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What pleases me the most is…

A

ce qui me plait le plus, c’est que…

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What pleased me the most is…

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ce qui m’a plu le plus, c’est que…

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What I hate the most is

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Ce que je déteste le plus, c’est que…

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I do not know what I would do without it

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Je ne sais pas ce que je ferais sans ça

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I have always wanted to…

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J’ai toujours voulu + inf

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It is for this reason that

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C’est pour cette raison que

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The reason for this is that

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La raison est que

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It is important/essential/useful to…

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Il est important/essentiel/utile de + inf

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I do not think that it is (good)…

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Je ne pense pas que ce soit (bon)

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It enables me to…

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Ça me permet de

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If I had the choice, I would…

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Si j’avais le choix, je + conditional

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I believe that

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Je crois que

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I would say that

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Je dirais que

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I know that

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Je sais que

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I heard that…

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J’ai entendu dire que…

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I hope to…

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J’espère + inf

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I intend to…

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J’ai l’intention de

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18
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I would prefer

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Je préfèrerais

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I pass (my free time) by doing…

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Je passe (mon temps libre) à + inf

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I should / I ought to

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Je devrais

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21
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To try to

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Essayer de + inf

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To avoid

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Eviter de + inf

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Absolutely/truly

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Absolutement/Vraiment

24
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Therefore/So

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Donc

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Even when/even if

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Même quand/même si

26
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However

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Cependant

27
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Not only that, but also….

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Non seulement cela/, mais (pronoun + verb) aussi

28
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On one hand… but on the other hand

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D’un côté… mais d’un autre côté

29
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Since (January)/For (six months)

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Depuis (Janvier)/Depuis (6 mois)

30
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‘I’ve known him for 3 years’, ‘I’ve been doing mountain climbing for 5 months’, and ‘I’ve been playing football since the age of six’

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  • Je le connais depuis 3 ans
  • Je fait de l’alpinisme depuis 5 mois
  • Je joue au football depuis l’âge de six ans

You always use present tense before depuis

31
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(I played football) for (3 hours)

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(J’ai joué au foot) pendant (trois heures)

32
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We no longer go to (the park)

A

Nous n’allons plus au parc

It is a normal negative except pas is replaced with plus

33
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To want to

Avoir phrase

A

Avoir envie de

34
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To need to

Avoir phrase

A

Avoir besoin de

35
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To be scared of

Avoir phrase

A

Avoir peur de

36
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To seem/look

Avoir phrase

A

Avoir l’air

37
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To be excited to

Avoir phrase

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Avoir hâte de

38
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I know that I must avoid eating fast food

A

Je sais que je dois éviter de manger du fastfood

39
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Such as

A

Comme/tel(s) que

40
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I have the impression that…

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J’ai l’impression que

41
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Even though

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Même si

42
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It interests me

A

Cela m’intéresse

43
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Instead of

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Au lieu de

44
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The time at which…

A

L’heure à laquelle

45
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I do not do it anymore

A

Je n’en fais plus

46
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It is not worth it

A

ça ne vaut pas le peine

47
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It goes without saying that

A

Il va sans dire que

48
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I did not find it annoying

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Je ne l’ai pas trouvé ennuyeux

49
Q

I will start learning Chinese

A

je vais commencer à apprendre le Chinois

50
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By doing (my work, I will have more time tomorrow)

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En faisant (mon travail, je vais avoir plus de temps demain)

51
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‘I have just (seen a bear in the garden)’ and ‘We have just (watched a film)’

Bear = ours

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  • Je viens de voir un ours dans le jardin
  • Nous venons de regarder un film
52
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‘After having went (to the museum, we went to the park)’ and ‘After having eaten (a cake, I played football)’

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  • ‘Après être allé (au musée, nous sommes allé au parc)
  • Après avoir mangé (un gâteau, j’ai joué au foot)
53
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‘Before I ate (a croissant)’ and ‘Before I played (football)’

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  • Avant de manger un croissant
  • Avant de jouer au foot
54
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‘It is raining’, ‘It is cold’, ‘It was hot’ and ‘It will be sunny’

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  • Il pleut
  • Il fait froid
  • Il faisait chaud
  • Le temps sera ensoleillé
55
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‘I must walk as much as possible’

Two different ways

A
  • Je dois marcher autant que possible
  • Je dois marcher le plus possible

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