Heinle French 201 Past Tenses Flashcards

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Q

What is the tense?

Quand elles arrivées, la femmes l’air fatigue parce qu’Elles étaient sorties le soir précédent et n’avaient pas dormi.

A

Pluperfect

When they arrived, they seemed tired because They had gone out the night before and had not slept

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What is The tense used to express the past of the past?

Ex: Robert n’pas dîné avec nous parce qu’il avait déjà mangé.

Robert did not have dinner with us because he had already eaten.

A

Pluperfect

Auxiliary verb (avoir, etre) in imperfect + past participle.

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What is the tense?

Nous avons dansé.

A

Passe compose

We danced

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Form the past participle for Danser

J'ai -
Tu as
il a
Elle a 
On a 
Nous avons
Vous avez 
Ils/Elles ont
A

Passe compose does not change The verb tense, only the auxiliary

Dansé

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What is the past tense used to talk about ongoing or habitual actions in the past?

Does not require an auxiliary verb.

Example: Hélène jouait au foot tous les jours.

A

Imparfait.

Helen used to play soccer every day

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How do you conjugate the imperfect?

Ex: travailler

A

Take the present tense nous form, remove the “ons” and ass the imparfait ending.

Travaillons - travaillait
Nous travaillions.
Vous travailliez
Ils travaillaient

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Conseiller

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To advise

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Distribuer

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To distribute

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S’habituer

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To get used to

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Se moquer de

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To make fun of

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Paraître

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To appear

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Traiter

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To treat

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Se tromper

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To make a mistake

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13
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Les actualités

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News

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Un article de fond

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A featured article

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Des conseils

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La droite

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Political right

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Un enquête

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Investigation

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Un entretien

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La gauche

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Political left wing

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Un kiosque

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Newspaper and magazine stand

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Un lecteur

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Un magazine

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La majorité

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Les médias
Media
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Un mensuel
A monthly magazine or newspaper.
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Pouvoir
Power
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La quotidien
Daily newspaper
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La rédaction
Editorial staff
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Une revue
Literary or scientific magazine
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Arrête
Definite
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En direct
Live
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Imprimé
Printed
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Politisé
Having a political slant