Unit 18h - Prepositions with Verbs Flashcards
Monter
He goes up the Montparnasse Tower.
Il monte en haut de la Tour Montparnasse.
Monter
Grégory takes the suitcase up to the first floor.
Grégory monte les valises au premier étage.
Descendre
Nicolas takes the bottles down to the cellar.
Nicolas descend les bouteilles à la cave.
Descendre
Anne-Lise takes the cable car down.
Anne-Lise descend par le téléphérique.
Passer
Delphine spends her vacation in Norway.
Delphine passe ses vacances en Norvège.
Passer
Justin passes the town hall every morning.
Justin passe devant la mairie tous les matins.
Rentrer
Rémi brings the cows into the barn.
Rémi rentre les vaches dans l’étable.
Rentrer
Emmanuel will come back from his trip in a few days.
Emmanuel rentrera de son voyage dans quelques jours.
Sortir
We take the plants out on the balcony.
Nous sortons les plantes sur le balcon.
Sortir
Rose has been going out with Julien for a few months.
Rose sort avec Julien depuis quelques mois.
Retourner
The chef flips the crepe.
Le chef retourne la crêpe.
Retourner
The child is soon going back to school.
L’enfant retourne bientôt à l’école.
Six very common French verbs change their meaning, depending on whether they are followed by a preposition or not. But that’s not all. In a compound tense (the passé composé, for instance), the verb followed by a direct object takes avoir for its auxiliary, whereas the verb followed by a preposition takes être.
Monter, descendre et passer,
rentrer, sortir, et retourner
Montrer
Roland started his own business.
Roland a monté sa propre entreprise.
Descendre
José went down the river by kayak
José a descendu la rivière en kayak.
