phrases

Question 1

how does one say “to scare someone”

Answer 1

faire peur (à)
e.g. À Halloween, je fais peur à mes neveux !

Question 2

how to express next/last with durations -

translate “Next weekend, we’re going to Brighton.”

Answer 2

Le weekend prochain, nous allons à Brighton

Question 3

translate “Last week, I met her parents.”

Answer 3

La semaine dernière, j’ai rencontré ses parents.

Question 4

How to express ‘‘other(s)’’:-

translate “Do you have any other books?”

Answer 4

Est-ce que vous avez d’autres livres?

Question 5

translate “He spoke of the other countries.”

Answer 5

Il a parlé des autres pays.

Question 6

Which phrase means “anything” / “nonsense”

Answer 6

N’importe quoi

Tu dis n’importe quoi!

Question 7

What is the difference between dans and en, when used with phrases regarding time?

Answer 7

En expresses the length of time something takes to be done.

Dans indicates the time until something will happen.

Question 8

Translate “We ate in forty minutes”

Answer 8

Nous avons mangé en 40 minutes

Question 9

Translate “We will eat in an hour’s time”

Answer 9

Nous mangerons dans une heure

Question 10

When ‘ON’ is used to stand for we, which possesive adjectives should be used?

Answer 10

Notre and Nos

e.g. On porte nos sacs (We are carrying our bags.)

Question 11

When ‘ON’ is used to stand for people, which possesive adjectives should be used?

Answer 11

Son, sa & ses

e.g. On aime toujours sa famille. (People always love their family.)

Question 12

Translate “These flowers smell good.”

Answer 12

Ces fleurs sentent bon

Note that, even though bon and mauvais are adjectives, they NEVER agree with the subject!

use sentir bon / mauvais for (physical)

Question 13

Translate “I feel great today!”

Answer 13

Je me sens super bien aujourd’hui !

use se sentir bien / mal / mieux … (emotional)

Question 14

when using object pronouns (direct and indirect) with negation, where should the pronoun be placed?

Answer 14

the pronoun(s) will be placed between ne/n’ and the conjugated verb, as follows:

ne/n’ + pronoun + verb + pas / plus / pas du tout / que / jamais

Non, je ne l’aime pas du tout ! (No, I don’t love him at all!)

Question 15

Translate “Last January, Simon moved in France.”

Answer 15

En janvier dernier, Simon a emménagé en France.

For names of months (e.g. last February, March, …), instead of using le, we use en + month + dernier / prochain.

Question 16

What phrase means to be part of?

Answer 16

faire partie de

Tu veux faire partie de l’équipe? (Do you want to be part of the team?)

Question 17

Translate “We haven’t been here for very long.”

Answer 17

Nous ne sommes pas là depuis très longtemps

if the action started in the past and is still on going, use the present tense

Question 18

Translate “You haven’t been to Australia for a few years.”

Answer 18

Tu n’es pas allé en Australie depuis quelques années.

If the action started in the past and was completed in the past, use the passe compose.

Question 19

How do you express “What”, as in “What nice …”

Answer 19

quel / quelle / quels / quelle

e.g Quelle bonne idée !

Question 20

Translate “We are lucky”

Answer 20

Nous avons de la chance

Question 21

Translate “You are always right”

Answer 21

Je n’ai pas de chance.

Question 22

Translate “Luc is wrong, and I’m right.”

Answer 22

Luc a tort et j’ai raison.

Question 23

Which pronoun means “there”

Answer 23

Y

Je vais à l’école -> J’y vais

Question 24

Transate “This dress really suits you.”

Answer 24

Cette robe te va vraiment bien.

Question 25

Transate “This girl is nice, but this boy is not.”

Answer 25

Cette fille est gentille mais ce garçon ne l’est pas.

Question 26

Transate “Each Saturday, I go swimming”

Answer 26

Chaque samedi, je fais de la natation.

Question 27

Transate “Every Sunday, we go fishing.”

Answer 27

Tous les dimanches, on va à la pêche.

Question 28

Which phrase means “one … the other”

Answer 28

l’un/l’une… l’autre, les uns/unes… les autres