Lesson 2 Flashcards

Question 1

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Hi!

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Coucou!

hi (informal, friendly) - coucou. Note that coucou is only used with friends and family members.

Question 2

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Hi honey!

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Coucou chéri!

honey, sweetie (informal) - chéri. Note that the feminine form would be chérie.

Question 3

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Kisses!

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Bisous!

kiss(es) - bisou(s)

Question 4

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I have too many friends

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J’ai trop de copains

too much, too many - trop. Note that when trop precedes a noun, de is usually placed between them.

Question 5

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It’s early

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Il est tôt

early - tôt

Question 6

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It’s late

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Il est tard

late - tard. Note the use of Il est instead of C’est here. The latter would only be appropriate if the following adverb (tard) were modified: C’est trop tard – “It’s too late.”

Question 7

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earlier

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plus tôt

earlier - plus tôt. Note that this literally means “more early.”

Question 8

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later

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plus tard

later - plus tard. Note that this literally means “more late.”

Question 9

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See you later!

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À plus tard!

see you later - à plus tard

Question 10

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I’m arriving/coming soon

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J’arrive bientôt

soon - bientôt

Question 11

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See you soon!

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À bientôt!

see you soon - à bientôt

Question 12

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good

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bon, bien

good (adj.) - bon, bien. Note that bon is typically used as an adjective, while bien can also be used as an adverb – “well.”

Question 13

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a good week

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une bonne semaine

a week - une semaine

Question 14

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Have a good weekend!

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Bon week-end!

a weekend - un week-end. An alternative is the feminine term fin de semaine, which literally translates to “end of the week.”

Question 15

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I am hungry

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J’ai faim

to be hungry - avoir faim. The above sentence translates literally to “I have hunger.”

Question 16

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She is perfect

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Elle est parfaite

perfect - parfait

Question 17

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The house is great

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La maison est géniale

great, fantastic - génial. Note that génial also translates to “brilliant” or “of genius.”

Question 18

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A large pizza, please

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Une grande pizza, s’il vous plaît

a pizza - une pizza

Question 19

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I have (some) ice cream

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J’ai de la glace

ice cream - la glace. In French, a distinction must be made between ice cream in general (de la glace) and a single portion of ice cream (une glace).

Question 20

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He is always happy

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Il est toujours heureux

always - toujours. In French, most adverbs follow the verbs they modify. Also note that for the most part, French adverbs are invariable.

Question 21

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What are the three types of infinitive verb endings in French?

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-ER, as in parler (to speak)
-IR, as in finir (to finish)
all other endings including -RE and -OIR, as in entendre (to hear) or voir (to see)

Question 22

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What are the present tense conjugation endings of 1st group (-ER) verbs?

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-e -es -e -ons -ez -ent

For example, for parler, which means “to speak”: je parle, tu parles, il/elle/on parle, nous parlons, vous parlez, ils/elles parlent.

Question 23

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You walk

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Tu marches

to walk - marcher. In the second-person singular of the present tense, verbs with infinitives ending in -ER adopt the ending -es.

Question 24

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We talk

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Nous parlons

to speak, to talk - parler. In the first-person plural of the present tense, verbs with infinitives ending in -ER adopt the ending -ons.

Question 25

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You talk a lot

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Tu parles beaucoup

a lot - beaucoup. Most adverbs immediately follow conjugated verbs. Beaucoup can also function as an adjective when followed by de: beaucoup de pizza – “many pizzas/a lot of pizza.”

Question 26

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They have a lot of candy

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Ils ont beaucoup de bonbons

(a piece of) candy - un bonbon. The plural form of this masculine noun is used to designate “some candy” or “sweets,” while its singular form un bonbon is used to denote a single piece of candy.

Question 27

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The girls dance

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Les filles dansent

to dance - danser. In the third-person plural of the present tense, verbs with infinitives ending in -ER adopt the ending -ent.

Question 28

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She sings well

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Elle chante bien

to sing - chanter. In the third-person singular of the present tense, verbs with infinitives ending in -ER adopt the ending -e.

Question 29

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I work a lot

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Je travaille beaucoup

to work - travailler. In the first-person singular of the present tense, verbs with infinitives ending in -ER adopt the ending -e.

Question 30

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You eat a lot

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Tu manges beaucoup

to eat - manger

Question 31

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I sing badly

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Je chante mal

badly - mal. Recall that when an adverb modifies a conjugated verb, it immediately follows the verb.

Question 32

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I love pizza

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J’adore la pizza

to love (something) - adorer. There are two ways to say “to love” in French: adorer and aimer. Adorer is used to describe fondness for an object, activity, event, celebrity, or friend (but not for a romantic lover).

Question 33

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You (plural) hate sweets

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Vous détestez les bonbons

to hate - détester. In the second-person plural of the present tense, verbs with infinitives ending in -ER adopt the ending -ez.

Question 34

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Conjugate the verb arriver in the present tense.

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j’arrive
tu arrives
il/elle/on arrive
nous arrivons
vous arrivez
ils/elles arrivent

This is a regular -ER verb.

Question 35

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I love my house

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J’adore ma maison

my (singular) - mon/ma. These are the possessive adjectives for je when referring to singular nouns. Possessive adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun: they agree with what is possessed, not with the possessor.

Question 36

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My friends are rich

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Mes copains sont riches

my (plural) - mes. This is the possessive adjective for je when referring to plural nouns, regardless of gender. Note how it agrees in number with the noun.

Question 37

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I love my life

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J’adore ma vie

life - la vie

Question 38

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(to a close friend) Your friend is hungry

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Ton ami a faim

your (singular) - ton/ta. Ton and ta are the possessive adjectives for tu when referring to singular nouns.

Question 39

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Your (female) students are brilliant

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Tes étudiantes sont brillantes

your (plural) - tes. This is the possessive adjective for tu when referring to plural nouns, regardless of gender.

Question 40

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I have his table

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J’ai sa table

his/her (singular) - son/sa. These are the possessive adjectives for il/elle/on when referring to singular nouns.

Question 41

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We have her candy

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Nous avons ses bonbons

his/her (plural) - ses. This is the possessive adjective for il/elle/on when referring to plural nouns.

Question 42

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I like candy

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J’aime les bonbons

to like - aimer. This verb means “to like” when applied to things. When applied to people, it means “to love (romantically).”

Question 43

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He loves his girlfriend

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Il aime sa petite amie

to love (someone) - aimer. Recall that generally, when dealing with objects instead of people, aimer means “to like.”

Question 44

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She is in love with Paul

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Elle est amoureuse de Paul

in love (with) - amoureux (de). Amoureux can be used without the preposition de to mean “romantic.”

Question 45

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We always win

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Nous gagnons toujours

to win - gagner. Note that gagner de l’argent means “to earn money.”

Question 46

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I like our house

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J’aime notre maison

our - notre/nos. Notre is the possessive adjective for nous when referring to a singular noun, regardless of gender. Nos is the possessive adjective for nous when referring to a plural noun.

Question 47

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He likes music

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Il aime la musique

music - la musique

Question 48

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You (informal) play piano

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Tu joues du piano

to play - jouer. Note that piano is a masculine noun. Also note that jouer de refers to playing a musical instrument, whereas jouer à refers to playing a game or a sport.

Question 49

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Marcel plays guitar

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Marcel joue de la guitare

a guitar - une guitare

Question 50

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We play basketball too

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Nous jouons au basket aussi

also, as well, too - aussi. The word for “basketball” is le basket-ball, often shortened to le basket. Note how à le is contracted to au.

Question 51

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You guys like your house, no?

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Vous aimez votre maison, non?

your (plural/formal) - votre/vos. These are the possessive adjectives for vous.

Question 52

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The girls love their boyfriends

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Les filles aiment leurs petits amis

their - leur/leurs. These are the possessive adjectives for ils/elles.

Question 53

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They listen to pop music

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Ils écoutent de la musique pop

to listen - écouter

Question 54

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My (female) friend talks a lot

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Mon amie parle beaucoup

Note that ma changes to mon when the (feminine) noun begins with a vowel sound. The same applies to ta and sa: they change to ton and son, respectively.

Question 55

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She has a small car

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Elle a une petite voiture

a car - une voiture

Question 56

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They have our keys

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Ils ont nos clés

a key - une clé/clef. Both spellings are pronounced the same way and are entirely interchangeable.

Question 57

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The car works very well

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La voiture marche très bien

to function, to work - marcher. Note this second meaning of the verb marcher, in addition to the meaning “to walk.”

Question 58

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I really like her convertible

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J’aime beaucoup son cabriolet

a convertible - un cabriolet. The French here translates more directly to “I like her convertible a lot.”

Question 59

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They are in the car

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Ils sont dans la voiture

in - dans. The preposition dans can also mean “within” or “into.”

Question 60

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I think a lot

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Je pense beaucoup

to think - penser. This verb is conjugated in the present as follows: je pense, tu penses, il/elle/on pense, nous pensons, vous pensez, ils/elles pensent.

Question 61

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I think about Marie

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Je pense à Marie

to think about (someone, something) - penser à. In this case “about” is translated with the preposition à. Very common in French, à can have various meanings – including “to” and “toward” – depending on context.

Question 62

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I have a good book

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J’ai un bon livre

a book - un livre

Question 63

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She is a teacher

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C’est une enseignante

a teacher - un enseignant. Note that it is common to use c’est rather than il/elle est, even for a person. C’est must be followed by an indefinite article (un/une), while il/elle est should NOT: Elle est enseignante.

Question 64

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She is a (primary school) teacher

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C’est une institutrice

a teacher (primary school) - un(e) instituteur/-trice. Note that when addressing primary (and sometimes middle) school teachers, students usually use the noun maître/-esse.

Answer 65

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un professeur

a (middle/high school) teacher, a professor - un professeur. In written form, professeur is always a masculine noun. When spoken, especially with the colloquial abbreviation prof, you can use the feminine form – une prof.

Answer 66

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C’est une école américaine

school - l’école

Answer 67

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Le collège est grand

middle school - le collège. Note that the French word for “college” or “university” is the feminine université.

Answer 68

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un bon lycée

high school - le lycée. Note that although most nouns ending in an “e” are feminine, lycée is masculine.

Answer 69

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J’étudie les mathématiques

to study - étudier. After étudier, you should always use an article before the noun. Note also that mathématiques is a special noun that can only be plural.

Answer 70

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Elle révise avec un ami

to study, to review, to revise - réviser. Note that this verb is different from étudier, which means to study a subject regularly or in general. Réviser pertains instead to studying for something specific like an exam or a quiz.

Answer 71

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Elle entre dans la maison

enter - entrer

Answer 72

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J’étudie à la maison

at home - à la maison. This literally translates to “at the house.”

Answer 73

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Ils rentrent à la maison

to come home, to come back - rentrer. To express “to come (back) to” you use rentrer à, while to express “to come (back) from” you would use rentrer de.

Answer 74

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Nous sommes enfin à la maison

finally - enfin

Answer 75

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Les garçons sont intéressants

interesting - intéressant

Answer 76

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Est-il professeur?

Note that things are often inversed in questions, such that the pronoun comes after the verb, joined by a dash. Another example: “Do you have my book?” translates as As-tu mon livre?

Answer 77

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Êtes-vous camarades de classe?

a classmate - un(e) camarade (de classe)

Answer 78

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Nous avons des devoirs

homework - les devoirs. Used here as a plural masculine noun, devoir is also a verb, meaning “to owe” or “to have to.”

Answer 79

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Tu parles très vite

quickly - vite. Note that when an adverb (in this case, très) modifies another adverb (vite), it precedes that adverb.

Answer 80

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Je suis souvent triste

often - souvent. Note that when adverbs modify adjectives, they usually precede the adjectives.

Answer 81

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Nous rentrons (à la maison) en voiture

to go home by (means of transportation) - rentrer en. The preposition en can be used to introduce most modes of transportation. Note that en can also mean “in” or “inside.”

Answer 82

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Tu vis une bonne vie

to live - vivre. This is an irregular verb: je vis, tu vis, il/elle/on vit, nous vivons, vous vivez, ils/elles vivent.

Answer 83

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J’habite en France

to live, to reside - habiter. Note that habiter is a regular -ER verb. Also note that it is different from vivre in that it is used to speak about one’s place of residence.

Answer 84

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Nous rentrons (à la maison) en train

a train - un train

Answer 85

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-is -is -it -issons -issez -issent

For example, for finir, which means “to finish”: je finis, tu finis, il/elle/on finit, nous finissons, vous finissez, ils/elles finissent.

Answer 86

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Je choisis de travailler

to choose - choisir. Note that you translate “to choose to” with choisir de. In the first-person singular of the present tense, regular -IR verbs take the ending -is.

Answer 87

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Tu réagis mal

to react - réagir. In the second-person singular of the present tense, regular -IR verbs take the ending -is.

Answer 88

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Le train est-il long?

long - long. Note that the feminine form is longue.

Answer 89

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Réfléchit-elle bien?

to reflect, to ponder, to concentrate - réfléchir. In the third-person singular of the present tense, regular -IR verbs take the ending -it.

Answer 90

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Nous vieillissons

to age, to grow old - vieillir. In the first-person plural of the present tense, regular -IR verbs take the ending -issons.

Answer 91

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Vous grandissez vite

to grow (up), to expand - grandir. In the second-person plural of the present tense, regular -IR verbs take the ending -issez.

Answer 92

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Ils réussissent toujours

to succeed - réussir. In the third-person plural of the present tense, regular -IR verbs take the ending -issent.

Answer 93

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Je finis mon travail

to finish - finir. Note that travail is a masculine noun.

Answer 94

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Le livre est-il sur la table?

on - sur. This preposition usually means “on,” but it can also take other meanings, depending on context. For instance, deux fois sur quatre means “two times out of four.” No matter what, note that sur should be followed by a noun.

Answer 95

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Le professeur punit les étudiants

to punish - punir

Answer 96

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Je compte sur Marie!

to count on - compter sur

Answer 97

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Nos devoirs sont faciles

easy - facile

Answer 98

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Le français est difficile

difficult, hard - difficile

Answer 99

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Elle finit ses devoirs facilement

easily - facilement. Note that many adverbs are formed by adding the suffix -ment to adjectives (in this case, facile, or “easy”).

Answer 100

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Vous maigrissez facilement

to slim down, to lose weight - maigrir

Answer 101

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Il grossit souvent

to gain/put on weight - grossir

Answer 102

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-s -s -t/-d -ons -ez -ent

For comprendre, which means “to understand”: je comprends, tu comprends, il/elle/on comprend, nous comprenons, vous comprenez, ils/elles comprennent.

Answer 103

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j’entends
tu entends
il/elle/on entend
nous entendons
vous entendez
ils/elles entendent

Verbs with the same infinitive ending, like prendre (to take), apprendre (to learn), and comprendre (to understand), share the same conjugation endings in the present.

Answer 104

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Elle ne parle pas

not - ne… pas. To make a sentence or question negative as you would with the word “not” in English, first place ne after the subject and before the verb. Then put the negative adverb pas after the conjugated verb. If the verb starts with a vowel, ne becomes n’.

Answer 105

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Il ne mange jamais

never - ne… jamais. Note how negation is formed here by simply replacing pas with jamais. Note also that you can use jamais on its own, usually as the answer to a question, meaning “never.”

Answer 106

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Vous ne travaillez plus

no more, not anymore, no longer - ne… plus

Answer 107

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Je n’ entends rien

not anything, nothing - ne… rien. In a positive sentence such as “Anything will work,” there is a different French word for “anything”: n’importe quoi.

Answer 108

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Ils mangent de la soupe. Ils ne mangent pas de soupe. Ils ne mangent plus de soupe. Ils ne mangent jamais de soupe

Notice how in a negative construction, the partitive article changes to de. This change happens for the articles un, une, du, de la, de l’, des.

Answer 109

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C’est un mauvais ami

bad - mauvais. Note the use of c’est to introduce the modified noun. When deciding between c’est and il est before a noun, remember to use c’est for modified nouns and il est for unmodified nouns.

Answer 110

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Nous prenons un train

to take - prendre. This is a very common verb. Its conjugations in the present are: je prends, tu prends, il/elle/on prend, nous prenons, vous prenez, ils/elles prennent.

Answer 111

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Il prend l’avion

an airplane - un avion

Answer 112

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Ils prennent le bateau

a boat - un bateau

Answer 113

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C’est un bateau bizarre

weird, strange - bizarre, étrange

Answer 114

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Ils apprennent à jouer du piano

to learn - apprendre. This verb is conjugated in the present tense as follows: j’apprends, tu apprends, il/elle/on apprend, nous apprenons, vous apprenez, ils/elles apprennent.

Answer 115

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Vous entendez bien

to hear - entendre. This verb is conjugated in similar fashion to the verbs prendre and apprendre.

Answer 116

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Tu entends tout

everything - tout. Note that tout is a common word that can take several different meanings, including “every,” “each,” and “all.” It is invariable here because it functions as a noun and not an adjective.

Answer 117

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Comprennent-ils tout?

to understand - comprendre

Answer 118

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Nous perdons de l’argent

to lose - perdre. This verb is conjugated in the present tense as follows: je perds, tu perds, il/elle/on perd, nous perdons, vous perdez, ils/elles perdent.

Answer 119

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Nous dormons beaucoup

to sleep - dormir. Note that dormir is not a regular -IR verb. In the present tense, it is conjugated like so: je dors, tu dors, il/elle/on dort, nous dormons, vous dormez, ils/elles dorment.

Answer 120

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Vous mentez toujours

to lie - mentir. Note that mentir is not a regular -IR verb: je mens, tu mens, il/elle/on ment, nous mentons, vous mentez, ils/elles mentent.

Answer 121

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Ils se sentent mal

to feel - (se) sentir, ressentir. These are not regular -IR verbs. Note also that sentir is often used in the reflexive form. We will learn about reflexive verbs elsewhere.

Answer 122

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Elle meurt dans le film

to die - mourir. Note that mourir is not a regular -IR verb. Also note that film, “movie,” is masculine.

Answer 123

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Il écrit des bons livres

to write - écrire. This verb is conjugated in the present as follows: j’écris, tu écris, il/elle/on écrit, nous écrivons, vous écrivez, ils/elles écrivent.

Answer 124

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Je reçois beaucoup de lettres

to receive - recevoir. Note that after adverbs of quantity like beaucoup, de is used instead of the partitive article (des).

Answer 125

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Croyez-vous en Julie?

to believe - croire. In the present tense, this verb is conjugated as follows: je crois, tu crois, il/elle/on croit, nous croyons, vous croyez, ils/elles croient.

Answer 126

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je veux
tu veux
il/elle/on veut
nous voulons
vous voulez
ils/elles veulent

Answer 127

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Ils veulent un enfant

to want - vouloir. Remember that vouloir is an irregular verb.

Answer 128

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Il peut jouer du piano

to be able to - pouvoir. Note that pouvoir is an irregular verb: je peux, tu peux, il/elle/on peut, nous pouvons, vous pouvez, ils/elles peuvent.

Answer 129

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Nous pouvons cuisiner facilement

to cook - cuisiner

Answer 130

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Je fais mes devoirs

to do, to make - faire. Note that faire is one of the most common French verbs. It is irregular and used in several expressions.

Answer 131

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je fais
tu fais
il/elle/on fait
nous faisons
vous faites
ils/elles font

Answer 132

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Il fait à manger

to make a meal - (se) faire à manger. Note that this literally means “to make to eat.” The reflexive form, se faire à manger, means “to make oneself a meal.”

Answer 133

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C’est un bon petit déjeuner

breakfast - le petit déjeuner

Answer 134

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Nous ne voulons pas un mauvais déjeuner

lunch - le déjeuner. Note that déjeuner is also a regular -ER verb meaning “to eat lunch.”

Answer 135

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Il veut un grand dîner

dinner - le dîner. Note that dîner is also a verb meaning “to have dinner.”

Answer 136

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Je veux manger un encas

a snack - un encas. This noun does not change in the plural since it already ends with an “s.” As an alternative, you could use the noun un goûter. Finally, note the construction vouloir + infinitive.

Answer 137

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J’ai raison

to be right - avoir raison. This literally translates as “to have reason.”

Answer 138

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Tu as tort

to be wrong - avoir tort

Answer 139

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Il prend une décision

a decision - une décision. Note that “to make a decision” is prendre une décision, not faire une décision.

Answer 140

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Il demande à Paul de faire à manger

to ask - demander. This verb is often followed by the preposition à. The construction demander à + person + de + infinitive is common, and means “to ask someone to do something.”

Answer 141

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je demande
tu demandes
il/elle/on demande
nous demandons
vous demandez
ils/elles demandent

Answer 142

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Je comprends la question

a question - une question. Note that the verb “to question” also exists in French – questionner.

Answer 143

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Elle pose une question à Marie

to ask a question - poser une question. Note that “to ask questions” is poser des questions.

Answer 144

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Je vais au travail en voiture

to go - aller. Note that aller is one of the most common French verbs. It is irregular. Also note how à le must be changed to au.

Answer 145

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je vais
tu vas
il/elle/on va
nous allons
vous allez
ils/elles vont

Answer 146

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entendre, comprendre, voir, boire, pouvoir

The 3rd group of French verbs comprises non-ER and non-IR verbs, as well as irregular -ER and -IR verbs. Recall that there are many irregular verbs in French, most of them among the most commonly used verbs.

Answer 147

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Elle pense aller à l’école

The construction penser + infinitive means “to consider/think about doing something.”

Answer 148

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Elle pense que tu as raison

that (conjunction) - que. Que is an important word that has several uses. Used as a conjunction, as above, it means “that.”

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Qu’est-ce tu fais?

what (in a question) - qu’est-ce que. Note that here que has been contracted to qu’.

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Que fait-il?

what (in a question with inversion) - que. Note that the common structure here is: interrogative word + verb + pronoun. When “what” is the subject of the question and placed before the verb, you can begin the sentence with Que and then invert the verb and subject.

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Tu fais quoi?

what (direct object in a question) - quoi. This is an informal construction frequently used instead of its more formal equivalent: Que fais-tu?

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Je comprends ce qu’elle fait

what (as the direct object in a sentence) - ce que. Note how ce que becomes ce qu’ when followed by a vowel sound.

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Tu chantes, ce qui est drôle

which (as a pronoun) - ce qui

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Quel collège?

which/what - quel. When “what” precedes a noun, the correct translation is always quel. If the noun is feminine, use quelle.

Answer 155

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Qui suis-je?

who - qui. Note that the common interrogative form is: interrogative word + verb-pronoun.

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Quand peut-elle aller?

when - quand

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Pourquoi étudies-tu?

why - pourquoi

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Je mange parce que j’ai faim

because - parce que

Answer 159

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Où est mon livre?

where - où. Note that the verb remains conjugated in the third-person singular form to match the direct object, “book.”

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Comment vas-tu?

how - comment. Comment vas-tu? literally translates as “How are you going?” instead of the English phrasing “How are you?” Alternatively, you can say Comment ça va?

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Combien d’argent as-tu?

how much, how many - combien. Note that there is no difference in French between the questions “How much?” and “How many?”

Answer 162

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Qu’est-ce qu’un cabriolet?

What is a… - Qu’est-ce qu’un/une…

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Que veut dire “encas”?

What does ___ mean? - Que veut dire ___?

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Que penses-tu du dîner?

to have an opinion about, to think about - penser de. Recall that penser à means “to think about (someone, something).” Penser de, on the other hand, means “to have an opinion about” someone or something.

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Pourquoi le dîner est-il tellement important?

so, so much - tellement. This adverb can also mean “to such a degree” or “in such a manner.” An alternative is si: Pourquoi le dîner est-il si important?

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Voici un bon exemple

here is, this is - voici. Exemple is a masculine noun. Note that you would still use Voici even if the sentence began “Here are…”

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Voilà ma voiture

here is, there is - voilà. Note how in this case voilà functions as a presentative.

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Voilà pourquoi je ne peux pas cuisiner

that is why - voilà. This word is difficult to translate directly into English, as it has many different uses.

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Toute la maison est belle

the whole, all of, every - tout + definite article. Note the feminine form of tout, toute. Here you are essentially saying “All of the house is beautiful.” The plural toutes les maisons would mean “all of the houses” or “every house.”

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Tous les trains sont longs

the whole, all of, every (plural) - tous + definite article. Note that the feminine form of tous is toutes.

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Il mange chaque encas

each, every - chaque. The indefinite adjective chaque always takes a singular noun and/or the third-person singular verb form: Chaque train est long.

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D’accord!

all right - d’accord. Note that d’accord is only used as an affirmation (to agree with someone), never as a description (to say something is “all right”). “To agree” or “to be in agreement” is expressed with the construction être d’accord.

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Ils sont parfaits ensemble

together - ensemble. Note that ensemble is an invariable adverb.

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J’étudie pour l’école

for - pour. Note that pour can also be used to mean “to” or “in order to.”

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Je mange afin de vivre

in order to, so (as to) - afin de. This expression is usually followed by an infinitive. As an alternative, you could use pour.

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Nous sommes ensemble; je suis content

pleased, glad - content. Note that content usually refers to a momentary state (often due to a specific reason) instead of a general state of happiness.

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D’ailleurs, on rentre à la maison

anyway, incidentally - d’ailleurs

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As-tu un autre bateau?

other, another, different - autre. The plural form is d’autres: d’autres enfants means “other kids.” Autre can also be used as a noun: les autres means “the others.”

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Les deux garçons sont très différents

different - différent

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Il veut une autre maison

other, another, different - autre. Note how in this case autre is used, not différent. Here you are essentially saying “He wants another house.” Meanwhile, “The house is different” would be translated as La maison est différente.

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Dans expresses an amount of time before something will happen: Nous mangeons dans deux minutes – “We’re eating in two minutes.” It also means “in” when used with an article and a noun: dans la maison – “in the house.”

En indicates how long something takes: Je peux faire mes devoirs en trois minutes – “I can do my homework in three minutes.” It also means “in” when used with a noun without an article: en classe – “in class/school.”

Lesson 2 Flashcards

This deck covers the present tense of both regular and irregular verbs. You will also learn about possessive adjectives, how to ask questions, and basic negation.