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1
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What are pronouns? Why are pronouns used?

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I, she, he, us, them, your, mine, those

To save repeating a pronoun

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What can personal pronouns be

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Subject of a verb- I, we, you, he, she, they
Direct object of a verb- me, us, you, him, her, them
Indirect object of a verb- (to/for) me, (to/for) us, (to/for) you, (to/for) him, (to/for) her, (to/for) them,

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Where do the object pronouns go

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Usually before the verb
E.g s’il vous plaît (if it pleases you)

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Subject pronouns

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Je, j’ - i
Tu- you
Il - he, it
Elle- she, it
On- one, we, you, they
Nous - we
Vous - you
Ils - they
Elles they

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Where is the car? It is here

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Où est la voiture? Elle est ici
(La voiture)

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It’s raining

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Il pleut
(Impersonal)

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Your shoes are lovely, they’re lovely

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Tes chaussures sont jolies. Elles sont jolies

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When the subject of the verb is no one in particular what do we use?

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On
It can mean -we, you, they or one

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You can’t park here

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On ne peut pas stationner ici

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English is spoken here/ here we speak English

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Ici on parle anglais

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How do you say that in French

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Comment dit on ça en anglais

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You never know

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On ne sait jamais

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They say it’s a good film

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On dit que c’est un on film

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We just came back

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On vient de rentrer

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Where shall we go this evening

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Où est ce qu’on va ce soir

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Shall we meet this evening

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On se rencontre ce soir

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Where can we leave our luggage

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Où est ce qu’on peut laisser nos bagages

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We’d like to let our house

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On voudrait louer notre maison

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We’re ready

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On est prêts (m, m:f)
On est prêtes (f)

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We arrived yday

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On est arrivés hier / on est arrivées hier

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Object pronouns

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Me, us, you, him, her, it, them
Can be;
Direct object of a verb- eg Anne knows (me) the children saw (him)

Indirect object of a verb - Anne writes (to me) I’ve made a cake (for them)

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Anne knows me /us
Anne writes to me/us

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Anne me/nous connaît
Anne m’/nous écrit

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Me, to/for me
You, to/for you
Us, to/for us
You, for you (pl)

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Me, m’
Te, t’
Nous
Vous

No distinction between these 4 direct and indirect object pronouns

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Him, it (m) - to/for him
Her, it (f) - to/for her
Them (m&f) - to/for them (m&f)

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Le, l’ —lui
La, l’ —lui
Les —leur

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Anne knows him/her

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Anne le/la connaît

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Anne writes to him/her

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Anne lui écrit

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I’ve invited them

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Je les ai invité (e) s

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I’ve made cake for them

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Je leur ai fait un gâteau

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I love you

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Je t’aime

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We adore him, her, it

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Nous l’adorons

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I gave him some money

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Je lui ai donné de l’argent

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I bought an ice-cream for her/ I bought her an ice-cream

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Je lui ai acheté une glace

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I’m going to send them the photos /I’m going to send the photos to them

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Je vais leur envoyer les photos

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34
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What verbs have an indirect object in french

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Convenir -to suit
Demander- to ask
Faire confiance- to trust
Plaire- to please
Ressembler- to resemble
Dire- to say, tell
Faire mal - to hurt
Obéir- to obey
Resister- to resist
Téléphoner- to phone

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35
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To suit

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Convenir
(Needs indirect object)

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To ask

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Demander

(Needs indirect object)

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To trust

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Faire confiance

(Needs indirect object)

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38
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To please

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Plaire (Needs indirect object)

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To resemble

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Ressembler (Needs indirect object)

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To say, tell

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Dire (Needs indirect object)

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To hurt

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Faire mal (Needs indirect object)

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To obey

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Obéir (Needs indirect object)

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To resist

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Resister (Needs indirect object)

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44
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To phone

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Téléphoner (Needs indirect object)

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45
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When do we use - à

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When a verb has an indirect object, we use á before the noun

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I don’t want to phone my mum

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Je ne veux pas téléphoner à ma mère

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I don’t want to phone her

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Je ne veux pas lui téléphoner

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48
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Are you going to ask your teacher??

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Tu vas demander à tes professeurs

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49
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Are you going to ask them?

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Tu vas leur demander

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50
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What verbs have a direct object

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Attendre -to wait for
Demander- to ask for
Payer- to pay for
Chercher- to look for
Écouter - to listen to
Regarder- to look at

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I like to listen to Bizet’s music

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Jaime écouter la musique de bizet

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52
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We’re waiting for the bus

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On attend l’autobus

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53
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We’re waiting for it

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On l’attend

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54
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Y

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Pronoun - there/ here
Comes before the verb

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55
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Do you live in Paris? Yes I’ve been living there/ here for ten years

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Vous habitez à paris? Oui, j’y habite depuis dix ans

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Do you know Scotland? Yes I went there last year?

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Vous connaissez l’Ecosse?
Oui j’y suis allé l’année dernière

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57
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We have a good time at her house. Yes that’s true we have a very good time there

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On s’amuse bien chez elle. Oui c’est vrai, on s’y amuse tres bien

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58
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What verbs do we use Y with?

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Verbs followed by á
Répondre à- to reply to
Penser à - to think about

When you’re talking about something rather than someone. You can’t leave it out in French

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Have you replied to his letter? Yes I replied to it yesterday

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Tu as répondu à sa lettre
Oui j’y ai répondu hier

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60
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Her thinks about it all the time

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Il y pense tout le temps

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61
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When is y used with aller

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It is used after aller when no specific place is referred to
On y va? Shall we go
Allons - y? Let’s go
Vas y - go ahead

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62
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That’s it!

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Ça y est!

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63
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Here we are

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Nous y voilà/ on y est

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64
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Including

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Y compris

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65
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The uk including the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

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La royaume uni, y compris les îles Anglo normandes et l’île de man

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66
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We’ll have to give it some thought

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Il faut y réfléchir

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67
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When do we use -en?

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Pronoun that replaces nouns accompanied by- du, de la, de l’ and des
Comes before the verb

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En

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It/them, with it/ them
When used with adjectives followed by de
Eg avoir besoin de - to need
Se souvenir de -to remember
Ravi de- delighted with

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69
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I don’t need it/ them

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Je n’en ai pas besoin

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70
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Do you remember (it)?

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Tu t’en souviens

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I’m fed up (with it)

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J’en ai marre

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I’m sure, Certain (of it)

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J’en suis sûr/certain

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73
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She’s proud of it

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Elle en est fière

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74
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They’re not capable of it

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Ils n’en sont pas capables

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75
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We’re delighted (with it/them)

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Nous en sommes ravis

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76
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She’s proud of him

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Elle est fière de lui

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77
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I remember him

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Je me souviens de lui

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78
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What does -en mean in phrases of quantity

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Of it, of them

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79
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How much/ many (of it/them) do you want?

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Vous en voulez combien

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I’ll take two kilos of them

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J’en prends deux kilos

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81
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Children? I’ve got three

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Des enfants? J’en ai trois

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82
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How many banks are there in this town? There are a lot

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Il y a combien de banques dans cette ville? Il y en a beaucoup

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83
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And how many cinemas? (There’s) one

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Et combien de cinémas? Il y en a un

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More wine? No thank you I’ve had enough

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Encore du vin? Non merci j’en ai eu assez

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Had your husband come back from the US? Yes he came back (from there) last night

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Votre mari est rentré des États Unis? Oui il en est rentré hier soir

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Have you been to work? Yes I’ve just come back from there?

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Vous êtes allé au travail? Oui j’en viens

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I’ve got some /I haven’t got any

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J’en ai / je n’en ai pas

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88
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Do you want some

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Tu en veux

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89
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Would you like to have some?

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Tu voudrais en avoir

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90
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Go away

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Va- t-en /allez vous -en

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I’m going /im off

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Je m’en vais

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92
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Don’t worry

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Ne t’en fais pas/ ne vous en faites pas

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93
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Do you understand me?

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Vous me comprenez

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94
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I believe you

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Je te crois

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95
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I’m going there tomorrow

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J’y vais demain

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96
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I don’t know them

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Je ne les connais pas

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What happens to the object pronoun when there are 2 verbs

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It comes before the verb it belongs to

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I’m going to phone him tomorrow

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Je vais lui téléphoner demain
(Phone him, not go him)

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99
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You can write to me

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Tu peux m’écrire

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100
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I want to spend two days there

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Je veux y passer deux jours

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101
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I’ll transfer you to her now

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Je vous la passe maintenant

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I’ll send it to him, her tomorrow

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Je vais le lui envoyer demain

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I gave them some there

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Je leur y en ai donné

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I asked him/her to do it immediately

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Je lui ai demandé de la faire tout de suite

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He succeeded in seeing them

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Il a réussi à les voir

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106
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Don’t give them to me

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Ne me les donnez pas

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107
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Don’t send it to her (f)

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Ne la lui envoyez pas

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108
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What happens to object pronouns when asking someone to do something

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They come after the verb and are joined with a hyphen

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Take it

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Prends-le

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110
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Bring it to them

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Apportez-le-leur

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111
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Leave us in peace

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Laissez-nous en paix

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112
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Give them to me

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Donnez-les-moi

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113
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Give me some (inf)

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Donnez-en-moi

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114
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Where do object pronouns go in the past tense?

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Before auxiliary vend avoir/être
For verbs taking avoir- past participle has to agree with noun represented by pronoun

There is no agreement needed within indirect pronouns or with en or y

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Where’s the car? I’ve left it in the car park near the cathedral

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Où est la voiture? Je l’ai laissée sur le parking près de la cathedral

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The tickets! He’s forgotten them

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Les billets! Il les a oubliés

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The letters?! I’ve posted them

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Les lettres? Je les ai mises à la poste

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118
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We’ve been invited to a party

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On nous a invités à une soirée

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119
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They phoned us yesterday

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On nous a téléphoné hier
No agreement with indirect object pronouns

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120
Q

Have you written, did you write to them?

A

Vous leur avez écrit?

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121
Q

Myself, yourself, himself/herself

A

Je me (m’), tu te (t’), il/elle se (s’)

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122
Q

Ourselves, yourselves, themselves

A

Nous nous, vous vous, ils/elles se (s’)

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123
Q

She’s putting on (her) makeup

A

Elle se maquille

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124
Q

We had a good time

A

Nous nous sommes biens amusés

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125
Q

When did you get married?

A

Vous vous êtes mariés quand?

126
Q

I don’t remember

A

Je ne me souviens pas

127
Q

We understand each other

A

Nous nous comprenons

128
Q

Have you known each other long?

A

Vous vous connaissez depuis longtemps

129
Q

They love each other

A

Ils s’aiment

130
Q

We’re having a good time

A

On s’amuse bien

131
Q

We’ll meet up again soon

A

On se retrouvera bientôt

132
Q

Hurry up

A

Dépêchez vous

133
Q

Get up

A

Levé toi

134
Q

I did it myself

A

Je l’ai fait moi même

135
Q

They saw it themselves

A

Ils l’ont vu eux mêmes

136
Q

Emphatic pronouns
I, me
You
He, him
She, her

A

Moi, you, lui, elle

137
Q

Emphatic pronouns
We, us
You
They, them-m
They, them -f

A

Nous, vous, eux, elles

138
Q

I know!

A

Moi, je sais!

139
Q

You(!) can come

A

Toi, tu peux venir

140
Q

(He’s) 17 and (she’s) 19

A

Lui il a dix sept ans et elle, elle a dix neuf ans

141
Q

They’re right

A

Eux ils ont raison

142
Q

I don’t know (emphatic pronoun)

A

Je ne sais pas, moi

143
Q

(We’re) American
Emphatic pronouns

A

On est américains, nous

144
Q

I’m going with them

A

Je vais avec eux

145
Q

Thanks to him, I’m happy

A

Grâce à lui, je suis contente

146
Q

It’s for you

A

C’est pour toi

147
Q

It’s me

A

C’est moi

148
Q

Who was it? It was them

A

C’était qui? C’étaient eux

149
Q

Who wants to do it? Not me?!

A

Qui veut le faire? Pas moi!

150
Q

You too?

A

Toi aussi?

151
Q

We’re going to stay at home (emphatic)

A

Nous on va rester à la maison

152
Q

1st, 2nd 3rd subject pronouns -singular

A

Je, j’ / i
Tu, t’ / you
Il / he, it
Elle/ she, it
On/ one

153
Q

1st, 2nd, 3rd subject pronouns -plural

A

Nous /we
Vous /you
Ils/elles/ they

154
Q

They are Canadian

A

Ils sont canadiens

155
Q

Direct object pronouns - 1st, 2nd, 3rd singular

A

Me, m’ / me
Te, t’ / you
Le, l’ /him
La, l’ / her

156
Q

Direct object pronouns - 1st, 2nd, 3rd plural

A

Nous/ us
Vous / you
Les / them

157
Q

What does a direct object pronoun do? Where do they go

A

Takes the place of a direct object noun
In front of verb or infinitive

158
Q

I have the letters /I have them

A

J’ai les lettres
Je les ai

159
Q

I know Luigi, I know him

A

Je connais luigi
Je le connais

160
Q

I’m reading the lesson, I’m reading it

A

Je lis la leçon, je la lis

161
Q

She has a cell phone, she has it

A

Elle a le portable
Elle l’a

162
Q

Do you love me, yes I love you a lot

A

Est ce que tu m’aimes, oui, je t’aime beaucoup

163
Q

Indirect object pronoun - 1st, 2nd, 3rd
Singular

A

Me (m’) / to me
Te (t’) /to you
Lui /to him, her

164
Q

Indirect object pronouns- 1st, 2nd, 3rd plural

A

Nous/ to us
Vous/ to you
Leur / to them

165
Q

What is an indirect object pronoun. Where does it go?

A

Takes place of indirect object noun. Used as an indirect object
Eg I am talking to Mary
-Mary = ION bc proceeded by preposition “to” as IOP

Placed before verb

166
Q

I’m talking to Sara, I’m talking to her

A

Je parle à Sara, je lui parle

167
Q

I’m talking to Luigi and my friend m, I’m talking to them

A

Je parle à Luigi et à mon ami, je leur parle

168
Q

Double object pronoun

A

Direct and indirect object pronoun

169
Q

What does -en do?

A

Takes place of partitive and acts as direct object. Can refer to persons or things

170
Q

Do you have any brothers, yes I have some

A

Avez vous des frères? Oui j’en ai

171
Q

Have you any money? Yes, I have some. No I don’t have any

A

Avez vous de l’argent? Oui j’en ai. Non je n’en ai pas

172
Q

Réflexive verbs - what do we use to take the place of the preposition
De + a thing

A

En

173
Q

Do you remember the address? yes I remember it

A

Est ce que vous vous souvenez de l’adresse
Oui je m’en souviens

174
Q

Are you helping yourself to the hors d’œuvres, yes thank you, I’m helping myself to some

A

Est ce que vous vous servez des hors-d’œuvre
Oui merci je m’en sers

175
Q

What do we use to take the place of preposition de+ a person

A

Disjunctive pronoun

176
Q

Do you remember this lady? Yes I remember her

A

Est ce que vous vous souvenez de cette dame
Oui je me souviens d’elle

177
Q

Do you have many friends? Yes I have many (of them)

A

Avez vous beaucoup d’amis
Oui j’en ai beaucoup

En takes place of de + noun
Retain quantity word

178
Q

Did mrs B put too much salt in the stew?

A

Madame B a-t-elle mis trop de sel dans le ragoût
Oui elle en a mis trop dans le ragoût

179
Q

From there

A

En -takes place of de +place

180
Q

Are you coming from school, yes I’m coming from there, no I’m not coming from there

A

Est ce que vous venez de l’école? Oui j’en viens, non je n’en viens pas

181
Q

What function does -y have?

A

Acts as an object replacing a prepositional phrase beginning with à, dans, sur or chez that refers to things, places or ideas

182
Q

Are you thinking of the exam? Yes I’m thinking of it

A

Est ce que vous pensez à l’examen
Oui j’y pense

183
Q

Im answering the letter, I’m answering it

A

Je réponds à la lettre, j’y réponds

184
Q

Are the flowers on the table? Yes they’re there

A

Est ce que les fleurs sont sur la table? Oui elles y sont

185
Q

Are you going to Pierre’s ´? Yes I’m going there

A

Est ce que vous allez chez Pierre? Oui j’y vais

186
Q

Disjunctive pronouns -1st, 2nd, 3rd singular

A

Moi /me, I
Toi /you
Soi/ oneself
Lui/him, he
Elle/her, she

187
Q

Disjunctive pronouns -1st, 2nd, 3rd plural

A

Nous/ us, we
Vous/ you
Eux/them, they m
Elles/them, they f

188
Q

Im going to my house

A

Je vais chez moi

189
Q

You’re going to your house

A

Tu vas chez toi

190
Q

He’s going to his house

A

Il va chez lui

191
Q

She’s going to her house

A

Elle va chez elle

192
Q

We’re going to our house

A

Nous allons chez nous

193
Q

One is going to one’s house

A

On va chez soi

194
Q

You’re going to your house - pl

A

Vous allez chez vous

195
Q

They’re going to their house m, f

A

Ils vont chez eux
Elles vont chez elles

196
Q

What is a disjunctive pronoun used for

A

Object of preposition - Elle parle avec moi / she’s talking with me

Compound subject, object- Elle et lui sont amoureux / he and she are in love

For emphasis- moi, je parle bien, lui, il ne parle pas bien /i speak well, he does not speak well

To indicate possession with à if verb is être and if subject is a noun, personal pronoun or demonstrative pronoun- ce livre est à moi /the book is mine

With c’est and ce sont
Qui est à la porte? C’est moi /who is at the door, it’s me

With même and mêmes
Est ce Pierre? Oui c’est lui même /is it Peter? Yes it’s he himself

When no verb is stated- qui est a l’appareil? Moi /who is on the phone? I (am)

197
Q

On phone- hello Mrs B please
That’s me /speaking

A

Bonjour madame B svp
C’est moi même

198
Q

Who broke the vase? They did

A

Qui a brisé le vase? Eux

199
Q

Demonstrative pronouns -masculine singular (the one)

A

Celui /the one

200
Q

Demonstrative pronouns feminine singular

A

Celle /the one

201
Q

Demonstrative pronouns masculine plural -the ones

A

Ceux

202
Q

Demonstrative pronouns feminine plural -the ones

A

Celles

203
Q

I ate my cake and Peter’s

A

J’ai mangé mon gâteau et celui de Peter

204
Q

He likes my car very much and jacks

A

Il aime beaucoup ma voiture et celle de jaques

205
Q

I ate my peas and David’s

A

J’ai mangé mes petits pois et ceux de David

206
Q

I like your skirt and Anna’s

A

J’aime tes jupes et celles de Anna

207
Q

I have two eclairs, you do prefer this one or that one?

A

J’ai deux éclairs est ce que tu préfères celui-ci ou celui-là

208
Q

I have two apples, do you prefer this one or that

A

J’ai deux pommes est ce que tu préfères celle-ci ou celle-là

209
Q

Which hat? The one (that) you bought

A

Quel chapeau? Celui que tu as acheté

210
Q

Which flowers? The ones you gave me

A

Quelles fleurs? Celles que tu m’as données

211
Q

Who did it, he’s the one who did it

A

Qui l’a fait? C’est lui qui l’a fait

212
Q

She’s the one who said it

A

C’est elle qui l’a dit

213
Q

What are - ce (c’) ceci, ça

A

Demonstrative pronouns
They don’t change gender and number
Refer to things not identified by name and can refer to an idea or a statement

214
Q

It’s true

A

C’est vrai

215
Q

This is true
This is false

A

Ceci est vrai
Ceci est faux

216
Q

That is true, false

A

Cela est vrai, faux

217
Q

They interests me very much

A

Ça m’intéresse beaucoup

218
Q

What’s that

A

Qu’est ce que c’est que cela
Qu’est ce que c’est que ça

219
Q

What does cela shorten to when used informally

A

Ça

220
Q

Not any, not one, none

A

Aucun

221
Q

Another, another one

A

Un autre

222
Q

We French

A

Nous autres

223
Q

Certain ones

A

Certains

224
Q

Each one

A

Chacun

225
Q

Not one, not any, none

A

Nul

226
Q

Anyone

A

N’importe qui
N’importe quel

227
Q

Anything

A

N’importe quoi

228
Q

On

A

People, one, they, you, we

229
Q

They say (that) it’s going to rain

A

On dit qu’il va pleuvoir

230
Q

What are we doing tomorrow

A

Qu’est ce qu’on fait demain

231
Q

No one, nobody

A

Personne

232
Q

Several

A

Plusieurs

233
Q

I have several of them

A

J’en ai plusieurs

234
Q

Something

A

Quelque chose

235
Q

Someone, somebody

A

Quelqu’un

236
Q

Whoever, whosoever

A

Quelconque

237
Q

Oneself

A

Soi

238
Q

People feel at home in this hotel

A

On est chez soi dans cet hôtel

239
Q

All, everything

A

Tout

240
Q

All is well that ends well

A

Tout est bien qui finit bien

241
Q

Interrogative pronouns -referring to persons

A

As subject of a verb - who is on the phone/ qui est à l’appareil

As direct object of a verb - whom do you love/ qui aimez vous

As object of preposition -with whom are you talking in the phone /avec qui parlez vous au téléphone

242
Q

Singular interrogative pronouns

A

Auquel (à laquelle)
Duquel (de la laquelle)

243
Q

Interrogative pronouns -plural

A

Auxquels (auxquelles)
Desquels (desquelles)

244
Q

To which one of these boys are you talking

A

Auquel de ces deux garçons parlez vous

245
Q

To which one of these girls are you talking

A

À laquelle de ces jeunes filles parlez vous

246
Q

To which one of these men do you talk

A

Auxquels de ces hommes parlez vous

247
Q

To which of these women are you talking

A

Auxquelles de ces femmes parlez vous

248
Q

About which of these two boys are you talking

A

Duquel de ces deux garçons parlez vous

249
Q

Interrogative pronouns - things

A

As subject of a verb - what happened/ qu’est ce qui est arrivé

As direct object if verb- what are you doing? Que faites vous

As object of a preposition - what does she have? Qu’a-t-elle

As object of a preposition - what are you talking about/ de quoi parlez vous

250
Q

Interrogative pronouns- referring to things

A

As subject of a verb - what happened/ qu’est ce qui s’est passé?

As direct object of a verb - what are you doing/ que faites vous?

As object of preposition - what are you thinking of/ a quoi pensez-vous

251
Q

Your name

A

Votre nom

252
Q

Which one of these two cars runs well?

A

Laquelle de ces deux voitures marche bien?

253
Q

What are you doing?

A

Que faites vous?

254
Q

What does she have?

A

Qu’a-t-elle

255
Q

What are you talking about?

A

De quoi parlez vous

256
Q

Mine (s, pl)

A

Le mien, la mienne, les miens, les miennes

257
Q

Yours (s,pl)

A

Le tien, la tienne, les tiens, les tiennes

258
Q

His, her, its (s, pl)

A

Le sien, la sienne, les siens, les siennes

259
Q

Ours (s, pl)

A

Le nôtre, la nôtre, les nôtres, les nôtres

260
Q

Yours (s, pl)

A

Le vôtre, la votre, les vôtres, les vôtres

261
Q

Theirs (s, pl)

A

Le leur, la leur, les leurs, les leurs

262
Q

My book, mine

A

Mon livre, le mien

263
Q

His book, his

A

Son livre, le sien

264
Q

Paul is talking to me about his parents and I am talking to him about mine

A

Paul me parle de ses parents et je lui parle des miens

265
Q

I prefer my car to yours

A

Je préfère ma voiture à la tienne

266
Q

This book is mine and that one is yours

A

Ce livre-ci est le mien et celui-là est le tien

267
Q

This book is his

A

Ce livre est à lui

268
Q

A friend of mine

A

Un de mes amis

269
Q

A book of mine

A

Un de mes livres

270
Q

A girlfriend of his

A

Une de ses amies

271
Q

A friend of ours

A

Un de nos amis

272
Q

I wash myself

A

Je me lave

273
Q

Reflexive pronouns

A

Me, te, se, nous, vous

274
Q

Lisa washes herself every day

A

Lisa se lave tous les jours

275
Q

You wash yourself (s)

A

Tu te laves

276
Q

He, she, one washes himself, herself, oneself

A

Il se lave, elle se lave, on se lave

277
Q

We wash ourselves

A

Nous nous lavons

278
Q

You wash yourselves (pl)

A

Vous vous lavez

279
Q

They wash themselves (m,f)

A

Ils se lavent, elles se lavent

280
Q

What is a relative pronoun

A

Refers to antecedent. Antecedent is something that comes before something (word, phrase, clause) that is replaced by a pronoun or some other substitute

Is it Mary who did that? Who = relative pronoun, Mary = antecedent

It seems to me that you’re wrong, which is what I had suspected all along. Relative pronoun = which, antecedent = that you are wrong

281
Q

Of whom, of which, whose, whom, which

A

Dont

282
Q

Here is the book that I need

A

Voici le livre dont j’ai besoin

283
Q

Mr B whose son is a lawyer is now in France

A

Monsieur B dont le fils est avocat est maintenant en France

284
Q

What, of which,that of which

A

Ce dont

285
Q

I don’t find what I need

A

Je ne trouve pas ce dont j’ai besoin

286
Q

What, that which

A

Ce que (ce qu’)

287
Q

Do you understand what I am telling you

A

Comprenez vous ce que je vous dis

288
Q

Do you understand what she’s saying to you

A

Comprenez vous ce qu’elle vous dit

289
Q

I understand what you’re saying

A

Je comprends ce que vous dites

290
Q

I understand what she’s saying

A

Je comprends ce qu’elle dit

291
Q

What, that which

A

Ce qui

292
Q

I don’t know what happened

A

Je ne sais pas ce qui s’est passé

293
Q

Which

A

Lequel

294
Q

Give me another piece of paper to write my address

A

Donnez moi un autre morceau de papier sur lequel je puisse écrire mon adresse

295
Q

Where, in which, on which, when

A

Où

296
Q

Do you like the dining room where we eat

A

Aimez vous la salle à manger où nous mangeons

297
Q

Im going to open the drawer where I put the money

A

Je vais ouvrir le tiroir où j’ai mis l’argent

298
Q

The weather was nice the day when she was born

A

Il faisait beau le jour où elle est née

299
Q

Whom, which,that

A

Que, qu’

300
Q

The boy you see over there is my best friend

A

Le garçon que vous voyez là - bas est mon meilleur ami

301
Q

The composition she wrote is excellent

A

La composition qu’elle a écrite est excellente

302
Q

Do you know the girl who is talking to my brother

A

Connais tu la jeune fille qui parle avec mon frère

303
Q

Do you have a bicycle that runs well

A

Avez vous une bicyclette qui marche bien

304
Q

It’s difficult to do

A

C’est difficile à faire

305
Q

The homework for tomorrow is difficult isn’t it

A

Le devoir pour demain est difficile n’est ce pas

306
Q

Yes it (the homework) is difficult to do

A

Oui c’est difficile à faire

307
Q

I would like to create a website, it’s easy to do, I’ll show you

A

J’aimerais créer un site web. C’est facile à faire! Je vais vous montrer

308
Q

It’s impossible to read this thick book within one hour

A

Il est impossible de lire ce gros livre en une heure

309
Q

Katy is pretty but Lisa isn’t

A

Katy est jolie mais Lisa ne l’est pas

310
Q

I think they are going to win the match, don’t you? I think so too

A

Moi, je crois qu’ils vont gagner le match, et vous? Je le crois aussi

311
Q

I have a hat but I don’t have a head. Don’t you think that’s silly

A

J’ai un chapeau mais je n’ai pas de tête. Ne trouvez vous pas que c’est bête

French Lesson Vocab (15 decks)

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