balayer, essayer - Verbs ending in ‘‘-oyer’’ or in ‘‘-uyer’’ always substitute an ‘‘i’’ for the ‘‘y’’ in all persons except ‘‘nous’’ and ‘‘vous’’.
nettoyer: je nettoie, tu nettoies, il nettoie, nous nettoyons, vous nettoyez, ils nettoient
ennuyer: j’ennuie, tu ennuies, il ennuie, nous ennuyons, vous ennuyez, ils ennuient.
Other verbs: appuyer, employer, envoyer, essuyer.
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The present indicative
The conjugation of regular ‘‘-er’’ verbs with spelling changes.
Give the two rules of spelling changes in the verbs ending in ‘‘-ger’’ and ‘‘-cer’’
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These verbs change their spelling only in the ‘‘nous’’ form for phonetic reasons.
- Verbs ending in ‘‘-ger’’ add ‘‘e’’ after the ‘‘g’’ in the ‘‘nous form of the present tense.
manger: nous mangeons - Verbs ending in ‘‘cer’’ add a cédille to the ‘‘c’’ in the ‘‘nous’’ form of the present tense.
commencer: nous commençons
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The present indicative
Which are the personal endings that are added to the stem of a regular ir verbs in the present tense?
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- is
- is
- it
- issons
- issez
- issent
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The present indicative
Which are the personal endings that are added to the stem of a regular re verbs in the present tense?
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-s
-s
-(no ending)
-ons
-ez
-ent
Note: the verbs ‘‘rompre’’ and ‘’ interrompre’’ add ‘‘t’’ in the third person singular: il rompt, il interromt
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The present indicative
How to make a statement negative?
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Place ‘‘ne’’ (‘‘n’ ‘’ before a vowel or mute ‘‘h’’) before the verb and ‘‘pas’’ after it.
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The present indicative
I don’t think so
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Je ne pense pas
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The present indicative
He doesna’t like animals.
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Il n’aime pas les animaux.
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The present indicative
Which re the four ways to form a question in french?
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- By placing ‘‘est-ce que’’ (‘‘est-ce qu’ ‘’ before a vowel) at the beginning of the declarative sentence without changing the word order.
Est-ce que je parle trop vite?
Est-ce qu’elle fume? - By using inversion. When the subject of the sentence is a personal pronoun, the pronoun (except ‘‘je’’) is placed after the verb and linked to it by hyphen.
Travailles-tu?
Réponent-ils?
N’écrit-il?
When the third person singular (il, elle, on) verb form ends in a vowel, the letter ‘‘t’’ must be inserted with two hyphens between the verb and the pronoun. This is the case of all regular ‘‘-er’’ ending verbs.
Ressemble-t-il à sa mère? - By intonation
Tu trouves? (Do you think so?) - By placing ‘‘n’est-ce pas’’ (which is invariable) at the end end of the declarative statement without changing its word order.
Les enfants aiment les friandises, n’est-ce pas? (Children like sweets, don’t they)
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The present indicative
Can I / may I help you?
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Puis-je vous aider?
The verb ‘‘pouvoir’’ has two forms in the first person singular. The form ‘‘puis’’ is used in the inverted question form.
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The present indicative
How the first person plural of irregular verbs ends?
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in ‘‘-ons’’ except nous sommes
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The present indicative
How the second person plural of verbs ends?
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in ‘‘-ez’’ except: vous dites, vous, êtes, vous faites
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The present indicative
How the third person plural ends?
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in ‘‘-ent’’ except: ils font, ils ont, ils sont, ils vont
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When is the present tense of the indicative mode used?(five cases)
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- To express actions, states or situations occuring at the time of speaking.
Je rearde la télévision.
To emphasize that an action is in progress, French uses expression ‘‘être en train de’’(+ infinitive) - To express a general truth.
L’eau gèle à 0 degrès C. - To express repetitions or habitual actions.
Il dit toujours la vérité - To express actions in the future which will soon or surely take place.
Je te téléphone ce soir. (I’ll call you tonight) - To relate past events in literary and historical texts to make the description more vivid.
Jeanne d’Arc n’a que dix-neuf ans quand elle est brûlée vive. - With ‘‘depuis’’ for actions or situations which started in the past, but continue in the present.
Depuis combien de temps étudiez-vous le francais? (‘‘depuis’’ means ‘‘for’’)
Depuis quand travaillez-vous ici? (‘‘depuis’’ means ‘‘since’’)
‘‘ça fait…que’’ , ‘‘il y a…que’’ , ‘‘voilà…que’’ (not used in the question) can replace ‘‘depuis’’ when it means ‘‘for’’.
Ça fait / il y a combien de temps que vous étudiez le francais?
Ça fait / il y a / voilà deux ans que j’étudie le francais.
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The present indicative
What is the construction of the close future mode?
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aller+infinitive
Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire?
I
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The present indicative
I’m going to check my mail.
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Je vais consulter mon courriel.
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The present indicative
| It is going to rain tonight.
Il va pleuvoir ce soir.
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The present indicative
| What is the construction to express recent past?
venir+de+infinitive
| L'avion vient d'atterrir.
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The present indicative
| We have just arrived.
Nous venons d'arriver.
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The present indicative
| I just came home.
Je viens de rentrer.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| When is the verb ''savoir'' used?
1. When one knows a fact, such as a name, address, phone number, the time of day, a date or an age, etc.
Je sais son address.
2. When one knows some thing very well from studying or memorizing it.
Sais-tu ta grammaire?
Elle sait sa leçon.
3. To express to know how to do sth. ''savoir'' is used with following infinitive.
Sais-tu conduire?
4. ''Savoir'' is used in the main clause (at the beginning of a sentence) when a subordinate clause follows. Subordinate clauses are introduced by words such as quand, où, si, pourquoi, qui, comment, combien, que, quel, quelle, etc.
Je ne sais pas pourquoi il est fâché.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| Do you know how she is (doing)?
Sais-tu comment elle va?
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| We don't know where he lives.
Nous ne savons pas où il habite.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| Savez-vous quelle heure il est?
Do you know what time it is?
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| Ils savent combien ça coûte.
They knowhow much that costs.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| He knows that it is true.
Il sait que c'est vrai. (conjunction ''que'' cannot be omitted.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| I know it.
Je le sais.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| I don't know.
Je ne sais pas.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| Who knows?
Qui sait?
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| One never knows.
On ne sait jamais.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| You know what?
Tu sais quoi?
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| I don't know what to do.
Je ne sais pas quoi faire.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| I don't know why.
Je ne sais pas pourquoi.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| When is the verb ''connaître'' used?
1. When one knows a person.
Connais-tu ce monsieur?
2. When one knows a place ( a country, a city, a street, a restaurant, a building, etc.)
Je connais bien la France.
3. When one is familiar with something that one read, saw, heard or experienced (a book, a play, a movie, a song, literature, paintings, etc.)
Je connais les tableaux de Monet.
4. ''Connaître'' must be have an object (noun or pronoun); it cannot be used alone.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| I know the poem by heart.
Je sais le poème par coeur.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| I have known Peter for a long time.
Je connais Pierre depuis longtemps.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| I don't know anyone.
Je ne connais personne.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| They know the Duvals.
Ils connaissent les Duval.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| Do you know Paris? (Have you been to Paris?)
Connaissez-vous Paris?
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| He doesn't know this restaurant.
Il ne connaît pas ce restaurant.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| She knows this city like the back of my hand.
Elle connaît cette ville comme sa poche.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| Do you know this movie?
Connais-tu ce film?
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| He doesn't know this song.
Il ne connît pas cette chanson.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| I know the poem.
Je connais le poème.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| Which is the difference between ''savoir'' and ''connître'' when they are used with language.
''Savoir'' is generally used when a very thorough knowledge is implied.
Il sait l'italien; c'est sa langue maternelle.
Je sais l'allemand. Je le parle couramment.
''Connaître'' is used when the knowledge is considered incomplete.
Nous connaissons un peu de russe.
Elle connaît plusieurs langues étragères.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| When is the verb ''quitter'' used?
One uses ''quitter'' wit a direct object (which can be a person or a place). The direct object is either a noun or a pronoun. ''Quitter'' cannot stand alone.
Elle quitte la maison à huit heures.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| Don`t leave me!
Ne me quitte pas!
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| He wants to leave his parents.
Il veut quitter ses parents.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| The train is leaving the station.
Le train quitte la gare.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| When is the verb ''partir'' used?
''Partir'' can stand alone. It does not need an object.
| Tu pars déjà?
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| The plane leaves at 9 o'clock.
L'avion part à neuf heures.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| He is leaving (from) Paris.
Il part de Paris.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| She is leaving for Europe.
Elle part pour l'Europe (en Europe)
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| I am leaving for London.
Je pars pour Londres.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| they are leaving for Perou.
Ils partent pour le Pérou (au Pérou).
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| When is the verb ''quitter'' used?
One uses ''laisser'' with a direct object (person or thing) to express to leave someone or something behind somewhere, or to not take someone or something along.
Faut-il laisser un pourboire?
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| She is going to leave her children at home.
Elle va laisser ses enfants à la maison.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to bring in french?
1. apporter - to bring something
Veux-tu que j'apporte une bouteille de vin?
2. amener - to bring someone
Est-ce que tu amènes ton petit ami?
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to take in French?
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1. prendre - to take something
Nous allons prendre l'avion.
Je prends de vitamines.
Il a hâte de prendre des vacances. (He is looking forward to taking a vacation.)
2. emporter - to take something along
Quand je voyage, j'emporte toujours beaucoup de vêtements.
3. emmener - to take someone along
Ce soir, j'emmène les enfants au cinéma.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to spend in French?
1. passer - to spend time
Tous les ans, je passe une semaine à Paris.
2. dépanser - to spend money
Il dépanse plus qu'il ne gagne.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to visit in French?
1. visiter - to visit a place
Ils visitent le musée.
2. rendre a visite à - to visit a person
Je rends souvent visite à mes parents.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to make in French?
1. faire - to make in general sense
Elle fait beaucoup de bruit.
2. rendre - to make someone or something + adjective
Il rend sa femme heureuse.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to look in French?
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1. regarder - to look at, to watch
Je regarde les photos.
2. avoir l'air - to look + adjective
Tu as l'air fatigué.
3. ressembler à - to look like, to resemble
Elle resemble à sa mère.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to walk in French?
1. marcher - to walk followed by an adverb, to walk within a place, to walk without any destination mentioned.
Je marche vite.
Nous marchons dans la fôret.
2. aller à pied - to walk to a destination, to walk as opposed to driving
Je vais à l'école à pied.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to travel in French?
1. voyager - to travel within a place, to travel without a destination en mentioned
Ils voyagent en Espagne.
2. aller - to travel to a destination
Ils vont au Brésil cet été.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to drive in French?
1. conduire - to drive followed by an adverb, a direct object, or the place where the driving takes place
Je conduis (roule) vite.
Conduire cannot be used when a destination is mentioned, except when a direct object precedes the destination f.e. Elle conduit ses enfants à l'école.
2. aller en voiture - to drive to a destination
Nous allons à New York en voiture.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to fly in French?
1. voler - to fly (planes,birds, pilots, etc.)
L'avion vole très bas.
2. aller en avion - to flyby passengers, to fly to a destination
Je vais en Italie en avion.
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The present indicative (problem verbs)
| How do you say to attend in French?
1. assister à - to attend a specific event, such as wedding, a concert, a lecture, a funeral, etc.
Vas-tu assister au match de foot?
2. aller à - to attend something regularly, such as a school or a university
Ma fille va à l'univeristé de Strasbourg.
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The present indicative
| to be thirsty
avoir soif
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The present indicative
| to be hungry
avoir faim
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The present indicative
| to be hot
avoir chaud
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The present indicative
| to be cold
avoir froid
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The present indicative
| to be right
avoir raison
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The present indicative
| to be wrong
avoir tort
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The present indicative
| to be sleepy
avoir sommeil
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The present indicative
| to be afraid of
avoir peur
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The present indicative
to look (+adjective)
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avoir l'air (+adjective)
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The present indicative
| She looks tired.
Elle a l'air fatiguée.
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The present indicative
| To look like
avoir l'air de
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The present indicative
| He looks like a film star.
Il a l'air d'une vedette.
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The present indicative
to need (to do)
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avoir besoin de qqn/qqch (+infinitive)
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The present indicative
| What do you need? - I need money
De quoi as tu besoin? - J'ai besoin d'argent.
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The present indicative
| He needs a car.
Il a besoin d'une voiture.
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The present indicative
to nedd (to do)
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avoir besoin de (+infinitive)
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The present indicative
| You don't need to come.
Tu n'as pas besoin de venir.
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The present indicative
| to feel like (having) sth, to want sth
avoir envie de qqch
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The present indicative
| I want a glass of wine.
J'ai envie d'un verre de vin.
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The present indicative
| to feel like (doing)
avoir envie de (+infinitive)
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The present indicative
| I don't feel like going out.
Je n'ai pas envie de sortir.
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The present indicative
| to be lucky
avoir de la chance
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The present indicative
| to take place
avoir lieu
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The present indicative
| The concert takes place tonight.
Le concert a lieu ce soir.
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The present indicative
| to have a(n) ...ache
avoir mal à (+ part of body)
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The present indicative
| to have a sore throat
avoir mal à la gorge
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The present indicative
| to have a headache
avoir mal à la tête
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The present indicative
| to have a stomachache
avoir mal à l'estomac
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The present indicative
| to have a backache
avoir mal au dos
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The present indicative
| to have a toothache
avoir mal aux dents
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The present indicative
| to have a hangover
avoir mal aux cheveux
108
The present indicative
| to feel sick in one's stomach
avoir mal au coeur
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The present indicative
| to be anxious to, look forward to
avoir hâte de + infinitive
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The present indicative
| I can't wait to see you again.
J'ai hâte de te revoir.
111
The present indicative
| to detest, to hate, loathe sth
avoir horreur de qqch
112
The present indicative
| I detest modern music.
J'ai horreur de la musique moderne.
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The present indicative
| to be ashamed
avoir honte
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The present indicative
| to be used to, be accustomed to
avoir l'habitude de + infinitive
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The present indicative
| to intend to
avoir l'intention de + infinitive
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The present indicative
| to look good / bad (referring to health)
avoir bonne / mauvaise de mine
117
The present indicative
| to be homesick
avoir le mal du pays
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The present indicative
| to have difficulty / trouble (doing sth)
avoir du mal à + infinitive
119
The present indicative
| to have the blues, to be depressed
avoir le cafard
120
The present indicative
| to belong to sb
être à qqn
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The present indicative
| Whose umbrella is this? - It belongs to me.
À qui est ce parapluie? - Il est à moi
122
The present indicative
| These newspapers belong to teacher.
Ces jouronaux sont au professeur.
123
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The present indicative
to agree (with sb)
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être d'accrod (avec qqn)
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The present indicative
| I agree with you.
Je suis d'accord avec toi.
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The present indicative
| to be on time
être a l'heure
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The present indicative
| to be late (=not on time)
être en retard
127
The present indicative
| to be early (ahead of time)
être en avance
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The present indicative
| to be unemployed
être au chômage
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The present indicative
| to be informed (about sth), be up to date (on sth)
être au courant (de ggch)
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The present indicative
| to be in a bad/good mood
être de bonne/mauvaise humeur
131
The present indicative
| to be originally from
être originaire de
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The present indicative
| to be angry
être en colère
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The present indicative
| to be out of order (machine), broken down (car)
être en panne
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The present indicative
| to be on vacation
être en vacances
135
The present indicative
| to be alive
être en vie
136
The present indicative
| to be all the same to sb
être égal à qqn
137
The present indicative
| It's all the same to me. I don't care.
Ça m'est égal.
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The present indicative
| to have a cold
être enrhumé
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The present indicative
| to be in a hurry
être pressé
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The present indicative
| to be safe and sound
être sain et sauf
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The present indicative
| to be back
être en retour
142
The present indicative
| to pay attention (to)
faire attention à
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The present indicative
to pretend (to)
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faire semblant (de) + inf
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The present indicative
| He pretends to sleep.
Il fait semblant de dormir.
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The present indicative
to frighten (sb)
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faire peur (à qqn)
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The present indicative
| You frighten me.
Vous me faites peur.
147
The present indicative
| to (sth) on purpose
faire (qqch) exprès
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The present indicative
| I am doing it on purpose.
Je le fais exprès.
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The present indicative
| to turn back
faire demi-tour
150
The present indicative
| to make a stopover
faire escale
151
The present indicative
| The plane stops in Paris. (on the way to another destination)
L'avion fait escale à Paris.
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The present indicative
| to cook, do the cooking
faire la cuisine
153
The present indicative
| to meet sb (for the first time), make the acquaintance of sb
faire la connaissance de qqn
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The present indicative
| You are going to meet him / her tonight.
Tu vas faire sa connaissance ce soir.
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The present indicative
| to celebrate, party
faire la fête
156
The present indicative
| to sleep late (in the morning), sleep in
faire la grasse matinée
157
The present indicative
| to be on strike, go on strike
faire (la) grève
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The present indicative
| to do the laundry
faire la lessive
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The present indicative
| to stand in line, line up
faire la queue
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The present indicative
| to take a nap
faire la sieste
161
The present indicative
| to do the dishes
faire la vaisselle
162
The present indicative
| to play hooky
faire l'école buissonnière
163
The present indicative
| to do the housework
faire le mènage
164
The present indicative
| to extend the holiday through the weekend
faire le pont
165
The present indicative
| to go shopping, run errands
faire les courses
166
The present indicative
| to go grocery shopping, buy groceries
faire les provisions
167
The present indicative
| to hurt someone's feelings, upset sb
faire de la peine à qqn
168
The present indicative
| to hitchhike
faire de l'auto-stop
169
The present indicative
| to baby-sit
faire du baby-sitting
170
The present indicative
| to window-shop, go window-shopping
faire du lèche-vitrines
171
The present indicative
| to go shopping
faire du shopping / des achats / des emplettes
172
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The present indicative
to save (money)
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faire des économies
173
The present indicative
| to make plans
faire des plans
174
The present indicative
| to have a dream / a nightmare
faire un rêve / un cauchemar
175
The present indicative
| to make progress
faire des progès
176
The present indicative
| to do an intership
faire un stage
177
The present indicative
| to take a stroll in / walk around (the park)
faire un tour
178
The present indicative
| to go on a trip, take a trip
faire un voyage
179
The present indicative
| to take a break
faire une pause
180
The present indicative
| to go for a walk
faire une promenade
181
The present indicative
| to go for a (bike, car, etc.) ride
faire une promenade (à vélo, en voiture, etc.)
182
The present indicative
| to do one's best
faire de son mieux
183
The present indicative
| to study
faire ses études
184
The present indicative
| He studies in Paris.
Il fait ses études à Paris.
185
The present indicative
| to pack / unpack one's suitcase
faire / défaire ses valises
186
The present indicative
| to trust sb
faire confiance à qqn
187
The present indicative
| Trust your friends!
Faites confiance à vos amis!
188
The present indicative
| to be fun, be a pleasure
faire plaisir
189
The present indicative
| That is fun!
Ça fait plaisir.
190
```
The present indicative
to hurt (oneself)
```
(se) faire mal
191
The present indicative
| Ouch, that hurts!
Aïe, ça fait mal!
192
The present indicative
| You are going to hurt yourself.
Tu vas te faire mal.
193
The present indicative
| to go camping
faire du camping
194
The present indicative
| to go horseback riding
faire du cheval
195
The present indicative
| to go jogging
faire du footing / jogging
196
```
The present indicative
to go (downhill) skiing
```
faire du ski (alpin)
197
The present indicative
| to go cross-country skiing
faire du ski de fond
198
The present indicative
| to go water skiing
faire du ski nautique
199
The present indicative
| to go snowboarding
faire du snowboard
200
The present indicative
| to play sports
faire de sport
201
The present indicative
| to go surfing
faire du surf
202
The present indicative
| to go bicycle riding, to ride a bike
faire du vélo
203
The present indicative
| to excercise, do gymnastics
faire de la gymnastique
204
The present indicative
| to go hiking
faire de la randonnée
205
The present indicative
| to swim, to go swimming
faire de la natation
206
The present indicative
| to go mountain climbing
faire de l'alpinisme
207
The present indicative
| to go rock climbing
faire de l'escalade
208
The present indicative
| It doesn't matter. It's all right. That,s OK.
Ça ne fait rien.
209
The present indicative
| How much is it?
Ça fait combien?
210
The present indicative
| What do you do for living?
Qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?
211
The present indicative
| It serves you right.
C'est bien fait pour toi. (vous)
212
The present indicative
| If you don't mind
Si cela ne vous fait rien.
213
The present indicative
| Money doesn't buy hapiness.
L'argent ne fait pas le bonheur.
214
The present indicative
| How are you? - I am fine, thank you.
Comment allez-vous? - Je vais bien, merci.
215
The present indicative
| How is your father? - He is much better.
Comment va votre pére? - Il va beaucoup mieux.
216
The present indicative
| How are your parents?
Comment vont vos parents?
217
The present indicative
| How is it going?
Ça va?
218
The present indicative
| to look good on someone
aller à qqn
219
The present indicative
| This dress looks good on you.
Cette robe vous va bien.
220
The present indicative
| What do you mean?
Que voulez-vous dire?
| Qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire?
221
The present indicative
What does ''gift'' mean in French?
''Gift'' means ''cadeau'' in French.
Que veut dire ''gift' en français?
| ''Gift'' veut dire ''cadeau'' en francais.
222
The present indicative
| That doesn't mean anything.
Ça ne veut dire rien.
223
The present indicative
| to make a decision
prendre une décision
224
The present indicative
| to catch a cold
prendre froid
225
The present indicative
| to make an appointment (with)
prendre rendez-vous (avec)
226
The present indicative
| to retire, go into retirement
prendre sa retraite
227
The present indicative
| to have a drink
prendre un verre
228
The present indicative
| to eat / have breakfast
prendre le petit déjeuner
229
The present indicative
| to eat / have a lunch
prendre le déjeuner
230
The present indicative
| to eat / have dinner
prendre le dîner
231
The present indicative
| to take sth/sb seriously
prendre qqch/qqn au sérieux
232
The present indicative
| to get a breath of fresh air
prendre l'air
233
The present indicative
| to come to an end
prendre fin
234
The present indicative
| to pick sb up
passer prendre qqn
235
The present indicative
| to take chances
prendre des risques
236
The present indicative
| to gain weight
prendre du poids
237
The present indicative
| to update
mettre à jour
238
The present indicative
| to throw someone out, fire someone
mettre qqn à la porte
239
The present indicative
| to set the table
mettre la table
240
The present indicative
| to get angry
se mettre en colère
241
The present indicative
| to come to an agreement
se mettre d'accord
242
The present indicative
| to get to work
se mettre au travail
243
The present indicative
| to begin the study of French, get down to the business of studying French
se mettre au français
244
The present indicative
| to sit down and eat
se mettre à table
245
The present indicative
| it is raining
il pleut
246
The present indicative
| it is snowing
il neige
247
The present indicative
| it is hailing
il grêle
248
The present indicative
| it is freezing
il gèle
249
The present indicative
| it is thundering
il tonne
250
The present indicative
| it is drizzling
il bruine
251
The present indicative
| What is the weather like? How is the weather?
Quel temps fait-il?
252
The present indicative
| The weather is bad
Il fait mauvais.
253
The present indicative
| It is hot.
Il fait chaud.
254
The present indicative
| It is cool.
Il fait froid.
255
The present indicative
| It is humid / muggy.
Il fait humide / lourd.
256
The present indicative
| It is mild.
Il fait doux.
257
The present indicative
| It is sunny.
Il fait (du) soleil.
258
The present indicative
| It is windy.
Il fait du vent.
259
The present indicative
| It is foggy.
Il fait du brouillard.
260
The present indicative
| It is light (out). It is daytime.
Il fait jour.
261
The present indicative
| It is light.
Il fait jour.
262
The present indicative
| It is dark out. It is nighttime.
Il fait nuit.
263
The present indicative
| Il fait sombre / noir.
It is dark.
264
The present indicative
| It is cloudy.
Il y a des nuages.
265
The present indicative
| One (you) must have patience.
Il faut de la patience.
266
The present indicative
| I need money.
Il me faut de l'argent.
267
The present indicative
| One has to do one's best.
Il faut faire de son mieux.
268
The present indicative
| You must not exaggerate.
Il ne faut pas exagérer.
269
The present indicative
| I've got to do.
Il faut que j'y aille.
270
The present indicative
| What is it all about?
De quoi s'agit-il?
271
The present indicative
| It's about your father.
Il s'agit de ton père.
272
The present indicative
| It's not a question of money.
Il ne s'agit pas d'argent.
273
The present indicative
| What is this novel about?
De quoi s'agit-il dans ce roman?
274
The present indicative
| This novel is about the Hundred Years War.
Dans ce roman, il s'agit de la Guerre de Cent Ans.
| Ce roman traite (parle) de la Guerre de Cent Ans.
275
The present indicative
| The weather is good.
Il fait beau.
| Le temps est beau.
276
The present indicative
It is not necessary.
You don't have to.
Il n'est pas nécessaire que+subjoncitive.
| Tu n'a pas besoin de+infinitive.
277
The present indicative
| We must hurry.
Il s'agit de se dépêcher.
278
The present indicative
| It is better to tell the truth.
Il vaut mieux dire la vérité.
279
The present indicative
| It is better that you leave. You had better leave.
Il vaut mieux que tu partes.
280
The present indicative
| It is early / late.
Il est tôt / tard.
281
The present indicative
| Once upon a time there was...
Il était une fois...
282
The present indicative
| Ther is a fly in the soup.
Il y a une mouche dans la soupe.
283
The present indicative
| There are more than 300 kinds of cheese in France.
Il y a plus de trois cents variétés de fromage en France.
284
The present indicative
| Is there a computer in your office?
Est-ce qu'il y a (y a-t-il) un ordinateur dans ton bureau?
285
The present indicative
| There is no milk on the menu of French restaurant.
Il n'y a pas de lait sur la carte d'un restaurant français.
286
The present indicative
| a week ago
il y a huit jours
287
The present indicative
| two months ago
il y a deux mois
288
The present indicative
| a year ago
il y a un an
289
The present indicative
| I haven't seen you for ages.
Il y une éternité que je ne t'ai pas vu.
290
The present indicative
| What's the matter? What's wrong?
Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
291
The present indicative
| You are welcome.
Il n'y a pas de quoi.
292
The present indicative
| One euro is left.
Un euro reste.
| Il reste un euro.
293
The present indicative
| Ten people are missing.
Dix personnes manquent.
| Il manque dix personnes.
294
The present indicative
| A fine rain is falling.
Une pluie fine tombe.
| Il tombe une pluie fine.
295
The present indicative
| What is happening to you?
Qu'est-ce qui t'arrive?
| Qu'est-ce qu'il t'arrive?
296
The present indicative
| There are people who detest cats.
Il existe des gens qui détestent les chats.
297
The present indicative
| Do you have any rooms left?
Ext-ce qu'il vous reste des chambres?
298
The present indicative
| Il me reste deux dollars.
I have two dollars left.
Francais
flashcards
Decks in class (31)
# Cards
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Numbers, Clock time, Months, Seasons and Dates164
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Problem Nouns368
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The Descriptive Adjective (l'adjectif qualificatif)253
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Adverbs (les adverbs)354
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The Comparative and the Superlative (le comparatif et le superlatif)192
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Questions (la forme interrogative)192
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Possessive Adjectives and Pronouns (les adjectifs possessifs)155
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Relative pronouns (les pronoms relatifs)130
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Demonstrative Adjectives and Pronouns218
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Prepositions (les prépositions)1422
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Conjunctions (les conjonctions)86
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Indefinite Adjectives, Adverbs, and Pronouns (les mots indéfinis)336
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The present indicative298
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Pronominal verbs131
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The Imperative77
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The Passé Composé153
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The Imperfect134
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The Pluperfect (le plus-que-parfait) and the Passé Simple8
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The Future Tenses59
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The Conditional102
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The Subjunctive307
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Personal Pronouns (les pronoms personnels)453
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Negative expressions (la forme négative)259
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The Infinitive (l'infinitif)343
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The present participle (le participe présent)88
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The Passive Voice (la voix passive)45
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The articles (les articles)325
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The Noun (le nom)791
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Direct Speech and Indirect Speech (le discours direct et le discours indirect)143
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False Cognates (les faux amis)477
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Verbs + infinitive242
