CD 2.1 Flashcards
don’t put it there
ne le mettez pas là
I am putting it here
je le mets ici
we are putting it here
nous le mettons ici
don’t put it here
ne le mettez pas ici
put it here
mettez-le ici
don’t put it there
ne le mettez pas là
put them on the table
mettez-les sur la table
don’t put them on the floor
ne les mettez pas par terre
I’m calling you
je vous appelle
you are being called
on vous appelles
call me later!
appelez-moi plus tard!
don’t call me today, call me tomorrow
ne m’appeler pas aujourd’hui appelez-moi demain
wait for me!
attendez-moi!
(an alternative to this imperative is a polite form using voulez-vous)
(an alternative to this imperative is a polite form using voulez-vous)
Will you wait for me
voulez-vous m’attendre?
don’t wait for me
ne m’attendez pas
(2) 1.39
(2) 1.39
you have to wait for me
me vous devez m’attendre
one has to wait for me
n doit m’attendre
(3) 3.14
(3) 3.14
I will do it
je le ferai
they have
ils ont
I will leave
je partirai
he will leave
il partira
they will leave
ils partiront
we will leave
nous partirons
you will leave
vous partirez
(4) 3.56
(4) 3.56
(there are a few exceptions in the future tense, but they concern stems and not endings. For example -oir verbs contract)
(there are a few exceptions in the future tense, but they concern stems and not endings. For example -oir verbs contract)
to be able
pouvoir
I will be able
je pourrai
to have to
devoir
I will have to
Je devrai
we will have to leave soon
nous devrons partir bientôt; on devra partir bientôt
I will have it
je l’aurai
we will have it
nous l’aurons
I will know
je saurai
I will tell you later
je vais dirai plus tard
I will write to you
je vous écrirai
I will do it
je le ferai
he won’t do it
il ne le fera pas
he won’t tell you why he won’t do it
il ne vous dira pas pourquoi il ne le fera pas
(5) 0.55
(5) 0.55
I will put it here
je le mettrais ici
(all English composite verbs ending -mit come from the French mettre)
(all English composite verbs ending -mit come from the French mettre)
to commit
commettre
to omit
omettre
to permit
permettre
to submit
soumettre
to promise
promettre
I promise
je promets
I promise you
je vous promets
(6) 1.03
(6) 1.03
I will put it here
je le mettrai ici
I will take it
je le prendrai
I won’t understand him
je ne le comprendrai pas
he will sell it
il le vendra
he’s selling it
it il le vend
(7) 2.47
(7) 2.47
I am coming
je viens
they are coming
ils viennent
they are coming from Vienna
ils viennent de Viennes
it is coming
ça vient
it is going to come
ça va venir
I will come
je viendrai
we will come
nous viendrons
to come back
revenir
I will come back
je reviendrai
they will come back soon
ils reviendrent bientôt
we will come back soon
nous reviendrons bientôt
we are going to come back soon
nous allons revenir bientôt
(8) 3.03
(8) 3.03
to be
être
I will be
je serai
he will be
il sera
we will be
nous serons
you will be
vous serez
(the French verb aller is irregular because it comes from three separate Latin verbs)
(the French verb aller is irregular because it comes from three separate Latin verbs)
they’re going to be here soon
ils vent être ici bientôt
they will be here tonight
ils vent être ici ce soir; ils serent ici ce soir
(9) 2.31
(9) 2.31
it won’t be possible to do it that way
ce ne sera pas possible de le faire comme ça
it won’t be necessary to do it today
ce ne sera pas nécessaire de le faire aujourd’hui
it will take too much time that way
ça prendra trop de temps comme ça
it will take too much time
ça prendra trop de temps
it’s a pleasure to see you
ça me fait plaisir de vous voir
I enjoy very much seeing you
ça me fait grand plaisir de vous voir
I will enjoy seeing you
ça me fera plaisir de vous voir
(this means “I’m looking forward to seeing you”)
(this means “I’m looking forward to seeing you”)
(10) 2.07
(10) 2.07
they’re going to come with us
they’re going to come with us ils vent venir avec nous
I will go
j’irai
he will go
il ira
we will go
nous irons
they will go
ils irent
you will go
vous irez
I will go there
j’y irais
we will go there tonight
nous y irons ce soir
(10) 3.48
(10) 3.48
(we’ll talk now about -er verbs)
(we’ll talk now about -er verbs)
(we can think of conjugated verbs belonging to two boxes, a long and short box. The long box consists of “we” and “you”)
(we can think of conjugated verbs belonging to two boxes, a long and short box. The long box consists of “we” and “you”)
you speak
vous parlez
we speak
nous parlons
(all others are in the short box. Cut off the -r from the infinitive. They all sound the same, and the final consonant is sounded e.g. je parle, il parle)
(all others are in the short box. Cut off the -r from the infinitive. They all sound the same, and the final consonant is sounded e.g. je parle, il parle)
I speak
I speak je parle
I am ready
je suis prêt
I am eating
je mange
I don’t speak
je ne parle pas
we are staying
nous restons
you are staying
vous restez
how long are you staying?
combien de temps restez-vous?
how long are we staying?
combien de temps restons-nous?
