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17 - Les temps composés Flashcards

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I quit my job.

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J’ai quitté mon travail.

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I am in the process of searching for a new one.

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Je suis en train d’en chercher un nouveau.

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I just saw an interesting offer.

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Je viens de voir une offre intéressante.

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I’m going to apply immediately.

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Je vais postuler immédiatement.

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She didn’t want to cook. She ordered a pizza. The delivery guy has just arrived!

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Elle n‘a pas voulu cuisiner. Elle a commandé une pizza.

Le livreur vient juste d‘arriver !

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compound tenses

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les temps composés

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The recent past, the progressive present, and the near future are the compound tenses.

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Le passé récent, le présent progressif et le futur proche, sont des temps composés.

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They are formed from the following three verbs conjugated in the present + infinitive

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Ils se forment à partir des trois verbes suivants conjugués au présent + infinitif.

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  1. Passé récent
  2. Présent progressif
  3. Futur proche
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  1. Passé récent : venir de + infinitif.
  2. Présent progressif : être en train de + infinitif.
  3. Futur proche : aller + infinitif.
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10
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I just left

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Je viens de partir

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I just got up

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Je viens de me lever

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He just called me

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Il vient de m’appeler

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I’m in the process of driving.

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Je suis en train de conduire.

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I’m in the process of (eating) lunch.

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Je suis en train de déjeuner.

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He is in the process of finishing the report.

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Il est en train de finir le rapport.

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16
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I will arrive…

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Je vais arriver…

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17
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I’m going to get ready

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Je vais me préparer.

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18
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He will send it soon

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Il va bientôt l’envoyer.

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19
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These tenses express a continuity.

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Ces temps expriment une continuité.

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20
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We can also use these compound tenses in the past.

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On peut aussi utiliser ces temps composés au passé.

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21
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I just ate.

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Je viens de manger.

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22
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I had just eaten.

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Je venais de manger.

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23
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I’m in the process of reading.

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Je suis en train de lire.

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I was in the process of reading.

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J’étais en train de lire.

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25
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I’m going to leave.

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Je vais partir.

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26
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I was going to leave.

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J’allais partir.

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27
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to deliver

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livrer

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28
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to water (a garden)

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arroser

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29
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to feed the cows

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nourrir les vaches

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to harvest

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récolter

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31
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What did he just do? What is he in the process of doing? What is he going to do?

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Que vient-il de faire ? Qu’est-il en train de faire ? Que va-t-il faire ?

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32
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What did you do just before your French course?

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Qu‘avez-vous fait juste avant votre cours de français ?

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33
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What are you going to do this weekend? (Use the near future)

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Qu‘allez-vous faire ce week-end ? (utilisez le futur proche)

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34
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I’m going to visit my aunt

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Je vais rendre visite à ma tante

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35
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She is going to sleep in

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Elle va faire la grasse matinée

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36
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I’m going to try to finish my book

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Je vais essayer de finir mon livre

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37
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We are going to rest in the countryside

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Nous allons nous reposer à la campagne

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The past tense expresses an accomplished past action.

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Le passé composé exprime un fait passé accompli.

39
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The recent past expresses a past action just before we speak.

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Le passé récent exprime une action passée juste avant que l’on ne parle.

40
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I arrived (we don’t know how long ago)

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Je suis arrivée (on ne sait pas depuis combien de temps).

41
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I just arrived (just now)

A

Je viens d’arriver (à l’instant).

42
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I just finished my homework.

A

Je viens de finir mes devoirs.

43
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I finished my homework this morning.

A

J’ai fini mes devoirs ce matin.

44
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She just called me.

A

Elle vient de m’appeler.

45
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She called me yesterday.

A

Elle m’a appelé hier.

46
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We just left.

A

Nous venons de partir.

47
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We already left a long time ago.

A

Nous sommes déjà partis depuis longtemps.

48
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The past tense of the verbs “être” and “avoir” is formed with the auxiliary “avoir.”

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Le passé composé des verbes être et avoir se forme avec l’auxiliaire avoir

49
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The past participle of the verb “être” is “été”

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Le participe passé du verbe être est été

50
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The past participle of the verb “avoir” is “eu”

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Le participe passé du verbe avoir est eu

51
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I’ve had

52
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You got

53
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He/she/we have had

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il, elle, on a eu

54
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We’ve had

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nous avons eu

55
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You’ve had

A

vous avez eu

56
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They had

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ils, elles ont eu

57
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I was

A

j’ai été

58
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You were

A

tu as été

59
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He/she/we were

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il, elle, on a été

60
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We have been

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nous avons été

61
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You have been

A

vous avez été

62
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They were

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ils, elles ont été

63
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They got the keys last week.

A

Ils ont eu les clés la semaine dernière.

64
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It just happened

A

Ça vient de se passer

65
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I got a raise.

A

J’ai eu une augmentation.

66
Q

What does she see in her crystal ball?

A

Que voit-elle dans sa boule de cristal ?

67
Q

What just happened?

A

Que vient-il de se passer ?

68
Q

What is in the process of happening?

A

Qu’est-il en train de se passer ?

69
Q

What’s going to happen?

A

Que va-t-il se passer ?

70
Q

What did I just do?

A

Qu’est ce que je viens de faire?

71
Q

I’m going on my honeymoon.

A

Je vais partir en lune de miel.

72
Q

Did you just get married?

A

Tu viens de te marier ?

73
Q

Covid will end soon.

A

Le Covid va bientôt se terminer.

74
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to call

A

téléphoner (à)

75
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My mother is going to call my brother.

A

Ma mère va téléphoner à mon frere.

76
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They hired a new colleague.

A

Ils ont embauché un nouveau collègue

77
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to hire

78
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a farmer

A

un fermier

79
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to sow

80
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a box (any type)

A

une boîte

81
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a cardboard box

82
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to mail

83
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a letter

A

une lettre

84
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He just put on his uniform.

A

Il vient de mettre son uniforme.

85
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a thief

86
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He is going to stop a thief

A

Il va arrêter un voleur

87
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I just ate some cheese

A

Je viens de manger du fromage

88
Q

I just sent an e-mail

A

Je viens d’envoyer un e-mail

89
Q

I had some fries this afternoon

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J’ai eu des frites cet après-midi

90
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I was at the beach this morning

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J’ai été à la plage ce matin

91
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I was surprised by the film

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J’ai été surprise par le film

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