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le prepostion À

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a+le=au(masculin sing)
a+la=a la(femenin sing)
a+les=aux(pl masc or pl fem)
a+l’=singular masc or fem with vowel

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2
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what is a

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to,in,at,for,from. or per

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location

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j’habite au Canada
je vais a paris
nous sommes a la piscine

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distance,time,age,rate

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j’arrive a cinq heures
il s’est marie a 35 ans
l’employe est paye a l’heure-the emplyer is paid by hour

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possesion

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cette voiture est a jean
c’est a toi?

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food /how its made

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un sandwich au ton-a tuna sandwich
un the a la vanille-a vanilla tea

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specific ways of transportation

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je suis venu(E) a pied
elles sont venues a velo=they came by bycycle

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to express pain

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j’ai mal au pieds
tu as mal a l’estomac

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festivals

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a noel

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to show purpose of something

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un sac a main
un verre a vin- a wine glass

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ways to say goodbye

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a demain
a vendredi
a bientot

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verbs+a

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acheter à to buy from
arracher à to grab, tear away from
aller à to suit (someone)
assister à (la réunion) to attend (the meeting)
s’attendre à to expect (something)
conseiller à to advise
convenir à qqun / qqch to please, be suitable for s.o. / s.t.
croire à to believe something
défendre à to forbid
se délecter à to take delight in
demander (qqch) à qqun to ask someone (something)
déplaire à to displease / be displeasing to
désobéir à to disobey
dire à qqun to say / tell
donner qqch à qqun to give someone something
écrire à quelqu’un to write to someone
emprunter qqch à qqun to borrow something from s.o.
envoyer qqch à qqun to send something to someone
être à to belong to
faire attention à to pay attention to
faire confiance à to trust (someone)
faire mal à to hurt
faillir à to fail in / at / to
se fier à (quelqu’un) to trust (someone)
goûter à quelque chose to taste something
s’habituer à to get used to
interdire (qqch) à qqun to forbid someone (something)
s’intéresser à to be interested in
jouer à to play (a game or sport)
manquer à to miss someone
mêler à to mingle with / to join in
nuire à to harm
obéir à to obey
s’opposer à to oppose
ordonner à to order
pardonner à to pardon, forgive
parler à to talk to
penser à to think of / about*
permettre à to permit
plaire à to please / be pleasing to
prendre à quelqu’un to take from someone
prendre garde à to be careful of, watch out for
procurer à quelqu’un to obtain for someone
profiter à to benefit / be profitable to
promettre à to promise
raconter à qqun to tell someone
rappeler à to remind (someone)
réfléchir à to consider / reflect upon
rendre visite à quelqu’un to visit someone
répondre à to answer
reprocher à to criticize
résister à to resist
ressembler à to resemble
réussir à l’examen to pass the test
rêver à to imagine, dream of
serrer la main à quelqu’un to shake hands with someone
servir à to be used for/as
songer à to dream / think of
sourire à to smile at
succéder à to succeed, follow
survivre à to survive
téléphoner à to call
voler (qqch) à qqun to steal (something) from someone

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e.g

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il a fait mal a sa soeur
on a envoye une carte de noel a nos amis

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a+verb+infinitive

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aider à to help to
s’amuser à to amuse oneself ___-ing
apprendre à to learn how to
s’apprêter à to get ready to
arriver à to manage / succeed in ___-ing
aspirer à to aspire/yearn to
astreindre (qqun) à to compel / force (someone) to
s’attendre à to expect to
s’autoriser à to authorize / allow to
avoir à to have to / be obliged to
chercher à to attempt to
commencer à** to start to / ___-ing
consentir à to consent to
continuer à** to continue to / ___-ing
contraindre (qqun) à to force / compel (someone) to
décider (quelqu’un) à to persuade (someone) to
se décider à to make up one’s mind to
encourager à to encourage to
s’engager à to get around to
enseigner à to teach to
s’épuiser à to exhaust oneself ___-ing
forcer à to force to
s’habituer à to get used to
hésiter à to hesitate to
s’intéresser à to be interested in
inviter (quelqu’un) à to invite (someone) to
se mettre à to start, set about ___-ing
obliger (qqun) à to oblige/force (someone) to
parvenir à to succeed in ___-ing
passer du temps à to spend time ___-ing
perdre du temps à to waste time ___-ing
persister à to persist in ___-ing
se plaire à to take pleasure in ___-ing
pousser (quelqu’un) à to urge/push (someone) to
prendre garde à to be careful to
se préparer à to prepare oneself to
rechigner à to grudge ___-ing
recommencer à to begin ___-ing again
réfléchir à to consider ___-ing
renoncer à to give up ___-ing
se résigner à to become resigned to ___-ing
résister à to resist ___-ing
réussir à to succeed in ___-ing
servir à to serve to
songer à to dream of ___-ing
tarder à to delay / be late in ___-ing
tenir à to hold (someone) to / insist on ___-ing
venir à to happen to

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e.g

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j’hesite a quitter mon travail
cela commence a m’embeter

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