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1
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Did you speak with the professor? - est ce

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Est-ce que tu as parlé avec le prof

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Marie and Blanche spoke about the study

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Marie et Blanche ont parlé de l’étude.

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bought

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acheté

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began

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commencé

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I bought a DVD.

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J’ai acheté un DVD.

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Did the movie start?

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Le fi lm a commencé?

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chose

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choisi

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finished

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fini

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Jean chose an apartment

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Jean a choisi un appartement.

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We finished eating.

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Nous avons fini de manger.

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waited

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attendu

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lost

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perdu

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Did you wait long? non inversion

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Tu as attendu longtemps?

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They lost their keys.

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Elles ont perdu leurs clés.

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My cousin ended up studying law

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Mon cousin a fini par faire son droit

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So, did you sell your apartment? non inversion

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Alors, tu as vendu ton appartement?

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We had dinner and we chatted a long time

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On a dîné et on a discuté longtemps

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On Saturday, we visited Mom.

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Samedi, nous avons rendu visiteà Maman.

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listened

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écouté

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deliberated

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réfléchi

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waited

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attendu

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heard/understood

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entendu

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bought

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acheté

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eaten

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mangé

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sent

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envoyé

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spotted/glimpsed/noticed

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aperçu

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had

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eu

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drank

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bu

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knew

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connu

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believed

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cru

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had to

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dû

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have read

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lu

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obtained

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obtenu

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appeared/seemed

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paru

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pleased

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plu

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rained

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plu

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was able to

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pu

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received

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reçu

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saw again

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revu

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knew

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su

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held

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tenu

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lived

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vécu

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saw

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vu

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wished/wanted

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voulu

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learned

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appris

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understood

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compris

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put - past tense

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mis

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48
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allowed/permitted

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permis

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took

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pris

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submitted/postponed

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remis

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drove

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conduit

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covered

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couvert

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53
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discovered

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découvert

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54
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said

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dit

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55
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wrote

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écrit

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56
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did/made

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fait

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57
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pretended to

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feint

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offered

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offert

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opened

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ouvert

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produced

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produit

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reduced

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réduit

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suffered

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souffert

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translated

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traduit

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slept

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dormi

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lied

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menti

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66
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pursued/continued

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poursuivi

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67
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laughed

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ri

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felt/smelled

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senti

69
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served

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servi

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smiled

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souri

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followed

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suivi

72
Q

Did you read the paper today? non-inversion

A

Vous avez lu le journal aujourd’hui?

73
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Khaled drank three cups of coffee.

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Khaled a bu trois tasses de café.

74
Q

I put on my raincoat this morning.

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J’ai mis mon imperméable ce matin.

75
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Did you learn the news? non inversion

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Tu as appris la nouvelle?

76
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The storekeeper offered me a discount

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Le marchand m’a offert un rabais.

77
Q

We wrote many e-mails.

A

Nous avons écrit beaucoup de mails

78
Q

did you clean the house - inversion

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As-tu fait le ménage?

79
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Danielle pretended to understand

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Danielle a feint de comprendre.

80
Q

The children smiled.

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Les enfants ont souri.

81
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Roseanne continued her studies.

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Roseanne a poursuivi ses études

82
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was

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été

83
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Did they go to England in the spring - inversion

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Ont-ils été en Angleterre au printemps?

84
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I have never been to Canada.

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Je n’ai jamais été au Canada.

85
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We didn’t do (haven’t done) that assignment

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Nous n’avons pas fait ce devoir.

86
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She didn’t say (hasn’t said) hello.

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Elle n’a pas dit bonjour.

87
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I have never traveled in Asia.

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Je n’ai jamais voyagé en Asie

88
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They did not write to anyone.

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Ils n’ont écrit à personne.

89
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Have you read Camus’s novels? non inversion

A

Vous avez lu les romans de Camus

90
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Did Michel choose a car? with est-ce

A

Est-ce que Michel a choisi une voiture

91
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Did you see Hélène? inversion

A

as-tu vu Hélène?

92
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Where did he buy his car? inversion

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Où a-t-il acheté sa voiture?

93
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Did Jean-Luc take his bike? inversion

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Jean-Luc a-t-il pris son vélo?

94
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Didn’t they travel in Europe?

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N’ont-ils pas voyagé en Europe?

95
Q

Have you already visited Chartres

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Tu as déjà visité Chartres?

96
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We’ve often had cider.

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Nous avons souvent pris du cidre.

97
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I’ve always driven a Renault.

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J’ai toujours conduit une Renault.

98
Q

We did not eat much at lunch.

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On n’a pas beaucoup mangé au déjeuner.

99
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First, they left the house.

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D’abord, ils ont quitté la maison.

100
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Next, they took their car.

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Puis, ils ont pris leur voiture.

101
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And then, they drove all the way down town

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Ensuite, ils ont conduit jusqu’au centre-ville.

102
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After that, they had lunch in a bistro

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Après, ils ont déjeuné dans un bistro

103
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Finally, they met their friends.

A

Enfi n (Finalement), ils ont retrouvé leurs copains.

104
Q

Yesterday, I had an appointment with the teacher

A

Hier, j’ai eu un rendez-vous avec le prof

105
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We took an exam (the) day before yesterday

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Nous avons passé un examen avant-hier

106
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Yesterday morning, I left the house rather early

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Hier matin, j’ai quitté la maison assez tôt.

107
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Yesterday evening, I met my friends

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Hier soir, j’ai retrouvé mes copains en ville.

108
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at that moment

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à ce moment-là

109
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last year (week)

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l’année (la semaine) passée

110
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(on) that day

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ce jour-là

111
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suddenly

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soudain, tout à coup

112
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once (twice . . . ), one time

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une (deux… ), une fois

113
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when should you use the feminine nouns for time of day and what are they

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when expressing a span of time, or what was done during a time period

journée, matinée, soirée,

114
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I spent the entire evening finishing that assignment

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J’ai passé toute la soirée à terminer ce devoir!

115
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in the past with etre, what happens to the past participle

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it agrees with the subject

116
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Passé composé of aller

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je suis allé(e)
tu es allé(e)
il/on est allé
elle est allée

nous sommes allé(e)s
vous êtes allé(e)(s
ils sont allés
elles sont allées

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to leave - past

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je	suis parti(e)
tu	es parti(e)
il;elle;on	est parti(e)
nous	sommes parti(e)s
vous	êtes parti(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont parti(e)s
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to stay/remain past

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je	suis resté(e)
tu	es resté(e)
il;elle;on	est resté(e)
nous	sommes resté(e)s
vous	êtes resté(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont resté(e)s
119
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to go out

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je	suis sorti(e)
tu	es sorti(e)
il;elle;on	est sorti(e)
nous	sommes sorti(e)s
vous	êtes sorti(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont sorti(e)s
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to come

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je	suis venu(e)
tu	es venu(e)
il;elle;on	est venu(e)
nous	sommes venu(e)s
vous	êtes venu(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont venu(e)s
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to go, get down

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je suis descendu(e)
tu es descendu(e)
il;elle;on est descendu(e)
nous sommes descendu(e)s
vous êtes descendu(e)(s)
ils;elles sont descendu(e)s
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to go up/climb up

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je	suis monté(e)
tu	es monté(e)
il;elle;on	est monté(e)
nous	sommes monté(e)s
vous	êtes monté(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont monté(e)s
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to fall/fall down

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je	suis tombé(e)
tu	es tombé(e)
il;elle;on	est tombé(e)
nous	sommes tombé(e)s
vous	êtes tombé(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont tombé(e)s
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to arrive

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je	suis arrivé(e)
tu	es arrivé(e)
il;elle;on	est arrivé(e)
nous	sommes arrivé(e)s
vous	êtes arrivé(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont arrivé(e)s
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to enter/go in

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je	suis entré(e)
tu	es entré(e)
il;elle;on	est entré(e)
nous	sommes entré(e)s
vous	êtes entré(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont entré(e)s
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to return/go home

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je	suis rentré(e)
tu	es rentré(e)
il;elle;on	est rentré(e)
nous	sommes rentré(e)s
vous	êtes rentré(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont rentré(e)s
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to return/come back

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je	suis retourné(e)
tu	es retourné(e)
il;elle;on	est retourné(e)
nous	sommes retourné(e)s
vous	êtes retourné(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont retourné(e)s
128
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to come back

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je	suis revenu(e)
tu	es revenu(e)
il;elle;on	est revenu(e)
nous	sommes revenu(e)s
vous	êtes revenu(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont revenu(e)s
129
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to become

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je	suis devenu(e)
tu	es devenu(e)
il;elle;on	est devenu(e)
nous	sommes devenu(e)s
vous	êtes devenu(e)(s)
ils;elles	sont devenu(e)s
130
Q

to die present and past

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mourir

je meurs, tu meurs, il/ elle/on meurt, nous mourons, vous mourez, ils/elles meurent

past participle: mort(e).

131
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to be born present and past

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naître

je nais, tu nais, il/ elle/on naît, nous naissons, vous naissez, ils/elles naissent; past participle: né(e).

132
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Did you go to the supermarket?

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Tu as été au supermarché?

133
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Bruno had a great idea

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Bruno a eu une excellente idée.

134
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where do direct and indirect object pronouns come in the past

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before the auxiliary

135
Q

I read that article. I read it.

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J’ai lu cet article. Je l’ai lu.

136
Q

Do you like that movie?

Did you see it

A

Tu aimes ce fi lm-là?

L’avez-vous vu?

137
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Did you see Anny? We didn’t speak to her

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Tu as vu Anny? On ne lui a pas parlé.

138
Q

You bought those books?

You bought them?

A

Tu as acheté ces livres?

Tu les a achetés?

139
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I took your shoes. I took them.

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J’ai pris tes chaussures.

Je les ai prises.

140
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Marielle chose this school. She chose it

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Marielle a choisi cette école

Elle l’a choisie.

141
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when does the past participle agree with a pronoun

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for indirect object pronouns and partitive pronoun en

142
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We didn’t write to our parents.

We didn’t write to them.

A

On n’a pas écrit aux parents.

On ne leur a pas écrit.

143
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I ate some vegetables.

I ate some

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J’ai mangé des légumes.

J’en ai mangé.

144
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what does the past participle of verbs constructed with etre agree with

A

the subject of the verb

145
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Suzanne and her sister left this morning

A

Suzanne et sa sœur sont parties ce matin

146
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No, we weren’t born in Brussels.

We were not born there

A

Non, nous ne sommes pas nées à Bruxelles. Nous n’y sommes pas nées.

147
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Our friends entered the theater.

They entered it

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Nos amis sont entrés dans le théâtre. Ils y sont entrés.

148
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The audience members who arrived early are waiting in the lobby.

A

Les spectateurs qui sont arrivés tôt attendent dans le foyer.

(qui être verb)

149
Q

The people (whom) I invited are bringing wine

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Les personnes que j’ai invitées apportent du vin

150
Q

how are pronominal verbs conjugated

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with être; past participle agrees in gender and number with its reflexive pronoun

151
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She raised the curtains.

A

Elle a levé les rideaux.

152
Q

Yesterday, she got up at about 6am

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Hier, elle s’est levée vers six heures

153
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We met Éric this morning

A

Nous avons rencontré Éric ce matin.

154
Q

We ran into each other in Paris.

A

Nous nous sommes rencontrés à Paris.

155
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Did you already speak with Sylvain?

Yes, we spoke with each other yesterday

A

Tu as déjà parlé avec Sylvain?

—Oui, on s’est parlé(s) hier.

156
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Yvonne looked at herself in the mirror

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Yvonne s’est regardée dans la glace

157
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when does the past participle not agree with a reflexive pronoun

A

if the verb takes an indirect object, if the verb is followed by a direct object noun, usually a part of the body

158
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They phone each other

A

Ils se sont téléphoné

159
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They spoke to each other.

A

Elles se sont parlé.

160
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We asked each other some questions

A

Nous nous sommes posé des questions.

161
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Hélène washed up (washed herself).

A

Hélène s’est lavée.

162
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Hélène washed her hands

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Hélène s’est lavé les mains.

163
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We brushed our teeth.

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Nous nous sommes brossé les dents

164
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Anne and Marie washed their hair

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Anne et Marie se sont lavé les cheveux.

165
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eventful

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mouvementé(e)

166
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step

A

le pas

167
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it concerns

A

il s’agit de

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