grammar Flashcards

(80 cards)

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hi, guys

A

salut les mecs

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4.50 a kilo

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4.50 le kilo

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when body parts are the subject of a sentence

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the possessive determiner is used

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she was eating shellfish

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elle mangeait des coquillages

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when an adjective precedes the noun is de or des used?

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de is used

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6
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to do harm

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faire du mal

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to sack

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donner congé à

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with no handle

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sans manche

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being repaired

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en réparation

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10
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by order

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sur commande

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out of pity

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par pité

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verbs which can’t be followed by an article (thought when the noun is modified, the article is not omitted )

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être
demeurer
devenir
rester 
nommer
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when can an article be omitted

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in lists

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à condition que is

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subjunctive

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je regrette que takes

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subjunctive

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if a situation is hypothetical what mood is used?

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subjunctive

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to wish that

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souhaiter que

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to be careful that/ make sure that

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vieller à ce que

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to fear that

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craindre que

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to expect that

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s’attendre à ce que

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to insist that

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insister pour que

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subjunctive we want

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nous voulions

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you want sub

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tu veuilles

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they know sub

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ils sachent

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I have sub
J'aie
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he has sub
il ait
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we do sub
nous fassions
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he is worth/ it is worth sub
il vaille
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out of place
déplacé
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it's time for
il est temps que + subj
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it's better that
il vaut mieux que + subj
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supposing that
supposant que/ à supposer que
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so that/ in such a way that
de façon que/ se sorte que/ si bien que
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however little that
pour peur que
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to be ready/ in position to
etre en mesure de
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I'm willing
je veux bien faire quelque chose
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to tell someone something- usually an anecdote
raconter quelque chose à quelqu'un
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if something is peerless in a statement like 'there is no better football player' ...
the the verb is subjunctive
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when a coordinative clause is added to a hypothetical clause
it take the subjunctive
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'whether... or' construction
que tu sub ou ne sub pas
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what a lot of...
que de + noun
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go up and look for them
monte les chercher
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when an order has to be fulfilled in the future the form is as followed
etre or avoir + past participle
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how can an imperative be toned down?
using vouloir, eg veuillez vous chercher
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when the address is non specific then what is used for a command
an infinitive
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in reported speech pret goes to
pluperfect
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to small islands
à is used
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to live in
vivre à
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when you are talking specifically about an event taking place somewhere then...
dans is used
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in the morning
au petit matin
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admittedly
il faut convenir
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when adjectives are used personally to describe a noun or a personal pronoun, they take an infinitive construction eg
la pâte à pain est agréable à toucher vs il est agréable de toucher de la pâte à pain
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committee
la comité
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when clauses containing unstressed subject pronouns are coordinated by et, ou or ne...ni
the second pronoun may be deleted, for example | elle se réveille et regarde l'horloge
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il can't be used to refer to
events actions states general classes
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it amuses piers that he does wind surfing
cela/ ća amuse Pierre qu'elle fasse de la planche à voile
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that saddens
cela attriste
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it annoys
cela énerve
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it exhausts
cela épuise
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it embarrasses
cela gêne
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it hurts arnaud that
il/ ça fait mal à Arnaud de/ que
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it must be him
ce doit être lui
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he liked film
le film lui a plu
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outlive
survivre
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he looks like him
il lui ressemble
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force to
forcer à/ contraindre à
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stop someone from doing something
empêcher quelqu'un de faire quelque chose
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to thank
remercier
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notice
remarquer
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suggest
proposer
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fascinating
passionnant
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he may well have said that
il pourrait bien l'avoir dit
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the understood subject of a verb of perception or envoyer/ faire/ laisser or envoyer
is realised as an indirect object if the infinitive has a direct object, but as a direct object if it does not
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there they are
les voilà
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here we are
nous voilà
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don't make me laugh
ne me fais pas rire
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to show the way
indiquer le chemin
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I'm frightened, but he is not
Je suis en colère, mais il ne l'est pas
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window displays
le vitrines
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in reported speech present goes to
imperfect