Verbs - examples of different tenses Flashcards

To learn, by example, when to use various tenses (Present, Future, Conditional, Passe Compose)

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I Buy

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J’achete (Present)

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We Buy

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Nous achetons (Present)

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3
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I Will Buy

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J’acheterai (Future)

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We will Buy

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Nous acheterons (Future)

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I Would Buy

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J’acheterais (Present Conditional)

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We Would Buy

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Nous acheterions (Present Conditional)

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I Bought (or was buying)

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j’achetais (Imperfect)

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We Bought (or were buying)

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Nous achetions (Imperfect)

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I Bought (or have bought)

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J’ai achete (Passe Compose)

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We Bought (or have bought)

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Nous avons achete (Passe Compose)

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You want (informal)

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Tu veux (Present)

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You want (formal)

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Vous voulez (Present)

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You will want (informal)

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Tu voudras (Future)

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You will want (formal)

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Vous voudrez (Future)

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You would want (informal)

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Tu voudrais (Present Conditional)

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You would want (formal)

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Vous voudriez (Present Conditional)

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You wanted (or were wanting) (informal)

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Tu voulais (Imperfect)

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You wanted (or were wanting) (formal)

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Vous vouliez (Imperfect)

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You wanted (or have wanted) (informal)

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Tu as voulu (Passe Compose)

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You wanted (or have wanted( (formal)

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Vous avez voulu (Passe Compose)

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She thinks

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Elle pense (Present)

22
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They think

A

Elles (Ils) pensent (Present)

23
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She will think

A

Elle pensera (Future)

24
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They will think

A

Elles (ils) penseront (Future)

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She would think

A

Elle penserait (present Conditional)

26
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They would think

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Elles (ils) penseraient (Present Conditional)

27
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She thought (or was thinking)

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Elle pensait (Imperfect)

28
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They thought (or were thinking)

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Elles (Ils) pensaient (Imperfect)

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She thought (or has thought)

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Elle a pense (Passe Compose)

30
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They thought (or have thought)

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Elles (Ils) ont pense (Passe Compose)

31
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I would have gone

A

Je Serais alle (Past Conditional)

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He would have gone

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Il serait alle (Past Conditional)

33
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We would have gone

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Nous Serions alle (Past Conditional)

34
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They would have gone

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Ils seraient alle (Past Conditional)

35
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I would have seen

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Tu aurais vu (Past Conditional)

36
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She would have seen

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Elle aurait vu (Past Conditional)

37
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You would have seen

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Vous auriez vu (Past Conditional)

38
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They would have seen

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Elles auraient (Past Conditional)