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Past Être, Pouvoir/vouloir, Que/qui, Etc. Flashcards

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arriver

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to arrive (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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partir

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to leave (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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aller

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to go (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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venir

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to come (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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entrer

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to enter (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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sortir

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to go out (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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monter

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to go up (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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descendre

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to come down (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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tomber

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to fall (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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mourir

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to die (past tense formed with “mort” and être)

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rester

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to remain (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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retourner

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to go back (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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naître

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to be born (past tense formed with “né” and and être)

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apparaître

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to appear (past tense formed with regular pp and être or avoir based on state or action)

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disparaître

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to disappear (past tense formed with regular pp and être or avoir based on state or action)

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rentrer

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to re-enter, to go back (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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revenir

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to come back (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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devenir

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to become (past tense formed with regular pp and être)

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aller en ville

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to go to town

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heureusement

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fortunately

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vers

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toward

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malheureusement

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unfortunately

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la fusée

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the rocket

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lors de

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at the time of, during

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à partir de

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starting with, from the time of

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pouvoir

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to be able
Irregular verb: peux (puis), peux, peut, pouvons, pouvez, peuvent
Past participle is pu

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vouloir

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to want, to desire
Irregular verb: veux, veux, veut, voulons, voulez, veulent
Past participle: voulu

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dire

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to say

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au moins

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at least

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un chat

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a cat

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grâce à

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thanks to, because of

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que as conjunction

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that - joins two independent clauses

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le comportement

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the behavior

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rapporté

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brought back, reported

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supporter

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to endure, to bear, to tolerate

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voler

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to fly

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un vol

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a flight

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au cours de

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in the course of

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peser

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to weigh

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la pesanteur

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weight

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voir

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to see

Past participle is vu

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que as relative pronoun

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which, whom, that

Contracts before vowels

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un singe

A

a monkey

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semblable

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similar

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sans

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without

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maintenant

A

now

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jusqu’a

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until, as far as, up to the time of

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presque

A

almost

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qui as relative pronoun

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that, which, who (becomes subject of a clause)

Never contracts before a vowel sound

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fort

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très (very)

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entraîner

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to entail

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l’entrée

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the entry, entrance

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la rentrée

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the re-entry, re-entrance

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inversion with que/qui

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clause following que often has verb then subject in French, but should be translated with subject first. qui does not invert.

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conjugated verbs followed by infinitive

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infinitive verbs (avoir, être, pouvoir) and past participle make two English clauses
Il prétend avoir établi ses conclusions = he claims he has established his conclusions
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croire

A

to believe

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des principes fondanentaux

A

fundamental principles

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investir

A

to invest

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