Verb phrases

Question 1

en avoir terminé

Answer 1

to be done with

Question 2

je m’y suis habituée

Answer 2

I became used to it

Question 3

passer (du temps) à + infinitive

Answer 3

to spend (time) …

Question 4

pour avoir + past participle

Answer 4

for having done…

Question 5

pour être + past participle

Answer 5

for getting done…

Question 6

après avoir + past participle

Answer 6

after having done…

Question 7

après être + past participle

Answer 7

after having done/been…

Question 8

pour de + infinitive

Answer 8

in order to…

Question 9

afin de + infinitive

Answer 9

in order to…

Question 10

aller (imperfect) + infinitive

Answer 10

was/ were going to…

Question 11

venir (conjugated) + de + infinitive

Answer 11

to just have done…

Question 12

faire (conjugated) + infinitive

Answer 12

to have something done

Question 13

se faire (conjugated) + infinitive + object

Answer 13

to have something done to oneself

Question 14

jusqu’à ce que + subjunctive

Answer 14

until someone does something

Question 15

être en train de + infinitive

Answer 15

ongoing actions (present or past)

Question 16

avant de + infinitive

Answer 16

before ….ing

Question 17

après que + indicative

Answer 17

after…

Question 18

faire exprès (de)

Answer 18

to do something on purpose

Question 19

faire mal à

Answer 19

to hurt someone physically

Question 20

faire du mal à

Answer 20

to hurt someone emotionally

Question 21

faire peur (à)

Answer 21

to scare someone

Question 22

faire la queue

Answer 22

to queue

Question 23

faire partie de

Answer 23

to be part of

Question 24

faire confiance (à)

Answer 24

to trust (in)

Question 25

Comment ça se fait / Comment se fait-il que… ?

Answer 25

How come? / How is it that…?

Question 26

Ça y est

Answer 26

That’s it, It’s done

Question 27

Ça m’est égal

Answer 27

I don’t mind/care

Question 28

être d’accord avec

Answer 28

to agree with

Question 29

aller à

Answer 29

to suit someone (transitive eg clothes), (intransitive eg opinion)

Question 30

s’en aller

Answer 30

to leave

Question 31

Je m’en vais. Tu t’en vas? Elles s’en vont.

Answer 31

I’m leaving. You’re leaving? They’re leaving.

Question 32

Va-t’en ! Allez-vous en !

Answer 32

Go away / leave!

Question 33

Nous nous sommes en allés.

Answer 33

We left

Question 34

Il s’en est allé. Il s’est en allé.

Answer 34

He left

Question 35

sentir bon / mauvais

Answer 35

to smell good / bad (adjective non agreed)

Question 36

se sentir bien / mal/mieux

Answer 36

to feel good / bad / great… (illness, emotional state)

Question 37

avoir raison / tort / de la chance

Answer 37

to be right / wrong / lucky

Question 38

avoir honte de

Answer 38

to be ashamed of

Question 39

avoir l’habitude de

Answer 39

to be in the habit of, tend to

Question 40

avoir du mal à + infinitive / avoir du mal avec + noun

Answer 40

to have trouble, to struggle to / with

Question 41

avoir mal (à)

Answer 41

to be in pain/ hurt (somewhere)

Question 42

avoir peur de

Answer 42

to be afraid/scared of

Question 43

avoir envie de

Answer 43

to feel like, want to, need to

Question 44

faillir de + infinitive

Answer 44

to almost do something

Question 45

passer + quelqu’un/ quelque chose

Answer 45

to pass (eg. passe le sel)

Question 46

passer + location (usually with par, devant, chez, etc)

Answer 46

to pass by (eg, passe par la banque)

Question 47

passer + time/ duration

Answer 47

to spend time (eg. passe une bonne semaine)

Question 48

se passer

Answer 48

to happen/ take place (eg. la soirée s’est passée)

Question 49

ça s’est passé

Answer 49

it happened

Question 50

se passer + de + quelqu’un/ quelque chose

Answer 50

to go/do without