Complete French Grammar: Chapter 1 Flashcards
Regular -er verbs in the present; -er verbs with spelling and stem changes
1
Q
accepter
A
to accept
2
Q
acheter
A
to buy
3
Q
achever
A
to complete
4
Q
aimer
A
to like, love
5
Q
à la fin du mois
A
at the end of the month
6
Q
à midi
A
at noon
7
Q
à minuit
A
at midnight
8
Q
annoncer
A
to accounce
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Q
annuler
A
to cancel
10
Q
à peine
A
hardly
11
Q
appeler
A
to call
12
Q
apporter
A
to bring
13
Q
après-demain
A
the day after tomorrow
14
Q
l’après-midi (m.)
A
in the afternoon
15
Q
attraper
A
to catch
16
Q
au début de l’année
A
at the beginning of the year
17
Q
augmenter
A
to increase
18
Q
aujourd’hui
A
today
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Q
avancer
A
to move forward
20
Q
avant-hier
A
the day before yesterday
21
Q
balancer
A
to swing
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Q
bavarder
A
to chat
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Q
bouger
A
to move
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Q
casser
A
to break
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céder
to yield
26
célébrer
to celebrate
27
cette semaine
this week
28
changer
to change
29
chanter
to sing
30
chercher
to look for
31
commander
to order
32
commencer
to start
33
le concurrent
competitor
34
considérer
to consider
35
corriger
to correct
36
couper
to cut
37
danser
to dance
38
défoncer
to smash in
39
dégager
to release, free
40
déjeuner
to have lunch
41
déléguer
to delegate
42
demain
tomorrow
43
demander
to ask
44
déménager
to move (house)
45
déplacer
to move
46
dessiner
to draw
47
de temps en temps
from time to time
48
devancer
to get ahead of
49
le dimanche
on Sundays
50
donner
to give
51
effacer
to erase
52
emmener
to take along, escort
53
emprunter
to borrow
54
encourager
to encourage
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enlever
to remove
56
ensorceler
to bewitch
57
épeler
to spell
58
épicer
to spice
59
espérer
to hope
60
étinceler
to sparkle, glitter
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étudier
to study
62
exagérer
to exaggerate
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exiger
to demand
64
exprimer
to express
65
façonner
to craft, manufacture
66
ficeler
to tie
67
financer
to finance
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gagner
to win, earn
69
garder
to keep
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gérer
to manage
71
grimacer
to make faces
72
habiter
to live
73
héberger
to host
74
hier
yesterday
75
influencer
to influence
76
un jeune talent
bright young thing/person
77
lacer
to lace up, tie
78
laver
to wash
79
lécher
to lick
80
lever
to raise
81
manger
to eat
82
le matin
in the morning
83
mélanger
to mix
84
menancer
to threaten
85
mener
to lead
86
mériter
to deserve
87
le mois dernier
last month
88
le mois prochain
next month
89
nager
to swim
90
négliger
to neglect
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niveler
to level
92
oublier
to forget
93
parfois
sometimes
94
parler
to speak
95
partager
to share
96
percer
to pierce
97
peser
to weigh
98
la pause-café
coffee/tea break
99
placer
to place
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plonger
to dive
101
poncer
to sand
102
porter
to carry
103
posséder
to own
104
préférer
to prefer
105
prêter
to lend
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prononcer
to pronounce
107
protéger
to protect
108
ranger
to put away
109
rappeler
to remind, call back
110
refuser
to refuse
111
regarder
to look at, watch
112
remplacer
to replace
113
renoncer
to give up
114
renouveler
to renew
115
répéter
to repeat
116
révéler
to reveal
117
saluer
to greet
118
le samedi
on Saturdays
119
sauter
to jump
120
semer
to sow
121
le soir
in the evening
122
souvent
often
123
tomber
to fall
124
toujours
always
125
travailler
to work
126
venger
to avenge
127
visiter
to visit (a place)
128
voyager
to travel
129
Conjugation of regular -er verbs (e.g., parler)
```
je parle
tu parles
il/elle/on parle
nous parlons
vous parlez
ils/elles parlent
```
130
Conjugation of verbs ending in -cer (e.g., prononcer)
```
The c becomes ç before the letter o:
je prononce
tu prononces
il/elle/on prononce
nous prononçons
vous prononcez
ils/elles prononcent
```
131
Conjugation of verbs ending in -ger (e.g., voyager)
```
The g becomes ge before the letter o:
je voyage
tu voyages
il/elle/on voyage
nous voyageons
vous voyagez
ils/elles voyagent
```
132
Conjugation of verbs ending in -e + consonant + -er (e.g., acheter)
```
An accent grave is added to the -e (è) in all but the nous and vous forms:
j'achète
tu achètes
il/elle/on achète
nous achetons
vous achetez
ils/elles achètent
```
133
Conjugation of verbs ending in -é + consonant + -er (e.g., répéter)
```
The accent aigu (é changes to an accent grave (è) in all but the nous and vous forms:
je répète
tu répètes
il/elle/on répète
nous répétons
vous répétez
ils/elles répètent
```
134
Conjugation of some verbs ending in -eler (e.g., épeler)
```
The l is doubled in all but the nous and vous forms:
j'épelle
tu épelles
il/elle/on épelle
nous épelons
vous épelez
ils/elles épellent
```
