Diane Lesson # 9 CONNAITRE and SAVOIR

Question 1

Conjugate Connaitre - Present tense

Answer 1

PRESENT

Je connais

Tu connais

Il connait

Nous connaissons

Vous connaissez

Ils connaissent

Question 2

Conjugate Connaitre - Passe compose

Answer 2

PASSE COMPOSE

J’ai connu
Tu as connu
On a connu
Il/elle a connu
Vous avez connu
Nous avon connu
Ils ont connu

Question 3

He knows this movie

Note. A “movie” is masculine.

Answer 3

ll connait ce film

Question 4

I know him

I know his brother

I know the director

Answer 4

Je le connais

Je connais son frère

Je connais le directeur

Question 5

Conjugate Savoir - Present tense

Answer 5

PRESENT

​Je sais

Tu sais

Il sait

Nous savons

Vous savez

Ils savent (saaaaav)

Question 6

Conjugate Savoir - Passe compose

Also:

PRESENT TENSE:

I know that

Answer 6

PASSE COMPOSE

J’ai su (I knew/I have known)

Note in PRESENT TENSE

I know that

is:

je sais ça

Question 7

I knew him (I have known him) - passe compose

First “I knew”

Then add the pronoun for “him”

Answer 7

je l’ai connu

Question 8

I knew that (I have known that) - passe compose

Answer 8

j’ai su ça (I knew that)

Question 9

I know how to go over there

Answer 9

Je sais comment aller là-bas

Question 10

I know how to do that

Answer 10

Je sais comment faire ça

Question 11

I know that you are stressed

Answer 11

Je sais que tu es stressé

Question 12

I know (what) it is

I know (where) it is

Answer 12

Je sais ce que c’est (ce que = what)

Je sais où ç’est

Question 13

Practice sentence structure with ne/pas

Answer 13

Subject - NE - pronoun - verb - PAS - verb

Question 14

we have known

(As in , “we have known him/we knew him”)

Answer 14

nous avons connus

nous l’avons connu

Question 15

we have not known you

Passé compose. And remember “have” always steals the pronoun. (f)

Answer 15

Nous ne vous avons pas connu

Question 16

they have called

Answer 16

Ils ont appelé

Question 17

they haven’t called him

Answer 17

Ils ne l’ont pas appelé

Question 18

We travel (f)

Answer 18

nous voyagons

Question 19

We don’t travel this summer

Answer 19

nous ne voyagons pas cet été

Question 20

You have tried (f)

Answer 20

vous avez essayé

Question 21

You have not tried it

Answer 21

vous ne l’avez pas essayé

Question 22

I have not seen it

Answer 22

Je ne l’ai pas vu

Question 23

She said/she (has) said

She said to me

Passé compose.

Remember that “have” always steals the pronoun.

Answer 23

Elle a dit

Elle m’a dit

Remember that “have” always steals the pronoun.

Question 24

We know him

Present tense f + i

Answer 24

Nous le connaissons

On le connais

Question 25

We don't travel a lot (f)

Answer 25

Nous ne voyagons pas beaucoup

Question 26

"what" you want Like in "It is that what you want? Yes it's what I want... Literally "that's it what you want?"

Answer 26

"Ce que" tu veux C'est ca ce que tu veux? Oui, c'est ce que je veux

Question 27

"What" you mean ("what" you want to say....)

Answer 27

"Ce que" tu veux dire

Question 28

I don't know "what" you want

Answer 28

Je ne sais pas "ce que" tu veux

Question 29

I know "what it is"

Answer 29

Je sais "ce que c'est"

Question 30

What is it.. (like when asking a question)

Answer 30

qu'est-ce que..... Like in "qu'est-ce que tu dis" = what are you saying? qu'est-ce que ç'est = what is this? / what is that? / what is it?

Question 31

What (other than a question)

Answer 31

ce que

Question 32

To look forward to (I have haste of....)

Answer 32

Avoir + hâte de + infinitif... = ... (J'ai hâte de vous voir) hâte = arrt ... like in "art ribute" on a hâte de vous voir ce soir = We look forward to seeing you tonight. 

Question 33

to look for (to search for....)

Answer 33

chercher (cher shey) I look for = je cherche"

Question 34

I am looking for (I look for) - present tense.

Answer 34

je cherche Je cherche ma femme Je cherche mon voiture Je cherche les toilets

Question 35

I need to rest (I have need of rest) Note that "rest" is a reflexive verb.

Answer 35

j'ai besoin de me reposer

Question 36

rest/to rest (reflexive verb) I rest You rest / you are resting He rests / he is resting

Answer 36

Se reposer Je me repose Tu te repose Il se repose

Question 37

it happens.... It doesn't happen to me It never happens to me

Answer 37

ça arrive (caaaa~~arrive) ça ne m'arrive pas ça ne m'arrive jamais In spoken French you can probably drop the "ne" to just say "ça m'arrive jamais"

Question 38

I had an operation on my back

Answer 38

J'ai eu une opération sur mon dos ("doe")

Question 39

Thankfully I can still do sport

Answer 39

Heureusement, je peux quand même faire du sport ! quand même = at least/still

Question 40

Thankfully

Answer 40

Heureusement

Question 41

still

Answer 41

quand même

Question 42

"I hope" to come visit "soon"

Answer 42

"J’espère" venir visiter "d’ici peu"

Question 43

I can do it

Answer 43

je peux le faire

Question 44

We don't know him/her You don't know him/her (Informal - present tense)

Answer 44

On ne le connaît pas Tu ne le connaît pas On connaît = we know (names or nouns)

Question 45

They have not called me

Answer 45

ils ne m'ont pas appelé