Verbs - Past Participles Flashcards

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What is the auxiliary verb used in the passé composé for most verbs?

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The auxiliary verb ‘avoir’ is used for most verbs.

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Which auxiliary verb is used for the verbs of movement and reflexive verbs in passé composé?

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The auxiliary verb ‘être’ is used for verbs of movement and reflexive verbs.

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True or False: The past participle agrees in gender and number with the subject when using ‘être’.

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True.

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Fill in the blank: The past participle of ‘manger’ is __________.

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mangé.

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What is the structure of a passé composé sentence?

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The structure is: Subject + auxiliary verb + past participle.

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Which verb is the past participle of ‘aller’?

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The past participle of ‘aller’ is ‘allé’.

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True or False: In passé composé, the auxiliary verb is always conjugated in the present tense.

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True.

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What happens to the past participle of ‘voir’ in passé composé?

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The past participle of ‘voir’ is ‘vu’.

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Multiple Choice: What is the past participle of ‘faire’? A) fait B) faire C) fais

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A) fait.

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Fill in the blank: The auxiliary verb for the sentence ‘Elle __________ (être) heureuse’ is __________.

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‘est’.

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What is the past participle of ‘prendre’?

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‘pris’.

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True or False: The past participle of regular -er verbs ends in -é.

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True.

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Which auxiliary verb do you use for the reflexive verb ‘se lever’?

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‘être’.

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What is the past participle of ‘finir’?

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‘fini’.

to finish

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Fill in the blank: To form the negative in passé composé, you place __________ around the auxiliary verb.

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ne…pas.

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What is the past participle of ‘boire’?

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‘bu’.

to drink

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Multiple Choice: Which of the following is a correct passé composé sentence? A) J’ai mangé B) Je mange C) Je mangé

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A) J’ai mangé.

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What is the past participle of ‘venir’?

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‘venu’.

to come

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True or False: The past participle of a verb conjugated with ‘être’ must agree with the subject.

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True.

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What is the past participle of ‘choisir’?

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‘choisi’.

to chose

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Fill in the blank: The phrase ‘Nous __________ (aller) au cinéma’ translates to ‘We __________ to the cinema’.

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‘sommes allés’.

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What is the past participle of ‘savoir’?

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‘su’.

to know something/a fact

usually followed by que, si or quand. Used when there is another verb involved…je sis faire du feu (I know how to build a fire). The word “how” is implied - do not use comment

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Which auxiliary verb is used with ‘réussir’ in passé composé?

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‘avoir’.

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Multiple Choice: Which sentence is incorrect? A) Elle est allée B) Ils ont mangé C) Tu es bois

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C) Tu es bois.

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What is the past participle of 'recevoir'?
'reçu'. | to receive
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True or False: In passé composé, the auxiliary verb can be in any tense.
False.
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What is the past participle of 'ouvrir'?
'ouvert'. | to open
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Fill in the blank: The past participle of 'naître' is __________.
'né'. | to be born
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What is the past participle of 'mourir'?
'mort'. | to die
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How do you form the passé composé for a negative statement?
Place 'ne' before the auxiliary verb and 'pas' after.
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Fill in the blank: 'Ils __________ (partir) hier' translates to 'They __________ yesterday'.
'sont partis'.
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What is the past participle of 'dire'?
'dit'. | to say
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What is the past participle of 'mettre'?
'mis'. | to put to set
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Multiple Choice: Which auxiliary verb is used with 'descendre'? A) avoir B) être C) aller
B) être.
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Avoir
**PC =** Eu (To have) **Imparatif** j'avais tu avais il/elle avait nous avions vous aviez ils/elles avaient **Conditional Passé 1** j'aurais eu tu aurais eu il/elle aurait eu nous aurions eu vous auriez eu ils/elles auraient eu **Plus-que-parfait** j'avais eu tu avais eu il/elle avait eu nous avions eu vous aviez eu ils/elles avaient eu
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Être
Été (To be)
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Dire
Dit (To say, to tell)
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Faire
Fait (To do, to make, to form)
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Conduire
Conduit (To drive)
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Aller
**PC =** Allé (To go) **Imparfait** j'allais tu allais il/elle allait nous allions vous alliez ils/elles allaient **Conditional Passé 1** je serais allé tu serais allé il serait allé elle serait allée nous serions allés vous seriez allés ils seraient allés **Plus-que-parfait** j'étais allé tu étais allé il était allé elle était allée nous étions allés vous étiez allés ils étaient allés elles étaient allées
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Donner
Donné (To give)
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Finir
Fini (To finish)
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Dormir
Dormi (To sleep)
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Vendre
Vendu (To sell)
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Rendre
Rendu (To give back, to return)
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Écrire
Écrit (To write)
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Boire
Bu (To drink)
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Comprendre
Compris (understood) (To understand)
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Craindre
Craint (To fear)
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Devoir
Dû (To have to)
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Falloir
Fallu | to take to need must to be necessary to be lacking ## Footnote only conjugated in third person singular - must be followed by an infinitive, subjunctive or a noun
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Lire
Lu (To read)
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Mettre
Mis (To put)
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Mourir
Mort (To die)
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Naître
Né (To be born)
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Offrir
Offert (To offer)
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Peindre
Peint (To paint)
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Plaire
Plu (To please)
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Pleuvoir
Plu (To rain)
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Prendre
Pris (To take)
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Recevoir
reçu (To receive)
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Rire
Ri (To laugh)
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Savoir
Su (To know)
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Suivre
Suivi (To follow)
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Vivre
Vécu (To live)
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Voir
Vu | to see / saw
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Vouloir
Voulu (To want/ to request) | wanted
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Porter
Porté (To wear)
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Jouer
Joué (To play)
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Pronominaux Verbs always use ÉTRE when using the past participle
Je me suis couché Tu t’es couché Il/elle t’est couché Nous nous sommes couché Vous vous êtes couché Ils/elles se sont couché Se laver = je me suis lavé Se lever = elle s’est levé
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For verbs conjugated with AVOIR
**Direct object after the verb**, passé composé stays the same = j’ai acheté une voiture **Direct object before the verb or its pronoun**, then the verb needs to agree in gender and number = Je l’ai achetée, heir. Je les ai achetées, heir.
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Verbs conjugated with ÊTRE = always agrees with the subject
je suis allé(e) Tu es allé(e) Ils sont allés/ elles sont allées
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Devenir
Devenu (To become) ## Footnote with être
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Revenir
Revenu (To come back) ## Footnote with être
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Monter
Monté (To go up) with être and avoir **être + monté [dans / sur / en / etc.]** to go inside / to get on / to embark **avoir + monté [quelque chose]** to go up (something) - except stairs to take (something) up to put (something) together
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Rester
Resté (To stay) ## Footnote with être
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Sortir
**Sorti** (To Exit, to go out) Conjugated with Avoir and être
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Partir
Parti (To leave) ## Footnote with être
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Venir
Venu (To come) ## Footnote with être
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Arriver
Arrivé (To arrive) ## Footnote with être
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Descendre
Descendu (To go down) | no direct object - être : to get off/out of/go/come down from something ## Footnote direct object - Avoir: avoir + descendu (quelque chose / quelqu'un)
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Entrer
entré (To enter) ## Footnote with être
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Rentrer
Rentré (To go home) ## Footnote with être
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Tomber
Tombé (To fall down) | with être
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Retourner
Retourné (To go back) | with être
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Écouter
écouté | to listen / listened
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Parler
parlé | to talk
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Jeter
(To throw) Jeté
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Entendre
(To hear) Entendu
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Se lever
Je me suis levé(e) Tu t’es levé(e) Il/elle s’est levé(e) nous sommes levé(e)s Vous êtes levé(e)(s) Ils/elles sont levé(e)s | to get up
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Marcher
To walk Marché | to walk / walked
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Courir
Couru | to run
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Nager
Nagé | To swim
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Réfléchir
Réfléchi | To think, to reflect
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Toucher
Touché | To touch
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Tourner
Tourné | To turn
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Coûter
Coûté | to count
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Estimer
Estimé | To estimate, to assess, to consider
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Fermer
Fermé | To close
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Enfermer
Enfermé | To lock up
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Briser
Brisé | To break, break up, shatter
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Casser
Cassé | To break (a bone)
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Connaître
Connu | To know to be familiar with ## Footnote \*\*MUST BE USED WITH A DIRECT OBJECT \*\* TO KNOW SOMETHING BY HEART
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Apprendre
Appris | to learn
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Montrer
Montré | to show
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Rédiger
Rédigé | To write, draft, prepare
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pleurer
Pleuré | To cry
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S’asseoir
Je suis assis(e) tu es assis(e) Il est assis Elle est assise | To sit (oneself)
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Ouvrir
Ouvert | To open
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Attendre
Attendu. | (to wait)
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Pouvoir
Pu | Can To be able to To allow/enable ## Footnote was able to I could have - J'aurais pu...
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Défendre
Défendu | to defend ## Footnote defended
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Mordre
Mordu | To bite
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Regarder
Régardé | to watch to look at
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Éteindre
Éteint | to turn off switch off turning off - Eteindre le courant économiser de l
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Se reposer
reposé(e)(s) | to lie down
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se Plaindre
Je me suis plaint(e) | to complain to complain about
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Mentir
Menti | to lie
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Tenir
Tenu
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Remettre
Remis
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Chanter
Chanté
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Danser
dansé
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Prévoir
Prévu
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Sentir
Senti (To feel / sense)
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Perdre
Perdu
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Salir
Sali
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Détruire
détruit Destroy
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Répondre
répondu
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Remplir (to fill)
Rempli
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Choisir
Choisi
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grossir
grossi (to enlarge, to swell)
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rajeunir (to rejuvinate)
rajeuni
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(se) ralentir
ralenti To slow down
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Rougir (to redden)
rougi
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Vieillir (to age)
vieilli
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couvrir
couvert
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découvrir
découvert
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obtenir
obtenu
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servir
servi
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(se) souffrir
souffert (to suffer)
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vêtir (to cloth, to dress)
vêtu
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battre
battu (to beat)
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conclure
conclu
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plaire
plu. (to please)
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sourire
souri (to smile)
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vaincre (se)
vaincu (to overcome, defeat)
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atteindre
atteint. (to reach, to attain)
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caindre
craint
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(se) étendre
étendu (to spread, to stretch, to extend)
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joindre
joint
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plaindre
plaint (to pity)
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résoudre
résolu To resolve
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s' apercevoir (to perceive)
aperçu
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asseoir
assis
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approcher (s') de
to approach to come near to
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assurer
to assure
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avoir du mal à
to have difficulty
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avoir l'air de
to seem (like)
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casser la croûte
to have a snack
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emmener
to take somebody (along)
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empêcher de
to refrain from to prevent from
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enregistrer
to record to register
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entraîner
to train (athlete) to carry along or away
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s'entraîner
to train oneself
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être en panne
to run out of gas to be/get stuck or broken down
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impliquer (s')
to imply to implicate to get involved
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permettre de
to permit to give permission to allow
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poser (se)
to come down to land
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atterrir
to come down to land
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prendre fin
to end
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se terminer
to finish to end
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prendre soin de
to take care of to care for
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provenir de
to come from to be from
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relater
to relate to tell
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raconter
to tell
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rendre visite à
to pay a visit to
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se méfier
to mistrust to distrust
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se rendre à (aller)
to go to
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siffler
to whistle to hiss to wheeze
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transporter
to transport
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visiter
to visit
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IMPARFAIT
the core of the present conjugation for NOUS is used as the core for the IMPARFAIT conjugation ## Footnote je ....ais tu ...ais il/elle/on ...ait nous ...ions vous ...iez ils/elles ...aient
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CONDITIONAL PASSÉ 1
the Conditional Passé 1 conjugation is formed by takeing the Present Conditional of AVOIR and adding the PAST PARTICIPLE ## Footnote j'aurais + PP tu aurais + PP il/elle aurait + PP nous aurions + PP vous auriez + PP ils/elles auraient + PP
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Soustraire
**soustrait** | (to subtract / to remove)
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émouvoir
**ému** | (to move / to stir)
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Vaincre
**Vaincu** (to vanquish /
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Décéder
**décédé** | (to decide)
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Faillir
**To Fail** **Past Participle = failli** **Imparfait**. **Conditional Passé 1** je faillais j'aurais failli tu faillais tu aurais failli il/elle faillait il/elle aurait failli nous faillions nous aurions failli vous failliez vous auriez failli ils/elles faillaient ils/elles auraient failli
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Demeurer
Demeuré. To dwell / remain / stay / abide
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apparaître
Apparu Appear / emerge / arise Note: this verb is conjugated with être - some say it is to avoid two vowels together (a apparu) while others say that it is because it describes a change of state, meaning something comes into view or becomes visible
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Amener
The verb amener means that you take a person or an animal with you to a specific location. The verb amener focuses on the arrival point. Amener primarily means to bring or lead someone or something to a specific place. It does not necessarily imply responsibility for the person or thing being brought. used when one takes someone else to another place, and leaves him / her there
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Emmener
Emmener means that you leave a place with someone or an animal for the entire duration of the event. The verb emmener considers the point of departure. Emmener primarily means to take or carry along with oneself, often with the connotation of being responsible for the person or thing being taken. used when one takes someone along to another place
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Apporter
The verb apporter means that you take an object or a person that cannot move by himself (ex. a baby) from point A to point B. In the verb apporter, you can see the outcome or the completion of an event. Apporter primarily means to bring or to bring along. It is often used in the sense of bringing something to a specific place. used when one takes something to another place - focused on the point of arrival
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Emporter
The verb emporter means that you take an object or a person with you to go somewhere else. This verbs considers the point of departure. Emporter primarily means to take away or carry off. It is often used in the sense of carrying away with oneself. used when one takes something along with him / her when leaving a place - focused on the point of departure
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allouer
allocate / assign alloué
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s'inscrire
to register / enroll s'inscrit
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se désister
withdrawal
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se présenter
to run (for office) to present oneself se préstenté
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convoquer
convene summon
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parvenir
reach / achieve parvenu
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Réduire
Reduced réduit