LFBP March 2015 X Flashcards
which one did he buy? (car)
laquelle a-t-il achetée? (Remember DO preceding…even with question words: need agreement)
how many hours did she sleep?
how much did the book cost?
combien d’heures a-t-elle dormi? (NO agreement…heures is time adverb)
combien d’euros ce livre a coûté? (same concept: counting adverb not DO)
all weird pronominals agree with one exception
they made light of your threats
se rire de
il se sont ri de vos menaces
3 reflexive pronominals never conjugated even though do
she let herself get convinced
she was offered flowers by jean
1) se laisser
2) se faire
3) se voir
elle s’est laissé convaincre
elle s’est vu offrir des fleurs par jean
se voir…super weird: 4 meanings
1) to see or find oneself literal/figurative
2) to be visible
3) to happen
4) se voir + infinitive: to be ____ed
that doesn’t happen everyday (you don’t see that everyday)
Ça ne se voit pas tous les jours
he was told to be quiet
Il s’est vu dire de se taire
you can’t see the hole (the hole isn’t visible)
Le trou ne se voit pas
i find myself obligated to leave
Je me vois obligé de partir
i can see myself living in switzerland
Je me vois habiter en Suisse.
that happens
Ça se voit
make your way through
they succeed in finding a way….
se frayer un chemin
ls parviennent à se frayer un chemin
they are not capable of making a path through the ice of the arctic in winter
ils ne sont même pas capables de se frayer un chemin à travers la glace de l’Arctique en hiver
the goat
le bouc
I’ll invite both him and his sister
j’inviterai et lui et sa sœur
maintenant synonym (2)
1) alors
2) or
as long as…
we’ll play as long as you wish
aussi longtemps que
on jouera aussi longtemps que tu veux (ind)
now that
now that i’ve settled in
maintenant que
maintenant que je suis installé
while
we had time to get a coffee while the others were getting ready
pendant que (ind) on a eu le temps de prendre un café pendant que les autres se préparaient
as long as
tant que
some subordinate clauses require future/conditional based on main clause
quand, dès que, aussitôt que, lorsque
he will arrive when i have left
il arrivera quand je serais parti
to stutter
bégayer
hornet
un frelon
