Vocabulary of December 18, 2023

Question 1

What is “exagérer” in English?

Answer 1

Exaggerate

Question 2

What is “déçu” in English?

Example: My daughter was ……………. when she heard that kids were not invited to the New Year’s Eve party!

Answer 2

disappointed

Example: My daughter was disappointed when she heard that kids were not invited to the New Year’s Eve party!

Question 3

How do we pronounce “height”?

Answer 3

HAÏT

Question 4

What is “au lieu de” in English?

Example: ………………. turning left as you normally do, you have to turn right.

Answer 4

Instead of

Rather than

Example:

Instead of turning left as you normally do, you have to turn right.
Rather than turning left as you normally do, you have to turn right.

Question 5

What is “à l’année” or “toute l’année” in English?

Example: My kids are spoiled ……………………

Answer 5

All year around

Example: My kids are spoiled all year around.

Question 6

Using the present perfect tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

I ……………………. (see) that movie before.

Answer 6

I’ve seen that movie before.

Question 7

Using the present perfect tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

I ……………………. (never - see) that movie before.

Answer 7

I’ve never seen that movie before.

Question 8

Using the present perfect tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

He ……………….. (speak) to many clients today.

Answer 8

He’s spoken to many clients today.

Question 9

Using the present perfect tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

He ……………….. (not - speak) to many clients today.

Answer 9

He hasn’t spoken to many clients today.

Question 10

Using the simple past or the* present perfect* tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

I …………………. (already - do) the presentation.

Answer 10

I already did the presentation.
I’ve already done the presentation.

Question 11

Using the simple past or the* present perfect* tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

I …………………. ( do - not yet) the presentation.

Answer 11

I didn’t do the presentation yet.

I haven’t done the presentation yet.

Question 12

Using the simple past or the* present perfect* tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

He …………………. ( send - not yet) the document.

Answer 12

He didn’t send the document yet.
He hasn’t sent the document yet.

Question 13

Using the simple past or the* present perfect* tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

…………………. (He - send - yet) the document?

Answer 13

Did he send the document yet?

Has he sent the document yet?

Question 14

Using the simple past or the* present perfect* tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

…………………. (I - just - send) you the document.

Answer 14

I just sent you the document.
I’ve just sent you the document.

Question 15

Using the simple past or the* present perfect* tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

I ……………………… (just - speak) to him about it.

Answer 15

I just spoke to him about it.

I’ve just spoken to him about it.

Question 16

Using the simple past or the* present perfect* tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

It’s the best presentation ……………………… (I - ever - do)!

Answer 16

It’s the best presentation I’ve ever done!

It’s the best presentation I ever did!

Question 17

Using the simple past or the* present perfect* tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

It’s the best company …………………………. (i - ever - work for)!

Answer 17

It’s the bast company I ever worked for!

It’s the bast company I’ve ever worked for!

Question 18

Using the simple past or the* present perfect* tense and the contracted form, write the full sentence and practice saying it out loud:

That’s the most popular drug that …………………… (ever - be sold).

Answer 18

That’s the most popular drug that was ever sold .

That’s the most popular drug that’s ever been sold.

Question 19

Translate the following sentence:

J’ai envoyé le courriel mais je n’ai pas encore reçu de réponse.

Answer 19

I sent (or I’ve sent) the email but I didn’t receive (or I haven’t received) an answer / a reply / a response yet.

Question 20

Translate the following sentence:

Je n’ai pas parlé au client récemment.

Answer 20

I didn’t speak to the client recently.

I haven’t spoken to the client recently.