Leçon 25 Dans la rue Flashcards
I was crossing the Place de la Victoire when suddenly I saw some students.
Je traversais la place de la Victoire quand soudain j’ai vu des étudiants.
I was waiting for the bus when suddenly he walked up to me.
J’attendais l’autobus quand tout à coup il s’est approché de moi.
He was watching the game when she walked into the room.
Il regardait le match quand elle est entrée dans la pièce.
We were walking in the park when suddenly we saw a rabbit.
Nous marchions dans le parc quand tout à coup nous avons vu un lapin.
fast
rapide -> rapidement If the adjective already ends with an e, just add the suffix -ment to the adjective.
with difficulty
difficile -> difficilement If the adjective already ends with an e, just add the suffix -ment to the adjective.
easily
facile -> facilement If the adjective already ends with an e, just add the suffix -ment to the adjective.
probably
probable -> probablement If the adjective already ends with an e, just add the suffix -ment to the adjective.
naturally
naturel -» naturelle -» naturellement If the adjective doesn’t end in an e, put the adjective in the feminine form and add -ment
actively
actif -» active -> activement If the adjective doesn’t end in an e, put the adjective in the feminine form and add -ment
seriously
sérieux — » sérieuse -> sérieusement If the adjective doesn’t end in an e, put the adjective in the feminine form and add -ment
really
vrai — > vraiment
nicely
gentil — > gentiment
deeply
profond — » profondément
briefly
bref -» brièvement
precisely
précis -> précisément
He drives fast.
Il conduit rapidement.
Adverbs are usually placed after verbs in the présent and other simple tenses (future, imperfect, etc.)
She is working seriously.
Elle travaille sérieusement.
Adverbs are usually placed after verbs in the présent and other simple tenses (future, imperfect, etc.)
They walked slowly.
Ils marchaient lentement.
Adverbs are usually placed after verbs in the présent and other simple tenses (future, imperfect, etc.)
She’ll do this exercise easily.
Elle va faire l’exercice facilement.
Adverbs are usually placed after verbs in the présent and other simple tenses (future, imperfect, etc.)
You are waiting patiently.
Tu attends patiemment.
Adverbs are usually placed after verbs in the présent and other simple tenses (future, imperfect, etc.)
He speaks a lot.
He spoke a lot.
Il parle beaucoup.
Il a beaucoup parlé.
In the passé composé and other compound tenses, adverbs of quality (bien), quantity (beaucoup), and frequency (toujours) are placed between the auxiliary verb (avoir or être) and the past participle.
She often travels to Holland.
She has often traveled to Holland.
Elle va souvent en Hollande.
Elle est souvent allée en Hollande.
In the passé composé and other compound tenses, adverbs of quality (bien), quantity (beaucoup), and frequency (toujours) are placed between the auxiliary verb (avoir or être) and the past participle.
We eat well in this restaurant.
We ate well in this restaurant.
On mange bien dans ce restaurant.
On a bien mangé dans ce restaurant.
In the passé composé and other compound tenses, adverbs of quality (bien), quantity (beaucoup), and frequency (toujours) are placed between the auxiliary verb (avoir or être) and the past participle.
He always takes the subway.
He always took the subway.
Il prend toujours le métro.
Il a toujours le métro.
In the passé composé and other compound tenses, adverbs of quality (bien), quantity (beaucoup), and frequency (toujours) are placed between the auxiliary verb (avoir or être) and the past participle.
She did not go to the country often last year.
Elle n’est pas souvent allée à la campagne l’année dernière. I
n the negative, the adverb is placed after pas.
He did not work much in May.
Il n’a pas beaucoup travaillé en mai.
In the negative, the adverb is placed after pas.
He slowly explained to them how the machine works.
Il leur a lentement expliqué le fonctionnement de la machine.
The position of the adverbs ending in ment can be switched if one wishes to stress the action.
They meticulously examined the label,
Ils ont méticuleusement examiné l’étiquette.
The position of the adverbs ending in ment can be switched if one wishes to stress the action.
Of course, we had to wait more than an hour.
Évidemment, nous avons dû attendre plus d’une heure.
Some adverbs are often used at the beginning or the end of a sentence
Unfortunately, they demonstrated at the Place de la Victoire yesterday morning.
Malheureusement, ils ont manifesté à la Place de la Victoire hier matin.
Maybe he’ll come to the party,
Il va peut-être venir à la soirée.
Peut-être viendra-t-il à la soirée.
If the adverb peut-être (maybe) is placed at the beginning of a sentence, subject and verb must be reversed.
Maybe they went to Gérard’s.
Ils sont peut-être allés chez Gérard.
In modern spoken French, one tends to keep peut-être after the verb in a simple tense (présent, imperfect) or between the auxiliary and the past participle in the passé composé.
Maybe she’ll arrive late.
Elle va peut-être arriver en retard.
In modern spoken French, one tends to keep peut-être after the verb in a simple tense (présent, imperfect) or between the auxiliary and the past participle in the passé composé.
traffic jam
l’embouteillage (m.)
to wait
attendre
to drive through to cross
traverser
a crowd of people
une foule de gens
accident
l’accident (m.)
demonstration
la manifestation
pamphlet
le tract
to stop
s’arrêter
to come up to, to approach
s’approcher
to worry
s’inquiéter
to create to incite to provoke
provoquer
incredible awful
épouvantable
quietly tranquilly
tranquillement
intelligently
intelligemment
patiently
patiemment
brilliantly
brillamment
constantly
constamment
recently
récemment
naturally
naturellement
happily fortunately
heureusement
actively
activement
seriously
sérieusement
slowly
lentement
softly slowly
doucement
suddenly
tout à coup
odd looking funny looking
drôle
furious
furieux
to be late
être en retard
to keep
garder
leftovers
les restes (m. pl.)
suddenly
soudain
What a story!
Quelle histoire!
Of course not! Obviously not!
Évidemment non!
That must have . . .
Cela a dû . . .
courageux
Form the adverb
courageusement
joli
Form the adverb
joliment
vrai
Form the adverb
vraiment
prudent Form the adverb
prudemment
impatient Form the adverb
impatiemment
lent Form the adverb
lentement
brillant Form the adverb
brillamment
clair Form the adverb
clairement
facile Form the adverb
facilement
sûr Form the adverb
sûrement
certain Form the adverb
certainement
probable Form the adverb
probablement