Leçon 22 Les Voitures Flashcards
I stopped
je me suis arrêté(e)
you stopped (fam.)
tu t’es arrêté(e)
he/she/one stopped
il/elle/on s’est arrêté(e)
we stopped
nous nous sommes arrêté(e)s
you stopped (pl.)
vous vous etes arrêté(e)(s)
they stopped
ils/elles se sont arrêté(e)s
I stopped on the highway.
Je me suis arrêté(e) sur I’autoroute.
She got up very early.
Elle s’est levée tres tot.
We had a great time.
Nous nous sommes bien amusé(e)s.
He got his car towed.
II s’est fait remorquer.
He did not stop in Nice.
Il ne s’est pas arrêté à Nice.
In the negative, reflexive verbs, like other verbs, take the negation ne . . . pas around the conjugated verb.
You did not take care of the tires. (fam)
Tu ne t’es pas occupé des pneus.
In the negative, reflexive verbs, like other verbs, take the negation ne . . . pas around the conjugated verb.
He never took a walk in this park.
Il ne s’est jamais promené dans ce parc.
In the negative, reflexive verbs, like other verbs, take the negation ne . . . pas around the conjugated verb.
Did she have her car towed?
S’est-elle fait remorquer?
In the interrogative form, the subject is placed right after the conjugated reciprocal or reflexive verb.
Were you (pl.) bored at the party?
Vous etes-vous ennuyé a la soirée?
In the interrogative form, the subject is placed right after the conjugated reciprocal or reflexive verb.
Did they stop in front of the castle?
Se sont-ils arrêtés devant le château?
In the interrogative form, the subject is placed right after the conjugated reciprocal or reflexive verb.
I am fixing the car.
I am having the car fixed.
Je répare la voiture.
Je fais réparer la voiture.
He is checking the oil.
He is having the oil checked.
Il vérifie le niveau d’huile.
Il fait vérifier le niveau d’huile.
You send flowers.
You are having flowers sent.
Vous envoyez des fleurs.
Vous faites envoyer des fleurs.
He is painting his apartment.
He is having his apartment painted.
Il peint son appartement.
Il fait peindre son appartement.
The baby is eating.
She feeds the baby.
Le bébé mange.
Elle fait manger le bébé.
He is working on the project.
He is having them work on the project.
Il travaille sur le projet.
Il les fait travailler sur le projet.
The students read the poem.
The professor has the students read the poem.
Les étudiants lisent le poème.
Le professeur fait lire le poème aux étudiants.
I bought this car three years ago.
J’al acheté cette voiture il y a trois ans.
To express a completed action that took place some time ago in the past, French uses the passé composé + il y a + amount of time.
I got my license six months ago.
J ‘ai passé mon permis il y a six mois.
To express a completed action that took place some time ago in the past, French uses the passé composé + il y a + amount of time.
We went to France three years ago.
Nous sommes allés en France il y a trois ans.
To express a completed action that took place some time ago in the past, French uses the passé composé + il y a + amount of time.
I tried for a half hour.
J’ai essayé pendant une demi-heure.
To express a specific duration of time in the past, French uses the passé composé + pendant + amount of time.
He stopped for two hours.
Il s’est arrêté pendant deux heures.
To express a specific duration of time in the past, French uses the passé composé + pendant + amount of time.
She has been trying to reach him for a half hour.
Elle essaie de le joindre depuis une demi-heure.
To express an action or situation that began in the past and is still going on in the present, French uses the present tense + depuis + amount of time
You drive too fast.
Tu conduis trop vite.
You’re a good driver.
Vous conduisez bien.
He is building a house.
Il construit une maison.
They produce oil.
Ils produisent du pétrole.
car
la voiture
to drive
conduire
driver’s license
le permis de conduire
to start the car
faire démarrer
to start up again
redémarrer
to drive (rolling)
rouler
to do 55 miles an hour
rouler à 90 km à I’heure
speed
la vitesse
to slow down
ralentir
to sound one’s horn
klaxonner
to work; to run (machine)
marcher
The car runs well.
La voiture marche bien.
The car is fuel-efficient.
La voiture consomme peu.
gas
l’essence
gas station
la station-service
fill the tank
faire le plein
oil
I’huile (f.)
to have the oil changed
faire changer I’huile
to break down
tomber en panne
to tow
remorquer
to repair
réparer
garage
le garage
garage owner
le garagiste
mechanic
le mécanicien
to check
verifier
motor
le moteur
brakes
les freins (m.)
tire
le pneu
tire pressure
la pression des pneus
to inflate
gonfler
I have a flat tire.
J’ai un pneu crevé
headlight
le phare
to set
to fix
régler