Advanced Course 3 Flashcards
1
Q
to have
A
avoir
2
Q
I had / I was having
A
j’avais
3
Q
I will have
(it has to hang off an ‘r’)
A
j’aurai
4
Q
sound of the endings for ‘will’
A
5
Q
sound of the endings for ‘would’
A
6
Q
he will have
A
il aura
7
Q
they will have
A
ils auront
8
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we will have
A
nous aurons
9
Q
you will have
A
vous aurez
10
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I would have
(also hangs of the same ‘r’)
A
j’aurais
11
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he would have
A
il aurait
12
Q
they would have
A
ils auraient
13
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we would have
A
nous aurions
14
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you would have
A
vous auriez
15
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I would have it
A
je l’aurais
16
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we would have it
A
nous l’aurions
17
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we would have them
A
nous les aurions
18
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we would have bought them
(clear the board and then dive)
A
nous les aurions acheté
19
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I was
A
j’étais
20
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he was
A
il était
21
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he had
A
il avait
22
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he would have
A
il aurait
23
Q
he will have
A
il aura
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Q
seen
(diving with ‘oir’ verbs are normally done with a short ‘u’)
A
vu
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already seen
déjà vu
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I saw it
je l'ai vu
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if I had seen it
si je l'avais vu
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if I had seen it, I would have bought it
si je l'avais vu, je l'aurais acheté
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known
su
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if I had known it
si je l'avais su
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I would have told you
je vous aurais dit
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if I had known it, I would have told you
si je l'avais su, je vous aurais dit
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if you had told me
si vous m'aviez dit
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I would have seen it
je l'aurais vu
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I would have seen it and I would have bought it
je l'aurais vu et je l'aurais acheté
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he wouldn't have waited
il n'aurait pas attendu
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you wouldn't wait
vous ne attendriez pas
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we wouldn't wait
nous ne attendrions pas
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he would sell it
il le vendrait
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he would have sold it
il l'aurait vendu
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I did it
je l'ai fait
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I didn't do it
je ne l'ai pas fait
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why did you do it?
pourquoi l'avez-vous fait?
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why didn't you do it?
pourquoi ne l'avez-vous pas fait?
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I told you
je vous ai dit
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I didn't tell you
je ne vous ai pas dit
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you didn't tell me
vous ne m'avez pas dit
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why didn't you tell me?
pourquoi ne m'avez-vous pas dit?
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was
| (short box - imperfect tense)
j' étais
tu étais
il était
ils étaient
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was
| (long box - imperfect tense)
(nous) étions
(vous) étiez
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had
| (short box - imperfect tense)
j'avais
tu avais
il avait
ils avaient
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had
| (long box - imperfect tense)
(vous) aviez
(nous) avions
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would have
| (short box - conditional)
j'aurais
tu aurais
il aurait
ils auraient
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would have
| (long box - conditional)
(nous) aurions
(vous) auriez
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I was busy
j'étais occupé
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he was not here
il ne était pas ici
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who was there last night?
qui était là hier soir?
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nobody was there
personne était là
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I was there with my friend
j'étais là avec mon ami
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but you were not there
mais vous ne étiez pas là
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where were you last night?
où étiez-vous hier soir?
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I was very busy and I didn't have the time to do it
(had not)
j'étais très occupè et je n'avais pas le temps de le faire
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I have had
(diving with 'oir' verbs become short 'u' sounds)
j'ai eu
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known
su
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diving board of 'pouvoir'
pu
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diving board of 'devoir'
dû
67
seen
vu
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seen
vs.
you
vu
vs.
vous
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have you seen...? / did you see...?
avez-vous vu?
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did you see it?
l'avez-vous vu?
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where have you seen me?
où m'avez-vous vu?
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I was there last night, but I have not seen you
j'étais là hier soir, mais je ne vous ai pas vu
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where were you?
où étiez-vous?
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I have not seen you
je ne vous ai pas vu
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I had / I was having
j'avais
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I would have
j'aurais
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I have seen it
| (low diving board)
je l'ai vu
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had
| (short box - medium diving board)
avais, avait, avaient
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had
| (long box - medium diving board)
aviez
avions
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would have
| (short box - highest diving board)
aurais, aurait, auraient
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would have
| (long box - highest diving board)
auriez
aurions
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I saw it / I have seen it
je l'ai vu
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if I had seen it
si je l'avais vu
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I would have seen it
je l'aurais vu
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I would've told you why I didn't buy it
je vous aurais dit pourquoi je ne l'ai pas acheté
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he told me that
il m'a dit que
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he would not do it
il ne le ferait pas
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if **you had** told me it **I would have** known it
si **vous** me l'**aviez** dit **je** l'**aurais** su
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I was
(direct past)
j'étais
| (**é** sounds like **ay**)
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we were
nous étions
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you were
vous étiez
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I had
| (direct past)
j'avais
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if I had had
si j'avais eu
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been
| (also means '**summer**')
été
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in summer
en été
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summer fashion
mode d'été
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summer dress
robe d'été
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if I had been there I would have seen it
si j'avais été là je l'aurais vu
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you **would have** seen it if you **had been** there last night
vous l'**auriez** vu si vous **aviez été** là hier soir
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(I) was
vs.
(I) had
(direct past)
(j') étais
vs.
(j') avais
note: you **only** dive after any form of 'to **have**' or 'to **be**'
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in order to get into the direct past with other verbs, use the sound of the present '**you**':
you **can**
vs.
I **could**
vous **pouvez**
vs.
je **pouvais**
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they could
ils pouvaient
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nobody could wait
personne pouvait attendre
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we could
nous pouv**ions**
(whenever you have: je ...**ais** ⇒ nous ...**ions**)
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you could
vous pouv**iez**
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so far, the **direct** past of:
**was** (short / long box)
**had** (short / long box)
**could** (short / long box)
étais / étions / étiez
avais / avions / aviez
pouvais / pouvions / pouviez
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you **have to**
vs.
I **had to**
vous **devez**
vs.
je **devais**
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he had to wait
il devait attendre
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one had to wait / we had to wait
on devait attendre
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we had to wait
nous devions attendre
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to want
vouloir
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I wanted
je voulais
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he had to wait
il devait attendre
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I **have to** do it
(in French, this means; I **must** do it → do _not_ use the verb '**to** **have**')
je dois le faire
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you have to wait
| (must)
vous devez attendre
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you **must** not wait
vous ne devez pas attendre
i.e. it does **_not_** mean: you don't **have to** wait
117
you don't have to...
(in French, you say; it is **not necessary**...)
ce n'est pas necessaire...
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to need
| (to have need)
avoir besoin
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you don't have to wait
| (you don't have **need** of waiting)
vous ne avez pas besoin d'attendre
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you don't have to give it to him
| (you don't have need of)
vous ne avez pas besoin de le lui donner
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you don't have to give it to me
vous ne avez pas besoin de me le donner
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when **will you** tell me?
(use **future** tense since it does not start with 'will you')
quand me **direz**-vous?
(if you had said, 'will you tell me', that is a polite request: *voulez-vous me dire*)
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when are you going to tell me?
quand allez-vous me dire?
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will you tell me
| (a polite request)
voulez-vous me dire
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wanted
| (direct past - short and long box)
voulais
vouliez
voulions
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I didn't want to do it
je ne voulais pas le faire
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he didn't want to tell me
il ne voulait pas me dire
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I knew
| (direct past)
je savais
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I didn't know
| (direct past)
je ne savais pas
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nobody knew where it was
| (direct past)
personne savait où c'était
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nobody could find it
| (direct past)
personne pouvait le trouver
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I knew where it was
| (direct past)
je savais où c'était
133
if I had known where it was
si j'avais su où c'était
134
I would've told it to you
je vous l'aurais dit
135
I wanted to buy it
| (direct past)
je voulais l'acheter
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past participle (diving board) of 'to want'
voulu
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if I had wanted to have it,
si j'avais voulu l'avoir,
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I would've bought it
je l'aurais acheté
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I was going
| (direct past)
j'allais
| (useful handle)
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I was going to do it
j'allais le faire
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I wasn't going to tell you
je n'allais pas vous dire
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I didn't know that you **were** **going** to come
je ne savais pas que vous **alliez** venir
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this afternoon
cette après midi
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you didn't tell me that you were going to be here this afternoon
(had not told me)
vous ne m'avez pas dit que vous alliez être ici cette après midi
145
we were going to leave today
nous allions partir aujourd'hui
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if you had called me
si vous m'aviez appelé
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this morning
ce matin
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and if you had told me
et si vous m'aviez dit
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that you were going to arrive today
que vous alliez arriver aujourd'hui
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I would've waited for you
je vous aurais attendu
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and we would have dined
et nous aurions dîné
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I **am going** to do it
vs.
I **was going** to do it
je **vais** le faire
vs.
j'**allais** le faire
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we are going to do it
nous allons le faire
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we were going to do it
nous allions le faire
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you're going to do it
vous allez le faire
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you were going to do it
vous alliez le faire
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he is going to do it
il va le faire
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he wasn't going to do it
il n'allait pas le faire
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we're going to leave
nous allons partir
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we were going to leave
nous allions partir
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you didn't tell me that you were going to arrive today
(have not told me)
vous ne m'avez pas dit que vous alliez arriver oujourd'hui
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I'm staying
je reste
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I **was** staying
| (wing-tense)
je rest**ais**
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we were staying here
| (wing-tense)
nous restions ici
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he's waiting for me
il m'attend
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he **was** waiting for me
il m'attendait
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we were waiting for you
nous vous attendions
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we're waiting for you
nous vous attendons
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he was leaving
il partait
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we were leaving
nous partions
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I **was** doing it
(**wing**-tense represents a _straight_ line in the past)
je le **faisais**
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I was saying it
je le disais
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to read
lire
174
I was reading
je lisais
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to write
écrire
176
I was writing
| (an exception)
j'écri**vais**
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I was doing it
je le faisais
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in French there is a difference between:
I **have done** it
vs.
I **was doing** it every day
je l'**ai** **fait**
vs.
je le **faisais** tous les jours
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very often
très souvent
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I was doing it very often
je le faisais très souvent
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frequently
fréquemment
182
he prepared it this morning
il l'a préparé ce matin
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he used to prepare it
| (use wing-tense, i.e. imperfect)
il le préparait
| (imparfait)
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absorbed / removed
absorbé
185
to encourage
(there will never be any new 're' or 'oir' verbs added to the French language)
encourager
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developed
développé
187
a feeling / a sense for the language
un sentiment / un sens pour la langue
188
of French origin
d'origine française
189
I will go
j'irai
190
he will go
il ira
191
he would go
il irait
192
to finish
finir
193
the end
la fin
194
I finish
je finis
| (just drop the 'r')
195
he finishes
il finit
196
we finish
nous fini**ss**ons
(double 's' was injected to give it life)
197
you finish
vous fini**ss**ez
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they finish
ils fini**ss**ent
199
an example of the present tense of an 'ir' verb:
to finish
je **finis**
tu **finis**
il **finit**
ils **finissent**
nous **finissons**
vous **finissez**
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to grow / to grow bigger
grandir
201
the child
l'enfant
202
the child grows bigger
l'enfant grandit
203
the children
les enfants
204
the children are growing
les enfants grandissent
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to blush
rougir
206
you're blushing
vous rougissez
207
to go pale
pâlir
208
what's the matter?
qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
209
you're getting pale
vous pâlissez
210
to grow old / to age
vieillir
211
he's growing old
il vieillit
212
they're growing old
ils vieillissent
213
young
jeune
214
to rejuvenate / to update
rajeunir
215
the land / Earth
la terre
216
to land
atterrir
217
we're going to land in a few minutes
nous allons atterrir dans quelques minutes
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we're landing
nous atterrissons
219
we're landing in a few minutes
nous atterrissons dans quelques minutes
220
to land in the water
amerrir
221
we're landing on the water
nous amerrissons
222
to land on the moon
alunir
223
they're landing on the moon
ils alunissent
224
special class of verbs:
to open
to offer
ou**vrir**
of**frir**
(special group of verbs ending in '**vrir**' or '**frir**' that join the '**er**' verbs)
225
to cover
couvrir
226
discover
découvrir
227
to suffer
souffrir
228
opened (past participle)
(also used as an adjective, i.e. it is open)
ouvert
229
I opened it
je l'ai ouvert
230
it is open
c'est ouvert
231
covered
couvert
232
everything is covered
tout est couvert
233
discovered
découvert
234
he discovered it
il l'a découvert
235
offered
offert
236
I offered it
je l'ai offert
237
I offered it to you
je vous l'ai offert
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I offered it to him
je le lui ai offert
239
you (informal; as a subject)
(follow the sound of 'I', i.e., the short box)
tu
240
you (inf.) have
(1 of 3 exceptions where you follow the sound of he, she, it)
tu as
241
you are going
| (inf.)
tu vas
242
you are
| (inf.)
tu es
243
you
| (informal; as an object)
t'
244
what are you saying?
| (inf.)
qu'est-ce que tu dis?
245
I'm telling you
je tu dis
| (pronounced **t'** in speaking)
246
I'm doing it
| (present -**ing** tense)
je le fais
247
I don't do it / I'm not doing it
je ne le fais pas
248
since
depuis
249
since when?
| (two ways to ask)
depuis combien de temps?
depuis quand?
250
how long have you lived here?
(literally, since when do you live here?)
depuis quand habitez-vous ici?
251
it makes how long that (...)?
ça fait combien de temps que (...)?
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it makes how long that you live here?
ça fait combien de temps que vous habitez ici?
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how long have you worked here?
| (it makes how long that...)
ça fait combien de temps que vous travaillez ici?
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since how long you work here?
depuis combien de temps travaillez-vous ici?
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he is working here since long time
il travaille ici depuis long temps
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already
| (e.g. since already)
déjà
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if you had been here last night
si vous aviez été ici hier soir
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you would've seen it and you would've bought it
vous l'auriez vu et vous l'auriez acheté
259
everything is sold
tout est vendu
260
everything was sold
tout été vendu
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everything will be sold
tout sera vendu
262
everything would be sold
tout serai vendu
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(everything) would have been sold
(tout) **aurait été** vendu
| (double diving board)
