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1
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what is “to watch” in french?

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regarder

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how do you say “i will watch” in french?

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je vais regarder

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how do you say “i watch” in french?

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je ragarde

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how do you say “you watch” in french (singular)

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tu regardes

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how do you say “he watches” in french?

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il regarde

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how do you say “she watches” in french?

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elle regarde

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7
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what does “on regarde” mean in english?

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we watch/look

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what does “nous regardons” mean in english?

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we watch/look

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how do you say “you watch” in french? (plural)

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vous regardez

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what does “ils regardez” mean in english?

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they watch

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what does “elles regardez” mean in english?

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they watch

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what does “finir” mean in english?

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to finish

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what does “tu finis” mean in english?

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you finish

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14
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“je finis” means what in english?

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i finish

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15
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what is”he finishes” in french?

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il finit

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what is “she finishes” in french?

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elle finit

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17
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what does “nous finissons” mean in english?

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we finish

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18
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what is “you finish” in french?

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vous finissez

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what does “ils finissent” mean if english?

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they finish

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“elles finissez” means what in english?

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they finish

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21
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what does “perdre” mean in english?

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to loose

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22
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what does “tu perds” mean in english?

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you loose

23
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whats “il perd” in english?

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he loses

24
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whats “elle perd” in english?

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she loses

25
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“je perds” means what in english?

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i lose

26
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whats we loose in french?

A

nous perdons

27
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whats “vous perdez” in english?

A

you lose

28
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whats they loose in french? (masculine)

A

ils perdent

29
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whats they loose in french? (feminine)

A

elles perdent

30
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what is the perfect tense used for?

A

describing what has happened

31
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For regular -er verbs, the past participle is formed by replacing the -er ending with what?

A

é

32
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whats “i worked” in french?

A

j’ai travaillé

33
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whats “you worked” in french?

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tu as travaillé

34
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whats “he worked” in french?

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il a travaillé

35
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“elle a travaillé” means what in english?

A

she worked

36
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what changes in the perfect (past) tense? (ending or start?)

A

Start

37
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whats “nous avons travaillé” mean in english?

A

we worked

38
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whats you worked in french? (plural)

A

vouz avez travaillé

39
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what does “ils ont travaillé” mean in french?

A

they worked

40
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whats “i played” in french?

A

j’ai joué

41
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whats “we chose” in french?

A

nous avons choisi

42
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how do you change a -re verb into a past participle?

A

take of the -re and put a “u”

43
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how do you change a -ir verb into a past participle?

A

take of the -ir and put a “i”

44
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how do you change a -er verb into a past participle?

A

take of the -er and put a “é”

45
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how do you say “they lost” in french? (masculine)

A

ils ont perdu

46
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What tense is this for?

j’ai - I

tu as - you

il a - he

on a - we

elle a - she

nous avons - they

vous avez - you (p)

ils ont - they (h)

elles ont - they (f)

A

Perfect tense with avoir
(not MRS VANDERTRAMP)
(Regulars)

47
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what do you add to “alle” if it was a masculine plural? (perfect tense with etre)

A

s

48
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what do you add to “alle” if it was a feminine plural? (perfect tense with etre)

A

es

49
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what do you add to “alle” if it was a feminine single? (perfect tense with etre)

A

e

50
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what past participles follow etre?

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Monter
Rester
Sortir

Venir
Aller
Naître
Descendre
Entrer
Rentrer
Tomber
Retourner
Arriver
Mourir
Partir et Passer par
51
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What is the future tense?

A

it describes what will or shall happen

52
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whats “he will sell” in french?

A

il vendra

53
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how do you change the ending of a verb to change it to the future tense?

A 
je ... -ai 
tu ... -as 
il/elle ... -a 
nous ... -ons 
vous ... -ez 
ils/elles ... -ont
54
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What irregulars are there for the Future Tense?

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aller ... j'irai 
avoir ... j'aurai 
boire ... je boirai 
envoyer ... j'enverrai 
croire ... je croirai 
devoir ... je devrai 
dire ... je dirai 
écrire ... j‘ecrirai 
être ... je serai 
faire ... je ferai 
falloir ... il faudra 
lire ... je lirai 
mettre ... je mettrai 
pleuvoir ... il pleuvra 
pouvoir ... je pourrai 
prendre ... je prendrai 
revevoir ... je recevrai 
rire ... je ririai 
savoir ... je saurai 
tenir ... je tiendrai 
venir ... je viendrai 
voir ... je verrai 
vouloir ... je voudrai

French Tenses (2 decks)

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