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Dans

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In

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Sur

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On

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Devant

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Infront

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Derrière

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Behind

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Entre

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Between

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Sous

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Under

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à

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At/In

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Chez

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At someone’s house

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En

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In/By

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Vers

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Towards

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à côté de

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next to

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à droit de

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to the right of

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tout droit

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straight

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à gauche de

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to the left of

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au-dessus de

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above / higher than

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au-dessous de

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below / underneath

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à l’exterieur de

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outside of

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à l’interieur de

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inside of

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en arrière de

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behind

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autour de

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around

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au milieu de

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middle of

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en dehors de

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outside of

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en face de

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across from / opposite

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le long de

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alongside

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au bord de

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on the edge of

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en avant

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onwards

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loin de

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far from

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près de

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close to

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en bas de

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at the bottom of

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en haut de

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at the top of

31
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When using ‘chez’ you can follow with what?

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A name or person, a stress pronoun or a professional’s name

32
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What is the difference between ‘dans’ and ‘en’ when using with locations?

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  • Dans - use the article before the noun - means in a physical place or building
  • En - don’t use the article before the noun - means in a general place or a function represented by a place
33
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What is the difference between:
* Je suis en classe
* Je suis dans la classe

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  • I am in class (generally)
  • I am in the classroom (specific location)
34
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What is the difference between ‘dans’ and ‘en’ when used to express a time?

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  • Dans - In an hour - Time until something happens
  • En - Within an hour - Time it takes for something to happen
35
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Fill in the blanks

  • On va manger — une heure
  • On a mangé — une heure
  • On va manger là — October
  • On va manger là — deux semaines
A
  • Dans
  • En
  • En
  • Dans
36
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Depuis + duration is used for what type of action?

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An ongoing action - something has started and is still ongoing

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Durant + duration is used for what type of action?

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A duration with a specific start and end

38
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Pendant + duration is used for what type of action?

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A duration with a specific start and end

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Pour + duration is used for what type of action?

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A future action - it hasn’t started yet

40
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I’ve lived in Paris for 5 years

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J’habite à Paris depuis 5 ans

41
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He slept for 7 hrs last night

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Il a dormi durant/pendant 7 heures la nuit dernière

42
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He is going to study in Paris for 6 months

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Il va étudier à Paris pour 6 mois

43
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For compound nouns what do
* à
* de/en
indicate?

Un verre à vin
Un sac de/en cuir

A
  • what something is designed for
  • what something is made from
44
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For prepositions with countries and continents you use
* au
* en
* aux
* à
in what circumstances?

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*au - masculin
* en - feminin ou masculin avec une voyelle ou les îles avec articles (corse, sicile etc)
* aux - pluriel
* à - les îles sans articles (chypre, madagascar etc)

45
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Which is correct?
* au québec
* à québec
and why?

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  • au québec

Québec although a region acts like a country

46
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When saying to or from a town/city when do you use
* à or de
* à + (article) or de + (article)?

A

If the town or city naturally has an article then you use this with à or de
* à Paris, de Londres
* au Havre, de la Rochelle

47
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When saying in/to a region, state or county when do you use
* en
* dans le
* dans l’

and what are the exceptions (4)?

A
  • en - feminin
  • dans le - masculin
  • dans l’ - masculin avec une voyelle
    • En can be used with a masculin with a vowel to aid pronunciation
  • Texas, New Mexico, Quebec act like countries not states or regions
  • For Swiss Cantons that have the same name as the capital you say ‘dans le canton de’
  • Valais is masculine but use ‘en’*
48
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When describing how you travelled with transport when do you use
* à
* en
* par

A
  • à - an individual method of transport
  • en - a group method of transport
  • par le train or par avion only
49
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Translate
* To get on/in (a bus/train/car etc)
* To get off/out (a plane/boat/train etc)

Examples given can be used for either - just demonstrative

A
  • Monter dans + article
  • Descendre de + article
50
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What are the translations for ‘before’ in terms of:
* time
* space

A
  • avant
  • devant
51
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What are the translations for ‘after’ in terms of:
* time
* space

A
  • après
  • derrière
52
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Il est avant moi

A

He is before me (in the queue for example)

A queue has a sense of time and space so can use either preposition

53
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Il est devant moi

A

He is infront of me (in the queue for example)

A queue has a sense of time and space so can use either preposition

54
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They are walking on/in the street

A

Ils marchent dans la rue

55
Q

Translate

He lives on Pasteur street

Use habiter and give the three options

A

Il habite
* dans la
* la
* rien
rue Pasteur

56
Q

Translate

This shop is on the avenue

Use être and give the 2 options

A

Ce magasin est dans l’avenue
Ce magasin est avenue

57
Q

Translate

I live on Pasteur street

Use vivre and give the two options

A

Je vis dans la rue Pasteur
Je vis rue Pasteur

58
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In french ‘la ferme’ is considered a house or building you live in. How do you say
My parents live on a farm?

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Mes parents vivent dans une ferme

59
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I brought you something delicious

A

Je t’ai apporté quelque chose de delicieux

60
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I saw something really bizarre

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J’ai vu quelque chose de très bizarre

61
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I am 5 minutes from the station

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Je suis à 5 minute de la gare

62
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I am 2 km from Paris

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Je suis à 2 km de Paris

63
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Laurent was born on Saint Patricks Day

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