Imperfect Tense, Past Perfect/Anterior Tenses, Etc. Flashcards
imperfect tense stem and endings
use nous form of present tense for stem and add endings -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
indicates action in past time (translation can very between -ed, was -ing, used to)
imperfect tense of être
-‘étais, étais, était, étions, étiez, étaient
was, used to be
only irregular stem
un conte
a story, a tale
affecter
to feign, to pretend
la coeur
the heart
un parti
a party, a match
tendre
soft, tender
attendrir
to soften
alors que
while, just when
valoir mieux
to be better, to be worth more
se plaindre
to complain
une plainte
a complaint
mettre en fuite
to put to flight
s’appeler
to be named, to be called
dès l’aube
at dawn
marchander
to bargain, to haggle
l’entêtement
stubbornness
aiguë
sharp, shrill
porter
to carry, to wear
le bois
wood
how to form the past perfect tense
combine imperfect tense of avoir or être (with verbs of motion) + past participle
[subject] had [verb]
un garçon
a boy, a young man
des immeubles
real estate, property
une maison
a house
appartenir à
to belong to
how to form past anterior tense
combine past definite of avoir or être + past participle
translated same as past perfect (had) and comes after temporal expressions
chez
to the house of, the home of
guérir
to heal, to get well
à or de before infinitive verbs
may be translated as either “to [verb] or [verb]-ing
other prepositions before infinitive verbs (sans, avant, après, etc.)
translate verb with -ing ending
without, before, after
pour, afin de before infinitive
in order to (may not necessarily be translated)
fou
mad, foolish
[conjugated] faire semblant
are pretending
[conjugated] faire parti de
belong to
[conjugated] faire part de
were informed of
faire de mal
to harm
comment se fait-il
how does it happen
[conjugated] faire la cuisine
does the cooking
[conjugated] faire le ménage
does the housework
le pain
bread
son devoir
her/his duty
[conjugated] faire followed by infinitive
literally translated as “to cause,” but translation should be adjusted for logic
faire venir
to send for (to cause to come)
faire voir
to show (to cause to be seen)
faire savoir
to inform (to cause to be known)
faire remarquer
to point out (to cause to be noticed)
accroire
to believe
envoyer
to send
couler
to flow
enfin
finally, at least
épouser
to marry
le sang
the blood
sanglant
bleeding, bloody
ravir
to ravish, to abduct, to carry off
