Auxiliaries (avoir/etre) + modal verbs Flashcards

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Auxiliary verbs

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Most commonly used when forming the PERFECT and PLUPERFECT tense

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How will you use auxiliary verbs?

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In their present or imperfect tense form + past participle

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Imperfect avoir conjugation (I)

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J’avais

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Imperfect avoir conjugation (You informal)

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Tu avais

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Imperfect avoir conjugation (He/She/One)

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Il/Elle/On avait

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Imperfect avoir conjugation (We)

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Nous avions

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Imperfect avoir conjugation (You formal)

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Vous aviez

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Imperfect avoir conjugation (They)

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Ils/Elles avaient

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Imperfect etre conjugation (I)

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J’étais

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Imperfect etre conjugation (You informal)

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Tu étais

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Imperfect etre conjugation (She/He/One)

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Il/Elle/On était

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Imperfect etre conjugation (We)

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Nous étions

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Imperfect etre conjugation (You formal)

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Vous étiez

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Imperfect etre conjugation (They)

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Ils/Elles étaient

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To be…years old

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Avoir…ans

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To be hot/cold

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Avoir chaud/froid

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To be hungry/thirsty

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Avoir faim/soif

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To be lucky

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Avoir de la chance

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To need

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Avoir besoin de

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To be in pain

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Avoir mal

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To be frightened

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Avoir peur

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To be right

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Avoir raison

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To have the right

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Avoir le droit de

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To want or wish

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Avoir envie de

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To intend to

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Avoir l’intention de

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To have a cold

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Etre enrhume

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To be happy to

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Etre content de

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In the process of

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Etre en train de

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To be ill

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Etre malade

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To do shopping

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Faire des achats

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To do cooking

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Faire la cuisine

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To go for a walk

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Faire une promenade

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To be careful

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Faire attention

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To go camping

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Faire du camping

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To do homework

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Faire ses devoirs

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Modal verbs

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Useful verbs that are always followed by an infinitve

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When are modal verbs used?

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Present, imperfect, past tense or in the conditional tense

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Pouvoir

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Can/to be able to

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Devoir

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To have to/must/should

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Vouloir

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To want/to wish

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Connaitre

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To know a person/place

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Savoir

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To know something or a fact

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