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Tout, Past Definite Tenses, Present Participles Flashcards

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1
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tout

A

all, every (when followed by noun with definite article)

tout (masc. singular); toute (fem. singular); tous (masc. plural); toutes (fem. plural)

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tout (alt. meaning)

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any, each (when followed by noun without definite article)

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tout, tous, toutes as indefinite pronouns

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tout = everything
tous, toutes = all, everyone
usually preceding a verb

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tout, toute, toutes as adverbs

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completely, very, quite

precedes an adjective

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tout le monde

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everyone, everybody

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tout de suite

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immediately

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tout à fait

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entirely, quite

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puis

A

then

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d’abord

A

first

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past definite tense endings of regular -er verbs

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-ai, -as, -a, -âmes, -âtes, -èrent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., trouvai = found

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commandant

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commandant, major, commander

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le bord

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the bank (of a river)

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fleuve

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river

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davantage

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more, further

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monter

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to go up

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remonter

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to go back up

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un naufrage

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a ship wreck

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mener à bien

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to complete successfully

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un poisson

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fish

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subir

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to suffer, to undergo

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past definite tense endings of regular -ir verbs

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-is, -is, -it, -îmes, -îtes, -irent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., finis = finished

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past definite tense endings of regular -re verbs

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-is, -is, -it, -îmes, -îtes, -irent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., vendis = sold

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past definite tense endings of regular -ure verbs

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-us, -us, -ut, -ûmes, -ûtes, -urent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., conclus = concluded

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past definite tense endings of most -oir verbs

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-us, -us, -ut, -ûmes, -ûtes, -urent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., reçus = received

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present definite tense endings of most -oir verbs

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-s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent

always translated by English simple present tense, i.e., reçois = receive

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past definite tense of pouvoir, savoir, connaître, courir, croire, conclure

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-us, -us, -ut, -ûmes, -ûtes, -urent

stems are irregular, varying from first letter alone to first four letters

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irregular -oir verbs which follow past definite tense endings of -ir verbs

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voir and s’asseoir (to sit down)

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courir

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to run

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épreuves

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trials, hardships

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baisser

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to lower

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réunir

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to reunite, to gather

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tant … que

A

as much … as

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past definite tense endings of -enir verbs

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-ins, -ins, -int, -înmes, -întes, -inrent

always translated by English simple past tense, i.e., vins = came

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past definite tense of avoir

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‘eus, eus, eut, eûmes, eûtes, eurent

always translated as “had”

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past definite tense of être

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fus, fus, fut, fûmes, fûtes, furent

always translated as “were”

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past definite tense of faire

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fis, fis, fit, fîmes, fîtes, firent

always translated as “did”

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étendre

A

to extend

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avoir lieu

A

to take place

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aussitôt

A

immediately

40
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avoir soin

A

to take care

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lutter

A

to struggle

42
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bientôt

A

soon

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être en butte à

A

to be exposed to

44
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historical present in French narrative

A

often translated into English past tense, context contingent

45
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s’écrier

A

to cry out

46
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la courounne

A

the crown

47
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le roi

A

the king

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répugner à

A

to loathe, to abhor

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avoir envie de

A

to desire

50
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present participle formation and translation

A

add -ant to stem of nous form in present tense

Examples: parlant (speaking), finissant (finishing), vendant (selling), faisant (doing)

51
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irregular verb stems for present participle

A

avoir (ayant = having), être (étant = being), savoir (sachant = knowing)

52
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present participle used as adjective

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still uses -ant ending, but must agree in gender and number with noun modifying; still translated as -ing

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un suivant

A

a follower

54
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les surivants

A

the survivors

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un croyant

A

a believer

56
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sot

A

stupid, foolish

57
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la marine

A

the navy

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soustraire

A

to take away, to remove

59
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se rendre compte de

A

to realize

60
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avoir recours à

A

to use, to have recourse to

61
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se refuser à

A

to refuse

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prédire

A

to predict, foretell

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prévoir

A

to foresee

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aveugle

A

blind

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aveuglément

A

blindly

66
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en preceding present participle

A

while, in, on, by, upon (context dependent)

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tout en preceding present participle

A

while, although (serves to intensify simultaneity of actions)

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remplir

A

to fill

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réaliser

A

to fulfill, to implement

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voir

A

to see
vois, vois, voit, voyons, voyez, voient
Past participle is vu (seen)
Present participle is voyant (seeing)

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past definite tense of voir

A

vis, vis, vit, vîmes, vîtes, virent

72
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infinitive following voir conjugation

A

translated by present participle

nous avons vu venir la guerre = we saw war coming

73
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la cour

A

the court

74
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penser

A

to think

75
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une coutume

A

a custom

76
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le droit

A

the law

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