CD 2.3 Flashcards
(21) 1.49
(21) 1.49
(instead of avoir, you can use a construction involving être)
(instead of avoir, you can use a construction involving être)
he prepared the dinner
il a preparé le dîner
dinner is prepared
le dîner est preparé
he sold it
il l’a vendu
everything is sold
tout est vendu
nothing is sold yet
rien est vendu encore
one served the dinner
on a servi le dîner
dinner is served
le dîner est servi
(22) 3.24
(22) 3.24
(a few verbs are a regular in the past tense.For example comprendre etc becomes compris etc)
(a few verbs are a regular in the past tense.For example comprendre etc becomes compris etc)
understood
compris
service included
service compris
service is included
le service est compris
service is not included
le service n’est pas compris
did you understand?
avez-vous compris?
did you understand it?
est-ce que vous l’avez compris?
did you understand me?
m’avez-vous compris?
why did you not understand me?
pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas compris?
I understood you
je vous ai compris
I understood you well
je vous ai bien compris
I understood you very well
je vous ai très bien compris
(prendre becomes pris)
(prendre becomes pris)
I took them
je les ai pris
I took some of it
j’en ai pris
why did you take them?
pourquoi les avez-vous pris?
why didn’t you take them?
pourquoi ne les avez-vous pas pris?
(apprendre becomes appris)
(apprendre becomes appris)
I learned
j’ai appris
I learned something today
j’ai appris quelque chose aujourd’hui
(j’ai appris also means “I found out”)
(j’ai appris also means “I found out”)
(23) 2.48
(23) 2.48
(mettre becomes mis)
(mettre becomes mis)
where did you put it?
où l’avez-vous mis?
where did you put them?
où les avez-vous mis?
I forgot where I put them
j’ai oublié où je les ai mis
to admit
admettre
to omit
omettre
to permit
permettre
to promise
promettre
(promettre becomes promis)
(promettre becomes promis)
I promised you
je vous ai promis
I did not promise you
je ne vous ai pas promis
you promised me
vous m’avez promis
I promised him
je lui ai promis
it is promised
c’est promis
(24) 5.18
(24) 5.18
(three more: faire becomes fait, dire becomes dit, écrire becomes écrit)
(three more: faire becomes fait, dire becomes dit, écrire becomes écrit)
he is doing it
il le fait
he did it
il l’a fait
(English -ct verbs come from French)
(English -ct verbs come from French)
the fact
le fait
the object
l’objet
the subject
le sujet
he is doing it
il le fait
he did it
il l’a fait
it is done
c’est fait
I didn’t do it
je ne l’ai pas fait
why did you do it?
pourquoi l’avez-vous fait?
why didn’t you do it?
pourquoi ne l’avez-vous pas fait?
he did it
il l’a fait
it is done
c’est fait
he didn’t do it
il ne l’a pas fait
he told me
il m’a dit
I told you
je vous ai dit
I didn’t tell you
je ne vous ai pas dit
you told me
vous m’avez dit
why didn’t you tell me?
pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas dit?
I wrote to you
je vous ai écrit
why didn’t you write to me?
pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas écrit?
why didn’t you call me?
pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas appelé?
it is written
c’est écrit
one told me
on m’a dit
(in English, this would be “I was told”)
(in English, this would be “I was told”)
I called you this morning
je vous ai appelé ce matin
why didn’t you buy them? pourquoi ne les avez-vous pas acheté?
pourquoi ne les avez-vous pas acheté?
(25) 4.05
(25) 4.05
I was
j’étais
I had
j’avais
I was very busy
j’étais très occupé
he was here to
il était ici
they were
ils étaient
who was there?
qui était là?
nobody was there
personne était là
I was there
j’étais là
I was very busy
j’étais très occupé
it was ready
c’était prêt
I was there but it wasn’t ready yet
j’étais là mais ce n’était pas prêt encore
last night
hier soir
who was there with you last night?
qui était là avec vous hier soir?
yes I was there but nobody was there
oui j’étais là mais personne était là
we were
nous étions
you were
vous étiez
(26) 1.23
(26) 1.23
(whenever you have -ais in the short box, the full set of endings are always -ais -ait -aient (short) -ions -iez (long) )
(whenever you have -ais in the short box, the full set of endings are always -ais -ait -aient (short) -ions -iez (long) )
I had
j’avais
he had
il avait
I was there but it wasn’t ready yet
j’étais là mais ce n’était pas prêt encore
they had
ils avaient
we had
nous avions
you had
vous aviez
we had a plane
nous avions un avion
(27) 0.42
(27) 0.42
everything is sold
tout est vendu
everything was sold
tout était vendu
everything will be sold
tout sera vendu
everything will be sold
tout sera vendu
( because after any form of avoir or être, you always dive i.e. use -é -i -u! )
( because after any form of avoir or être, you always dive i.e. use -é -i -u! )
(28) 1.19
(28) 1.19
I would like
je voudrais
he would like
il voudrait
they would like
ils voudraient
everybody would like to see it
tout le monde voudrait le voir
we would like
nous voudrions
my friends would like to go there
mes amis voudraient y aller
you would like
vous voudrie
(29) 1.09
(29) 1.09
(-rais, -rait, -raient, -rions, -riez express “would” and can be used with any verb)
(-rais, -rait, -raient, -rions, -riez express “would” and can be used with any verb)
