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1
Q

To leave, to depart

•Irregular conjugation

A

Partir

Je pars
Tu pars
Il part
Nous partons
Vous partez
Ils partent
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To sleep

•irregular conjugation

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Dormir

Je dors
Tu dors
Il dort
Nous dormons
Vous dormez
Ils dorment
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To lie, tell a lie

•irregular conjugation

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Mentir

Je mens
Tu mens
Il ment
Nous mentons
Vous mentez
Ils mentent
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To smell; to feel; to sense

•irregular conjugation

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Sentir

Je sens
Tu sens
Il sent
Nous sentons
Vous sentez
Ils sentent
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To serve

•Irregular conjugation

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Servir

Je sers
Tu sers
Il sert
Nous servons
Vous servez
Ils servent
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To go out; to exit

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Sortir

Je sors
Tu sors
Il sort
Nous sortons
Vous sortez
Ils sortent
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What is the difference between partir, sortir, and quitter

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•Partir is either used alone or followed by a preposition, usually de/d’ (from) or pour (for; in the direction of)

  • Quand pars-tu? (When are you leaving?)
  • Dominique part de (pour) Paris. (Dominique is leaving from (for) Paris)

•Sortir can also mean to leave. It is used either alone or with a preposition, to describe leaving (going out of) an enclosed space, such as a room or a building.
•Sortie also means to go out for the evening (with a friend or friends)
*La maîtresse sort quand la cloche sonne (The teacher goes out when the bell rings)
*Les élèves sortent aussi de la salle (The pupils also leave the classroom)

•The -er verb quitter always requires a direct object, either a place or a person

  • Nous quittons New York en mai (We are leaving New york in May
  • Elle quitte ses amis à midi (She is leaving her friends at noon)
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To become

Conjugation

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Devenir

Je deviens
Tu deviens
Il deviens
Nous devons
Vous devez
Ils deviennent
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To intervene, interrupt

Conjugation

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Intervenir

J’interviens
Tu interviens
Il intervient
Nous intervenons
Vous intervenez
Ils interviennent
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To obtain, get

Conjugation

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Obtenir

J’obtiens
Tu obtiens
Il obtient
Nous obtenons
Vous obtenez
Ils obtiennent
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To succeed (in), manage to

Conjugation

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Parvenir (à)

Je parviens
Tu parviens
Il parvient
Nous parvenons
Vous parvenez
Ils parviennent
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To come back

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Revenir

Je reviens
Tu reviens
Il revient
Nous revenons
Vous revenez
Ils reviennent
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How to say “to have just done something”

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Venir de/d’+ infinitive

  • Je viens de terminer ce travail (I have just finished this job)
  • Nous venons de rendre visite à Jean-Paul (We have just visited Jean-Paul)
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Come get/pick up someone or something

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Venir chercher

*Tu viens chercher Papa? (Are you coming to pick up Dad?)

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To go get or to pick up someone or something

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Aller chercher

*Je vais chercher le journal (I will go get the newspaper)

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To be attached to

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Tenir à+ a person

*Cet enfant tient beaucoup à son frère (That child is very attached to his brother)

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To be determined to do, to be bent on doing something

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Tenir à+ infinitive

*Je tiens à visiter Paris (I am determined to visit Paris)

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To take into account, pay attention to

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Tenir compte de+ a person or thing

*Tu tiens compte des besoins de tes amis? (Do you attend to your friends needs?)

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To contradict

conjugation

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Contredire

Je contredis
Tu contredis
Il contredit
Nous contredisons
Vous contredisez
Ils contredisent
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To forbid, prohibit [from doing something]

Conjugation

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Interdire

J’interdis
Tu interdis
Il interdit
Nous interdisons
Vous interdisez
Ils interdisent
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To say again, repeat

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Redire

Je redis
Tu redis
Il redit
Nous redisons
Vous redites
Ils redisent
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To elect

Conjugation

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Élire

Je élis
Tu élis
Il élit
Nous élisons
Vous élisez
Ils élisent
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To write, inscribe (on a register)

Conjugation

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Inscrire

J’inscris
Tu inscris
Il inscrit
Nous inscrivons
Vous inscrivez
Ils incrivent
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To transcribe

Conjugation

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Transcrire

Je transcris
Tu transcris
Il transcrit
Nous transcrivons
Vous transcrivez
Ils transcrivent
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To permit, allow (s.o. To do something)

Conjugation

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Permettre

Je permets
Tu permets
Il permet
Nous permettons
Vous permettez
Ils permettent

•In constructions with permettre and promettre, the preposition à pre- cedes the indirect object noun (usually a person) and the preposition de/d’ precedes the infinitive.

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To postpone; to give back; to turn in

Conjugation

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Remettre

Je remets
Tu remets
Il remet
Nous remettons
Vous remettez
Ils remettent
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To submit; to subject

Conjugation

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Soumettre

Je soumets
Tu soumets
Il soumets
Nous soumettons
Vous soumettez
Ils soumettent
28
Q

To hit; to beat; to win

Conjugation

A

battre

Je bats
Tu bats
Il bats
Nous battons
Vous battez
Ils battent
29
Q

To fight, combat

Conjugation

A

Combattre

Je combats
Tu combats
Il combat
Nous combattons
Vous combattez
Ils battent
30
Q

What follows pouvoir and vouloir most commonly in a sentence?

A

Pouvoir and vouloir most often precede an infinitive (verb 􏰁 verb con- struction). The infinitive directly follows these verbs, with no intervening preposition (whether or not the preposition to appears in the English equivalent).

*Je peux marcher. (I can(am able to) walk

31
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To be willing or glad to do something

A

Vouloir bien+ infinitive

*Je veux bien accompagner le groupe (I would be happy to come along with the group)

32
Q

To mean or to signify

A

Vouloir dire

*Que veut dire “amuse-bouche”? (What does amuse bouche mean?)

33
Q

One/you must…we have to…it is necessary to…

Not devoir

A

Falloir

It is used only in the third person singular form (il faut+infinitive)

*Il faut faire de l’exercice tous les jours

34
Q

Supposition or probability

A

Devoir+ infinitive

*Paul est absent; il doit être malade (Paul is absent; he must be ill)

35
Q

To owe (e.g. a sum of money)

A

devoir is not followed by an infinitive

•The person or entity to whom the amount or thing is owed is expressed by an indirect object, beginning with à or pour.

*Nous devons trois cents euroes à Papa. (We owe Dad three hundred euros)

36
Q

Duty or obligation (noun)

A

Le devoir

37
Q

School assignments (noun)

A

Les devoirs

38
Q

To perceive; to glimpse

Conjugation

A

Apercevoir

Je aperçois
Tu aperçois
Il aperçoit
Nous apercevons
Vous apercevez
Ils aperçoivent
39
Q

To notice

Conjugation

A

S’apercevoir de

Je m’aperçois
Tu t’aperçois
Il s’aperçoit
Nous nous apercevons
Vous vous apercevez
Ils s’aperçoivent
40
Q

To be acquainted with

A

Connaître

It always takes a direct object noun or pronoun (a person, a place, an idea, or a thing).

41
Q

To know (a fact)

A

Savoir + subordinate clause

Savoir can be fol- lowed by a noun referring to a fact or simple information. But it is very often followed by a subordinate clause starting with que (that), qui (who), quand (when), pourquoi (why), si (if), où (where), or quel(le)(s) (what).

42
Q

To know how to (do something)

A

Savoir + infinitive

*Je sais monter à bicyclette (I know how to ride a bike.)

43
Q

To see again

A

Revoir

44
Q

To visit, go see a person

A

Aller voir

45
Q

To trust (a person), or to believe (in God)

A

Croire en

46
Q

I think so

A

Je crois que oui

47
Q

I don’t think so

A

Je crois que non

48
Q

To rush, rush up

Conjuagation

A

Accourir

J’accours
Tu accours
Il accourt
Nous accourons
Vous accourez
Ils accourent
49
Q

To compete

Conjugation

A

Concourir

Je concours
Tu concours
Il concourt
Nous concourons
Vous concourez
Ils concourent
50
Q

To go, travel through

Conjugation

A

Parcourir

Je parcours
Tu parcours
Il parcourt
Nous parcourons
Vous parcourez
Ils parcourent
51
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To rescure, come to the aid of

Conjugation

A

Secourir

Je secours
Tu secours
Il secourt
Nous secourons
Vous secourez
Ils secourent
52
Q

To offer, give

Conjugation

A

Offrir

J’offre
Tu offres
Il offre
Nous offrons
Vous offrez
Ils offrent

The present tense endings of the group offrir are the same as the present tense endings of regular -er verbs.

53
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To discover, find out

A

Découvrir

Je découvre
Tu découvres
Il découvre
Nous découvrons
Vous découvrez
Ils découvrent
54
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To suffer, to tolerate

Conjugation

A

Souffrir

Je souffre
Tu souffres
Il souffre
Nous souffrons
Vous souffrez
Ils souffrent
55
Q

To build, construct

conjugation

A

Construire

Je construis
Tu construis
Il construit
Nous construisons
Vous construisez
Ils construisent
56
Q

To destroy

Conjugation

A

détruire

Je détruis
Tu détruis
Il détruit
Nous détruisons
Vous détruisez
Ils détriusent
57
Q

To produce

Conjugation

A

produire

Je produis
Tu produis
Il produit
Nous produisons
Vous produisez
Ils produisent
58
Q

To follow, to take [a course]

A

Suivre

Je suis
Tu suis
Il suit
Nous suivons
Vous suivez
Ils suivent
59
Q

To relive, to come alive

A

Revivre

Je revis
Tu revis
Il revit
Nous revivons
Vous revivez
Ils revivent
60
Q

To fear, be afraid of

A

Craindre (de)

Je crains
Tu crains
Il craint
Nous craignons
Vous craignez
Ils craignent
61
Q

To reach, attain

Conjugation

A

Atteindre

J’atteins
Tu atteins
Il atteint
Nous atteignons
Vous atteignez
Ils atteignent
62
Q

To pretend (to)

Conjugation

A

Feindre (de)

Je feins
Tu feins
Il feint
Nous feignons
Vous feignez
Ils feignent
63
Q

To paint

Conjugation

A

Peindre

Je peins
Tu peins
Il peint
Nous peignons
Vous peignez
Ils peignent
64
Q

To pity

Conjugation

A

Plaindre

Je plains
Tu plains
Il plaint
Nous plaignons
Vous plaignez
Ils plaignent

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