Complete French Grammar: Chapter 2 Flashcards

The present tense of -ir and -re verbs

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accomplir

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to accomplish

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adoucir

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to soften, mellow

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agrandir

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to enlarge

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l’allemand (m.)

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German

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l’anglais (m.)

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English

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applaudir

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to applaud

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apprendre

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to learn

conjugates like prendre

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l’arabe (m.)

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Arabic

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à toute vitesse

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at top/full speed

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attendre

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to wait

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bâtir

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to build

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bénir

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to bless

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bouillir

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to boil

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Conjugation of bouillir

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je bous
tu bous
il/elle/on bout
nous bouillons
vous bouillez
ils/elles bouillent
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le chinois

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Chinese

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choisir

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to choose

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comprendre

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to understand

conjugates like prendre

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courir

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to run

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Conjugation of courir

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je cours
tu cours
il/elle/on court
nous courons
vous courez
ils/elles courent
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couvrir

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to cover

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Conjugation of couvrir

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je couvre
tu couvres
il/elle/on couvre
nous couvrons
vous couvrez
ils/elles couvrent
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le créole

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Creole

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cueillir

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to pick

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Conjugation of cueillir

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je cueille
tu cueilles
il/elle/on cueille
nous cueillons
vous cueillez
ils/elles cueillent
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défendre

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to defend, forbid

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descendre

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to go down

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détendre

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to release, relax

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dormir

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to sleep

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Conjugation of dormir

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je dors
tu dors
il/elle/on dort
nous dormons
vous dormez
ils/elles dorment
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éclaircir

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to lighten, clear

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entendre

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to hear

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entreprendre

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to undertake

conjugates like prendre

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s’épanouir

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to bloom, blossom

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l’espagnol (m.)

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Spanish

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étendre

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to spread out, extend

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s’évanouir

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to faint

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finir

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to finish

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le français

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French

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fuir

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to flee

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Conjugation of fuir

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je fuis
tu fuis
il/elle/on fuit
nous fuyons
vous fuyez
ils/elles fuyent
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grandir

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to grow up

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grossir

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to put on weight

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l’hindi (m.)

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Hindi

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investir

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to invest

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l’italien (m.)

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Italian

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le japonais

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Japanese

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maigrir

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to lose weight

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mentir

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to lie

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Conjugation of mentir

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je mens
tu mens
il/elle/on ment
nous mentons
vous mentez
ils/elles mentent
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mincir

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to slim down

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mordre

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to bite

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mourir

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to die

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Conjugation of mourir

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je meurs
tu meurs
il/elle/on meurt
nous mourons
vous mourez
ils/elles mourent
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ne…guère

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hardly

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ne…jamais

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never

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ne…pas

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not

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ne…personne

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nobody, no one

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ne…plus de

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no more

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ne…rien

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not anything, nothing

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obéir

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to obey

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obtenir

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to get

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Conjugation of obtenir

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j'obtiens
tu obtiens
il/elle/on obtient
nous obtenons
vous obtenez
ils/elles obtenent
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l’occasion (f.)

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chance, opportunity

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offrir

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to offer

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Conjugation of offrir

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j'offre
tu offres
il/elle/on offre
nous offrons
vous offrez
ils/elles offrent
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ouvrir

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to open

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Conjugation of ouvrir

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j'ouvre
tu ouvres
il/elle/on ouvre
nous ouvrons
vous ouvrez
ils/elles ouvrent
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pâlir

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to turn pale

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partir

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to leave

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Conjugation of partir

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je pars
tu pars
il/elle/on part
nous partons
vous partez
ils/elles partent
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perdre

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to lose

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le polonais

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Polish

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le portugais

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Portuguese

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prendre

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to take

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Conjugation of prendre

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je prends
tu prends
il/elle prend
nous prenons
vous prenez
ils/elles prennent
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prétendre

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to claim

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rafraîcher

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to refresh

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ralentir

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to slow down

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réfléchir

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to think, reflect

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remplir

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to fill

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rendre

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to give back, return

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répandre

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to spread, spill

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répondre

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to answer

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résoudre

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to solve, resolve

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réussir

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to succeed

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rougir

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to blush

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le russe

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Russian

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saisir

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to seize

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sentir

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to feel, smell

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Conjugation of sentir

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je sens
tu sens
il/elle/on sent
nous sentons
vous sentez
ils/elles sentent
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servir

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to serve

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Conjugation of servir

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je sers
tu sers
il/elle/on sert
nous servons
vous servez
ils/elles servent
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sortir

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to go out

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Conjugation of sortir

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je sors
tu sors
il/elle/on sort
nous sortons
vous sortez
ils/elles sortent
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souffrir

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to suffer

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Conjugation of souffrir

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je souffre
tu souffres
il/elle/on souffre
nous souffrons
vous souffrez
ils/elles souffrent
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surprendre

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to surprise; discover

conjugates like prendre

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le swahili

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Swahili

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tendre

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to stretch, hold out

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tordre

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to twist

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vendre

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to sell

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vieillir

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to grow old

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le wolof

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Wolof (language from Western Africa, area around Senegal)

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l’augmentation de salaire (f.)

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raise

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la copie

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paper, essay, homework

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ni…ni

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neither…nor

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Conjugation of regular -ir verbs (e.g., choisir)

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je choisis
tu choisis
il/elle/on choisit
nous choisissons
vous choisissez
ils/elles choisissent
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Conjugation of regular -re verbs (e.g., vendre)

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je vends
tu vends
il/elle/on vend
nous vendons
vous vendez
ils/elles vendent