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Michel Thomas v3 French(Franais)
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Michel Thomas v3 French(Franais)
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Noun: -
Any word where you can place the article The in front is a Noun. E.g the happiness, the
situation, the opportunity.
Verb: -
Any word where you can place the to in front is a verb. To be, to have, to see, to show
etc.
Adjective: -
Any word where you can place the am or is in front is an adjective. Happy, proud,
possible.
French Nouns are Gender based

Usage of Le [Masculine] La [Feminine] Les [Plural]
There are 3-ways to use My in French and it depends on Noun Gender whether it is Le | La |
Les
Le >= Mon [Pronounced as Lay] - Une

La >= Ma [Pronounced as Laaa] -Un
Les >= Mes [Pronounced as Leh]- des
Usage of Following
Un | Une
La | Le | Les
Ta | ton | tes
Leur | Leurs
Sa | son | ses
Du | de | des
Ma | mon | mes
Cest | ce cont
Usage of Following
Notre | nos
Votre
I Je
Me
My/Mine Le >= Mon [Pronounced as Lay]
Mon oncle, mon pre (father), mon frre (brother)
Mon livre (book),
La >= Ma [Pronounced as Laaa]
Ma mre (mother), ma soeur (sister), ma familie
Les >= Mes [Pronounced as Leh]
Mes amis (friends), mes parents
You [Formal] Vous
All of you Vous
You [Informal] Tu/te/toi
Your Votre |
Ta/ton
We/One Nous | On
We are nous sommes
One are [Pronounced as somm]
Ourselves Nous
Us Nous
They/them [Masculine] ils
They/them [Femenine] elles
They are [Masculine] Ils sont
They are [Femenine] Elles sont
Their [to them] leur
He Il
Him [To him] Lui
His Sa/son
She elle
Her [To her] Lui/son
Himself/herself/itself/yoursel se
f
It a
It is Cest
I am Je suis
you are vous tes [Formal]
tu es [Informal]
I am = Je suis
He/She/it is = il/elle/a est
You are [Formal] = vous tes
You are[informal] = tu es
We are = nous
sommes
They are = ils/ells sont
Question Forms
what Quoi |quel

what, i.e. what is it that Qu'est-ce qui
Why Pourquoi
When quand
Where | Where [to] o
How Comment
Which Quoi |quel
Who qui
How many | How much [of it] Combien
How long
At What time (At how much hour) quelle heure
That [in the middle of sentence] que
If si
I can Je peux
I cannot Je peux pas
-OR-
Je ne peux pas
I am je suis
I am not Je ne suis pas
Will you Voulez vous [Formal]
Do you want veux tu [Informal]
Do you want to
Do you have Avez-vous
Have you As tu
I must (have to) Je dois
You have to (you must) Vous dois
Tu dois
I would like Je voudrais
I would like to
I would like to know Je voudrais savoir
What kind [What sort of] Quel sorte
I am sorry Je regrette
-OR-
je suis dsol
I am sorry but Je regrette mais
-OR-
je suis dsol mais
It does make a fait
It does not make a ne fait pas
Handlers in French (Franais) Part 1
Can =
I/He/She/it can =
You/We/They =
You [informal] can =
Could (was able to) =

I/He/She/it could =
You/We/They could =
You [informal] could =
Could (is able to) =

I/He/She/it could =
You/We/They could =
You [informal] could =
did konnte/Konnten can be used also

did =
I/He/She/it did =
We/you/They did =
Have/Has =
I have =
He/She/it has =
You/We/They have =
You [informal] have =
To have to (must) =
I He/She/it must (have to) =
You/We/They must (have to) =
You [informal] must (have to) =
Had =
I/ He/She/it had =
You/We/They had =
You [informal] had =
Could have [may have] = had =

I/ He/She/it Could have [may have] =
You/We/They Could have [may have] =
You [informal] Could have [may have] =
Had to =
I/he/she/it had to =
You/We/They had to =
Want [Will you please] =

I/he/She/it want =
You/We/They want =
You [informal] want =
Wanted =
I/He/She/it wanted =
You/We/They wanted =
Shall/Should =
I/He/She/it shall/should =
You/We/They shall/should =
You [informal] shall/should =
Should {was supposed to} =

I/He/She/it should{was supposed to} =
You/We/They should{was supposed to} =
You [informal] should{was supposed to} =
Should have =
I/He/She/it should have =
You/We/They should have =
You [informal] should have =
Would have =
I/ He/She/it would have =
You/We/They would have =
You [informal] would have =
May/to be allowed to =
I may { to be allowed to } =
You/We/They may {to be allowed to} =
Will/going to =
I will =
He/She/it will =
You/We/They will =
You [informal] will/going to =
Would =
I/He/She/it would =
You/We/They would =
You [informal] would =
Would like/may/Might want =

I/He/She/it would =
You/We/They would =
Was/were =
I/He/She/it was =
You/We/They were =
You [informal] were=
Was getting | was becoming =

I/He/She/it was getting =
You/We/They were getting =
You [informal] were getting g=
Would be [might be] =

Would have | would have been =
I/He/She/it would be [might be] =
You/We/They would be [might be] =
You [informal] would be [might be] =
Is being/is getting = wird + ge [PAST TENSE]

it is being | it is getting= Es wird + [PAST TENSE]
Was being/was getting = wurde + ge [PAST

TENSE]
it was being | it was getting = Es wurde + [PAST TENSE]
Disc # 1/8 Foundation Course
English Anglais
Vocabulary Vocabulaire
English Vocabulary Vocabulaire Anglais
French (Language) franais
Origin Origine
French Origin Origine francais (dorigine Francais)
Practically Pratiquement
Similarity similarit
Question Question
Accent Accent
Difference Diffrence [ 'difrns, 'difrns ]
Pronunciation prononciatin
To Start/To Commence/To Begin Pour commencer
Retransform Retransforment
Specially spcialement
If Si
If you consider Si vous considrez
Si te considrez
Limited limite
Active actif
Vary Varier
Possible possible
Rule: French Pronunciations of English Words
ible = (in French pronounced as letter e in English)

(E.g Possible)
able= (in French pronounced as aable because a is aaa same as in Dutch)
(E.g Tablet is taable (only pronunciation, spelling is the same)
(E.g Comfortable is comfortaable, spelling is the same
Comfortable comfortable
Table Table
That is-OR- cest
It is
The life ca vie
Thats life (it is life) cest la vie
It is possible cest possible

It is comfortable cest comfortable
Good Bon
It is good cest bon
Very Trs [pronounced as traay]
It is very good Cest trs bon
It is very comfortable Cest trs comfortable
Probable Probable
It is probable Cest probable
Acceptable Acceptable
It is acceptable Cest acceptable
For Pour
Me Moi
For me Pour moi
It is for me Cest pour moi
You vous
For you Pour vous
Pour toi
It is for you Cest pour vous
It is very comfortable for me Cest trs comfortable pour moi
Not Pas
It is not nest pas
Not for me Pas pour moi
Thanks/Thank you merci
Not for me thanks Pas pour moi, merci
It is not very comfortable for me Nest pas trs comfortable pour moi
Like this Comme e
Like that-OR- Comme a
That way
So-so-OR- Comme e Comme a
Like this like that
Rule:
Comme ca is used a lot in French e.g
When saying
- Like that
- That way
It is like that cest comme a
It is not like that nest pas comme ca
It is not possible for me that way nest pas possible pour moi comme a
I (Soft) Je
Sorry-OR-Regret regrette
I am sorry-OR- Je regrette
I regret
But Mais
I am sorry but Je regrette mais
I am sorry but it is not very comfortable for me Je regrette mais nest pas trs comfortable
that way pour moi comme a
I am sorry but it is not very acceptable for me Je regrette mais nest pas trs acceptable pour
that way moi comme a
Remarkable remarquable
It is very remarkable Cest trs remarquable
considerable considrable
Words in English ending in
ent and ant come from French. They all are the same, with same meaning and same spelling
different Different
Important important
It is not very different that way Nest pas trs different comme a
But it is very important for me mais cest trs important pour moi
Rule: French Pronunciations
Words ending in s in French maybe pushed to the next word, if the following word starts with a
vowel and it takes sound of English Z.
e.g very important would be
[Pronunciation Only] tr zimportant
Evident vident
Recent rcent
constant Constante [la constante]
Words ending in the following in English
- ary
e.g
- necessary
- military
- contrary
So in French ary is spelt as aire

necessary ncessaire
It is not necessary for me nest pas ncessaire pour moi
Contrary contraire
On the contrary au contraire
military Militaire
Vocabulary Vocabulaire
I would like Je voudrais
To speak Parler
To speak French Parler franais
I would like to speak French Je voudrais parler franais
with Avec
With you Avec vous [Formal]
Avec toi [Informal]
With me Avec moi
I would like to speak French with you Je voudrais parler franais avec vous
Will you OR will you please- OR Do you Voulez vous
want Veux tu
Will you speak French with me Voulez vous parler franais avec moi
To come Venir
To go aller
Will you come with me Voulez vous venir avec moi
Veux tu venir avec moi
To eat manger
Will you eat Voulez vous manger
Veux tu manger
Will you come eat with me Voulez vous venir manger avec moi
Veux tu manger avec moi
To go aller
Will you go eat with me Voulez vous aller manger avec moi
Veux tu aller manger avec moi
where o
Where do you want to go O voulez vous aller
O veux tu aller
Where do you want to go eat O voulez vous aller manger
O veux tu aller manger
Tonight (this evening) ce soir
It is for tonight cest pour ce soir
Where do you want to go eat tonight O voulez vous aller manger ce soir
To have dinner-OR-To Dine dner
Where do you want to have dinner tonight O voulez vous dner ce soir
O veux tu dner ce soir
Do you want to come have dinner with me Voulez vous venir dner avec moi ce soir
tonight Veux tu venir dner avec moi ce soir
To Know Savoir
I would like to know where Je voudrais savoir o
I would like to know where it is Je voudrais savoir o cest
How much/combining combien
I would like to know how much it is Je voudrais savoir combien cest
Something quelque chose
The thing La chose
The same thing La mme chose
I would like to eat something Je voudrais manger quelque chose
I would like to eat the same thing-OR- Je voudrais manger la mme chose
I would like to have the same thing
Do you want to eat something Voulez vous manger quelque chose
Veux tu manger quelque chose
Do you want to eat the same thing-OR- Voulez vous manger la mme chose
Do you want to have the same thing Veux tu manger la mme chose
Please s'il vous plait
s'il tu plat
The same thing for me please la mme chose pour moi s'il vous plait
I would like the same thing for me Je voudrais la mme chose pour moi
I would like the same thing for me please Je voudrais la mme chose pour moi s'il vous
plat
Words ending in the following in English come from franais
- ence
- ance
e.g difference
important
In French pronounced as aance
The Le
A Un
what quel
Difference diffrence
The difference La diffrence
A difference Un difference
What difference quel diffrence
Preference preference
The preference la preference
A Preference un preference
What preference quel preference
Importance Importance
influence influence
Have you-OR-Do you have avez-vous
Do you have a preference avez-vous un preference
What preference do you have quel preference avez-vous
Restaurant restaurant
For what restaurant do you have a preference Pour quel restaurant avez-vous un preference
tonight-OR- ce soir
For what restaurant do you have a preference
this evening
- ion
They all are the same, with same meaning and same spelling
tion and sion are pronounced as sion

Opinion opinion
Condition Condition
The condition La condition
A Condition Un condition
What condition quel condition
Position Position
The position La position
A position Un position
What position Quel position
Reservation Rservation
The reservation La rservation
A reservation Un rservation
What reservation Quel rservation
Do you have a reservation for me tonight Avez-vous un rservation poor moi ce soir
As tu un rservation poor moi ce soir
What kind [of what sort] [of what kind] [of quel sorte
what sort]
Of de
What sort of reservation Quel sorte de rservation
What sort of reservation do you have for me for Quel sorte de rservation avez-vous pour moi
tonight pour ce soir
Quel sorte de rservation as tu pour moi pour
ce soir
What kind of reservation do you want for Quel sorte de rservation voulez vous pour ce
tonight soir
Quel sorte de rservation veux tu pour ce soir
tion and sion are pronounced as sion

Now there are total 1200 of these type of the words that are spelt the same except for three
which are
- Translation [traduction]
- Explanation [explication]
- Vacation [vacances]
Three Trois
Exception Exception
Translation Traduction
I would like a translation Je vodrais un traduction
To do/To make faire
Will you make a reservation for me voulez vous faire un rservation pour moi
veux tu faire un rservation pour moi
What kind of reservation do you want to make Quel sorte de rservation voulez vous faire
Will you make a translation for me Voulez vous faire un traduction pour moi
Veux tu faire un traduction pour moi
explanation Explication
To give/to donate Donner
Will you give an explanation for me Voulez vous donner un explication pour moi
Veux tu donner un explication pour moi
Vacation Vacances
Rule: French Singular/Plural Rules
When a word is singular it is la
When a word is plural it is les
Vacations Les vacances
Spending [as in spending time] Passer
Time Temps
Le temps
To spend time Passer le temps
[French Equv.] To Pass time
To spend money dpenser
To spend vacations Passer les vacances
Where do you want to spend the vacation O voulez vous passer les vacances
O veux tu passer les vacances
The situation La situation
What impression do you have quel impression avez-vous
quel impression as tu
What impression do you have of the situation Quel impression avez-vous de la situation
Quel impression as tu de la situation
- ical
ical is replaced with ique
For Example
political = politique
economical = conomique
philosophical = philosophique
astronomical = astronomique
logical = logique
Practical = pratique
It is not logical but it is very practical that way Nest pas logique mais cest trs pratique
comme a
Rule: French Describe a situation
You would say the word situation and then you would describe what kind of situation.
The political situation La situation politique

The economical situation La situation economique
And Et [a]
The political and economical situation La situation politique et economique
In/to France/country/province En france
I would like to go to France Je voudrais aller en france
I would like to spend the vacations in France Je voudrais passer les vacances en france
At
Present prsent
At Present prsent
What impression do you have of the political Quel impression avez vous de la situation
and economic situation in France politique en economique en France
-OR-
Quel impression as tu de la situation politique
en economique en France
What impression do you have of the political Quel impression avez vous de la situation
and economic situation in France at the present politique en economique en france prsent
time -OR-
Quel impression as tu de la situation politique
en economique en france prsent
What kind [What sort of] reservation do you Quel sorte de rservation voulez vous pour moi
have for me -OR-
Quel sorte de rservation veux tu pour moi
What kind [What sort of] reservation do you Quel sorte de rservation voulez vous pour ces
want for tonight soir
-OR-
Quel sorte de rservation veux tu pour ces soir
Rule: French Pronounciation Consonant at the end of the word is not sounded unless it is followed by e and
e is always silent
The consonant at the end of the word is NOT sounded e.g sorte [it is pronounced as sort]
Important -> importaan
Restaurant -> restauraan
Petit -> Petii

Small Petit
It is small Cest petit
It is very small Cest trs petit
Too/too much trop
Cest -> [tro p is not sounded since not
followed by e]
late Tard -> [tar d is not sounded since not
followed by e]
It is very late Cest trs tard
It is too late Cest trop tard
It is too much for me Cest trop pour moi
Rule: French Pronunciation
The consonant at the end of the word is NOT sounded. Here are some more examples
Grand -> graan
Petite -> petit
Grande -> grand
Rule: French Masculine and Feminine Pronunciations
For Masculine -> you have to pronounce the consonant
For Feminine -> you have to add an e
Here are some examples
Big/tall Grand [for Masculine] / [for Feminine] grande
Big/tall [for Masculine] - You pronounce the Il est grand
consonant
He is big
Big/tall [for Feminine] - You add an e for Elle est grande
feminine
She is big
Small/little petit
She is little/small Elle est petite
The consonant at the end of the word is NOT sounded. Here are some more examples
Vit -> vi
Vite -> vit
fast vite
It is very fast Cest trs vite
It is too fast for me Cest trop vite pour moi
Rule: French Grammar Rule
The English to form with French Words end in ere.g.
To Speak -> Parler
To Listen - > couter
To Speak Parler
To Listen couter
You speak Vous parlez
You speak too fast for me Vous parlez trop vite pour moi
-OR-
Tu parles trop vite pour moi
To go Aller
The consonant at the end of the word is NOT sounded however when the next word starts with
a vowel [a,e,i,o,u] then the last word gets shifted onto the next word e.g
You go/you are going -> Vous allez -> [vou sallez] and the shifted s takes the sound of z
You go/you are going Vous allez
Tu vas
You are going too fast for me Vous allez trop vite pour moi
Tu vas trop vite pour moi
It is very good Cest trs bon
So/if Si
It is so good Cest si bon
If Si
If it is so good Si cest si bon
To know Savoir
I would like to know if it is so good Je voudrais savoir si cest si bon
Why pourquoi
I would like to know why it is so good Je voudrais savoir pourquoi cest si bon
I would like to know where you are going Je voudrais savoir o vous allez
Je voudrais savoir o tu vas
I would like to know where you are going to Je voudrais savoir o vous allez diner ce soir
have dinner tonight Je voudrais savoir o tu vas diner ce soir
a vowel [a,e,i,o,u] then the last word gets shifted onto the next word e.g
Port -> [Pronounced as Por]
Airport aroport
La Porte
Rule: French Pronunciation Careful Consonants [C, R, F and L]
a vowel [a,e,i,o,u] then the last word gets shifted onto the next word except for four [4]
consonants
These are
- C, R, F and L
These are the only four Careful Consonants that maybe pronounced at the end of the word in
French but without an e
e.g
Avec [Pronounced as avec] so full word is pronounced
Bag = sac [Pronounced as sac] so full word is pronounced
Exceptions are
White = blanc [Pronounced as blan]
Frank = franc [Pronounced as fran]
White wine = vin blanc [Pronounced as vin blan]
A glass = un verre [Pronounced as un verr]
A glass of white wine = un verre de vin blanc [Pronounced as un verr de vin blan]
Rule: French Pronunciation [r and er]

r at the word endings is pronounced however when there is er it is pronounced as a
For example r Endings
To know = Savoir
To have = avoir
To see = voir
To leave/Depart = Partir
For Example er Endings

To Speak = Parler-> [Pronounced ->Parlaay]
To go = Aller -> [Pronounced ->allay]
Most of the verbs [upto 90%] end in er pronounced as a
I would like a glass of white wine Je voudrais un verre de vin blanc
Bottle bouteille
I would like a bottle of white wine Je voudrais un bouteille de vin blanc
water Eau [Pronounced as ooh]
Water from cologne eau de cologne
I would like a glass of water Je voudrais un verre de eau
Mineral minral
I would like a glass of mineral water Je voudrais un verre de minral eau
- el
- al
They all are the same, with same meaning and same spelling
Mineral = minral [Pronounced as minraal] so full word is pronounced and l is also
sounded because it belongs to the group of Careful Consonant
Normal = normal [Pronounced as normaal] so full word is pronounced and l is also
sounded because it belongs to the group of Careful Consonant
Mineral minral [Pronounced as minraal]
Normal normal [Pronounced as normaal]
Ly -> you add an ment in franais
Normally Normalement [Pronounced as normal-moun]
General gnral [Pronounced as gnraal]
Generally gnralement [Pronounced as gnraal
-moun]
animal animal
special spcial [Pronounced as spciaal]
It is very special Cest trs spcial
Specially spcialement
Specially for you Spcialement pour vous
Coffee caf
Cup tasse
I would like a cup of coffee Je voudrais un tasse de caf
Still more
A little Un peh
I would like a little Je voudrais un peh
late Tard
It is very late cest trs tard
It is too late/too much late cest trop tard
more Plus [Pronounced as plu]
Later (more late) Plus tard
To come Venir
Will you come later Voulez vous venir plus tard
A little later Un peh plus tard
Will you come a little later Voulez vous venir un peh plus tard
now Maintenant [Pronounced as ment-nou]
Not now Pas maintenant
Possible possible
Possibly Possiblement/ peut-tre
Not now possibly a little later Pas maintenant possiblement un peh plus tard
The s between the two vowels has the sound of z
For example
Chose [Pronounced as showz]
I would like to eat something Je voudrais manger quelque chose
I would like to eat the same thing Je voudrais manger la mme chose
Other autre
The other thing autre chose
Another thing (something else) une autre chose
I would like something else Je voudrais autre chose
To see Voir
To see again revoir
See you- Bye Bye (Until I see you again)/ See Au revoir
again
I would like to see something else Je voudrais voir autre chose
Do you have something else Avec-vous autre chose
Do you want something else Voulez-vous autre chose
Veux tu autre chose
Do you want to see something else Voulez-vous voir autre chose
Veux tu voir autre chose
To know savoir
To have Avoir
To see Voir
I would like to have something else Je voudrais avoir autre chose [Pronounced
->shifted s takes the sound of z]
Rule: French Sound Distinctions

I would like to have Je voudrais avoir [Pronounced ->shifted s
takes the sound of z]
One more/Still more Encore
One more/Still more glass Encore verre
I would like a glass of white wine Je voudrais un verre de vin blanc
I would like another glass of white wine Je voudrais un autre verre de vin blanc
[French EQV.] I would like one more glass of
white wine
I would like another [one more] bottle of white Je voudrais un encore bouteille de vin blanc
wine
[French EQV.] I would like one more bottle of
white wine
I would like a cup of coffee Je voudrais un tasse de caf
I would like another cup of coffee Je voudrais encore une tasse de caf
I would like another glass of mineral water Je voudrais encore une verre de minral
Rule: French Grammar Rules [Nouns, Adjectives and Verbs]
Belongs to The Group
Any word that you can place Article the is a noun so happiness [becomes The Happiness]
Adjectives where we can place am is in front of a word

I am proud
Is proud
Verbs where we can place to in front of a word

To be
To have
To sleep
I repeat je rpte
Depart partir
Rule: French Grammar Rules Verbs
In English usually the to forms are called full verbs it is referred to as infinitive also.
In franais [To Form] is expressed with an ending and that is r. it can be either er
[pronounced as a]
And sometimes come in a ending ir E.g
To come = Venir
To leave/To Depart = partir
To sleep = dormir/sommeil
To know = Savoir
To have = avoir
To see = voir
sometimes come in a ending re E.g

To Understand = comprendre
To do/To Make = Faire
Will you come eat with me Voulez vous venir manger avec moi
Veux tu venir manger avec moi
I must Je dois
I must speak with you Je dois parler avec vous
Will you speak French with me Voulez vous parler franais avec moi
Veux tu parler franais avec moi
I must know where it is Je doi savoir o cest
I am je suis
tired fatigu
now maintenant
I am tired/fatigued je suis fatigu
I am very tired/fatigued now je suis trs fatigue maintenant
busy Occup [pronounced as occupay]
I am very busy now je suis trs occup maintenant
A little Un peh
I can Je peux
I can a little Je peux un peh
Not now Pas maintenant
Not for me thank you Pas pour moi merci
I cannot Je peux pas-OR-
Je ne peux pas
Rule: French Negation
When in a sentence any type of negation is used in franais ne is added just as a signal. It is
just a signal
I do not = I not = Je ne [pronounced as Jen]

He doesnt = He not = il ne [pronounced as iln]
She doesnt = She not = elle ne [pronounced as eln]
We do not = We not = nous ne [pronounced as noon]
You do not = You not = vous ne [pronounced as voon]
I am not Je ne suis pas
I am not tired now Je ne suis pas fatigu maintenant
But I am very busy now Mai Je ne trs occup maintenant
I am not very busy now Je ne pas trs occup maintenant
To wait [attendre] Waited [attendu]
[Visualise by having in attendance in mind] I waited = jai | Je ai attendu
I wait = je attends He/She/it/one waited = il/elle/a a attendu
He/She/it wait = il/elle/a attend You [Formal] waited = vous avez attendu
You [Formal] wait = vous attendez You [informal] waited = tu as attendu
You [informal] wait = tu attends We waited = nous avons attendu
We wait = nous attendons They [Masculine | Femenine] waited = Ils/elles ont
They [Masculine | Femenine] wait = Ils/elles attendu
attendent
To leave/To Depart [Partir] Left [parti]
I leave = pars I left = Je suis parti
He/She/it leaves= il/elle/a part He/She/it left = il/elle/a est parti
You [Formal] leave = vous partez You [Formal] left = vous tes parti
You [informal] leave= tu pars You [informal] left = tu es parti
We leave= nous partons We left = nous sommes parti
They [Masculine | Femenine] leave= ils/elles partent They [Masculine | Femenine] left = ils/ells sont
parti
Because Parce que

I am sorry Je regrette mais Je peux pas attendre parce que
but Je dois partir maintenant
I cannot wait because I have to leave now OR
Je regrette mais Je ne peux pas attendre parce
que Je dois partir maintenant
I am Je suis
I am not je ne suis pas
I am Sorry je suis dsol
OR
Je regrette
I am sorry but je suis dsol mais
OR
Je regrette mais
I am sorry I cannot come with you now because I je suis dsol Je ne peux pas avec-vous parce
am very busy que je suis trs occup
OR
Je regrette Je ne peux pas avec-vous parce que
je suis trs occup
To Speak [Parler] Spoke/Spoken [parl]
I speak = je parle I spoke/spoken = jai | Je ai parl
He/She/it speak = il/elle/a parle He/She/it spoke/spoken = il/elle/a a parl
You [Formal] speak = vous aparlez You [Formal] spoke/spoken = vous avez parl
You [informal] speak = tu parle You [informal] spoke/spoken = tu as parl
We speak = nous parlons We spoke/spoken = nous avons parl
They [Masculine | Femenine] speak = Ils/elles parlent They [Masculine | Femenine] spoke/spoken =
Ils/elles ont parl
I would like to speak with you Je voudrais parler avec-vous
Je voudrais parler avec-toi
Rule: French Prounounciation
You speak = vous parlez [Vous [Formal You] always have ez ending of the verbs] and the verb
ez | er endings are pronounced exactly the same.
You speak Vous parlez
Tu parles
I have to (I must) speak with you Je dois parler avec-vous
Je dois parler avec-toi
Rule: French Question Rules
In a question form, invert the subject and verb; For Example
Do you speak?
Are you Speaking? Is converted to
Speak you?
To go aller
You are going | You go Vous-allez
Do you go | Are you going? Allez-vous
vas-tu
Rule: French Question Rules
When you have a Question Mark you add the hiphen mark
Where o
Where are you going? O allez-vous
O vas-tu
To dine | to have dinner Diner
[Visualise by having dinner in mind]
To Eat [manger] Ate/eaten [mang]
I eat = je manges I ate/eaten = jai | Je ai mang
He/She/it eat = il/elle/a mange He/She/it ate/eaten = il/elle/a a mang
You [Formal] eat = vous mangez You [Formal] ate/eaten = vous avez mang
You [informal] eat = tu manges You [informal] ate/eaten = tu as mang
We eat = nous mangeons We ate/eaten = nous avons mang
They [Masculine | Femenine] eat = Ils/elles mangent They [Masculine | Femenine] ate/eaten = Ils/elles
ont mang
Where are you going to have dinner tonight O allez-vous diner ce soir
O vas-tu diner ce soir
Rule: French Usage of Formal You
With you must add ez or z at the end of the verbs
You leave | you are leaving Vous-partez
At What time (At how much hour) quelle heure
At what time are you leaving? quelle heure partez-vous [Formal]
OR quelle heure partes-toi [Informal]
At what time do you leave?
To Stay [rester] Stayed [rest]
I/He/She/it Stay = je/il/elle/a reste I stayed = Je suis rest
You [Formal] = vous restez He/She/it stayed = il/elle/a est rest
You [informal] stay = tu restes You [Formal] stayed = vous tes rest
We stay = nous restons You [informal] stayed = tu es rest
They [Masculine | Femenine] stay = ils/elles restent We stayed = nous sommes rest
They [Masculine | Femenine] stayed = ils/elles
sont rest
He is staying here tonight Il reste ici ce soir
She is staying here tonight Elle reste ici ce soir
You are staying | You stay Vous-restez
Tu restes
Are you staying Restez-vous
To Understand [comprendre] Understood [compris]
I understand = je comprends I understood = jai | Je ai compris
He/She/it understands = il/elle/a comprend He/She/it understood = il/elle/a a compris
You [Formal] understand = vous comprenez You [Formal] understood = vous avez compris
You [informal] understand = tu comprends You [informal] understood = tu as compris
We understand= nous comprenons We understood = nous avons compris
They [Masculine | Femenine] understand= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] understood = Ils/elles
comprennent ont compris
Rule: French Usage of I and Usage of He/She/it

He/She/it follows the same verb pattern as I
When using I with er verbs you must drop/cut-off the r and sound the consonant. This the
case with 90% of the verbs
(only -er verbs sound the stem in the 1st person singular e.g. j'arrive, compare je pars)
[Michel Thomas Explanation]
For Example:-
Verb
Parler (To Speak)
I je parle (I speak)
He Il parle (He
speaks)
She Elle parle (She
speaks)
it a parle (it
speaks)
You Vous parlez
You Tu parles
We nous parlons
Other verbs which are NOT er or ir verbs.

Since you cut er or ir or re so there is no e hence you do not sound e
Verb
Comprendre (To Understand)
I je comprend (I Understand)
He il comprend (He understands)
She Elle comprend (She understands)
it a comprend (it understands)
Nobody Personne ne comprend (Nobody
understands)
Everybo Tout le monde comprend
dy
Below is an example of Irregularity
Verb
aller (To go)
je vais (I go)
Il va (He goes)
Elle va (She goes)
a va (it goes)
Rule: French Usage of I and Usage of He/She/it More Similarities
T endings
Handler Handler Handler Handler Handler

(must |To have Can would like To do/To To say/To
to) make tell
I je dois je peux Je je fais Je dis
voudrais
He il doit Il peut il fait Il dit
She elle doit Elle peut Elle fait Elle dit
it a doit a peut a fait a dit
You tu dois
Prefer
We On doit
Prefer
Rule: French Usage of I and Usage of He/She/it
There are only 3-times in the entire French Language where do not follow the sound of I. Below
are the three exceptions.
I am = je I have = I am going = Je
suis j'ai vais
He is = Il He has = He is going =Il
est il a va
I stay | I am staying je reste
He Il
She Elle
[Pronounced as L.A Los Angeles]
He is staying Il reste
She is staying Elle reste
My Friend Mon ami
My friend is staying Mon ami reste
Everybody Tout le monde
Everybody is staying Tout le monde reste
I am not staying | I stay not Je ne reste pas
OR
I dont stay
I am busy Je suis occupp
I am not busy now je ne suis pas occup maintenant
I am tired | I am fatigued Je suis fatigu
I am not tired je ne suis pas fatigu
Rule: French Gender-based Rules Male-Female verb
For Female mostly e is added to the verbs
ready Prt
[Pronounced as Prey]
I am ready [Male] je suis prt
I am ready [Female] je suis prte
[Pronounced as Pret]
is Est
[Pronounced as a]
He is il est
[Pronounced as il a]
It is c'est
It is not Ce n'est pas
He is ready Il est prt
She is ready Elle est prt
I stay | I am staying je reste
Rule: French Tense Rules
There is no Am, is or Are, ing in French
There is no Dos or Donts in French
I am ready je suis prt
I am ready to eat[Male] je suis prt mange
I am ready to eat[Female] je suis prte mange
I am busy Je suis occupp
I am tired |I am fatigued Je suis fatigu
I eat | I am eating Je mange
I speak | I am speaking je parle
[Pronounced as parl e is not
pronounced]
Do you speak | Are you speaking Parlez-vous
Parles-tu
You wait | you are waiting Vous-attendez
Tu-attendes
Are you waiting Attendez-vous
Attendes tu
Wait!!! (you) Attendez!!
Attendes!!
Wait a moment attendez un moment
attendes un moment
You do not wait | you are not waiting Vous ne attendez pas
Tu ne attendes pas
why pourquoi
Why do you wait | Why wait you | Why are you Pourquoi Attendez-vous
waiting Pourquoi Attendes tu
We are leaving Nous partons
At what time quelle heure
At what time do you leave | At what time are you quelle heure Attendez-vous
leaving quelle heure Attendes-tu
Rule: French Usage of We
With we [Nous] must add on or onz at the end of the verbs
We | us Nous
With us avec nous
You are waiting vous attendez
tu attendes
We are waiting Nous attendons
You speak | You are speaking | You do speak vous parlez
tu parles
We speak | we are speaking | We do speak nous parlons
To start | To commence [commencer] Started|Commenced [commenc]
[Visualise by having commencing in mind] I started = jai | Je ai commenc
I/He/She/it start = je/il/elle/a commence He/She/it started = il/elle/a a commenc
You [Formal] start = vous commencez You [Formal] started = vous avez commenc
You [informal] start= tu commences You [informal] started = tu as commenc
We start= nous commenons We started = nous avons commenc
They [Masculine | Femenine] start= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] started = Ils/elles ont
commencent commenc
You start | You are starting vous commencez
tu commences
We start | We are starting nous commenons
At what time are you starting | At what time do quelle heure commencez-vous
you start? quelle heure commences-tu
Do you start | commencez-vous
commences-tu
Tomorrow (next day) demain
At what time do we start tomorrow quelle heure commenons-nous demain
OR
At what time are we starting tomorrow
At what time do you start tomorrow quelle heure commencez-vous demain
OR quelle heure commences-tu demain
At what time are you starting tomorrow
I am ready[Male] je suis prt
I am ready[female] je suis prte
I am starting Je commence
I am not starting Je ne commence pas
He is starting Il commence
She is starting Elle commence
She is ready Elle est prte
She is not starting | She doesnt start Elle ne commence pas
It is Cest
It is not Cest
It is not Ce n'est pas
Rule: French Usage of it by itself only When it is not followed by ing
It | this | that = a
It | this | that a
It starts | It is starting a commence
It is ready Cest prt
It is possible Cest possible
It is very important Cest trs important
It is very different Cest trs difficile
It is not necessary Ce n'est pas ncessaire
It is not ready Ce n'est pas prt
It is not starting | it doesnt start Ce n'est pas commence
I can je peux
He can il peut
She can elle peut
It can start now a peut commencer maintenant
now maintenant
It must a doit
It must start now a doit commencer
It cannot start now a doit commencer maintenant
Rule: French Vocabulary
It is encouraged to guess vocabulary as 1200+ words are of French origin
To encourage encourager
I/He/She/it encourage = je/il/elle/a encourages
You [Formal] encourage = vous encouragez
You [informal] encourage= tu encourages
We encourage= nous encourageons
They [Masculine | Femenine] encourage= ils/elles
cencouragent
To develop dvelopper
I/He/She/it develop = je/il/elle/a dveloppes
You [Formal] develop = vous dveloppez
You [informal] develop= tu dveloppes
We develop= nous dveloppons
They [Masculine | Femenine] develop= ils/elles
dveloppent
Sense
Sentiment | Feeling sentiment
Of French origins des origines franaises
To arrive [arriver] Arrived [arriv]
I/He/She/it arrive= je/il/elle/a arrive I arrived = Je suis arriv
You [Formal] arrive = vous arrivez He/She/it arrived = il/elle/a est arriv
You [informal] arrive= tu arrives You [Formal] arrived = vous tes arriv
We arrive= nous arrivons You [informal] arrived = tu es arriv
They [Masculine | Femenine] arrive= ils/elles arrivent We arrived = nous sommes arriv
They [Masculine | Femenine] arrived = ils/elles
sont arriv
At what time do you arrive | At what time are you quelle heure arrivez -vous
arriving quelle heure arrives -tu
At what time do you arrive tomorrow quelle heure arrivez-vous demain
OR
At what time are you arriving tomorrow quelle heure arrives -tu demain
Tomorrow morning demain matin
Morning matin
To spend the morning passer la matine
To spend the whole morning
To spend the evening passer la soire
To spend the whole evening
Day jour
Good day | Hello | Good morning bon jour
To spent the day passer la journe
To spent the whole day
In/To Paris [For Cities] Paris
In/To London [For Cities] Londres
In/To France [For Countries] En France
In/To England [For Countries] En Angleterre
At what time do we arrive in Paris tomorrow quelle heure arrivons nous Paris demain
morning matin
I am Je suis
I am arriving | I arrive j'arrive
I am busy [cannot be expressed as I am Je suis occupp
busying]
I am tired [cannot be expressed as I am tiring] Je suis fatigu
I am ready [cannot be expressed as I am read- Je suis prt
ing]
He is ready Il est prt

He is arriving il arrive
She is ready Elle est prte
She is arriving Elle arrive
Soon bientt
Until I see you again | Until soon | So long bientt
She is arriving soon Elle arrive maintenant
today aujourd'hui
To Analyse [Analyser] Analysed [analys]
I/He/She/it analyse= je/il/elle/a analyse I analysed = jai | Je ai analys
You [Formal] analyse = vous analysez He/She/it analysed = il/elle/a a analys
You [informal] analyse= tu analyses You [Formal] analysed = vous avez analys
We analyse= nous analysons You [informal] analysed = tu as analys
They [Masculine | Femenine] analyse= ils/elles We analysed = nous avons analys
analysent They [Masculine | Femenine] analysed = Ils/elles
ont analys
Rule: French Explanation of word aujourd'hui
au-jour-d-hui
au [pronounced as English o] - (au is short for le)
jour [day]
d [of]
hui
The restaurant Le restaurant
At the restaurant au restaurant
To the restaurant [Pronounced as O]
The office le bureau
At the Office au bureau
OR
To the Office
I am at the office Je suis au bureau
OR
I am going to the office
Not today Pas aujourd'hui
To be tre
here Ici
I would like to be here Je voudrais tre ici
I would like to be here with you Je voudrais tre ici avec-vous
Je voudrais tre ici avec toi
At what time are you going to be here quelle heure allez-vous tre ici
quelle heure vas-tu tre ici
I have j'ai
I have something for you j'ai quelque chose pour vous
j'ai quelque chose pour toi
message Le message
I have a message for you j'ai un message pour vous
j'ai un message pour toi
Has a
He has il a
At the house la maison
To the house
A Paris | to the Paris au paris
He has something for you il a quelque chose pour vous
il a quelque chose pour toi
I do not have | I dont have Je n'ai pas
He doesnt have il n'a pas
She doesnt have elle n'a pas
Rule: French hungry means have hunger
Thirsty means have thirst
To [have] hunger [faim]

I [have] hunger = jai | Je ai faim
He/She/it [have] hunger = il/elle/a a faim
You [Formal] [have] hunger = vous avez faim
You [informal] [have] hunger = tu as faim
We [have] hunger = nous avons faim
They [Masculine | Femenine] [have] hunger =
Ils/elles ont faim
To [have] thirst [soif]

I [have] thirst = jai | Je ai soif
He/She/it [have] thirst = il/elle/a a soif
You [Formal] [have] thirst = vous avez soif
You [informal] [have] thirst = tu as soif
We [have] thirst = nous avons soif
They [Masculine | Femenine] [have] thirst = Ils/elles
ont soif
Hungry | [have] hunger faim

I am hungry | I have hungry Jai faim
I would like to eat something now because I am Je voudrais manger quelque chose maintenant
hungry parce que jai faim
-OR-
I would like to eat something now because I have
hungry
I am going Je vais
I am not going Je n'y vais pas
I am going to stay here Je vais reste ici
I am going to leave soon Je vais partir bientt
I am not going to staying Je n'y vais pas reste
I am going to eat Je vais manger
I am going to start soon Je vais commencer bientt
I am not going to leave today Je n'y vais pas partir aujourd'hui
Rule: French is going is always - va
is going va
am going vais
He is going il va
He is going to start soon il va commencer bientt
He is Il est
There L
He is there Il est L
Is not n'est pas
He is not there | he is not in il n'est pas l
who Qui
[Visualise by having who has the key in mind]
is Est
[Pronounced as a]
Who is there Qui est l
He is there Il est l
My friend is there mon ami est l
Everybody is there Tout le monde est l
Nobody (Not a person) personne
A person une personne
The person La personne
Nobody is there | Nobody is in Personne est l
[Google Translate] Il n'y a personne
Everybody is ready Tout le monde est prt
She is ready elle est prte
He is ready il est prt
To go To be | going to be
I am going to be = je vais tre
He/She/it goes | He/She/it is going to be =
il/elle/ a va tre
You [Formal] are going to be = vous allez tre
You [informal] are going to be = tu vas tre
We are going to be = nous allons tre
They [Masculine | Femenine] are going to be =
ils/elles vont tre
I am going to be ready soon [Male] Ja vais tre prt bientt

I am going to be ready soon[Female] Ja vais tre prte bientt
He is going to be ready soon Il va tre prt bientt
She is going to be ready soon Elle va tre prte bientt
Rule: French is going is va for He/She/it/Everybody/Nobody/Nothing
is going va
Who is going to be there tonight Qui va tre L ce soir
He is going il va
She is going Elle va
Everybody is going Tout le monde va
Nobody is going Personne va
All | Everything Tout
Everything is going Tout va
Very well trs bien
Everything is going very well Tout va trs bien
Nothing Rien
Nothing is going Rien va
Nothing is going to be ready today rien ne va prt aujourd'hui
Has a
He is ready Il est
Nothing is ready rien est prt
Who is ready qui est prt
She is ready Elle est prt
Nobody is ready Personne est prt
Everything is ready Tout est prt
is Est
is going Va
I am je suis
I am going Je vais
I am going to be ready soon [Male] Je vais tre prt bientt
I am going to be ready soon [Female] Je vais tre prte bientt
He is Il est
She is Elle est
Everybody is going to be ready Tout le monde va tre prt
He is going Il va
Who is going Qui va
Everybody is going Tout le monde va
Nobody is going Personne va
It is going a va
How comment
Hows it going Comment a va [Greeting]
OR
a va [Greeting is shortened]
It is going well? [Greeting] a va bien?
[Meaning you are asking the other person if
everything is going well ?]
It is going very well a va trs bien
It is going very well like that a va trs bien comme a
It is going to be ready soon a va tre prt bientt
I am going to be ready soon [Male] Je vais tre prt bientt
I am going to be ready soon [Female] Je vais tre prte bientt
To go | going to [aller] Aller
I go | I am going | I am going to = je vais
This can be sometimes a Handle and sometimes
He/She/it goes | He/She/it is going to = il/elle/
a verb.
a va e.g its a verb as below:
You [Formal] go | You are going to = vous allez I am going there
You [informal] go | You are going to = tu vas I am going home
We go | We are going to = nous allons
They [Masculine | Femenine] go | They are going to Its a handle as below:
= ils/elles vont I am going to see it
I am going to do it
I am going to have it
I am going to call you tomorrow
To do/To make [faire] faire
I do = je fais
He/She/it does = il/elle/a fait
You [Formal] do = vous faites
You [informal] do= tu fais
We do= Nous faisons
They [Masculine | Femenine] do= ils/elles font
To say/To tell [dire] Said/Told [dit]
[Pronounced as dear] I said/told = jai | Je ai dit
[Visualise by having such a dear word in mind] He/She/it said/told = il/elle/a a dit
I say/tell = je dis You [Formal] said/told = vous avez dit
He/She/it says/tells = il/elle/a dit You [informal] said/told = tu as dit
You [Formal] say/tell = vous dites | Vous dit We said/told = nous avons dit
You [informal] say/tell = tu dis They [Masculine | Femenine] said/told = Ils/elles
We say/tell = nous disons ont dit
They [Masculine | Femenine] say/tell = Ils disent
To take [prendre] Took/Taken [pris]
I take= je prends I took/taken= jai | Je ai pris
He/She/it take = il/elle/a prend He/She/it took/taken= il/elle/a a pris
You [Formal] take = vous prenez You [Formal] took/taken= vous avez pris
You [informal] take= tu prends You [informal] took/taken= tu as pris
We take= nous prenons We took/taken= nous avons pris
They [Masculine | Femenine] take= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine took/taken= Ils/elles
prennent ont pris
To Take back [reprendre] Took back/taken back [repris]

I take back= je reprends I took back/taken back = jai | Je ai repris
He/She/it take back = il/elle/a reprend He/She/it took back/taken back = il/elle/a a
You [Formal] take back = vous reprenez repris
You [informal] take back= tu reprends You [Formal] took back/taken back = vous avez
We take back= nous reprenons repris
They [Masculine | Femenine] take back= ils/elles You [informal] took back/taken back = tu as
reprennent repris
We took back/taken back = nous avons repris
They [Masculine | Femenine took back/taken back
= Ils/elles ont repris
To see [voir] Saw/seen [vu]
I see = je vois I saw/seen = jai | Je ai vu
He/She/it sees = il/elle/a voit He/She/it saw/seen = il/elle/a a vu
You [Formal] see = vous voyez You [Formal] saw/seen = vous avez vu
You [informal] see= tu vois You [informal] saw/seen = tu as vu
We see= nous voyons We saw/seen = nous avons vu
They [Masculine | Femenine] see= Ils voient They [Masculine | Femenine] saw/seen = Ils/elles
ont vu
To know [savoir] Knew/Known [su]
I know = je sais I knew/known = jai | Je ai su
He/She/it knows = il/elle/a sait He/She/it knew/known = il/elle/a a su
You [Formal] know = vous savez You [Formal] knew/known = vous avez su
You [informal] know= tu sais You [informal] knew/known = tu as su
We know= nous savons We knew/known = nous avons su
They [Masculine | Femenine] know= Ils savent They [Masculine | Femenine] knew/known =
Ils/elles ont su
To know [connatre] Knew/Known [Connu]
I know = je connais I knew/known = jai | Je ai connu
He/She/it knows = il/elle/a connait He/She/it knew/known = il/elle/a a connu
You [Formal] know = vous connaissez You [Formal] knew/known = vous avez connu
You [informal] know= tu connais You [informal] knew/known = tu as connu
We know= nous connaissons We knew/known = nous avons connu
They [Masculine | Femenine] knew/known =
They [Masculine | Femenine] know= Ils/elle Ils/elles ont connu
connaissent
To have [avoir]
I had = Je avais
I have = jai
You [Formal] had= Vous aviez
He/She/it has = il/elle/a a
You [Informal] had = tu avais
You [Formal] have = vous avez
He/she/it had = il/elle/a avait
You [informal] have= tu as
We had = nous avions
We have= nous avons
They [Masculine | Femenine] had = Ils/elles avaient
They [Masculine | Femenine] have= Ils ont
Must | to have to [devoir]
I had to = Je devais
I have to (must) = je dois
You [Formal] had to = Vous deviez
He/She/it has to (must) = il/elle/a doit
You [Informal] had to = tu devais
You [Formal] have to (must) = vous devez
He/she/it had to = il/elle/a devait
You [informal] have to (must)= tu dois
We had to = nous devions
We have to (must)= nous devons
They [Masculine | Femenine] had to = Ils/elles
They [Masculine | Femenine] have to (must)= Ils
devaient
doivent
You are going Vous-allez
Tu vas
We are going nous allons
I am going Je vais
He is going il va
Who is going Qui va
It is going a va
It is not going a ne va pas
It is not going to be ready today a ne va pas tre prt aujourdhui
but mais
everything is going to be ready for you Tout va tre prt pour vous [pour toi] demain
tomorrow
Everybody would like to be here tout le monde voudrais tre ici
Everybody must leave soon tout le monde doit partir bientt
Who speaks English here Qui parle anglais ici
It can a peut
I je parle (I speak)
[Pronounced as parl e is
omitted]
He Il parle (He speaks)
She Elle parle (She speaks)
it a parle (it speaks)
I Understand Je compreds
I dont understand | I dont understand | I do not Je ne compreds pas
understand
He understands Il comprend
Everybody understands very well Tout le monde comprend trs bien
Nobody understands Personne comprend
You are leaving vous partez
tu partes
I am leaving Je pars
I am going je vais
Everybody is leaving Tout le monde pars
Nobody is leaving Personne pars
I am waiting Je attend [jattend]
Everybody is waiting Tout le monde attend
Nobody is waiting Personne attend
To take prendre
I am taking Je prend
He is taking Il prend
Too much trop de
Time temps
Too much time trop de temps
It is taking too much time a prend trop de temps
It doesnt take too much time a ne prend pas trop de temps
OR
It is not taking too much time
To sell [vendre] sold [vendu]
I take= je vends I sold = jai | Je ai vendu
He/She/it take = il/elle/a vend He/She/it sold = il/elle/a a vendu
You [Formal] sell = vous vendez You [Formal] sold = vous avez vendu
You [informal] sell = tu vends You [informal] sold = tu as vendu
We sell = nous vendons We sold = nous avons vendu
They [Masculine | Femenine] sell = ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] sold = Ils/elles ont
vendent vendu
I am selling je vend
He is selling Il vend
Everybody can start now Tout le monde peux commencer maintenant
Everybody must start now Tout le monde doit commencer maintenant
Will you come with me Voulez vous venir avec moi
at the house la maison
will you come have dinner with me at the Voulez vous venir diner avec moi la maison
house tonight because ce soir
I would like to speak with you. Parce que
It is very important for me Je voudrais parler avec vous
Cest trs important pour moi
And et |aussi
And I would like to know et je voudrais savoir
at what time you're going to be here quelle heure allez-vous tre ici
because I am going to prepare the dinner for us Parce que je vais prparer le dinner pour nous
To prepare [prparer] Prepared [prpar]
I/He/She/it prepare= je/ il/elle/a prpare I prepared = jai | Je ai prpar
You [Formal] prepare = vous prparez He/She/it prepared = il/elle/a a prpar
You [informal] prepare= tu prpares You [Formal] prepared = vous avez prpar
We prepare= nous prparons You [informal] prepared = tu as prpar
They [Masculine | Femenine] prepare= ils/elles We prepared = nous avons prpar
prparent They [Masculine | Femenine] prepared = Ils/elles
ont prpar
Rule: French Verbs
(many French verbs can be formed simply by adding er to an English verb)
Simply Simplement
Formation Formation
observation observation
To form Former
I/He/She/it form= je/ il/elle/a formes [Pronounced as formaay]
You [Formal] form = vous formez
You [informal] form= tu formes
We form= nous formons
They [Masculine | Femenine] form= ils/elles
forment
To conform Conformer
[Pronounced as conformaay]
To Confirm [Confirmer] Confirmed [confirm]
[Pronounced as confirmaay] I Confirmed = jai | Je ai confirm
I/He/She/it confirm= je/ il/elle/a confirme He/She/it Confirmed = il/elle/a a confirm
You [Formal] confirm = vous confirmez You [Formal] Confirmed = vous avez confirm
You [informal] confirm= tu confirmes
We confirm= nous confirmons You [informal] Confirmed = tu as confirm
They [Masculine | Femenine] confirm= ils/elles We Confirmed = nous avons confirm
confirment They [Masculine | Femenine] Confirmed = Ils/elles
ont confirm
Will you confirm the reservation for me Voulez vous confirmer la rservation pour moi
Veux tu confirmer la rservation pour moi
To observe [Observer] Observed [observ]
[Pronounced as observay] I Observed = jai | Je ai observ
I/He/She/it observe= je/ il/elle/a observe He/She/it Observed = il/elle/a a observ
You [Formal] observe = vous observez You [Formal] Observed = vous avez observ
You [informal] observe= tu observes You [informal] Observed = tu as observ
We observe= nous observeons We Observed = nous avons observ
They [Masculine | Femenine] observe= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] Observed = Ils/elles
observent ont observ
To reserve [rserver] Reserved [rserv]
[Pronounced as reservay] I Reserved = jai | Je ai rserv
I/He/She/it reserve= je/ il/elle/a rserve He/She/it Reserved = il/elle/a a rserv
You [Formal] reserve = vous rservez You [Formal] Reserved = vous avez rserv
You [informal] reserve= tu rserves You [informal] Reserved = tu as rserv
We reserve= nous rservons We Reserved = nous avons rserv
They [Masculine | Femenine] reserve= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] Reserved = Ils/elles
rservent ont rserv
A table une table
Will you reserve a table for two for dinner for Voulez vous rserver une table pour deux pour
tonight dner pour ce soir
Veux tu rserver une table pour deux pour
dner pour ce soir
To invite [Inviter] Invited [invit]
[Pronounced as aanvitay] I Invited = jai | Je ai invit
I/He/She/it invite= je/ il/elle/a invites He/She/it Invited = il/elle/a a invit
You [Formal] invite = vous invitez You [Formal] Invited = vous avez invit
You [informal] invite= tu invites You [informal] Invited = tu as invit
We invite= nous invitons We Invited = nous avons invit
They [Masculine | Femenine] invite= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] Invited = Ils/elles ont
invitent invit
To consider [considrer] Considered [considr]
I I/He/She/it consider= je/ il/elle/a considre I Considered = jai | Je ai considr
You [Formal] consider = vous considrez He/She/it Considered = il/elle/a a considr
You [informal] consider= tu considres
We consider= nous considrons You [Formal] Considered = vous avez
They [Masculine | Femenine] consider= ils/elles considr
considrent You [informal] Considered = tu as considr
We Considered = nous avons considr
They [Masculine | Femenine] Considered = Ils/elles
ont considr
To accept [Accepter] Accepted [accept]
[Pronounced as acceptay] I Accepted = jai | Je ai accept
I/He/She/it accept= je/ il/elle/a accepte He/She/it Accepted = il/elle/a a accept
You [Formal] accept = vous acceptez You [Formal] Accepted = vous avez accept
You [informal] accept= tu acceptes You [informal] Accepted = tu as accept
We accept= nous acceptons We Accepted = nous avons accept
They [Masculine | Femenine] accept= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] Accepted = Ils/elles
acceptent ont accept
the condition la condition
Will you accept the condition Voulez vous accepter la condition
Vas-tu accepter la condition
Preference prfrence
To prefer [Prfrer] Preferred [prfr]
[Pronounced as preferay] I Preferred = jai | Je ai prfr
I/He/She/it prefer= je/ il/elle/a prfre He/She/it Preferred = il/elle/a a prfr
You [Formal] prefer = vous prfrez You [Formal] Preferred = vous avez prfr
You [informal] prefer= tu prfres You [informal] Preferred = tu as prfr
We prefer= nous prfrons We Preferred = nous avons prfr
They [Masculine | Femenine] prefer= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] Preferred = Ils/elles
prfrent ont prfr
To Play [Jouer] Played [Jou]
I/He/She/it play= je/ il/elle/a joue I Played = jai | Je ai Jou
You [Formal] play = vous jouez He/She/it Played = il/elle/a a Jou
You [informal] play = tu joues You [Formal] Played = vous avez Jou
We play = nous jouons You [informal] Played = tu as Jou
They [Masculine | Femenine] play = ils/elles jouent We Played = nous avons Jou
They [Masculine | Femenine] Played = Ils/elles ont
Jou
I play with my friend je joue avec mon amie
I play with my sister je joue avec ma sur
I play with my brother je joue avec mon frre
We play with our parents nous jouons avec nos parents
Sister | Sisters soeur | Surs
My sister | His sister | Her Sister Ma sur | Sa sur | Sa soeur
Brother | Brothers frre | Frres
My brother | His brother | Her brother Mon frre | Son frre | Son frre
Father Pre
My Father | His Father | Her Father Mon Pre | Son Pre | Son pre
Mother Mre
My mother | His mother | Her mother Ma mre | Sa mre | Sa mre
Parents Des parents
My Parents | His parents | her Parents Mes parents | Ses parents | ses parents
our sister notre sur
our brother notre frre
our father notre pre
our mother notre mre
our parents nos parents
I play with our parents je joue avec nos parents
Friend | Friends ami | copains
Boyfriend Copain
Girlfriend Petite amie
I play cricket, soccer and Taekwondo je joue cricket, football et taekwondo
We play with her sister and his parents nous jouons avec sa sur et ses parents
She plays with her parents and her brother Elle joue avec ses parents et son frre
I play with je joue avec
My sister ma sur
His brother son frre
Her father son pre
And our parents et nos parents
Rule: French Usage of verb endings with you
Er is eliminated and added ez however sounded the same when there is er or r ending
verbs
Rule: French Usage of verb endings with We
r is eliminated and added ent however sounded the same when there is er or r ending
verbs
Rule: French Usage of verb endings with I/He/She/it
Er/ r is eliminated when there is er or r ending verbs
Verb Verb
Prfrer (To prefer) Parler (To Speak)
I je prfre (I Prefer) je parle (I speak)
He il prfre (He Preferss) Il parle (He
speaks)
She Elle prfre (She Prefers) Elle parle (She
speaks)
it a prfre (it Prefers) a parle (it
speaks)
Nobody Personne ne prfre (Nobody Prefers)
Everybo Tout le monde prfre (Everybody
dy Prefers)
You vous prfrez Vous/tu parles
Prefer
We nous prfrent nous parlons
Prefer
You prefer vous prfrez

We prefer nous prfrent
I prefer je prfre
He prefers Il prfre
She prefers elle prfre
Rule: French Grammar Rule
Whenever you have two-three consecutive verbs; you do not conjugate the second or the third
verb.
The full verb is used.
I must speak with you Je dois parler avec vous
He must be hear soon Il dois tre ici bientt
She must be ready now Elle dois tre prte maintenant
He must be ready ildois tre prt
It must be ready a dois tre prt
It can be ready a peut tre prt
Rule: French Pronunciations - peut-tre
Pushing the last word onto the next one
Maybe/Can be/Perhaps peut-tre
Perhaps it can be ready now peut-tre a peut tre prt maintenant
It must be ready now a dois tre prt maintenant
I must | I have to Je dois
I do | I am doing | I make | I am making je fais

He does | He is doing | He makes | He is Il fait
making
She does | She is doing | She makes | She is Elle fait
making
It does | it is doing | it makes | it is making a fait
A Big Un grand
It makes a big difference that way a fait un grand diffrence comme a
To say/ To tell dire
I say | I am saying Je dis
I tell | I am telling
He says | He is saying il dit
He tells | He is telling
She says | She is saying Elle dit
She tells | She is telling
To see avoir
I see Je vois
He sees Il voit
She sees Elle voit
I go | I am going je vais
He goes | He is going Il va
She goes | She is going Elle va
It goes | it is going a va
To know savoir
You know Vous savez
We know nous savons
We do not know nous ne savons pas
You do not know Vous ne savez pas
Do you know savez-vous
sais tu
Do you know where it is savez-vous o cest
sais tu o cest
I know Je sais
I dont know | I do not know | I dont know | I Je ne sais pas
donot know
He knows Il sait
She knows Elle sait
I know where it is Je sais o cest
Nobody knows where it is personne sait o cest
Everybody knows where it is Tout le monde sait o cest
Who knows Qui sait
To have avoir
You have Vous-avez
Do you have Avez-vous
You do not have Vous ne avez pas
We have Nous avons
Do we have Avons-nous
We do not have | we dont have | We dont have Nous ne avons pas
We are not having | we have not
To have to (must) devoir
You have to | You must Vous-devez
We have to | we must Nous-devons
We have to leave soon | we must leave soon Nous-devons partir bientt
You have to come with me | You must come Vous-devez venir avec moi
with me
Exactly Exactement
To wait Attendre
[Visualise by having in attendance in mind]
You have to wait Vous-devez attendre
He has to wait il doit attendre
I have to wait Je dois attendre
I am going to wait here Je vais attendre ici
Everybody is going to wait here Tout le monde va attendre ici
Nobody can wait personne peut attendre
Can you Pouvez-vous
You can Vous-pouvez
[Visualise by having power in mind]
I would like to know if you can come with me Je voudrais savoir si vous-pouvez venir avec
now moi maintenant
Can you wait here Pouvez-vous attendre ici
We can Nous-pouvons
We cannot wait Nous ne pouvons pas attendre
We have to (must) leave now Nous-devons partir maintenant
How is it going | How are you | Whats up Comment
To do/To make faire
it Le
To do it/ to make it Le faire
[it] to do | [it] to make
I would like to do it Je voudrais le faire
I must do it Je dois le faire
I am going to do it Je vais le fa
I am not going to do it Je ne pas le faire
We are going to do it nous allons le faire
We are not going to do it nous ne allons pas le faire
You are going to do it Vous allez le faire
You are not going to do it Vous ne allez pas le faire
when Quand
When are you going to do it Quand allez-vous le faire
Quand vas-tu le faire
I am going to do it Je vais le faire
I am not going to do it Je ne vais pas le faire
He is going to do it il va le faire
He is not going to do it Il ne va pas le faire
Because he cannot do it Parce que il ne peut pas le faire
But he must do it Mais il dois le faire
She is going to do it Elle va le faire
You have to do it Vous-devez le faire
We have to do it Nous-devons le faire
I cannot do it now Je ne peux pas le faire maintenant
Can you do it Pouvez-vous le faire
We cannot do it Nous ne pouvons le faire
Rule: French Usage of Moi/Me for English Me
Me is me [pronounced ma] [if used before the verb] otherwise moi.
To see Voir
To see it | To see him le voir
[it] to see | [him] To see
To see him Le | lui voir
To see her La voir
To see them Leur voir
To see you Vous voir
To see us Nous voir
To see me Me voir
I am going to see it tonight Je vais le voir ce soir
I am going to see him
Her La
To see her La voir
I am going to see her tonight Je vais la voir ce soir
them leur
I am going to see them tonight Je vais Leur voir ce soir
I would like to see you Je voudrais vous voir ce soir
I am going to see you tonight Je vais vous voir ce soir
To see us Nous voir
To see me Me voir
Me Moi
Me [if used before the verb]
Can you come see me Pouvez-vous venir me voir
To understand comprendre
To understand it | him Le compredre
To understand her La compredre
To understand them Leur compredre
To understand you Vous compredre
To understand us Nous compredre
To understand me Me compredre
I cannot understand it Je ne peux pas le comprendre
I cannot understand him
I cannot understand you Je ne peux pas vous compredre
I cannot understand them Je ne peux pas Leur compredre
I cannot understand her Je ne peux pas la compredre
Can you understand me Pouvez-vous Me compredre
To say/To tell Dire
To say it Le dire
To tell you Vous dire
To tell us Nous dire
To tell me Me dire
I must tell you Je dois vous dire
Late Tard
later Plus tard
I am going to tell you later Je vais vous dire plus tard
To take prendre
To take it Le pendre
I am going to take it Je vais le pendre
I am going to take him
To know Savoir
To know it Le savoir
I would like to know it Je voudrais le savoir
I would like to know him
I must know it Je dois le savoir
To have Avoir
To have it Le avoir
Rule: French words can be contracted with added [apostrophe]
e.g.;
To have it [le avoir] can be written as [lavoir]
I would like to have it Je voudrais le avoir (lavoir)
I would like to have him
I must have it today Je dois le avoir aujourd'hui
When do you want to have it Quand voulez vous le avoir
To buy [acheter] Bought [achet]
[Visualise by thinking buying an Ashtray] I Bought = jai | Je ai achet
I/He/She/it buy= je/ il/elle/a achte He/She/it Bought = il/elle/a a achet
You [Formal] buy = vous achtez You [Formal] Bought = vous avez achet
You [informal] buy= tu achtes You [informal] Bought = tu as achet
We buy= nous achetons We Bought = nous avons achet
They [Masculine | Femenine] buy= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] Bought = Ils/elles ont
achtent achet
To buy it Le acheter
I would like to buy it Je voudrais le acheter
Because parce que
I must have it Je dois le avoir (lavoir)
To prepare prparer
To prepare it Le prparer
Will you prepare it for me Voulez vous le prparer pour moi
Will you accept the condition Voulez vous accepter La condition
Much/ very much/many beaucoup
Thank you very much | Thanks a lot Merci beaucoup
Thanks very much
I would like very much Je voudrais beaucoup
To accept accepter
To accept it Le accepter
It is cest
It is not nest pas
I would like very much to accept the condition Je voudrais beaucoup accepter La condition
But Mais
I am sorry je suis dsol
But I cannot accept it Mais Je ne peux pas le accepter (laccepter)
Because it is not acceptable for me that way parce que nest pas acceptable pour moi
comme a
Her La
To see her La voir
I am going to see her tonight Je vais la voir ce soir
them leur
I am going to see them tonight Je vais Leur voir ce soir
I would like to see you Je voudrais vous voir ce soir
I am going to see you tonight Je vais vous voir ce soir
Rule: French Rule Implication of that
[English EQUV.] I hope = [Franais EQUV.] I hope that
So that is added in French
I hope that = J'espre que
To hope [Esprer] Hoped [espr]
[Visualise by thinking I aspire] I Hoped = jai | Je ai espr
I/He/She/it hope= je/ il/elle/a espre He/She/it Hoped = il/elle/a a espr
You [Formal] hope = vous esprez You [Formal] Hoped = vous avez espr
You [informal] hope= tu espres You [informal] Hoped = tu as espr
We hope= nous esprons We Hoped = nous avons espr
They [Masculine | Femenine] hope= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] Hoped = Ils/elles ont
esprent espr
I hope J'espre
I hope that J'espre que
I hope that I am going to see you tonight J'espre que Je vais vous voir ce soir
Because I would like very much to see you parce que Je voudrais beaucoup vous voir
To find [trouver] Found [trouv]
I/He/She/it find= je/ il/elle/a trouve I Found = jai | Je ai trouv
You [Formal] find = vous trouvez He/She/it Found = il/elle/a a trouv
You [informal] find= tu trouves You [Formal] Found = vous avez trouv
We find= nous trouvons You [informal] Found = tu as trouv
They [Masculine | Femenine] find= ils/elles We Found = nous avons trouv
trouvent They [Masculine | Femenine] Found = Ils/elles ont
trouv
To find it | him Le trouver
To find her La trouver
To find them Leur trouver
To find me Me trouver
To find us Nous trouver
We find | We are finding Nous trouvons
I find | I am finding je trouve
Will you tell me Voulez vous me dire
Will you tell me where it is Voulez vous me dire o cest
Because parce que
I cannot find it Je ne peux pas le trouver
To call [appeler] Called [appel]
I/He/She/it call= je/ il/elle/a appelle I Called = jai | Je ai appel
You [Formal] call = vous appellez He/She/it Called = il/elle/a a appel
You [informal] call= tu appelles You [Formal] Called = vous avez appel
We call= nous appelons You [informal] Called = tu as appel
They [Masculine | Femenine] call= ils/elles We Called = nous avons appel
appellent They [Masculine | Femenine] Called = Ils/elles ont
appel
To call it | him Le appeler
To call you vous appeler
To call them leur appeler
To call her La appeler
To call me Me appeler
Can you tell me Pouvez-vous me dire
Can you call me later Pouvez-vous me appeler plus tard
To help [aider] Helped [aid]
I/He/She/it help= je/ il/elle/a aide I Helped = jai | Je ai aid
You [Formal] help = vous aidez He/She/it Helped = il/elle/a a aid
You [informal] help= tu aides You [Formal] Helped = vous avez aid
We help= nous aidons You [informal] Helped = tu as aid
They [Masculine | Femenine] help= ils/elles aident We Helped = nous avons aid
They [Masculine | Femenine] Helped = Ils/elles ont
aid
To help [Assister] Assisted [assiste]
I/He/She/it assist= je/ il/elle/a assiste I Assisted = jai | Je ai assiste
You [Formal] assist = vous assistez He/She/it Assisted = il/elle/a a assiste
You [informal] assist = tu assistes You [Formal] Assisted = vous avez assiste
We assist = nous assistons You [informal] Assisted = tu as assiste
They [Masculine | Femenine] assist = ils/elles We Assisted = nous avons assiste
assistent They [Masculine | Femenine] Assisted = Ils/elles
ont assiste
To help it | him Le aider
Can you help me Pouvez-vous me aider
Can you help her Pouvez-vous La appeler
Can you help them Pouvez-vous leur appeler
I would like very much to help you Je voudrais beaucoup vous aider
When can you call me Quand pouvez-vous me appeler
When are you going to call me Quand allez-vous me appeler
I am going to call you later Je vais vous appeler plus tard
And Et [a]
Will you call me later Voulez vous me appeler plus tard
And can you tell me at what time it is going to et pouvez-vous me dire quelle heure a va
be ready tre prt
Because I must have it today parce que je dois la avoir aujourd'hui
If it is possible si cest possible
Yes Oui
No Non
Rule: French
In French when you say wait it implies to await
To wait [French Equv.] to await] attendre

Will you wait for me Voulez vous me attendre
[French Equv.] Will you await me
Can you wait for me Pouvez-vous me attendre
[French Equv.] Can you await me
I am going to wait for you Je vais vous attendre
[French Equv.] I am going to await you
Rule: French
In a hurry = [French Equv.] Pressed for time
In a hurry Press
[Visualise by thinking pressed for time]
I am in a hurry je suis press
[French Equv.] [I am pressed for time]
I am very much in a hurry je suis trs press
[French Equv.] [I am very much pressed for
time]
I am sorry but I cannot wait [to await] for you je suis dsol mais je ne peux pas vous
Because I am in a hurry and I have to leave attendre
soon parce que je suis press et je dois partir bientt
I am going to see him Je vais le voir
Rule: French
to him = lui
to her = lui
Now infront of a verb lui both times mean to her or to him
(when him is used in the sense "to him", the French word is not le but lui)
(when her is used in the sense "to her", the French word is not la but lui) however when not
infront of a verb it is elle
him Le
To him lui
To give [donner] Gave/given [donn]
I/He/She/it give= je/ il/elle/a donne I gave/given = jai | Je ai donn
You [Formal] give = vous donnez He/She/it gave /given = il/elle/a a donn
You [informal] give= tu donnes You [Formal] gave /given = vous avez donn
We give= nous donnons You [informal] gave /given = tu as donn
They [Masculine | Femenine] give= ils/elles We gave /given = nous avons donn
donnent They [Masculine | Femenine] gave /given =
Ils/elles ont donn
To carry | To wear [Porter] Carried [port]
I/He/She/it carry= je/ il/elle/a porte I carried= jai | Je ai port
You [Formal] carry = vous portez He/She/it carried = il/elle/a a port
You [informal] carry= tu portes You [Formal] carried = vous avez port
We carry= nous portons You [informal] carried = tu as port
They [Masculine | Femenine] carry= ils/elles We carried = nous avons port
portent They [Masculine | Femenine] carried = Ils/elles
ont port
Ready to wear prt porter
To bring [To carry something] Brought [apport]
[Apporter] I brought= jai | Je ai apport
He/She/it brought = il/elle/a a apport
I/He/She/it bring= je/ il/elle/a apporte
You [Formal] brought = vous avez apport
You [Formal] bring = vous apportez
You [informal] brought = tu as apport
You [informal] bring= tu apportes
We brought = nous avons apport
We bring= nous apportons
They [Masculine | Femenine] brought = Ils/elles
They [Masculine | Femenine] bring= ils/elles
ont apport
apportent
To bring you Vous apporter
To bring her La apporter
To bring him Le apporter
To bring them Leur apporter
To bring me Me apporter
I am going to bring you something Je vais vous apporter quelque chose
The book le livre
I am going to bring you the book Je vais vous apporter le livre
To send [envoyer] Sent [envoy]
I/He/She/it send= je/ il/elle/a envoie I sent= jai | Je ai envoy
You [Formal] send = vous envoiez He/She/it sent = il/elle/a a envoy
You [informal] send= tu envoies You [Formal] sent = vous avez envoy
We send= nous envoyons You [informal] sent = tu as envoy
They [Masculine | Femenine] send= ils/elles We sent = nous avons envoy
envoient They [Masculine | Femenine] sent = Ils/elles ont
envoy
To send it | him Le envoyer
To send [to him] lui envoyer
It [to him] le lui
To send them Leur envoyer
To send her La envoyer
To send you Vous envoyer
To send me Me envoyer
I am going to send him the book Je vais lui envoyer le livre
I am going to send it to him Je vais le lui envoyer
Will you send it to him Voulez vous le lui envoyer
when can you send it to him? Quand pouvez-vous le lui envoyer
I am going to see him tonight and I am going to Je vais le voir ce soir et je vais lui donner le
give him the book livre
to her lui
I am going to see her tonight and I am going to Je vais la voir ce soir et je vais lui donner le
give her the book livre
Who qui
to who, to whom qui
it is for me Cest pour moi
it is for you Cest pour vous
it is for us Cest pour nous
it is for him Cest pour lui
it is for her Cest pour elle
(note that after pour, we say elle and not lui)
with him Avec lui
with her Avec elle
I am going to give it Je vais la donner
I am going to give it to him Je vais la donner lui
Rule: French
When its not clear whether talking about him or her as both means lui then the below form is
used.
lui = him/to him
elle = to her
(that is much less ambiguous than je vais le lui donner)
I am going to give it to her Je vais la donner elle
I am going to bring him the book Je vais lui apporter le livre
I am going to bring her the book Je vais lui apporter le livre
I am going to bring the book to him Je vais apporter le livre lui
I am going to bring the book to her Je vais apporter le livre elle
Them | to them Leur
Money | Silver La argent
I am going to send them the money Je vais leur envoyer la argent
My Mon [Masculine Form]
Ma [Feminine Form]
Mes [Plural]
Father Pre
my father Mon pre
[Because it is masculine]
mother mre
my mother Ma mre
[Because it is Feminine]
with my father Avec mon pre
with my mother Avec ma mre
my parents Mes parents
his Son [Masculine Form]
Sa [Feminine Form]
Ses [Plural]
his father Son pre
his mother Sa mre
his parents Ses parents
her father Son pre
her mother Sa mre
her parents Ses parents
His | Her Father Son pre
[Father is Masculine
Form]
His | Her Mother Sa mere
[Mother is Feminine
Form]
His | Her Parent Ses parents
s [Plural Form]
their Leur pre
their father Leur mre
their mother Leur parents
their parents
Rule: French Usage of Leur
(leur means "them" and "to them")
Them | To Them = Leur
Their = Leur
I am going to bring them their book Ja vais leur apporter leur livre
Will you tell him | Voulez vous lui dire
[French Equv.] Will you say [to him]
will you tell him that I am going to call him Voulez vous lui dire que je vais le appeler plus
later tard
To ask [Demander] Asked [demand]
[Visualise by thinking you are demanding I asked= jai | Je ai demand
something] He/She/it asked = il/elle/a a demand
I/He/She/it ask= je/ il/elle/a demande You [Formal] asked = vous avez demand
You [Formal] ask = vous demandez You [informal] asked = tu as demand
You [informal] ask= tu demandes We asked = nous avons demand
We ask= nous demandons They [Masculine | Femenine] asked = Ils/elles ont
They [Masculine | Femenine] ask= ils/elles demand
demandent
will you ask him Voulez vous lui demander
[French Equv.] Will you ask [to him]
will you ask him if he can wait for me Voulez vous lui demander si il [contracted and
pronounced as sil] peut me attendre
I don't have the time now Je ne pas le temps
(French nouns can be masculine or feminine)
police La police
army Las arme
Love amour
Rule: French Gender of Nouns in French
Le [Masculine]
La [Feminine]
A for Le
Un for La
Words ending in -ion are La,

La condition
La rservation
English words ending -ty end in French -t and are La)

Automatically = Automatiquement
The Liberty = La libert
The difficulty = La difficult
The facility = La facilit
The possiblity = La possibilit
The opportunity = L'opportunit
The speciality = La spcialit
Words ending in ence and ance are La,
La prfrence
(a few rules about when to use le and when to use la, and how to avoid needing to stop to think
about which to use)
liberty La libert
difficulty La difficult
facility La facilit
possibility La possibilit
opportunity L'opportunit
specialty La spcialit
What specialty do you have? Quel spcialit avec-vous
What is the specialty of the house? quel est la spcialit de la maison
quality La qualit
what quantity quel quantit
society La socit
Rule: French Gender of Nouns in French La Words
(verbs ending ate in English end -er in French)
To operate [oprer] Operated [opr]
I/He/She/it operate= je/ il/elle/a opre I operated= jai | Je ai opr
You [Formal] operate = vous oprez He/She/it operated = il/elle/a a opr
You [informal] operate= tu opres You [Formal] operated = vous avez opr
We operate= nous oprons You [informal] operated = tu as opr
They [Masculine | Femenine] operate= ils/elles We operated = nous avons opr
oprent They [Masculine | Femenine] operated = Ils/elles
ont opr
to moderate modrer
to accelerate acclrer
to facilitate faciliter
To negotiate [ngocier] Negotiated [ngoci]
I/He/She/it negotiate= je/ il/elle/a ngocie I negotiated= jai | Je ai ngoci
You [Formal] negotiate = vous ngociez He/She/it negotiated = il/elle/a a ngoci
You [informal] negotiate= tu ngocies You [Formal] negotiated = vous avez ngoci
We negotiate= nous ngocions
They [Masculine | Femenine] negotiate= ils/elles You [informal] negotiated = tu as ngoci
ngocient We negotiated = nous avons ngoci
They [Masculine | Femenine] negotiated = Ils/elles
ont ngoci
To cooperate [cooprer] Cooperated [coopr]
I/He/She/it cooperate= je/ il/elle/a coopre I cooperated= jai | Je ai coopr
You [Formal] cooperate = vous cooprez He/She/it cooperated = il/elle/a a coopr
You [informal] cooperate= tu coopres You [Formal] cooperated = vous avez coopr
We cooperate= nous cooprons
They [Masculine | Femenine] cooperate= ils/elles You [informal] cooperated = tu as coopr
cooprent We cooperated = nous avons coopr
They [Masculine | Femenine] cooperated =
Ils/elles ont coopr
Rule: French Gender of Nouns in French La Words
(verbs ending fy in English end fier in French)
to certify certifier
to modify modifier
To justify [justifier] Justified [justifie]
I/He/She/it justify= je/ il/elle/a justifie I justified= jai | Je ai justifie
You [Formal] justify = vous justifiez He/She/it justified = il/elle/a a justifie
You [informal] justify= tu justifies You [Formal] justified = vous avez justifie
We justify= nous justifions You [informal] justified = tu as justifie
They [Masculine | Femenine] justify= ils/elles We justified = nous avons justifie
justifient They [Masculine | Femenine] justified = Ils/elles
ont justifie
Rule: French
(for the plural indefinite article, use des)
You cannot use noun by itself in French. For plurals you have to use Des
A message un message
The messages Les messages
messages Des messages
A book un livre
The books Les livres
Books [Plural] Des livres
I am going to buy some books | I am going to Je vais acheter des livres
buy books
I am going to buy the books Je vais acheter les livres
A flower une fleur
The flowers Les fleurs
flowers [Plural] Des fleurs
I am going to buy some flowers Je vais acheter des fleurs
I am going to buy the flowers Je vais acheter les fleurs
There is | There are Il y a
there is a message for you Il ya un message pour vous
there are messages for you Il ya des messages pour vous
Is there | Are there Est que
are there any messages for me ? Il ya des messages pour vous ?
OR
Est que des messages pour moi
Someone | Somebody | Anybody | Anyone Quelqu'un
Nobody | None | No one | personne
Is there someone here who speaks English? Est que quelqu'un ici qui parle anglais
there is nobody here who speaks English il n'y a personne ici qui parle anglais
Not pas
not for me pas pour moi
Not for me thanks pas pour moi merci
not now Pas maintenant
No |Not any Non aucun
coffee caf
CD6-Track 7 [From 2:00 minutes] Unable to grasp the concept of pas des
no coffee for me Pas caf pour moi
no problem pas de problem
[pronounced pa-d]
no cream for me pas de crme pour moi
[pronounced pa-d]
no sugar for me Pas de sucre pour moi
[pronounced pa-d]
nobody understands why Personne comprendre pourquoi
I don't understand je ne comprend pas
I understand it je Le compredre
I don't understand it je ne Le compredre pas
true vrai
it is true Cest vrai
it is not true Ce nest pas vrai
[French Equv.] Ce pas vrai
nay bit will be eliminated in speaking many
times however pas indicates negation.
Is it not possible [French Equv. Written] Ce nest pas vrai
[French Equv. Spoken] Ceest pas vrai
nay bit will be eliminated in speaking many
times however pas indicates negation.
Is that so? |Is that true| is it so | is it true Cest vrai ?
truly | really vraiment
Sincerely | Genuinely sincrement
Honestly Franchement | honntement
I don't understand it je ne le compred pas
I don't understand him je ne le compred pas
I don't understand her je ne la compred pas
I don't understand them je ne leur compred pas
I don't understand you je ne vous compred pas
he doesn't understand you il ne vous compred pas
he doesn't understand us il ne nous compred pas
he doesn't understand me il ne me compred pas
I understand very well je comprends trs bien
I understand you very well Je vous comprend trs bien
I don't understand you very well je ne vous compred pas trs bien
nothing | Not anything rien
Rule: French Pas is removed in spoken context
I don't understand anything je ne comprend rien

I don't see it je ne le voir pas
I don't see him je ne le/lui voir pas
I don't see her je ne la voir pas
I don't see them je ne leur voir pas
I don't see you je ne vous voir pas
I don't see us je ne nous voir pas
I don't see anything je ne le voir rien
Never | not at all | ever jamais
I never see it Je ne le voir jamais
I never see him Je ne le/lui voir jamais
I never see her Je ne la voir jamais
I never see them Je ne leur voir jamais
I never see you Je ne vous voir jamais
I never see us Je ne nous voir jamais
I never understand why Je ne comprendre jamais pourquoi
I can never understand Je ne peux jamais compredre
I cannot understand anything Je ne peux rien comprendre
Rule: French
(when an adjective is followed by a full verb in English, in French you say adjective + de + verb)
I would like a cup of coffee Je voudrais une tasse de caf
it is not possible to do it Ce n'est pas possible Le faire
it is not necessary to do it now Ce n'est pas ncessaire de Le faire
happy heureux, heureuse | content
He is happy
She is happy
I am happy je suis heureux
I am happy to do it for you je suis heureux de Le faire pour vous
I am very happy to see you je suis trs heureux de vous voir
Glad content
I am glad je suis content
I am very glad to see you je suis trs content de vous voir
Rule: French Usage of Time = fois | temps
next time (The approaching time) la prochaine fois

How much time | How much of time combien de temps
one time, once une fois
two times, twice Deux fois
three times trois fois
the first time la premire fois
next time (The approaching time) la prochaine fois
[Visualise by thinking the approaching time]
the last time la dernire fois
once more | Still more one time encore une fois
[Google Translate] une fois de plus
I am going to see it next time Je vais le voir la prochaine fois
I see it for the first time Je Le voir pour la premire fois
Rule: French
(also, in English a noun + infinitive becomes in French noun + de + infinitive)
the opportunity to see it l'opportunit de Le voir
The occasion to see it l'occasion de Le voir
I would like to have the opportunity to see it Je voudrais avoir l'opportunit de Le voir
The Opportunity= l'opportunit Je voudrais avoir l'opportunit de Le voir la
The Ocassion = l'occasion prochaine fois
I would like to have the opportunity to see it OR
next time Je voudrais avoir l'occasion de Le voir la
prochaine fois
Always [all days] toujours
[Visualise by thinking All days]
I don't always have the opportunity Je ne pas toujours l'opportunit | l'occasion
I don't always have the time Je ne pas toujours le temps
I don't always have the opportunity to see it Je ne pas toujours l'opportunit | l'occasion de
Le voir
I don't always have the time to do it Je ne pas toujours le temps de Le faire
A pleasure Un plaisir
It is always Cest toujours
it is always a pleasure to see it Cest toujours un plaisir de Le voir
to take Prendre
It takes | it is taking a prends
I am taking it Je le prends
it is taking too much time that way a prends trop le temps comme a
It makes | it is making a faire
it is making a big difference that way a faire une grande diffrence comme a
I enjoy | It makes me pleasure a me fait plaisir
[Google Translate] J'aime
I am very pleased to see you a me fait trs plaisir de vous voir
it gives me great pleasure to see you a me fait grand plaisir de vous voir
To decide [decider] Decided [dcid]

I/He/She/it decide= je/ il/elle/a dcide I decided= jai | Je ai dcid
You [Formal] decide = vous dcidez He/She/it decided = il/elle/a a dcid
You [informal] decide= tu dcides You [Formal] decided = vous avez dcid
We decide= nous dcidons You [informal] decided = tu as dcid
They [Masculine | Femenine] decide= ils/elles We decided = nous avons dcid
dcident They [Masculine | Femenine] decided = Ils/elles
ont dcid
I dont have | I dont have | I do not have Je n'ai pas
I am sorry but I don't have the time to do it Je regrette mais Je n'ai pas le temps de Le faire
now maintenant
because maintenant Parce que Je suis trs occup
I am very busy -OR-
je suis dsol mais Je n'ai pas le temps de Le
faire maintenant Parce que Je suis trs occup
Rule: French Usage of de after Nouns/Adjectives
To demand = demander
To decide = decider
To say/To tell = dire
(de follows nouns and adjectives, but also some verbs of communication, e.g. demander,
decider, dire.
If these are followed by another verb, separate them with de)
will you ask him to do it Voulez vous le/lui demander de le faire
will you tell him to wait for me Voulez vous le/lui dire de me attendre
will you ask him to call me later Voulez vous le/lui demander de me appeler
plus tard
Rule: French Usage of
(after any form of "have", a following verb is preceded by )
e.g
what do you have to eat? = Qu'est-ce que vous avez manger | Qu'est-ce que tu as manger
what do you have to drink? = Qu'est-ce que vous avez boire | Qu'est-ce que tu as boire
what, i.e. what is it that Qu'est-ce que
Is it that Est-ce que
What [What is it that] do you have? Qu'est-ce que vous avoir[Formal]
-OR-
Qu'est-ce que vous [Formal]
-OR-
Qu'est-ce que tu [Informal]
Do you have | have you| is it that you have Est-ce que vous avoir [Formal]
Est-ce que tu avoir [Informal]
-OR-
avez-vous
as tu
Do you understand? Comprenez-vous? [Formal]
Comprenez-tu? [Informal]
-OR-
Est-ce que vous comprenez [Formal]
Est-ce que tu comprenez [Informal]
Do you understand me? | is it that you Est-ce que vous Me compredre [Formal]
understand me Est-ce que tu Me compredre [Informal]
What do you have to eat? Qu'est-ce que vous avez manger
You must ( You have to ) Vous dois [Formal]
Tu dois [Informal]
you have to eat Vous dois manger
to drink boire
What do you have to drink? Qu'est-ce que vous avez boire
Rule: French Usage of = There is/There are
( also used after il y a [There is/ There/it has there])
There is | There are | It has there il y a
What is there to | What is it there to Qu'est-ce que il y a
What is there to drink? Qu'est-ce que il y a boire
What is there to eat? Qu'est-ce que il y a manger
Rule: French Usage of =chose
( also used after -chose)
I have something to tell you j'ai quelque chose vous dire
Rule: French
(de is used after an expression of quantity)
how much time | how much of time combien de temps
too much time trop de temps
Rule: French
(any form meaning "much" also means "many")
Too Much | too Many Trop
many things | Many of things beaucoup de choses | trop de choses
much time beaucoup de temps | trop de temps
I don't have much time Je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps
I am going to buy many things Je vais acheter beaucoup de choses
I am going to buy many things for you Je vais acheter beaucoup de choses pour vous
[Formal]
Je vais acheter beaucoup de choses pour toi
[Informal]
I don't have too much time Je n'ai pas trop de temps
I am not going to buy too many things Je ne vais pas trop de choses
Rule: French Usage of =
(if expressions of quantity are followed by a
verb, use )
I have much to do j'ai beaucoup faire
I have too much to do j'ai beaucoup trop faire
I have nothing to do Jai ne rien faire
I have nothing to do today Jai ne rien faire aujourd'hui
nothing doing | Doing nothing rien faire
Rule: French Usage of What
there are several words in French for what, i.e.)
what difference, which difference quel diffrence
what is the difference Quelle est la diffrence
between Entre
between us Entre nous
between the two, between both entre les deux
what is the difference between the two? Quelle est la difference entre les deux
Speciality spcialit
what speciality quelle spcialit
What speciality do you have for tonight? quelle spcialit avez-vous ce soir
what is the speciality of the house? Quelle est la spcialit de la maison
what address? quelle adresse
your votre
what is your address? quelle votre adresse
Rule: French Usage of de with two nouns
(in English you can combine nouns, e.g. "telephone number". In French these nouns are
separated by de)
telephone number [number of telephone] numro de tlphone
what is your telephone number? Quelle votre numro de tlphone
Name nom
what is your name? Quelle votre nom
what difference Quelle diffrence
what is the difference? Quelle est la difference
Rule: French Usage of What.
What followed by verb = que
what (followed by a verb) que

what do you want? Que voulez vous
what do you want to eat? Que voulez vous manger
what do you want to do now? Que voulez vous faire maintenant
what do you want to know? Que voulez vous savoir
what do you want? Que voulez vous
what do you prefer? Que prefers vous
To Think [penser] Thought [pense]
I/He/She/it think= je/ il/elle/a pense I thought= jai | Je ai pense
You [Formal] think = vous pensez He/She/it thought = il/elle/a a pense
You [informal] think= tu penses You [Formal] thought = vous avez pense
We think= nous pensons You [informal] thought = tu as pense
They [Masculine | Femenine] think= ils/elles We thought = nous avons pense
pensent They [Masculine | Femenine] thought = Ils/elles
ont pense
what do you think? Que pensez vous
what do you have? Que avec-vous
Rule: French Usage of What. que and qu'est-ce que
(que and qu'est-ce que are interchangeable,in a question followed by a verb, but after qu'est-
ce que there is no inversion)
Qu'est-ce que is widely used
What do you want? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez
Qu'est-ce que tu vas
-OR-
Que voulez vous
What do you know? Qu'est-ce que vous savoir
Qu'est-ce que tu savoir
-OR-
Que savez vous
Que sais tu
What do you have for me? Qu'est-ce que vous avec pour moi
Qu'est-ce que tu avec pour moi
-OR-
Que avec-vous pour moi
Que as tu pour moi
what do you want? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez
Qu'est-ce que tu vas
what do you want to say? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire
Qu'est-ce que veux tu dire
Rule: French To mean does not exisit in French
To mean = to want to say =

what do you mean? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire
Qu'est-ce que veux tu dire
-OR-
Que voulez vous dire
Que veux tu dire
Rule: French Usage of What in the middle of the sentence
(what used in the middle of a sentence is ce que)
What [in the middle of the sentence] ce que
I don't know what I am going to do today Je ne sais pas ce que ja vais faire aujourd'hui
nobody knows what it is Personnne sait ce que cest
[Google Translate] Personne ne le sait
Who knows? Qui sait
I don't understand what you mean Je ne comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire
Rule: French Verbs x endings
I can = peux
I want = veux
(there are only two French verbs which take -x in the first person singular)
I can Je peux
he can Il peut
I want Je veux
he wants Il veut
I want it Je le veux
I don't want it | I do not want it | I dont want it Je ne le veux pas
that's not what I want | it is not what I want Ce n'est pas ce que je veux
that's exactly what I want Cest exactement ce que je veux
but that's not what I mean Mais Ce n'est pas ce que je veux dire
I want to do it Je veux le faire
I am going to do it Je vais le faire
I am going to do it because I want to see it Je vais le faire parce que je veux le voir
that's not what I mean Ce n'est pas ce que je veux dire
I don't understand what it means je ne comprends pas ce que a veut dire
what does it mean? Qu'est-ce que a veut dire
To explain [expliquer] Explained [expliqu]

I/He/She/it explain= je/ il/elle/a explique I explained= jai | Je ai expliqu
You [Formal] explain = vous expliquez He/She/it explained = il/elle/a a expliqu
You [informal] explain= tu expliques You [Formal] explained = vous avez expliqu
We explain= nous expliquons
They [Masculine | Femenine] explain= ils/elles You [informal] explained = tu as expliqu
expliquent We explained = nous avons expliqu
They [Masculine | Femenine] explained = Ils/elles
ont expliqu
Explanation explication
will you explain to me what you mean Voulez vous me expliquer ce que vous voulez
dire
Veux tu me expliquer ce que vous voulez dire
Rule: French Future Tense is going to - vais
Is going to = vais
(the French future tense formed with "going" is more common in French than in English)
Tomorrow demain
I will do it tomorrow | I am going to do it Je vais le faire demain
tomorrow
Some | a few quelques
day jour
in dans
In a few days dans quelques jours
he will be here in a few days | He is going to be Il va tre ici dans quelques jours
here in few days
Tomorrow morning demain matin
I will arrive tomorrow morning | I am going to Ja vais arriver demain matin
arrive tomorrow morning
Tomorrow afternoon demain aprs-midi
we will arrive tomorrow morning | We are nous allons arriver demain matin
going to arrive tomorrow morning [Google Translate] nous arriverons demain matin
we will arrive tomorrow afternoon | We are
going to arrive tomorrow afternoon
Rule: French Future Tense
(the other future tense: in early French, there was a form "I to leave have" meaning "I will leave")
I will leave tomorrow | I am going to leave Je partirai demain
tomorrow
[French Equv.] I [to leave] have
he will leave tomorrow | He is going to leave Il partira demain
tomorrow
[French Equv.] He [to leave] has
you will leave tomorrow | You are going to Vous partirez demain
leave tomorrow Tu partiras demain
Rule: French Future Tense Usage of Will
When using I Will You need to go to original verb, add rai to the end of the original verb
When using He/She/it Will You need to go to original verb, add ra to the end of the original
verb
When using We Will You need to go to original verb, add rons to the end of the original
verb
When using You [Formal] Will You need to go to original verb, add rez to the end of the
original verb
When using You [Informal] Will You need to go to original verb, add ras to the end of the
original verb
When using They Will You need to go to original verb, add ront to the end of the original
verb
I | You [Formal] Je | Vous rai / rez

He/she/it/none | You il/elle/a | ra / ras
[Informal] tu
We | They Nous rons / ront
ils/elles
I will = rai is added to the end of the verb They will = ront is added to the end of the
verb
To say/tell = dire = I will say/tell = je dirai
To wait = attendre = I will attendre= To say/tell = dire = They will say/tell = ils/elle
j'attendrai diront
To understand = comprendre = I will To wait = attendre = They will wait = ils/elle
understand = Attendront
Je comprendrai To understand= comprendre = They will
To leave = partir = I will leave = je partirai understand = ils/elle compredront
To leave = partir =They will leave = ils/elle
partiront
He/She/it will = ra is added to the end of We will = rons is added to the end of the
the verb verb
To say/tell = dire = He/She/it will say/tell = To say/tell = dire = We will say/tell = Nous
il/elle/a dira dirons
To wait = attendre = He/She/it will attendre= To wait = attendre = We will wait = Nous
il/elle/a attendra Attendrons
To understand = comprendre = He/She/it will To understand= comprendre = We will
understand = Il/elle/ca comprendra understand = Nous compredrons
To leave = partir = He/She/it leave = il/elle/a To leave = partir =we will leave = Nous
partira partirons
You [Formal] will = rez is added to the end You [Informal] will = ras is added to the
of the verb end of the verb
To say/tell = dire = You [Formal] will say/tell To say/tell = dire = You [Informal] will say/tell
= vous direz = tu diras
To wait = attendre = You [Formal] will To wait = attendre = You [Informal] will
attendre= vous attendrez attendre= tu attendras
To understand = comprendre = You [Formal] To understand = comprendre = You [Informal]
will understand = vous comprendrez will understand = tu comprendras
To leave = partir = You [Formal] will leave = To leave = partir = You [Informal] will leave
vous partirez = tu partiras
we will leave tomorrow | We are going to leave Nous partirons demain

tomorrow
To say | To tell dire
I will say/I will tell | I am going to say/I am Je dirai
going to tell
I will wait | I am going to wait Je attendrai | j'attendrai
you will wait | You are going to wait Vous attendrez
tu attendras
we will wait | We are going to wait Nous attendrons
he will wait | He is going to wait il attendra
You will understand | You are going to Vous comprendrez
understand tu comprendras
He will understand | he is going to understand Il comprendra
She will understand | She is going to Elle comprendra
understand
I will understand | I am going to understand Je comprendrai
I will not understand it | I am not going to Je ne le comprendrai pas
understand it
I won't understand you | I am not going to Je ne vous comprendrai pas
understand you Je ne te comprendrai pas
he won't understand me | he is not going to Il ne me comprendra pas
understand me
he will tell you | He is going to tell you Il vous dira
he won't tell me | He is not going to tell me Il ne me dira pas
I will ask you later | I am going to ask you later je vous demanderai plus tard
To start Commencer | Partir
it will start soon | it is going to start soon a commencera bientt
-OR-
a va commencer bientt
Rule: French Future Tense
(there is a third future tense - use of the present tense to express the future) e.g. it is correct to
say in French below
It starts tomorrow= a commencer demain

I see you next week= Je vous voir la semaine prochaine
It starts tomorrow a commencer demain
week La semaine
next week [The Approaching week] La semaine prochaine
I am going to see you next week |I will see you Je vais vous voir la semaine prochaine [Formal]
next week Je vais te voir la semaine prochaine [Informal]
I see you next week Je vous voir la semaine prochaine
Je te voir la semaine prochaine
to lift, lift up Lever
[Visualise by thinking Levitate]
I am lifting it Je le leve
he is lifting it Il le leve
she is lifting it Elle le leve
I am starting Je commence
he is starting Il commence
it is starting a commence
one (pronoun) On
one is starting On commence
Rule: French
On is widely expressed in French
(on is often used to express "We" instead of Nous)
One is | We are On est

Are we starting now? On commence maintenant?
We are very comfortable here |One is very On est trs confortable ici
comfortable here
One is fine here | We are fine here On est trs bien ici
One is going On va
We are going
One is going to leave now On va partir maintenant
We are going to leave now
we are going now On va maintenant
One is going to stay here On va reser ici
we are going to stay here
Rule: French Future Tense Shall On va
(on va as a question also means "shall we?")

shall we start? On va commencer
shall we leave? On va partir
shall we stay? On va rester
what shall we...? Qu'est-ce que on va
what shall we do? Qu'est-ce que on va faire ?
what shall we eat? Qu'est-ce que on va manger
To order| To command commander
what shall we order? Qu'est-ce que on va commander
what shall we drink? Qu'est-ce que on va boire
what shall we take? Qu'est-ce que on va prendre
Rule: French Have used with food/drink is replaced with take food take drink
(in English, we "have" food and drinks, in French we "take" food and drinks)
What would you like to have = [French Equv.] What would you like to take
What would like to have to drink = [French Equv.] What would you like to take to drink
What would you like to have to eat = [French Equv.] What would you like to take to eat
I am going to have [take] a cup of coffee Je vais prendre une tasse de caf
[French Equv.] I am going to take a cup of
coffee
To dine le dner
to have dinner de prendre le dner
to have lunch de prendre le djeuner
lunch le djeuner
will you have lunch with me Voulez vous prendre le djeuner avec moi
Veux tu prendre le djeuner avec moi
Breakfast [The Small lunch] petit djeuner
will you have breakfast with me tomorrow Voulez vous prendre le petit djeuner avec moi
morning demain matin
Veux tu prendre le petit djeuner avec moi
demain matin
I will do it je le ferai
Rule: French
(in English, "will you", "will you please" is the only time that "will" does not mean future
tense)
will you please | Would you please | Do you Voulez vous
want to Veux tu
will you come with me Voulez vous venir avec moi
Veux tu venir avec moi
Do you want to come with me? [Question Voulez vous venir avec moi ?
Tone] Veux tu venir avec moi ?
Will you tell me Voulez vous me dire
Veux tu me dire
Do you want to tell me [Question Tone] Voulez vous me dire?
Veux tu me dire?
[Is that you want] do you want to come with Est-ce que vous voulez venir avec moi
me Est-ce que tu veux venir avec moi
I am lifting it Je le lve
I am lifting myself up, i.e. I am getting up Je me lve
we are getting up | we are getting ourselves up Nous nous levons
you're getting up Vous vous levez
Rule: French Usage of Se Himself/Herself/themselves/itself
(for "himself", "oneself", "itself" etc use se)
he is getting up Il se lve
one is getting up On se lve
I am going to get up Je vais me lve
one is going to get up On va se lve
Please S'il vous plat [Formal]
S'il tu plat [Informal]
will you get up please? Voulez vous vous lve S'il vous plat
at what time are you going to get up tomorrow quelle heure allez-vous vous lve demain
morning? matin
quelle heure vas-tu lve demain matin
To ask demander
I am asking Je demande
I am asking you Je vous demande [Formal]
Je tu demande [Informal]
I am asking myself |I wonder Je me demande
To call appeler
I call you tomorrow [Correct French] Je vous appele
I will call you tomorrow Je vous appelerai demain
my name is | I call myself | I am called as Mon nom est
Je me appel | Je m'appelle..
to call back Rappeler
[Visualise by thinking replay]
Will you call back? Voulez vous me rappele
I am going to call you back Je vais vous rappele
will you ask him to call me back Voulez vous lui demande de me rappele
Will you tell him to call me back Voulez vous lui dire de me rappele
I call you back later Je vous rappele plus tard
I am going to call you back Je vais vous rappele plus tard
I will call you back later je vous rappelerai plus tard
I remember | I recall myself Je me rappele
[Google Translate] Je me souviens
I don't remember | I do not remember | I dont Je ne me rappele pas
remember
To hurry |To Dispatch Oneself pcher
[Visualise by thinking dispatching oneself]
I am hurrying | I dispatch [myself] Je me dpcher
I am going to hurry | I am going to hurry Je vais me dpcher
[myself]
I must hurry | I must hurry [myself] Je dois me dpcher
one is going to hurry [oneself] On va se dpcher
we are going to hurry [ourself] nous allons nous dpcher
you have to hurry [yourself] Vous dois vous dpcher
will you hurry please [yourself] Voulez vous vous dpcher S'il vous plat
[Formal]
Voulez vous vous dpcher S'il tu plat
[Informal]
Rule: French Usage of en for all countries and continents
in, to France En France

in, to England En Angleterre
in, to Italy En Italie
in, to Germany En Allemagne
in, to Switzerland En Suisse
in, to Spain En Espagne
we are going to Spain nous allons en Espagne
we are going to be in Spain nous allons tre en Espagne
in, to California En Californie
in, to Asia En Asie
in, to Africa En Afrique
in, to America En Amrique
Rule: French Usage of en
(Most countries and continents use en, and these are mostly la countries that end in a vowel.
Countries ending with a consonant are le countries, and they use au for "in, to")
in Japan au Japon
in Switzerland en Suisse
in Denmark au Danemark
in Portugal au Portugal
in Brazil au Brsil
in Canada (exception) au Canada (exception)
Rule: French Usage of en for Languages
(en is also used for languages)
in French en Franais
in English En anglais
in Spanish En espagnol
one says On dit
how does one say | How says one | How do Comment dit-on
you say
How does one say in French? Comment dit-on en Franais
How says one in French?
How do you say in French?
how does it says itself Comment a se dit
how does it says itself in French Comment a se dit en Franais
how does it write itself | how its written | How Comment a se crit
does one write
how do you say at?
how is it spelled?
To Spell [peler] Spelt [pel]
I/He/She/it spell= je/ il/elle/a pelles I spelt= jai | Je ai pel
You [Formal] spell = vous pellez He/She/it spelt = il/elle/a a pel
You [informal] spell= tu pelles You [Formal] spelt = vous avez pel
We spell= nous pelleons You [informal] spelt = tu as pel
They [Masculine | Femenine] spell= ils/elles We spelt = nous avons pel
pellent They [Masculine | Femenine] spelt = Ils/elles ont
pel
To Read [lire] Read [lu]
I read = je lis I read= jai | Je ai lu
He/She/it read = il/elle/a lit He/She/it read = il/elle/a a lu
You [Formal] read = vous lisez You [Formal] read = vous avez lu
You [informal] read = tu lis You [informal] read = tu as lu
We read = nous lisons We read = nous avons lu
They [Masculine | Femenine] read = Ils lisent They [Masculine | Femenine] read = Ils/elles ont
lu
To Write [crire] Wrote/Written [crit]
I write = je cris I wrote/written= jai | Je ai crit
He/She/it write = il/elle/a crit He/She/it wrote/written = il/elle/a a crit
You [Formal] write = vous crivez You [Formal] wrote/written = vous avez crit
You [informal] write = tu cris You [informal] wrote/written = tu as crit
We write = nous crivons We wrote/written= nous avons crit
They [Masculine | Femenine] write = Ils crivent They [Masculine | Femenine] wrote/written=
Ils/elles ont crit
To watch [regarder] Watched [regard]
I watch = je regarde I watched = jai | Je ai regard
He/She/it watches = il/elle/a regarde He/She/it watched = il/elle/a a regard
You [Formal] watch = vous regardez You [Formal] watched = vous avez regard
You [informal] watch = tu regardes You [informal] watched = tu as regard
We watch = nous regardons We watched = nous avons regard
They [Masculine | Femenine] watch = Ils regardent They [Masculine | Femenine] watched = Ils/elles
ont regard
it is being written | it writes itself | it is written a se crit
price, prize prix
what price Quel prix
what is the price? quel est le prix
it is how much? Cest combien
will you write it Voulez vous le crire
will you write down the price Voulez vous crire le prix
Rule: French Usage of en in passing/while passing
(en also used in the construction "while -ing" en -ant)
In passing | while passing en passant
In waiting | while waiting | in the meantime en attente
Rule: French Usage of of it | from it = En
(en by itself means "of it", "from it". It replaces the two words de a "of it". en has the same
position as "it". It also means "some of it", "any of it", "some" implying "some of it" or "any"
implying "any of it")
Some of it | some | any of it | any | of it | from it en
I want Je veux
I dont want it Je ne le veux pas
I want some of it | I want some Je en veux
I don't want any [of it ] Je ne en veux pas
I am going to buy some [of it ] Je vais en acheter veux
because I would like to have some [of it ] parce que Je voudrais en avoir
do you want to have some? Voulez vous en avoir
do you have it? | Is it that you have Est-ce que vous avoir
do you have some of it? en avoir vous
do you want some of it? | do you want some En voulez vous [Formal]
En voulez tu [Informal]
Enough assez
I have enough j'ai assez
I have [of it] enough | I am fed up with it j'ai en assez
Rule: French
(that also means "I am fed up with it")
I am really fed up with it! j'ai en assez
to need | to have need of Avoir besoin
I need this book | I [have] need of this book j'ai besoin de ce livre
I need to do it | I [have] need to do it j'ai besoin de le faire
one must On doit | il faut
one must do it | it is necessary to do it Il faut le faire
It is necessary [for me] | I need Il me faut
It is necessary [for me] to do it Il me faut le faire
what you want to do now? Que voulez vous faire maintenant
-OR-
Qu'est-ce que vous voulez faire maintenant
if you want |if you like | its alright with me Si vous voulez [Formal]
si tu veux [Informal]
(that also means "It's all right with me") Si vous voulez [Formal]
si tu veux [Informal]
To miss [manquer] Missed [manqu]
I/He/She/it miss= je/ il/elle/a manques I missed= jai | Je ai manqu
You [Formal] miss = vous manquez He/She/it missed= il/elle/a a manqu
You [informal] miss= tu manques You [Formal] missed= vous avez manqu
We miss= nous manquons You [informal] missed= tu as manqu
They [Masculine | Femenine] miss= ils/elles We missed= nous avons manqu
manquent They [Masculine | Femenine] missed= Ils/elles ont
manqu
I miss you | you are being missed by me Tu me manqu
You miss me = I am being missed by you JE te manque.
He misses us = we are being missed by him NOUS lui manquons.
We miss him = he is being missed by us IL nous manque.
They miss her = she is being missed by them Elle leur manque.
She misses them = they are being missed by Ils/Elles lui manquent.
her
Rule: French Formal You [vous] have ez endings EXCEPTIONS 3 Cute Ts
(vous verbs end -ez, with only three exceptions)
There are 3-exceptions where for vous no ez endings Three Cute Ts as described by
[Michel Thomas]
1. tes-vous ==== No ez ending with verbs ===== You are
2. vous faites = No ez ending with verbs ===== You make | You do
3. vous dites = No ez ending with verbs ===== You say | You tell
you are vous tes [Formal]

tu es [Informal]
Where are you? O etes vous [Formal]
O es tu [Informal]
Where are you now O es tu maintenant
Are you busy? etes vous occup [Formal]
es tu occup [Informal]
To Free librer
I/He/She/it free= je/ il/elle/a libre
You [Formal] free = vous librez
You [informal] free= tu libres
We free= nous librons
They [Masculine | Femenine] free= ils/elles librent
free libre
Are you free? tes-vous libre [Formal]
es tu libre [Informal]
you are doing | You are making vous faites
You do | You make
What are you doing? | What are you making Qu'est-ce que vous faites [Formal]
Qu'est-ce que tu fais [Informal]
You are saying | You are telling Vous dites
What are you saying? | What are you telling Qu'est-ce que vous dites
Qu'est-ce que tu dis [Informal]
I don't understand what you are saying je ne comprend pas ce que vous dites
to hurry Se dpcher
I am hurrying [myself] Je me dpche
I am in a hurry je suis press
I am hurrying because I am in a hurry [I am Je me dpche parce que je suis press
pressed for time]
I am going to hurry [myself] Je vais me dpche
I must hurry [myself] Je dois me dpche
will you hurry [youself] please Voulez vous se dpche S'il tu plat
hurry yourself! [Command] dpchez-vous[Formal]
Dpche-toi [Informal]
To derange | To bother [dranger] Deranged/bothered [drang]
[Visualise by thinking derange] I deranged/bothered= jai | Je ai drang
I/He/She/it bother= je/ il/elle/a drange He/She/it deranged/bothered = il/elle/a a
You [Formal] bother = vous dranger drang
You [informal] bother= tu dranger You [Formal] deranged/bothered = vous avez
We bother= nous drangeons drang
They [Masculine | Femenine] bother= ils/elles You [informal] deranged/bothered = tu as
drangent drang
We deranged/bothered = nous avons drang
They [Masculine | Femenine] deranged/bothered =

Ils/elles ont drang
it bothers me a me drange
it doesn't bother me a ne me derange pas
it bothers you a vous drange
it bothers you? [Question]| Does it bother you? a vous derange?
To smoke [Fumer] Smoked [fum]
[Visualise by thinking fumes] I smoked= jai | Je ai fum
I/He/She/it smoke= je/ il/elle/a fume He/She/it smoked = il/elle/a a fum
You [Formal] smoke = vous fumez You [Formal] smoked = vous avez fum
You [informal] smoke= tu fumes You [informal] smoked = tu as fum
We smoke= nous fumons We smoked = nous avons fum
They [Masculine | Femenine] smoke= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] smoked = Ils/elles ont
fument fum
will it bother you if I smoke? | Does it bother a vous derange? Si je fume
you if I smoke
Rule: French Information = renseignements
(information means "information" in the general sense. For specific information, such as
directions to somewhere, use renseignements)
Information [For Specific Information .e.g Les renseignements
direction] [Visualise by thinking curious-curiosity]
To teach [enseigner] Taught [enseign]
I/He/She/it teach= je/ il/elle/a enseigne I taught= jai | Je ai enseign
You [Formal] teach = vous enseignez He/She/it taught = il/elle/a a enseign
You [informal] teach= tu enseignes You [Formal] taught = vous avez enseign
We teach= nous enseignons You [informal] taught = tu as enseign
They [Masculine | Femenine] teach= ils/elles We taught = nous avons enseign
enseignent They [Masculine | Femenine] taught = Ils/elles ont
enseign
To study [tudier] Studied [tudi]
I/He/She/it study = je/ il/elle/a tudies I studied = jai | Je ai tudi
You [Formal] study = vous tudiez He/She/it studied = il/elle/a a tudi
You [informal] study = tu tudies You [Formal] studied = vous avez tudi
We study = nous tudions You [informal] studied = tu as tudi
They [Masculine | Femenine] study = ils/elles We studied = nous avons tudi
tudient They [Masculine | Femenine] studied = Ils/elles ont
tudi
To inform [informer] Informed [inform]
I/He/She/it inform= je/ il/elle/a informe I informed= jai | Je ai inform
You [Formal] inform = vous informiez He/She/it informed = il/elle/a a inform
You [informal] inform= tu informies You [Formal] informed = vous avez inform
We inform= nous informons You [informal] informed = tu as inform
They [Masculine | Femenine] inform= ils/elles We informed = nous avons inform
informent They [Masculine | Femenine] informed = Ils/elles
ont inform
To inform [renseigner] Informed [renseign]
I/He/She/it inform= je/ il/elle/a renseigne I informed= jai | Je ai renseign
You [Formal] inform = vous renseignez He/She/it informed = il/elle/a a renseign
You [informal] inform= tu renseignes You [Formal] informed = vous avez renseign
We inform= nous renseignons
They [Masculine | Femenine] inform= ils/elles You [informal] informed = tu as renseign
renseignent We informed = nous avons renseign
They [Masculine | Femenine] informed = Ils/elles
ont renseign
To inform oneself | To get some information se renseigner
I am going to find out | I am going to inform Je vais me renseigner
myself
Information centers renseignements
Handlers in French (Franais) Part 1
CD8-Track#9
Rule: French Handlers in French Auxiliary Verbs Usage of full verbs when using Handlers
Now some more handle verbs and usage of full verbs
Can Handler
I can = je peux
You [Formal] can= vous pouvez
You [Informal] can=tu peux
He/she/it can= il/elle/a peut
We can = nous pouvons
They [Masculine | Femenine] can = Ils/elles peuvent
I don't understand you je ne vous compredre pas

I cannot understand you Je ne peux pas vous compredre
I am not doing it Je ne peux pas le faire maintenant
[Handler Equv.] I cannot do it now
He doesnt do it il ne peut pas le faire
He isnt doing it | He is not doing it
[Handler Equv.] He cannot do it
do you understand me? Pouvez-vous me comprendre [Formal]
[Handler Equv.] Can you understand me Peux tu me comprendre [Informal]
Why Cant you | Why cannot you | Why can you Pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas
not
why don't you do it now? Pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas le faire
[Handler Equv.] Why cant you do it now | maintenant
Why cannot you do it now
why don't you tell me? Pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas me dire
[Handler Equv.] Why can you not tell me |
Why cant you tell me
why don't you come with me now? Pourquoi ne pouvez-vous pas venir avec moi
[Handler Equv.] Why cant you come with me maintenant
now? | Why cannot you come with me now
dois
Must (to have to) Handler
I must (have to) = je dois
You [Formal] must (have to) = vous dois
You [Informal] must (have to) = tu dois
He must (have to) = il doit
We must = nous devons
They [Masculine | Femenine] must = Ils/elles doivent
I must (have to) leave now Je dois partir maintenant

One must leave now | We must leave now On dois partir maintenant
veux
Do you want | Will you Handler
I want (want to) = je veux
You [Formal] want (want to) = vous veux
You [Informal] want (want to) = tu veux
He wants (wants to) = il veux
do you want? voulez vous

why don't you do it, i.e. why don't you want to Pourquoi ne voulez vous pas le faire
do it?
voudrais
Would like Handler
I would (would like to) = je voudrais
You [Formal] would (would like to) = vous voudrais
You [Informal] would (would like to) = tu voudrais
He would (would like to) = il voudrait
I would like to do it Je voudrais le faire

sais
To know Handler
I know = je sais
You [Formal] know = vous sais
You [Informal] know = tu sais
He knows = il sait
Rule: French Usage of PAST TENSE with Handlers

When using any type of handler full verb is to be utilized
To have Handler
I have = j'ai
You [Formal] have = Vous-avez
You [Informal] have = tu as
He has = il a
We have = nous avons
They have [Masculine | Femenine] = ils/ells ont
You have Vous-avez
(You can also express the past tense using handles. In English, "can" in past tense is "could". So
for "I didn't understand you", you can say "I couldn't understand you")
I did = I could
I did not = I could not
Pouvais | [Google Translate] Pourrais

Could/Did PAST TENSE Handler
I could/did = Je Pouvais
You [Formal] could/did = Vous pouvais
You [Informal] could/did = tu pouvais
He could/did = Il pouvait
I could Je pouvais
I couldnt | I could not Je ne pouvez pas
I couldn't understand you | I didnt understand Je ne pouvez pas vous comprendre
you
I did not understand you
he didn't wait for us | He couldnt wait for us | Il ne pouvait pas nous attendre
He could not wait for us
devais
Had to PAST TENSE Handler
I had to = je devais
You [Formal] had to = vous devais
He had to = il devait
I had to je devais
he had to il devait
he had to leave il devait partir
voulais
Wanted PAST TENSE Handler
I wanted (wanted to) = je voulais
You [Formal] wanted (wanted to) = vous voulais
You [Informal] wanted (wanted to) = tu voulais
He wanted (wanted to) = il voulait
he wanted to wait Il voulait attendre

He wanted to do it Il voulait le faire
He wanted to buy it Il voulait le acheter
I could not want to buy it | I did not want to buy Je ne voulais pas le acheter
it
I didn't want to buy it | I couldnt want to buy it Je ne pouvez pas le acheter
savais
Knew Handler
I knew = je savais
You [Formal] knew = vous savais
You [Informal] knew = tu savais
He knew = il savait
to know savoir
I knew Je savais
I didn't know Je ne savais pas
avais
had Handler
I had = j'avais
You [Formal] had = Vous- avais
You [Informal] had = Tu avais
He had = il avait
I had j'avais
I didn't have the time to do it Je ne avais pas le temps de le faire
I had not the time to do it
t
Was/Were = Handler
I was = Je t [J'ai t]
You [Formal] were = vous tais
You [Informal] were = tu tais
He was = Il tait
I was Je t [J'ai t]
it was a t
it wasn't a ne t pas
it was not possible to do it that way a ne t pas possible le faire comme a
because I was very busy Parce que Je t trs occup
yesterday evening | Last night hier soir
yesterday morning hier matin
yesterday afternoon hier aprs-midi
There L
I was there last night, but nobody was there Je t l hier soir mais personne tait l
I like J'aime
I like to do it that way J'aime le faire comme a

Rule: French Usage of I Like You and I love you
(but there is a distinction between "I like you" and "I love you" !)
To love [aimer] Loved [aim]
I love = je aime | J aime I loved= jai aim | Je ai aim
He/She/it love = il/elle/a aime He/She/it loved = il/elle/a a aim
You [Formal] love = vous aimez You [Formal] loved = vous avez aim
You [informal] love = tu aimes You [informal] loved = tu as aim
We love = nous aimons We loved = nous avons aim
They [Masculine | Femenine] love = Ils/ells aiment They [Masculine | Femenine] loved = Ils/elles ont
aim
To love [adorer] Loved [ador]
I love = je adore | J'adore I loved= jai | Je ai ador
He/She/it love = il/elle/a adore He/She/it loved = il/elle/a a ador
You [Formal] love = vous adorez You [Formal] loved = vous avez ador
You [informal] love = tu adores You [informal] loved = tu as ador
We love = nous adorons We loved = nous avons ador
They [Masculine | Femenine] love = Ils/ells adorent They [Masculine | Femenine] loved = Ils/elles ont
ador
I love you J'adore [moderate way of saying I love you]
[Google Translate] Je vous aime.
I love you je t'aime
I love you too [Answer] Moi aussi, je t'aime
[Answer] Je taime aussi.
I like you |I am fond of you Je t'aime bien
Je vous aime bien [Formal]
I like you Tu me plais
I am fond of you
I like the way you are
I find you pleasing
I find you attractive sexually
I fancy you
I like you lots. Je taime beaucoup.
I like you very much. Je taime normment
I love you lots. Je tadore.
I love you more than anything. Je taime plus que tout.
I like you but I don't love you Je vous aime, mais je ne vous aime pas
I love to J'aime
I love to do it J'aime le faire
J'adore le faire
My darling ma chrie
my love Mon amour
my angel Mon ange
I love you my love je taime mon amour
I love you my angel je taime mon ange
Yesterday I met someone, I had a real bolt of Hier jai rencontr quelquun, jai eu un
lightning vritable coup de foudre
Nauman is madly in love with Noe Nauman est fou amoureux de Noe
to fall in love Tomber amoureux
I love you (care for you) Je t'apprcie vraiment.
I love you (more serious) Je t'aime.
Do you love me? (care for me?) M'apprcies-tu?
Do you love me? (more serious) Est-ce que tu m'aimes?
I (female) am in love Je suis amoureuse.
I (male) am in love Je suis amoureux.
I am in love with you. Je suis amoureux de toi
You are beautiful (male) Tu es beau.

You are beautiful (female) Tu es belle.
You are handsome (male) Tu es lgant.
You are handsome (female) Tu es lgante.
I am passionate about you Tu me fascines.
You make me happy (male) Tu me rends heureux.
You make me happy (female) Te me rends heureuse.
Will you marry me? Veux-tu m'pouser?
She's my fianc Elle est ma fiance.
He's my fianc Il est mon fianc.
You are the love of my life. Tu es l'amour de ma vie.
I adore you Je t'adore.
I miss you Tu me manques.
Would you like to be my boyfriend? Veux-tu tre mon petit-ami?
Would you like to be my girlfriend? Veux-tu tre ma petite-amie?
I want to be with you forever. Je veux tre avec toi pour toujours.
I need you | I have need [of] you J'ai besoin de toi.
I always think about you Je pense toujours toi.
I like you Je t'aime bien.
Kiss me Embrasses-moi.
Hug me Serres-moi.
Everything alright? Tout va bien ?
I would like to Je voudrais
I would love to Jaimerais
Certainly Certainement
Would you like?(casual) Est-c que tu veux
Would you like?(formal/plural) Est-ce que vous voulez... ?
That is very nice
Cest trs agrable.
That is very kind
Cest trs gentil.
I like that very much. Jaime beaucoup cela.
I dont like that very much. Je naime pas beaucoup cela.
Thats fun. Cest amusant.
Thats no fun. Ce nest pas amusant.
Youre welcome. De rien.
Would you like to go out with me? Est-que tu veux sortir avec moi ?
I would like to spend more time with you Jaimerais passer plus de temps avec toi...
I would like to take you out for dinner Jaimerais tinviter diner...
Shall we go for a little walk together? Pouvons-nous marcher un moment ensemble ?
That was a lovely day Ctait une journe trs agrable
That was a lovely evening Ctait une soire trs agrable
You look great! Tu es trs jolie.
You are so sweet. Tu es trop mignon.
Are you serious about us? Est ce que tu es srieux avec notre relation ?
I want to be with you. Je veux tre avec toi.
Do you want to marry me? Veux tu mpouser ?
You are the man of my dreams. Tu es lhomme de mes rves.
You are the woman of my dreams. Tu es la femme de mes rves.
You are incredible! Tu es incroyable !
I just want to be friends. Je veux juste tre ami(e) avec toi.
Im not interested. Je ne suis pas intress(e).
Leave me alone. Laisse-moi seul(e).
You are not my type. Tu nes pas mon type.
Go away! Va t'en !
Rule: French Popular Sayins
How to say You are beautiful to a girl in French
Tu est tres jolie
Tu est resplendissante (look splendid)
Tu est magnifique (magnificent) or "vraiment
magnifique"
Tu est sublime (sublime!)
Tu est belle (pretty) or "tres belle"
Tu est a craquer (Tasty? more slang)
Tu est mignonne (cute) or "tres mignonne"
Tu est envoutante (alluring, make me dizzy)
You are very fine, very well looking tu es a' quatre 'epaingles
You are beautiful Tu est belle
French
1000 words to say to your Beautiful Girlfriend
my beautiful one ma belle
my beauty Ma beaut
My darling | My dear Ma chrie
my little love Ma petite
my doe (common) Ma biche
my sweetheart / sweetie (literally: my cabbage) Mon chou
my sweetheart (literally: my flea) Ma puce
my love (literally: my heart) Mon cur | coeur
my treasure Mon trsor
my angel Mon ange
my little duck Mon canard
my baby Mon bb
my love Mon amour
my sweet bun Mon chou
Mon chouchou
Ma choute
my rabit Mon lapin
my chick Mon poussin
my goat kid Mon biquet
my quail Ma caille
my cat Ma chatte [A little tricky as it also means
Pussy]
Ma cocotte
my dove Ma colombe
my shrimp (no, not the worse one) Ma crevette
my gazelle Ma gazelle
Lolotte
Ma mie (very old fashion)
kitty Minette
Moumoune
my hen Ma poule, ma poulett
Poupounette
my sardine Ma sardine
my mouse Ma souris
my little candy Mon sucre dorge
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Disc # 1/4 Advance Course
To want | To wish | To desire | To intend Vouloir
[IRREGULAR]
I/He/She/it want= je/ il/elle/a veux This can be sometimes a Handle and sometimes
a verb.
You [Formal] want = vous voulez
e.g its a verb as below
You [informal] want = tu veux
I want it
We want = nous voulons
They [Masculine | Femenine] want = ils/elles veulent Its a handle as below
I want to see it
I want to do it
I want to have it
Wanted [voulait] - Handle
I wanted to = Je voulais
You [Formal] wanted to = Vous vouliez
You [Informal] wanted to = tu voulais
He/she/it wanted to = il/elle/a voulait
We wanted to = nous voulions
They [Masculine | Femenine] wanted to = Ils/elles
voulaient
I want Je veux
I dont want | I do not want | I dont want Je ne veux pas
I want it now Je le veux maintenant
I don't want them Je ne leur veux pas eux
[Google Translate] Je ne veux pas eux
Do you want it? le voulez vous maintenant? [Formal]
le veux-tu maintenant? [Informal]
-OR-
Is it that you want? Est-ce que voulez vous le ? [Formal]
Est-ce que veux-tu le ? [Informal]
-OR-
You want it? voulez vous le ? [Formal]
veux-tu le ? [Informal]
Why do you want it now? Porquoi le voulez vous maintenant?
Porquoi le veux-tu maintenant?
Why don't you want it now? Porquoi ne le voulez vous pas maintenant?
Porquoi ne le veux-tu pas maintenant?
I don't know where it is Je ne sais pas o cest
I don't know what it is Je ne sais pas ce que cest
To explain Expliquer
[Visualise by having To explicate in mind]
[Pronounced as expliqaay]
Can you explain to me what it is? Pouvez-vous me expliquer ce que
cest[Formal]
Peux tu me expliquer ce que cest [Informal]
What do you want? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez [Formal]
Qu'est-ce que veux-tu [Informal]
-OR-
Que voulez-vous [Formal]
Que veux-tu [Informal]
What do you want to do? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez faire [Formal]
Qu'est-ce que veux-tu faire [Informal]
-OR-
Que voulez vous faire [Formal]
Que veux-tu faire [Informal]
Want to say = To mean dire
What do you want to say? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire [Formal]
Qu'est-ce que veux-tu dire [Informal]
-OR-
Que voulez vous dire [Formal]
Que veux-tu dire [Informal]
What do you mean? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire [Formal]
Qu'est-ce que veux-tu dire [Informal]
-OR-
Que voulez vous dire [Formal]
Que veux-tu dire [Informal]
I don't understand what you mean je ne comprend pas ce que vous voulez dire
[Formal]
je ne comprends pas ce que veux-tu dire
[Informal]
-OR-
je ne comprend pas que voulez vous dire
[Formal]
je ne comprends pas Que veux-tu dire
[Informal]
Can you explain to me what you mean? Pouvez-vous me expliquer ce que vous voulez
dire [Formal]
Peux tu me expliquer ce que veux-tu dire
[Informal]
that's not what I mean | it is not what I mean Ce n'est pas ce que je veux dire
Thats not what you mean | it is not what you Ce n'est pas ce ce que vous voulez dire
mean [Formal]
Ce n'est pas ce ce que veux-tu dire [Informal]
it means | it want to say a veux dire
what does it mean? Qu'est-ce que a veux dire
I dont know what it means Je ne sais pas ce que a veux dire
I don't understand what it means je ne comprend pas ce que a veux dire
I want Je veux
I am going Je vais
I don't want it Je ne le veux pas
I want some, I want some of it Je en veux
I don't want any [of it ] Je ne en veux pas
I don't know what it means Je ne sais pas ce que a veux dire
There is | There are Il y a
Much/ very much/many beaucoup
The world ( a lot of people) Le monde
there are many people here Il y a beaucoup de le monde ici
Rule: French
(monde is used in a general sense for "a lot of people")
everybody knows where it is Tout le monde sait o cest
nobody knows where it is, nobody can find it Personne sait o cest, personne peux le
trouver
but everybody wants to see it Mais tout le monde veux le voir
I have it Je le
[Google Translate] je l'ai
I don't have it Je ne le pas
I don't want it | I do not want it | I dont want it Je ne le veux pas
I want them Je leur veux
I don't want them Je ne leur veux pas
I don't want anything Je ne veux rien
I don't want any of it | I dont want any [of it] Je ne en le veux pas
I don't want them Je ne leur veux pas
I don't understand it je ne le comprend pas

never jamais
I never understand Je ne comprend jamais
I never understand what he wants Je ne comprend jamais ce que il veux
I never know Je ne sais jamais
I know Je sais
I don't know Je ne sais pas
I don't know anything Je ne sais rien
More plus
Not anymore | No more plus
("not...any more" is ne...plus)

I don't know any more Je ne sais plus
I don't understand anymore je ne comprend plus
I don't understand it anymore je ne le comprend plus
I don't understand him anymore je ne le comprend plus
I don't understand her anymore je ne la comprend plus
I don't understand them anymore je ne leur comprend plus
I don't understand you anymore je ne vous comprend plus
je ne te/tu comprend plus
I am going to see it Je vais le voir

to it, there Ya
Over there L-bas [Google Translate]

y a [used more often]
I am going there [over there] Je vais l-bas
Je vais y a [used more often]
I would like to go there Je voudrais aller l [Google Translate]
Je voudrais y aller
but I cannot go there now Mais je ne peux pas y aller maintenant
because I am busy parce que je suis occup
I am very busy now je suis trs occup
I would like to go there Je voudrais y a
with you avec vous
avec toi
with him avec lui
with her avec elle
with them avec eux
I would like to go there with you Je voudrais y aller avec vous
Je voudrais y aller avec toi
I would like to go there with her Je voudrais y aller avec elle
I would like to go there with him Je voudrais y aller avec lui
I would like to go there with them Je voudrais y aller avec eux
I am going to see him tonight and Je vais le/lui voir ce soir et
I am going to give him his book Je vais lui donner son livre
I am going to see her tonight and Je vais la voir ce soir et
I am going to give her her book Je vais lui donner son livre
I am going to tell him | I am going to say to him Je vais lui dire
I am going to tell her Je vais lui dire
Will you tell him Voulez vous lui dire
veux tu lui dire
Will you tell her Voulez vous lui dire
veux tu lui dire
can you tell her? Pouvez-vous dire
Peux tu lui dire
to them [them] leur
will you tell them | Will you say [to] them Voulez vous leur dire
veux tu leur dire
Will you give them the book Voulez vous leur donner le livre
veux tu leur donner le livre
the book le livre
the pound Le livre
A pound une livre
to them | Their leur
Their leur
To bring apporter
Will you bring them their book Voulez vous leur apporter leur livre
veux tu leur apporter leur livre
The Money | Silver (Silver pieces) de l'argent
I am going to send him the money Je vais le/lui envoyer l'argent
I am going to send her the money Je vais lui envoyer l'argent
I am going to send them money Je vais leur envoyer l'argent
I am going to send you the money Je vais vous envoyer l'argent
Je vais tenvoyer l'argent
Rule: French when lacking clarity lui [to him], lui [to her]
Its best to use the following sentence structures as its more clearer
I am going to send the money to him Je vais envoyer l'argent lui

I am going to send the money to her Je vais envoyer l'argent elle
I am going to send the money to them Je vais envoyer l'argent leur
I am going to send the money to you Je vais envoyer l'argent toi
Rule: French usage of Pronouns
There is a little ambiguity with using two Pronounce in French e.g.

It to me
It to them
Them to me
I am going to send it to her Je vais le lui envoyer
Rule: French
(if you have two pronouns that both begin with l- then le, la always comes before lui, leur. Any
pronouns that don't begin l- come first, such as vous le "it - to you"
I am going to send it to you Je vais vous l'envoyer

I am going to send them to her Je vais le lui envoyer
I am going to send them to her Je vais le lui envoyer
I am going to send them to Paris Je vais les envoyer Paris
I am going to write a letter to them Je vais leur crire une lettre
I am going to send them to her Je vais les lui envoyer
I am going to send them to him Je vais les lui envoyer
I am going to send them to them Je vais les leur envoyer
will you send it to me Voulez vous me le envoyer
As-tu me le envoyer
-OR-
Voulez vous le envoyer moi
As-tu le envoyer moi
Will you send them to us Voulez vous nous les envoyer
-OR-
Voulez vous leur envoyner nous

I cannot tell it to you now because I don't know it Je ne peux pas vous le dire maintenant parce
que je ne le sais pas
Rule: French There are four 4 types of verb endings
(verbs are in four groups, ending -er, -ir, -re, -oir)
Er verbs Ir verbs Re verbs Oir Verbs

To eat = manger To come = Venir To Understand = To have= avoir
To Speak = Parler To leave/To Depart = comprendre To know= savoir
To Listen = couter partir To do/To Make = Faire To see = voir
To ask = demander To sleep = To wait = attendre To be able = pouvoir
To stay = rester dormir/sommeil To sell = vendre To have to = devoir
To know = Savoir To take = prendre
To have = avoir To put = mettre
To see = voir
the power le pouvoir

the duty Le devoir
that is your duty C'est votre devoir
homework devoirs
Rule: French Verb Endings
(eighty percent of verbs end -er. Verbs can be thought of as belonging to two groups: -er verbs
and non -er verbs)
Rule: French Verb er Endings
(we'll talk now about -er verbs)

To speak Parler
Rule: French
(we can think of conjugated verbs belonging to two boxes, a long and short box. The long box
consists of "we" and "you")
you speak Vous parlez

Tu parles
we speak Nous parlons
Rule: French
(all others are in the short box. Cut off the -r from the infinitive. They all sound the same, and the
final consonant is sounded e.g. je parle, il parle)
You and We verb endings are in Full Box

I speak Je parle
I eat | I am eating Je mange
I don't speak Je ne parle pas
To stay rester
we are staying |We stay Nous restons
you are staying | You say Vous restez
Tu restes
how long are you staying ? | How much of time combien de temps restez vous
are you staying | how much of time do you stay combien de temps restes tu
how long are we staying? | How much of time are combien de temps restons nous
we staying | how much of time do we stay
Rule: French Usage of Imperative Command
(for the imperative, just drop vous)

stay! Restez [Formal]
Restes [Informal]
Stay here Restez ici
don't stay! [imperative | Command] | do not stay | Ne restez pas
dont stay Ne restes pas
we are staying Nous restons
Rule: French Usage of Imperative Let
(for let's imperative, just drop nous)

let's stay! restons
let's stay here! Restons ici
let's speak French! Parlons franais
speak French with me! Parlez franais avec moi
Parles franais avec moi
don't speak English now! Ne parlez pas anglais maintenant
I am staying Je reste
I am not staying Je ne reste pas
everybody is staying Tout le monde reste
nobody is staying Personne reste
my friend is staying Mon ami reste
it is ready Cest prt
it is staying a reste
it is not staying a ne reste pas
he is staying Il reste
Rule: French Usage of verbs with They/ills/elles ent ending is silent
When verbs end with ent with They. ent is silent and pronounced as exactly like He/she/it.
(-ent is silent as the verb ending for "they")

they are staying Ils restent [Masculine]
Elles restent [Femenine]
it is special Cest spcial
specially Spcialment
normal Normal | ordinaire
normally normalement
possible possible
possibly peut-tre | possiblement
certain Certain
certainly Certainment | assurment
(for -ent and -ant words, you must contract)
evident vident
evidently videmment
constant constante
constantly constamment
To begin Commencer
we are starting | We start | We do start Nous commencons
let's start! commencons
at what time are we starting? quelle heure commencons nous
at what time are you starting? quelle heure commencez-vous
start now! Commencons maintenant
don't start now! Start a little later! Ne commencons pas maintenant!
Commencons un peuh plus tard
I don't understand Je ne comprend pas
I don't understand any more je ne comprend plus
it is ready Cest prt
it is starting now a commence maintenant
everybody is starting Tout le monde commence
my friend is starting Mon ami commence
my friends Mes amis
my friends are starting Mes amis commencent
my friends are arriving tonight Mes amis arrive ce soir
To leave partir
We are leaving Nous partent
let's leave! partons
at what time are you leaving? | At what time do quelle heure partez vous
you leave quelle heure partes tu
at what time are we leaving? | At what time do quelle heure partons nous
we leave
don't leave Ne partez pas
To prepare prparer
he is preparing it Il le prpare
they are preparing it Ils le prparent
elles le prparent
he is not accepting it Il ne le accepte pas
he doesn't accept the condition Il ne le accepte pas la condition
everybody is ready Tout le monde est prt
everybody is starting Tout le monde est commence
my friends are starting Mes amis commencent
my friends are arriving Mes amis arrivent
my friends are leaving Mes amis partent
they are leaving | they leave Ils partent
elles partent
To sell vendre
They are selling it Ils le vendrent
Elles le vendrent
Rule: French await
In French you do not Wait for somebody
You await somebody
To wait [Await] attendre
they are waiting Ils attendent
Elles attendent
They are waiting for me | Ils me attendent
[French Equv.] They are awaiting me Elles me attendent
My friends are waiting for me Mes amis me attendent
[French Equv.] my friends are awaiting
wait! Wait a moment! Attendez!
Attendes!
attendez un moment
attendes un moment
let's wait here! Attendons ici
Don't wait! Ne attendez pas
They are waiting for you Ils vous/tu attendent
[French Equv.] they are awaiting you Elles vous/tu attendent
(For non -er verbs: don't sound the final consonant of the infinitive stem in the short box, except for
"they" forms)
I am waiting | I wait Je attende
[Pronounced as atton]
he is waiting | He waits Ill attende
[Pronounced as atton]
they are waiting | they wait Ils attendent
Elles attendent
[Pronounced as attond]
everybody is leaving | Everybody leaves Tout le monde partent
[Pronounced as par]
I am leaving | I leave Je pars
[Pronounced as par]
they are leaving | They leave Ills partent
Elles partent
[Pronounced as parrt]
To sleep [Dormer] Slept [dormi]
[Visualise by having University Dorment in mind] I slept= jai | Je ai dormi
I sleep = je dors He/She/it slept = il/elle/a a dormi
He/she/it sleep = il/elle/a dort You [Formal] slept = vous avez dormi
You [Formal] sleep = vous dormez You [informal] slept = tu as dormi
You [informal] sleep= tu dors We slept = nous avons dormi
We sleep= nous dormons They [Masculine | Femenine] slept = Ils/elles ont
They [Masculine | Femenine] sleep= ils/elles dorment dormi
To Sleep [coucher] Slept [couch]
[Visualise by having cushion in mind] I slept= jai | Je ai couch
I sleep = je couche He/She/it slept = il/elle/a a couch
He/she/it sleep = il/elle/a couche You [Formal] slept = vous avez couch
You [Formal] sleep = vous couchez You [informal] slept = tu as couch
You [informal] sleep= tu couches We slept = nous avons couch
We sleep= nous couchons They [Masculine | Femenine] slept = Ils/elles ont
They [Masculine | Femenine] sleep= ils/elles couch
couchent
I am sleeping | I sleep Je dors
[Pronounced as dorr]
he is sleeping | He sleeps Il dort
everybody is sleeping | everybody sleeps Tout le monde dort
my friends are sleeping | My friends sleep Mes amis dorment
[Pronounced as dorrm]
she is sleeping | She sleeps elle dort
To Serve [server] Served [servi]
I serve = je sers I served= jai | Je ai servi
He/She/it serves = il/elle/a sert He/She/it served = il/elle/a a servi
You [Formal] serve = vous servez You [Formal] served = vous avez servi
You [informal] serve= tu sers You [informal] served = tu as servi
We serve= nous servons We served = nous avons servi
They [Masculine | Femenine] serve= ils/elles servent They [Masculine | Femenine] served = Ils/elles ont
servi
he is serving the dinner | He serves the dinner Il sert le dinner

[Pronounced as serr]
at seven o'clock sept heures
they are serving the dinner at seven o'clock ils/elles servent le dinner sept heures
[Pronounced as serrvv]
one is serving the dinner at seven o'clock On sert le dinner sept heures
sept heures
dinner is being served at seven o'clock On sert le dinner sept heures
we are very comfortable here | One is very Nous sommes trs comfortable ici
comfortable here On est trs comfortable ici
One is fine here
We are fine here | We are Okay here | One is fine On est trs bien ici
here
We are leaving soon | We leave soon Nous partons bientt
On part bientt
[Pronounced as parr]
We are starting soon | We start soon Nous commencons bientt
On commence bientt
We are going to leave soon | one is going to Nous allons partir bientt
leave soon On vais partir bientt
We are going to start soon | One is going to start Nous allons commencer bientt
soon On vais commencer bientt
We can start now | One can start now Nous pouvons commencer maintenant
On peut commencer maintenant
We must start on Nous devons commencer maintenant
On doit commencer maintenant
To feel [sentir] Felt [senti]
[Visualise by having sentiments/feelings in mind] I felt= jai | Je ai senti
I feel = je ressens | sens He/She/it felt = il/elle/a a senti
He/She/it feel = il/elle/a resent | sent You [Formal] felt = vous avez senti
You [Formal] feel = vous sentez You [informal] felt = tu as senti
You [informal] feel = tu sens We felt = nous avons senti
We feel = nous ressentons | sentons They [Masculine | Femenine] felt = Ils/elles ont
They [Masculine | Femenine] feel = ils/elles senti
ressentent | sentent
I feel it Je le sens
they feel it Ils/elles le ressentent
he feels it Il resent
Il le sent
Rule: French
(to make a distinction in French between "I feel something" and "I feel fine", "I don't feel well" use
"I myself feel")
I feel fine Je me sens bien
[French Equv.] I feel [myself] fine Je me sens trs bien
[French Equv.] I feel [myself] well
[French Equv.] I feel [myself] better
I don't feel fine Je ne me sens pas bien
[French Equv.] I dont feel [myself] fine
[French Equv.] I dont feel [myself] well
[French Equv.] I dont feel [myself] better
better mieux
I feel [myself] better Je me sens mieux
Rule: French
(note comparitive and superlative: good-better-best is bon-meilleur-le meilleur but well-better-best
is bien-mieux-le mieux)
Good | Better | Best == bon-meilleur-le meilleur
Well | Better | Best == bien-mieux-le mieux
Better meilleur
Best le meilleur
Than Que
The other Lautre
this wine is better than the other ce vin est meilleur que lautre
it is the best wine [in] of the house Ce le meilleur vin de la maison
I feel [myself] fine
I feel [myself] better Je me sens mieux maintenant
I feel [myself] much better now Je me sens beaucoup mieux maintenant
Rule: French sentir bon
(sentir bon means "to smell", not "to feel good")
To smell [sentir | flairer | odeur] smelt [sentait]
I smell = je sens
He/She/it smell = il/elle/a sent
You [Formal] smell = vous sentez
You [informal] smell = tu sens
We smell = nous sentons
They [Masculine | Femenine] smell = ils/elles sentent
It smells good a sent bon
It does not smell good | it doesnt smell good a ne sent pas bon
To sleep dormir
I am sleeping Je dors
he is sleeping Il dort
one is sleeping On dort
they are sleeping Ils/elles dorment
[Pronounced as dorrm]
Rule: French
(for -er verbs, you drop the -r from the infinitive in the short box to leave -e, or -ent for "they".
For non -er verbs, the short box is je --s, il --t, ils --ent)
To do/To Make faire
I am doing | I do Je fais
[Pronounced as fey]
I am not doing it | I dont do it Je ne le fais pas
[Pronounced as fey]
he is doing it | He does it Il le fait
[Pronounced as fey]
one is doing it | One does it On le fait
[Pronounced as fey]
one is not doing it that way | one does not do it On le fait pas comme a
that way [Pronounced as fey]
Rule: French
(that also means "it is not being done that way")
it is not being done that way | On le fait pas comme a
It is not done that way
it is making a big difference that way | it makes a fait un grand diffrence comme a
a big difference that way
Rule: French
(english nouns ending ence/ance are the same in French, and are La)
it doesn't make much [of] difference a ne fait pas un beaucoup de diffrence
how much [of] time | how much time Combien de temps
I don't have much [of] time Je ne pas beaucoup de temps
Too late | Too [much] late trop tard
it is too late Cest trop tard
Too fast | Too [much] fast Trop rapide/vite
you're going too fast Vous allez trop rapide/vite
tu vas trop rapide/vite
it is too much Cest trop
To work [travailler] Worked [travaill]
I/He/She/it/everybody/nobody work= je/ il/elle/a I worked= jai | Je ai travaill
travaille He/She/it worked = il/elle/a a travaill
You [Formal] work = vous travaillez You [Formal] worked = vous avez travaill
You [informal] work = tu travailles You [informal] worked = tu as travaill
We work = nous travaillons We worked = nous avons travaill
They [Masculine | Femenine] work = ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] worked = Ils/elles ont
travaillent travaill
he is working too much | He works too much Il travaille trop

To take prendre
One is taking too much time | one is taking On prends trop de temps
too much [of] time
One takes too much time | One takes too much
[of] time
it is taking too much time | it is taking too much a prends trop de temps
[of] time
it takes too much time | it takes too much [of]
time
Much too much Beaucoup trop
it is taking much too much time like that a prends beaucoup trop de temps comme a
it is much too much Cest beaucoup trop
it is much too much for me Cest beaucoup trop pour moi
it is taking much too much time that way a prends beaucoup trop de temps comme a
I am taking it | I take it Je le prends
he is taking | he takes Il prend
Rule: French
(it is not spelled prendt because -t is not added to a "d" or "t")
he doesn't understand me | He does not Il ne me comprend pas
understand me
everybody is waiting for me Tout le monde mattend
[French Equv.] Everybody is awaiting me
my friends are waiting for me Mes amis mttendent
[French Equv.] My friends are awaiting me
Rule: French
(for -ir verbs, in the short box, you drop the consonant that you don't sound. The endings are still
-s and -t, though)
I am sleeping | I sleep Jo dors
everybody is sleeping Tout le monde dort
my friends are sleeping Mes amis dorment
I feel [myself] it Je me le sens
dinner is being served | one serves dinner On sert le dinner
To put [Mettre] Put [mis]

[Visualise by having putting in meter in mind] I put= jai | Je ai mis
I put = je mets He/She/it put = il/elle/a a mis
He/She/it put = il/elle/a met You [Formal] put = vous avez mis
You [Formal] put = vous mettez You [informal] put = tu as mis
You [informal] put = tu mettes We put = nous avons mis
We put = nous mettons They [Masculine | Femenine] put = Ils/elles ont mis
They [Masculine | Femenine] put = ils/elles mettent
On the table Sur la table
I am putting it on the table Je le mets sur la table
[Pronounced as mey]
he is putting it on the table Il le met sur la table
where are you putting it? O le mettez-vous
O le mettes-tu
put the book on the table please Mettez le livre sur la table
don't put it here! Ne le mettez pas ici
To start commencer
start now! Commencez maintenant
don't start! Ne commencez pas
let's start! commencons
let's not start! Ne commencons pas
let's wait! Attendons
let's not wait! Ne attendons pas
let's put the book on the table Mettons le livre sur la table
Per | On | via | by | through par
terre Earth
on the floor Par terre | Sur le sol
let's not put it on the floor Ne le mettons pas par terre
don't put it on the floor! Ne le mettez pas par terre
Rule: French
(in a positive command, the pronoun goes after the verb)
Put it here! Mettez le ici
To drink [boire] Drank/drunk [bu]
[Visualise by having boiling in mind] I drank/drunk= jai | Je ai bu
I drink = je bois He/She/it drank/drunk = il/elle/a a bu
He/She/it drink = il/elle/a boit You [Formal] drank/drunk = vous avez bu
You [Formal] drink = vous buvez You [informal] drank/drunk = tu as bu
You [informal] drink = tu bois We drank/drunk = nous avons bu
We drink = nous buvons They [Masculine | Femenine] drank/drunk = Ils/elles
They [Masculine | Femenine] drink = ils/elles boivent ont bu
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don't put it there Ne le mettez pas l
I am putting it here | I put it here Je le mets ici
we are putting it here | We put it here Nous le mettons ici
don't put it here Ne le mettez pas ici
put it here Mettez le ici
don't put it there Ne le mettez pas l
put them on the table Mettez les sur la table
don't put them on the floor Ne le mettez pas par terre
I am calling you | I call you Je vous appelle
Je tu appelle
you are being called On vous appelle
[French Equv.] One is calling you On tu appelle
call me later! appellez moi plus tard
don't call me today, call me tomorrow Ne me appellez pas aujourdhui, appelle moi
demain
wait for me! Attendez moi
[French Equv.] Await me!
wait for me here! Attendez moi ici
[French Equv.] Await me here!
Rule: French
(an alternative to this imperative is a polite form using
voulez-vous Formal
Voules-tu - Informal
Will you wait for me Voulez vous mattendre [me attendre]
[French Equv.] Will you await me Voules-tu mattendre [me attendre]
don't wait for me Ne me attendez pas
[French Equv.] Dont await me!
You have to wait [await] for me | You must Vous-devez mattendre [me attendre]
[await] wait for me
one has to [await] wait for me | One must On dois mattendre [me attendre]
[await] wait for me
don't wait for me Ne me attendez pas
[French Equv.] Dont await me!
The following sounds are added to er verbs
I = ai
You = ez
He/She/it = a
They = ont
We = ons
I have Jai
He/she/it has Il/elle/a a
they have Ils/elles ont
We have Nous avons
To leave Partir
I will leave | Je partir ai demain
[French Equv. Future Tense]I [to leave] have
tomorrow [French Equv. Spoken Future Tense]
Je partirai demain
he will leave tomorrow Il partir a demain
[French Equv. Future Tense] He [to leave]
has tomorrow [French Equv. Spoken Future Tense]
ie partira demain
they will leave tomorrow Ils/elles partir ont demain
[French Equv. Future Tense] They [to leave] [French Equv. Spoken Future Tense]
have tomorrow Ils/elles partiront demain
we will leave tomorrow Nous partir ons demain
[French Equv. Future Tense] They [to leave] [French Equv. Spoken Future Tense]
have tomorrow nous partirons demain
you will leave tomorrow Vous partir ez demain
[French Equv. Future Tense] We [to leave] [French Equv. Spoken Future Tense]
have tomorrow vous partirez demain
tu partires demain
To leave/To Depart [Partir] Left [parti]
I leave = pars I left = jai | Je ai parti
He/She/it leaves= il/elle/a part He/She/it left = il/elle/a a parti
You [Formal] leave = vous partez You [Formal] left = vous avez parti
You [informal] leave= tu pars You [informal] left = tu as parti
We leave= nous partons We left = nous avons parti
They [Masculine | Femenine] leave= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] left = Ils/elles ont parti
partent
To leave [Future TENSE]
I will leave= partirai
You will leave= partirez | partires
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will leave=
partira
They will leave= partiront
We will leave= partirons
To do/To make Faire
To do/To make [Future TENSE]
I will do/make= fairai
You will do/make= fairez | faires
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will do/make=
faira
They will do/make= fairont
We will do/make= fairons
This is very exception that in written context

ai is replaced with er
I will do/make= ferrai

You will do/make= ferrez | ferres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will do/make=
ferra
They will do/make= ferront
We will do/make= ferrons
I will do it Je le fairai
[French Equv. Future Tense] I [to do] have -OR-
Je le ferrai
He/she/it will do it Il/elle/a le faira
[French Equv. Future Tense] He/she/it [to -OR-
do] has Il/elle/a le ferra
They will do it Ils/elle le fairont
[French Equv. Future Tense] they [to do] -OR-
have Ils/elle le ferront
You will do it vous le fairez
[French Equv. Future Tense] You [to do] tu le faires
have -OR-
vous le ferrez
tu le ferres
We will do it Nous le fairons
[French Equv. Future Tense] We [to do] -OR-
have Nous le ferrons
(There are a few exceptions in the future tense, but they concern stems and not endings. For
example -oir verbs contract)
Below are some of the exceptions
To be able | to be able to Pouvoir
To be able | to be able to [Future Pourrai | pourra | pourront | pourrons | pourrez |
TENSE] [EXCEPTION] purres
I will be able = pourrai
You will be able to = pourrez | purres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will be able to
= pourra
They will be able to = pourront
We will be able to = pourrons
to have to devoir
To have to [Future TENSE]
[EXCEPTION]
I will have to = devrai
You will have to = devrrez | devrres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will have to =
devrra
They will have to = devrront
We will have to = devrrons
I will have to Je devrai
we will have to leave soon Nous devrrons partir bientt
On devrra partir bientt
To have Avoir
To have [Future TENSE] [EXCEPTION]
I will have= aurai
You will have= aurez | aures
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will have=
aura
They will have= auront
We will have= aurons
I will have it Je le aurai
we will have it Nous le aurons
On le aura
To know Savoir
To know [Future TENSE] [EXCEPTION]
I will know= sorai
You will know= sorez | sores
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will know=
sora
They will know= soront
We will know= sorons
I will know Je sorai
To say/ To tell dire
To say/ To tell [Future TENSE]
[EXCEPTION]
I will ask/tell= dirai
You will ask/tell= direz | dires
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will ask/tell=
dira
They will ask/tell= diront
We will ask/tell= dirons
I will tell you later Je vous dirai plus tard
To write crire
To write [Future TENSE] [EXCEPTION]
I will write= crirai
You will write= crirez | crires
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will write=
crira
They will write= criront
We will write= crirons
I will write to you Je vous crirai
I will do it Je le fairai
he won't do it | He will not do it il ne le faira pas
he won't tell you why he won't do it | Il ne vous dira pas pourquoi il ne le faira pas
He will not tell you why he will not do it
To put mettre
To put [Future TENSE] [EXCEPTION]
I will put= mettrai
You will put= mettrez | mettres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will put=
mettra
They will put= mettront
We will put= mettrons
I will put it here
Rule: French
All English composite verbs ending -mit come from the French mettre).
Examples are below:-
To commit Commettre
To omit Omettre
To permit Permettre
To submit Soumettre
To promise [Promettre] Promettre
I promise = je promets
He/She/it/one promises = il/elle/a promet
You [Formal] promise = vous promettez
You [informal] promise= tu promettes
We promise= nous promettons
They [Masculine | Femenine] promise= Ils/elles
promettent
I promise Je promets
I promise you Je vous promets
Je te promets
Promise me | Promise Promet moi
Can you promise me Pouvez-vous me promettre
Pouves-tu me promettre
I will put it here Je le mettrai ici
To Take Prendre
To Take [Future TENSE] [EXCEPTION]
I will take= prendrai

You will take= prendrez | prendres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will take=
prendra
They will take= prendront
We will take= prendrons
I will take it Je le prendrai
To understand comprendre
To Understand [Future TENSE]
[EXCEPTION]
I will understand= comprendrai
You will understand= comprendrez |
comprendres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will
understand= comprendra
They will understand= comprendront
We will understand= comprendrons
I won't understand him | I will not understand Je ne le/lui comprendrai pas
him
To sell vendre
To Sell [Future TENSE] [EXCEPTION]
I will sell= vendrai
You will sell= vendrez | vendres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will sell=
vendra
They will sell= vendront
We will sell= vendrons
he will sell it Il le vendra
he's selling it Il le vend
[Pronounced as wan]
they're selling it Ils/ells vendent
[Pronounced as wand]
To come venir
To come [IRREGULAR]
I come = je viens
He/She/it/one comes = il/elle/a vient
You [Formal] come = vous venez
You [informal] come= tu viens
We come= nous venons
They [Masculine | Femenine] come= Ils/elles
viennent
To come [Future TENSE] [EXCEPTION]
I will come= viendrai
You will come= viendrez | viendres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will come=
viendra
They will come= viendront
We will come= viendrons
I am coming | I come Je viens
[Pronounced as vien]
they are coming | They come Ils viennent
[Pronounced as vienn]
Vienna Vienne
From de
From Vienna De Vienne
they are coming from Vienna | They come to Ils/ells viennent de Vienne
Vienna
it is coming | it comes a vient
it is going to come a va venir
I will come Je viendrai
we will come Nous viendrons
To come back Revenir
[Visualise by having re-coming in mind]
To come back [IRREGULAR] Revenir
I come back = je reviens [Visualise by having re-coming in mind]
He/She/it/one come back = il/elle/a revient
You [Formal] come back = vous revenez
You [informal] come back= tu reviens
We come back= nous revenons
They [Masculine | Feminine] come back= Ils/elles
reviennent
To come back [Future TENSE]

[EXCEPTION]
I will come back = reviendrai
You will come back = reviendrez | reviendres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will come
back= reviendra
They will come back= reviendront
We will come back= reviendrons
I will come back Je reviendrai
they will come back soon Ils/ells reviendront bientt
we will come back soon Nous reviendrons bientt
we are going to come back soon Nous allons revenir bientt
Rule: French Future Tense of [To be] = tre
To be tre
To be [Will be] [Future TENSE]
[EXCEPTION]
I will be= je serai
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobodywill be= sera
You [Formal] will be = vous serez
You [informal] will be = tu seres (seras)
We will be= nous serons
They will be= ils/elle seront
I will be Je serai
he will be Il sera
they will be Ils/ells seront
we will be Nous serons
you will be Vous serez
Tu seres (seras)
Rule: French Usage of To go = Aller
(the French verb aller is irregular because it comes from three separate Latin verbs)
I'm going | I am going | I am going to je vais
he is going | He is going to Il va
they are going | They are going to Ils/elles vont
they're going to be here soon | They will be Ils/elles vont tre ici bientt
here soon
they will be here tonight | They are going to be Ils/elles vont tre ici ce soir
here tonight -OR-
Ils/ells seront ici ce soir
it won't be possible to do it that way a ne sera pas possible de le faire comme a

It will not be possible to do it that way
it won't be necessary to do it today a ne sera pas necessair de le faire aujourdhui
it will not take too much time that way a ne prendra pas trop de temps comme a
it will take too much time a prendra trop de temps
It will take much too much time a prendra beacoup trop de temps
Pleasure Plaisir
Te voir
it's a pleasure to see you | I enjoy seeing you a me fait plaisir de vous/te voir
its nice to see you
[French Equv.] It makes me pleasure to see
you
I enjoy very much seeing you a me fait grand plaisir de vous/te voir
[French Equv.] It makes me great pleasure to
see you
I will enjoy seeing you a me ferra grand plaisir de vous/te voir
[French Equv.] It will make me great pleasure
to see you
[French Equv.] I'm looking forward to seeing
you
(this means "I'm looking forward to seeing
you")
I'm going | I am going to je vais
he's going | He is going to il va
they're going | They are going to ils/elles vont
we are going | We are going to nous allons
you're going | You are going to vous allez
tu vas
they're going to come with us ils/elles vont venir avec nous
To go | will go [Future TENSE]
[EXCEPTION]
I will go= irai
You will go= iraz | iras
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will go= ira
They will go= iront
We will go= irons
I will go Je irai | Jirai
he will go Il ira
we will go Nous irons
they will go Ils/elles iront
you will go Vous iraz
Tu iras
I will go there Jirai l
we will go there tonight Nous irons l ce soir
To call appeler
To Call [Future TENSE] [EXCEPTION]
I will call= appelerai
You will call= appelerez | appeleres
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will call=
appelera
They will call= appeleront
We will call= appelerons
Rule: French Expressing Future Tense
Below are the three ways to express Future Tense. E.g.

Will | going to | using Present Tense
I will call you tomorrow Je vous appelerai demain
Je te appelerai demain
I am going to call you tomorrow Je vais vous appeler demain
Je vais te appeler demain
I call you tomorrow Je vous appelle demain
I call you next week Je vous appelle la semaine prochaine
Je t'appelle la semaine prochaine
I will call you next week Je vous appelerai la semaine prochaine
je t'appellerai la semaine prochaine
Rule: French Nous Exceptions No Ons verb Endings
(in the long box, there is a single exception for nous and three exceptions for vous)
Below is an example where when using Nous ons is NOT added
we are Nous sommes
Rule: French vous Exceptions No ez verb Endings
(in the long box, there is a single exception for nous and three exceptions for vous)
Below are the three exceptions where when using vous verb endings are not >>ez>>
you are vous tes
you are doing | You do Vous faites
you are making | You make tu fais
you are saying | You say Vous dit
you are telling | You tell Tu dis
what are you doing? Qu'est-ce que vous faites
Qu'est-ce que tu fais
what are you saying? Qu'est-ce que vous dit
Qu'est-ce que tu dis
I don't understand what you're saying Je ne comprend pas ce que vous dit
Je ne comprend pas ce que vous dis
tell me! dit moi
dis moi
don't tell me, I don't want to know it Ne me dit moi, Je ne veux pas le savoir
don't tell it to me Ne me le dit pas
don't tell it to him Ne le lui dit pas
don't tell it to her Ne le lui dit pas
Rule: French
(the key to the short box is the sound of the 1st person je)
Nobody knows where it is personne sait o cest
everybody wants to see it tout le monde veut le voir
nobody can find it Personne peut le trouver
everything must be ready today tout doit tre prt aujourdhui
Rule: French
(whereas the key to the long box is the infinitive of the verb)
nobody knows Personne sait
we know Nous savons
Rule: French
To take = Prendre
To take back = rependre
To learn = apprendre
To understand = comprendre
(prendre, comprendre, apprendre, rependre all lose -d- in nous, vous, ils)
To learn apprendre
To learn [Apprendre] Learned/learnt [appris]
I learnt/learned = jai | Je ai appris
I/He/She/it learn= je/il/elle/a apprend He/She/it learnt/learned = il/elle/a a appris
You [Formal] learn = vous apprendre You [Formal] learnt/learned = vous avez appris
You [informal] learn= tu apprends You [informal] learnt/learned = tu as appris
We learn= nous apprenons We learnt/learned = nous avons appris
They [Masculine | Femenine] learn= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] learnt/learned =
apprennent Ils/elles ont appris
To learn [Future TENSE] [EXCEPTION]
I will learn = apprendrai
You will learn = apprendraz | apprendras
He/She/it/one/everybody/nobody will learn =
apprendre
They will learn = apprendront
We will learn = apprendrons
we understand nous comprenons
Do you understand? You understand? Comprenez-vous? [Formal]
Comprenez-tu? [Informal]
-OR-
Est-ce que vous comprenez [Formal]
Est-ce que tu comprenez [Informal]
Do you understand it?
Do you understand me? Me comprenez-vous? [Formal]
Me comprenez-tu? [Informal]
-OR-
Est-ce que vous me comprenez [Formal]
Est-ce que tu me comprenez [Informal]
We are taking it nous le prenons
Why don't you take it? | Why are you not Pourquoi ne le prenez vous pas
taking it
Why arent you taking it
they take | they are taking ils/elles prennent
they take it | they are taking it ils/elles le prennent
they don't understand it ils/elles ne le comprennent pas
Rule: French Irregular Verbs
(there are three irregular verbs in French)
To have =
To be =
To go =
I have Jai
he has Il a
I go Je vais
he's going | He is going Il va
they're going | They are going Ils/elles vont
we have Nous avons
you have vous avez
tu as
we are going Nous allons
you are going Vous allez
Tu vas
I am Je suis
he is il est
they are Ils/elles sont
we are nous sommes
you are vous tes
tu es
where are they? o sont-ils/elles?
they are not there | They are not in Ils/elles ne sont pas l
Rule: French
(l also means "to be in, to be home")
To be in | To be home l
they are not in Ils/elles ne sont pas l
he's not in Il ne pas l
Rule: French Irregular Verbs
(To do/To make = faire is also irregular in the "they" form)

they are Ils/elles sont
they are going ils/elles vont
they are doing | They do ils/elles font
They are making | They make
they are doing it ils/elles le font
they are not doing it ils/elles ne le font pas
they are not in Ils/elles ne sont pas l
Rule: French Usage of PAST TENSE

Rule:- Diving into the Past
To have [avoir] Diving Board (PAST)
(for the past tense, use avoir. So, "I bought it" becomes "I have bought it")
(-er verbs, r is dropped now end (accet with e), and both sound the same)
Did | Did not = [French Equv.] Have | have not

I didnt buy it = [French Equv.] I have not bought it
Did you buy it = [French Equv.] Have you bought it
I saw it = [French Equv.] I have seen it
I didnt see it = [French Equv.] I have not seen it
Where did you see it = [French Equv.] where have you seen it
He didnt understand = [French Equv.] he has not understood
Did you eat = [French Equv.] have you eaten
We sold it = [French Equv.] we have sold it
Rule: French PAST TENSE er verb endings r dropped and replaced with
(in the past tense, all the pronouns come before the verb)
Which means you clear up before you dive
I have bought it = [French Equv.] I it have bought
Usage of Have and Have not

I have = jai
I have not = Je ne ai pas [je nai pas]
He/She/it has = il/elle/a a
He/She/it has not = Il/elle/a ne a pas
You [Formal] have = vous avez
You [Formal] have not = Vous ne avez pas
You [informal] have= tu as
You [informal] have not Tu ne as pas [tu n'as pas]
We have= nous avons
We have not = Nous ne avons pas
They [Masculine | Femenine] have= Ils ont
They have not = Ils/elles ne ont pas
To speak Parler
Parl
[PAST TENSE]
I spoke j'ai parl
[French Equv.] I have spoken
he spoke Il a parl
[French Equv.] He has spoken
did you speak? | have you Spoken Avez-vous parl
as-tu parl
we didn't speak with him Nous ne avons pas parl avec le/lui
We havnt you spoken with him
when did you speak with him? Quand avez-vous parl avec le/lui
When have you spoken with him Quand as tu parl avec le/lui
To buy Acheter
[PAST TENSE] achet
did you buy something? Avez vous achet quelque chose
Have you bought something As tu achet quelque chose
what Que | quoi
what did you buy? Que | Quest-ce que vous avez achet
What have you bought Que | Quest-ce que tu as achet
To prepare Prparer
[PAST TENSE] prpar
he prepared a dinner Il a prepare le dinner
He has prepared a dinner
To start | To begin Commencer
[PAST TENSE] commenc
The film started | the film has started Le film a commenc
already dj
still, still more encore
toujours plus
I would like another cup of coffee Je voudrais encore une tasse de caf
a little more encore un peu
not yet pas encore
[French Equv.] Still not | [not] still
we haven't started yet Nous ne avons pas commenc encore
-OR-
Nous ne avons pas encore commenc
the film has started Le film a commenc

the film has started already Le film a commence dj
ago | there Il y a
ten minutes ago Il y a dix minutes
Days Jours
two days ago il y a deux jours
I have it je l'ai
I don't have it Je ne lai pas
I have them je l'ai les
I don't have them Je ne les ai pas
I have some, I have some of it je en ai
I don't have any Je ne ai pas
I have Je ai [Jai]
I have not Je ne ai pas [je nai pas]
You have Vous avez
Tu as
You have not Vous ne avez pas
Tu ne as pas [tu n'as pas]
We have nous avons
We have not Nous ne avons pas
He/she/it has il/elle/a a
He/she/it has not Il/elle/a ne a pas
They have Ils/elles ont
They have not Ils/elles ne ont pas
I bought it | I have bought it Jai le achet
I didn't buy it | I have not bought it Je ne ai le pas achet
I bought them | I have bought them Jai les achet
I didn't buy them | I have not bought t hem Je ne ai les pas achet
I bought some for you | I have bought some for Je en ai achet pour vous
you Je en ai achet pour toi
To find Trouver
[PAST TENSE] trouv
I didn't buy any today because I didn't find any Je ne ai pas achet aujourd'hui parce que je ne
I have not bought any today because I have ai pas trouv
not found any
how many did you buy of them? Combien en avez vous achet
How many have you bought of them Combien en as tu achet
where did you buy them? O les avez vous achet
Where have you bought them O les as tu achet
to forget Oublier [Visualise by having oblivion in mind]
[PAST TENSE] oubli
I forgot where I bought them j'ai oubli o je ai les achet
I have forgotton where I have bought them
To call Appeler
appel
[PAST TENSE]
at what time did you call? quelle heure avez vous appel
At what time have you called quelle heure as tu appel
at what time did you call me? quelle heure me avez vous appel
At what time have you called me quelle heure me as tu appel
This morning Ce matin
she called me this morning Elle me a appel ce matin
She has called me this morning
why did you call me? Porquoi me aves vous appel
Why have you called me Porquoi me as tu appel
why didn't you call me? Porquoi ne me aves vous pas appel
Why have you not called me Porquoi ne me as tu pas appel
I called them Jai les appel
I have called them
I called him Jai le/lui appel
I have called him
I called her Jai le appel
I have called her
I called you Jai vous appel
I have called you Jai tu appel
I didn't call you Je ne vous ai pas appel
I have not called you Je ne tu ai pas appel
to ask Demander
[PAST TENSE] demand
I asked you Je vous ai demand
I have asked you Je tu ai demand
I didn't ask you Je ne vous ai pas demand
I have not asked you Je ne tu ai pas demand
why did you ask me? Porquoi me avez vous demand
Why have you asked me Porquoi me as tu demand
why didn't you ask me? Porquoi ne me avez vous pas demand
Why have not you asked me Porquoi ne me tu pas demand
Rule: French PAST TENSE re verb endings re dropped and replaced with u
(20) 3.14
(-re verbs take -u in past tense)
To sell Vendre
vendu
[PAST TENSE]
I sold it | I have sold it Je ai le vendu
why did you sell it? | Why have you sold it Porquoi le avez vous vendu
Porquoi le as tu vendu
why didn't you sell them? Porquoi ne les avez vous pas vendu
Why have you not sell t hem Porquoi ne les as tu pas vendu
he sold them Il les a vendu
He has sold them
we sold some Nous en avons vendu
We have sold some [of it]
To wait Attendre
[PAST TENSE] attendu
I waited | I have waited Je ai attendu
I waited for you | Je ai vous attendu
I have awaited you Je ai toi attendu
you didn't wait for me Vous ne me avez pas attendu
you have not awaited me tu ne me avez pas attendu
why didn't you wait for me? Porquoi ne me avez vous pas attendu
Why have you not awaited me Porquoi ne me as tu pas attendu
Rule: French PAST TENSE ir verb endings re dropped and replaced with i
(-ir verbs take -i in the past tense)

To finish finir
[PAST TENSE] fini
we finished | we have finished Nous avons fini
at what time did you finish? quelle heure avez vous fini
At what time have you finished quelle heure as tu fini
To sleep Dormir
[PAST TENSE] dormi
he slept Il a dormi
He has slept
we slept well Nous avons bien dormi
we have well slept
bad,badly mal
Slept badly Mal dormi
he slept very badly Il a trs mal dormi
He has slept very badly
Rule: French Usage of PAST TENSE
Rule:- Diving into the Past
To be [tre] Diving Board (PAST)
(21) 1.49
(instead of avoir, you can use a construction involving tre)
he prepared the dinner Il a prpar le dinner
He has prepared the dinner
dinner is prepared le dner est prpar
he sold it Il a le vendu
He has sold it
everything is sold Tout est vendu
nothing is sold yet Rien est vendu encore
To serve Servir
servi
[PAST TENSE]
one served the dinner On est servi le dinner
dinner is served Le dinner est servi
Rule: French PAST TENSE Verb Endings

(a few verbs are a regular in the past tense.For example comprendre etc becomes compris etc)
To understand Comprendre
[PAST TENSE] compris
To include Inclure
[PAST TENSE] compris | inclus
The service le service
Service included Le service est compris
Service has included
Service is not included Le service ne pas compris
Service has not included
Did you understand? Avez vous compris
Have you understood As-tu compris
Did you understand it? Avez vous le compris
Have you understood it As-tu le compris
-OR-
Est-ce que vous le avez compris
Est-ce que tu le as compris
-OR-
Le avez-vous compris ?
Le as tu compris ?
-OR-
Vous le avez compris ?
tu le as compris ?
did you understand me? me avez vous compris ?
Have you understood me me as-tu compris ?
-OR-
Est-ce que vous me avez compris
Est-ce que tu me as compris
-OR-
Vous me avez compris ?
tu me as compris ?
why did you not understand me? Porquoi ne me avez vous pas compris
Why have you not understood me Porquoi ne me as tu pas compris
I understood you Je vous ai compris
I have understood you Je tu ai compris
I understood you well Je vous ai bien compris
I have understood you well Je tu ai bien compris
I understood you very well Je vous ai trs bien compris
I understood you very well Je tu ai trs bien compris
To take Prendre
(prendre becomes pris) [PAST TENSE] pris
I took them Je les ai pris
I have taken them
I took some of it Je en ai pris
I have taken some [of it]
why did you take them? Porquoi les avez vous pris
Why have you taken them Porquoi les as tu pris
why didn't you take them? Porquoi ne les avez vous pas pris
Why have you not taken them Porquoi ne les as tu pas pris
To learn Apprendre
(apprendre becomes appris) [PAST TENSE] appris
I learned | I have learned Jai appris
I learned something today Jai appris quelque chose aujourdhui
I have learned something today
I found out Jai appris

I have found out
(j'ai appris also means "I found out")
To put Mettre
(23) 2.48 [PAST TENSE] mis
(mettre becomes mis)
Where did you put it? O le avez vous mis
Where have you put it O le as tu mis
Where did you put them? O les avez vous mis
Where have you put them O les as tu mis
I forgot where I put them Jai oubli O Je les ai mis

I have forgotton where I put them
To admit Admettre
[PAST TENSE] admis
To omit Omettre
[PAST TENSE] omis
To permit Permettre
[PAST TENSE] permis
To promise Promettre
(promettre becomes promis) [PAST TENSE] promis
I promise you Je vous promets
je te promets
I promised you Je vous ai promis
I have promised you Je tu ai promis
I did not promise you Je ne vous ai pas promis
I have not promised you Je ne tu ai paspromis
you promised me Vous me avez promis
You have promised me tu me as promis
I promised him Je lui ai promis
I have promised him
it is promised Cest promis
It has promised
Rule: French PAST TENSE

(24) 5.18
(three more: faire becomes fait, dire becomes dit, crire becomes crit)
To do/To make Faire

[PAST TENSE] fait
To ask/To tell Dire
[PAST TENSE] dit
To write Ecrire
[PAST TENSE] crit
he is doing it Il le fait
he did it Il a fait
He has done it
(English -ct verbs come from French)
the fact le fait
the object l'object
the subject le sujet
he is doing it Il le fait
he did it Il a fait
He has done it
it is done Cest fait
it has done
I didn't do it Je ne lai pas fait
I have not done it
why did you do it? Porquoi le avez vous fait
Why have you done it Porquoi le as tu fait
why didn't you do it? Porquoi ne le avez vous pas fait
Why have you not done it Porquoi ne le as tu pas fait
he did it Il le a fait
He has done it
it is done Cest fait
it has done
he didn't do it Il ne le pas fait
he has not done it
he told me Il me a dit
He has told me
I told you Je vous ai dit
I have told you Je tu ai dit
I didn't tell you Je ne vous ai pas dit
I have not told you Je ne tu ai pas dit
you told me Vous me avez dit
You have told me Tu me as dit
why didn't you tell me? Porquoi ne me avez-vous pas dit
Why have you not told me Porquoi ne me as tu pas dit
I wrote to you Je vous ai crit
I have written to you Je tu ai crit
why didn't you write to me? Porquoi ne me avez vous pas crit
Why have you not written to me Porquoi ne me as tu pas crit
why didn't you call me? Porquoi ne me avez vous pas appel
Why have you not called me? Porquoi ne me as tu pas appel
it is written Cest crit
It has written
one told me On me dit
One has told
[French Equv.] I was told
I was told On me dit
(in English, this would be "I was told")
I called you this morning Je vous ai appel ce matin
I have called you this morning Je tu ai appel ce matin
why didn't you buy them? Porquoi ne les avez vous pas achet
Why have you not bought them? Porquoi ne les as tu pas achet
Rule: French PAST TENSE Usage of Was | Had
Was/Were Handler
I was = j'tais
You [Formal] were= Vous tiez
You [Informal] were= tu tais
He/she/it was= il/elle/a tait
We were = nous tions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were = Ils/elles
taient
had Handler
I had = Je avais
You [Formal] had= Vous aviez
You [Informal] had = tu avais
He/she/it had = il/elle/a avait
We had = nous avions
They [Masculine | Femenine] had = Ils/elles avaient
I was===From [to be] tre j'tais

[Google Translate] J'ai t
I had===From [avoir] To have Je avais | j'avais
I was very busy j'tais trs occup
he was here to Il tait ici aussi
they were Ils/elles taient
who was there? qui tait l
nobody was there Personne tait l
I was there j'tais l
I was very busy j'tais trs occup
it was ready Cest tait prt
I was there but it wasn't ready yet j'tais l mais Cest ne tait pas prt encore
yesterday evening | Last night hier soir

Who was there with you last night? qui tait l avec vous hier soir
yes I was there but nobody was there oui j'tais l mais personne tait l
we were nous tions
you were Vous tiez
tu tais
(26) 1.23
(whenever you have -ais in the short box, the full set of endings are always -ais -ait -aient
(short) -ions -iez (long) )
I had Je avais
he had il avait
they had Ils/elles avaient
we had Nous avions
you had Vous aviez
tu avais
A plane Un avion
we had a plane Nous avions un avion
everything is sold Tout est vendu

everything was sold Tout tait vendu
everything will be sold Tout sera vendu
Rule: French
( because after any form of avoir or tre, you always dive i.e. use - -i -u! )
(28) 1.19 Je voudrais
I would like
he would like il voudrait
they would like Ils/elles voudraient
everybody would like to see it Tout voudrait le voir
my friends would like to go there Mon amis vodrait aller l
my friends would like to go there [to it] Mon amis vodrait aller il y a
we would like nous voudrions

you would like Vous voudriez
Tu voudrias
[Google Translate] Tu aimerais
Rule: French Usage of Would Verb Endings
29) 1.09
(-rais, -rait, -raient, -rions, -riez express "would" and can be used with any verb)
Disc # 3/4 Advance Course - CD 3 (74.12)
Rule: French Usage of Will Have
-rai -ra -ron -rons -rez/ras endings == Will

Have = avoir
(1) 3.11
("will" and "would" use the same contractions,

i.e. "I will have" j'aurai "I would have" j'aurais)
Will [IRREGULAR]
I will = je -rai Verb Endings
He/She/it will = il/elle/a ra Verb Endings
You [Formal] will = vous rez Verb Endings
You [informal] will= tu ras Verb Endings
We will= nous -rons Verb Endings
They [Masculine | Femenine] will= Ils ront Verb
Endings
Will Have [IRREGULAR]

I will have = j'aurai | Je aurai
He/She/it will have = il/elle/a aura
You [Formal] will have = vous aurez
You [informal] will have= tu auras
We will have= nous aurons
They [Masculine | Femenine] will have= Ils/elles
auront
Will have been [IRREGULAR]

I will have been = j'aurai | Je aurai t
He/She/it will have been = il/elle/a aura t
You [Formal] will have been = vous aurez t
You [informal] will have been= tu auras t
We will have been= nous aurons t
They [Masculine | Femenine] will have been=
Ils/elles auront t
Would [IRREGULAR] Would [IRREGULAR]

I would = je -rais Verb Endings I would = > je voudrais
He/She/it would = il/elle/a -rait Verb Endings He/She/it would = il/elle/a voudrait
You [Formal] would = vous -riez Verb Endings You [Formal] would = vous voudriez
You [informal] would= tu -rias Verb Endings You [informal] would= tu voudrias
We would= nous -rions Verb Endings We would= nous voudrions
They [Masculine | Femenine] would= Ils -raient They [Masculine | Femenine] would= Ils/elles
Verb Endings voudraient
Would have [IRREGULAR] Mostly used for

I would have = je aurais Diving into the Past
He/She/it would have = il/elle/a aurait
You [Formal] would have = vous auriez
You [informal] would have = tu aurais
We would have = nous aurions
They [Masculine | Femenine] would have = ils/elles
auraient
I will have j'aurai
he will have Il aura
they will have Ils/elles auront
we will have Nous aurons
you will have vous aurez
tu auras
I would have je aurais
he would have Il aurait
they would have Ils/elles auraient
we would have Nous aurions
you would have Vous auriez
Tu aurais
I would have it Il le aurait
we would have it Nous le aurions
we would have them Nous les aurions
To bring Apporter
[PAST TENSE] apport
we would have brought them Nous les aurions apport
We would have bought them Nous les aurions achet
I was j'tais
he was Il tait
he had Il avait
he would have Il aurait
he will have Il aura
Rule: French PAST TENSE -oir Verb Endings
(2) 2.48
(-oir verbs in the past tense end -u e.g. voir becomes vu)
To see Voir
[PAST TENSE] vu
I saw it Jai le vu
if I had seen it Si je le avais vu
if I had seen it I would have bought it Si je le avais vu je le aurais achet
To know Savoir
(savoir becomes su) [PAST TENSE] su
if I had known it si Je le avais su
I would have told you je vous aurais dit
if I had known it, I would have told you si Je le avais su, je vous aurais dit
if you had told me, I would have seen it and I Si vous me dit je le aurais vu et je le aurais
would have bought it achet
(3) 3.19 Il ne voudrait pas attendre
He wouldn't wait | He would not wait
You wouldn't wait vous vous ne voudriez pas attendre
Tu ne voudrias pas attendre
we wouldn't wait nous ne pas voudrions attendre
Rule: French
(so "would" is -rais etc, and "would have" is therefore aurais etc)
he would sell it Il le voudrais vendre
he would have sold it Il le aurait vu
I did it Jai le fait
I have done it
I didn't do it Je ne le ai pas fait
I have not done it
Why did you do it? Porquoi le vous avez fait
Why have you done it Porquoi le tu as fait
Why didn't you do it? Porquoi ne le vous avez pas fait
Why have you not done it Porquoi ne le tu as pas fait
I have told you
I didn't tell you Je ne vous ai pas dit
I have not told you
you didn't tell me Vous ne me pas dit
You have not told me tu ne me pas dit
Why didn't you tell me? Porquoi ne me vous pas dit
Why have you not told me Porquoi ne me tu pas dit
(4) 2.07 tais
was Etais | tiez
tait
tions
taient
had Avais
Aviez | avais
avait
avions
avaient
would have Aurais
Auriez | aurais
Aurions
auraient
I was busy j'tais occup
He was not here Il ne tait
Who was there last night? Qui tais l hier soir
Qui tais il y a pas ici
nobody was there Personne tais il y a
Personne tais l
I was there with my friend but you were not j'tais il y a avec mon ami mais vous ne tiez
there pas il y a
j'tais il y a avec mon ami mais tu ne tiez pas
il y a
I was very busy and I didn't have the time to do j'tais trs occup et je ne ai pas le temps le
it faire
I was very busy and I have not had the time to
do it
Rule: French PAST TENSE -oir Verb Endings
(5) 1.58
(avoir becomes eu, savoir becomes su, pouvoir becomes pu, devoir becomes du, voir becomes
vu)
To see Voir
[PAST TENSE] vu
To know Savoir
(savoir becomes su) [PAST TENSE] su
To have Avoir
[PAST TENSE] eu
To be able to Pouvoir
[PAST TENSE] pu
To have to Devoir
du
[PAST TENSE]
I have known Jai su
I have had | Ive had Jai eu
Did you see? Avez-vous vu
Have you seen Tu as vu
Did you see it? le avez-vous vu
Have you seen it le tu as vu
Where did you see me? O me avez vous vu
Where have you seen me O me as tu vu
I was there last night but I didn't see you j'tais il y a hier soir mais je ne vous ai pas vu
I was there last night but I have not seen you [Formal]
j'tais l hier soir mais je ne vous ai pas
vu[Formal]
-OR-
j'tais il y a hier soir mais je ne tu ai pas vu
[Informal]
j'tais l hier soir mais je ne tu ai pas vu
[Informal]
Where were you? O tiez vous
O tais tu
I didn't see you Je ne vous ai pas vu
I have not seen you Je ne tu ai pas vu
Rule: French PAST TENSE Three diving boards
(6)1.48
The three steps on the diving board are:
at the top "would have" aurais (conditional),

in the middle "had" avais (perfect past tense)
and
at the bottom "have" ai (past tense)
I had Je avais
I would have Je aurais
I saw it Je le ai vu
I have seen it
had Avais
Aviez | avais | avait
Avions
avaient
Would have Aurais
Auriez | aurais | aurait
Aurions
Auraient
I saw it Je le ai vu
I have seen it
if I had seen it Si je le avais vu
I would have seen it Je le aurais vu
and I would have told you why I didn't buy it at Et je vous aurais dit porquoi je ne le pas
and I would have told you why I have not achet
bought it
He told me that he wouldnt do it Il me a dit il ne voudrait pas le faire
He has told me that he would not do it
(7) 1.31 Il me a dit vous ne voudriez pas le faire pas
he told me that you wouldn't do it
He has told me that you would not do it
I had Je avais
If he had told it to me , I would have known it Si me il le avait dit, Je le aurais su
if you had told it to me, I would have known it Si me vous le aviez dit, Je le aurais su
(8) 5.55
(with a handful of French verbs, you don't dive from the low diving board. e.g.
"I was" is not "I have been" but j'tais)
We were nous tions
You were Vous tiez
tu tais
I had Je avais
I would have je aurais
if I had had Si Je avais eu
I was j'tais
been t
[Pronounced as eteyy]
summer l' t
In Summer en t
summer fashion mode d't
summer dress robe d't
Had been Handler
I had been = Je avais t
You [Formal] had been= Vous aviez t
You [Informal] had been = tu avais t
He/she/it had been = il/elle/a avait t
We had been = nous avions t
They [Masculine | Femenine] had been = Ils/elles
avaient t
I had been j'avais t
if I had been there, I would have seen it si j'avais t l, je l'aurais vu
-OR-
si j'avais t il y a, je l'aurais vu
you would have seen it if you had been there Vous le auriez vu si vous aviez t l hier soir
last night Tu le aurais vu si tu avais t l hier soir
Rule: French PAST TENSE No diving after Handlers Only used a full verb
(of course, you don't "dive" after a handle verb)
Was/Were is a Handler
Had/Had been is a Handler
You do not dive after Handlers
Rule: French PAST TENSE Only Dive after any form of Have and To Be
The two diving boards are:
Have
&
To be
And you only go into PAST TENSE after these two diving boards
Pouvais | [Google Translate] Pourrais Pourrais[Google Translate]
Could/Did PAST TENSE Handler Could/Did PAST TENSE Handler
I could/did = Je Pouvais
He/she/it could/did = Il/elle/a pouvait
You [Formal] could/did = Vous pouviez
You [Informal] could/did = tu pouvais
We could = nous pouvions
They [Masculine | Femenine] could = Ils/elles
pouvaient
you can vous pouvez
tu peux
The moment you add r it becomes will/Would

I could Je Pouvais
They could Ils/elles pouvaient
Nobody could wait Personne pouvait attendre
We could nous pouvions
You could Vous pouviez
tu pouvais
was tais
Etiez | tais
Etait
tions
taient
had Avais
Aviez | avais | avait
Avions
avaient
could Pouvais
Pouviez | pouvais
Pouvait
Pouvions
pouvient
You must (you have to) Vous devez
Tu dois
had to (Past Tense) Must Handler
I had to = Je devais
You [Formal] had to = Vous deviez
He/she/it had to = il/elle/a devait
We had to = nous devions
They [Masculine | Femenine] had to = Ils/elles
devaient
(9) 1.30 Devais

had to (i.e. must) Deviez | devais
Devait
Devions
devaient
he had to wait Il devait attendre
one had to wait On devait attendre
we had to wait Nous devions attendre
Wanted Handler
voulaient
I wanted Wanted Handler
voulaient
(10) 4.33 Il devait attendre
he had to wait
Rule: French Difference between Had and had to
(don't confuse "had" and "had to")
you have to wait | you must wait Vous devez attendre
tu dois attendre
Rule: French
"you have to wait" = "you must wait",
but
"you don't have to wait" is not
"you mustn't wait"
but "you don't need to wait")
To need | To have need Avoir besoin
you don't have to wait vous ne devez pas attendre
[French Equv.] You must not wait tu ne dois pas attendre
you don't have to wait Vous ne avoir pas besoin de attendre
[French Equv.] You dont have the need of
waiting
It is not necessary for you to wait ce n'est pas ncessaire vous attendre
It is not necessary for you [to] await
you don't have to give it to him Vous ne avoir pas besoin de le lui donner
[French Equv.] You dont have [the need] to Tu ne avoir pas besoin de le lui donner
give it to him
You dont have to Vous ne avoir pas besoin
[French Equv.] You dont have the need Tu ne avoir pas besoin
I dont have to Je ne pas avoir besoin
[French Equv.] I dont have the need
He/She/it doesnt have to Il/elle/ a ne avoir pas besoin
[French Equv.] He/She/it doesnt have the
need
We dont have to Nous ne avoir pas besoin
[French Equv.] We dont have the need
They dont have to Ils/ells ne avoir pas besoin
[French Equv.] They dont have the need
You dont have to give it to him Vous ne avoir pas besoin de le lui donner
[French Equv.] You don't have to need to give
it to him
You dont need to give it to me Vous ne avoir pas besoin de me le donner
[French Equv.] You dont have the need to Tu ne avoir pas besoin de me le donner
give it to me
Rule: French Rule Usage of Will Polite Request or Future Tense
(11) 1.39
("Will" usually expresses the future, but not always)
Will you tell me? Voulez vous me dire
veux tu me dire
When will you tell me? Quand allez vous me dire
Quand veux tu me dire
-OR-
Quand me dirai vous
Rule: French Rule PAST TENSE Alternate to Diving into the PAST TENSE
Usage of Was and Had and ais Handles
Instead of Diving into the Past we can use Handlers more specific ending in ais handlers
Was
Had
(12) 2.53 tais
was Etiez | tais
Etait
tions
taient
had Avais
Aviez | avais
Avait
Avions
avaient
could Pouvais
Pouviez | pouvais
Pouvait
Pouvions
pouvaient
had to Devais
Deviez | devais
Devait
Devions
devaient
Wanted Voulais
Vouliez | voulais
Voulait
Voulions
voulaient
Knew [savais]
I knew = je savais
He/she/it knew = il/elle/a savait
You [Formal] knew = vous saviez
You [Informal] knew =tu savais
We knew = nous savions
They [Masculine | Femenine] knew = Ils/elles
savaient
knew Savais
Savais | Saviez
Savait
savions
savaient
I didn't want to do it | I did not want to do it Je ne voulais pas le faire
he didn't want to tell me | He did not want to Il ne voulait pas me dire
tell me
I knew Je savais
I didn't know | I did not know Je ne savais pas
nobody knew where it was, nobody could find it Personne savait pas o c'etait, personne
pouvait le trouver
(these are the few cases where you don't dive)
Rule: French PAST TENSE Diving into the Past with Had and Would have
(13) 2.24
(that applies to the simple past. For "had" of course you must dive)
Rule: French PAST TENSE Usage of Knew instead of has//have known

Knew instead of Has/Have known
For PAST TENSE we must use

I knew instead of I have known = jai su
So;
I knew [PAST FORM] =Je savais
I knew where it was Je savais o c'etait

if I had known where it was I would have told it Si je avais su o c'etait, je vous le aurais dit
to you Si je avais su o c'etait, je tu le aurais dit
I wanted to buy it Je voulais le achet
To want to vouloir
[Past Form of Want becomes Wanted] [PAST TENSE] voulu
(vouloir becomes voulu)
if I had wanted to have it, I would have bought Si je avais voulu le avoir, je le aurais achet
it

Was going | was going to
Were going | were going to
(14) 3.49
(there is one more handle: aller. In the past, use ais)
Was going to | Were going to

Handler
I was going to = Je allais
He/she/it was going to = il/elle/a allait
You [Formal] were to = Vous alliez
You [Informal] were going to = tu allais
We were going to = nous allions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were going to =
Ils/elles allaient
I was going Je allais
I was going to do it Je allais le faire
I wasn't going to tell you | I was not going to Je ne allais pas vous dire
tell you
I didnt know | I did not know Je ne savais pas
I didn't know that you were going to come Je ne savais pas que vous alliez venir
today aujourd'hui
After = aprs aprs midi
Mid-day = midi
afternoon
This afternoon cet aprs midi
You did not tell me | You didnt tell me Vous ne me avez pas dit
Tu ne as pas [tu n'as pas] dit
you didn't tell me that you were going to be Vous ne me avez pas dit que vous alliez tre
here this afternoon ici cet aprs midi
You have not told me that you were going to Tu ne me as pas [tu n'as pas] dit que tu allais
be here this afternoon tre ici cet aprs midi
we were going to leave today nous allions partir aujourd'hui
This morning Ce matin
(15) 1.58
if you had called me this morning and if you Si vous me aviez appel ce matin et si vous
had told me that you were going to arrive me aviez dit
today, I would have waited for you and we que vous alliez arriver aujourd'hui
would have had dinner Je vous aurais attendu et nous aurions dner
(16) 3.08 Je vais le faire

I am going to do it
I was going to do it Je allias le faire
we are going to do it Nous allons le faire
we were going to do it Nous allions le faire
you are going to do it Vous allez le faire
Tu vas le faire
you were going to do it Vous alliez le faire
he is going to do it Il va le faire
he wasn't going to do it | He was not going to Il ne allait le faire
do it
we are going to leave Nous allons partir
we were going to leave Nous allions partir
you didn't tell me that you were going to arrive vous ne me avez pas dit que vous alliez
today arriver aujourd'hui
Tu ne as pas que vous alliez arriver aujourd'hui
Rule: French PAST TENSE The imperfect Tense
The W-ing Tense

(17) 5.00
(so the w-ing tenses "I was (go)ing, they were (go)ing - can be used with any verb. In French,
the -ing verb is an -ais, -ait verb)
was leaving/was departing | were leaving/were
departing
I was leaving = partais
He/She/it was leaving= il/elle/a partait
You [Formal] were leaving = vous partiez
You [informal] were leaving= tu partais
We were leaving= nous partions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were leaving= ils/elles partaient
Was staying | were staying
I was staying = restais
He/She/it was staying= il/elle/a restait
You [Formal] were staying = vous restiez
You [informal] were staying = tu restais
We were staying = nous restions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were staying = ils/elles rsitaient
Was waiting | Were waiting
I was wating = attendais
He/She/it was waiting= il/elle/a attendait
You [Formal] were waiting = vous attendiez
You [informal] were waiting = tu attendais
We were waiting= nous attendions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were waiting = ils/elles attendaient
Was speaking | were speaking
I was speaking = parlais
He/She/it was speaking = il/elle/a parlait
You [Formal] were speaking = vous parliez
You [informal] were speaking = tu parlais
We were speaking = nous parlions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were speaking = ils/elles parlaient
Was eating | were eating
I was eating = mangeais
He/She/it was eating = il/elle/a mangeait
You [Formal] were eating = vous mangiez
You [informal] were eating = tu mangeais
We were eating = nous mangions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were eating = ils/elles mangeaient
Was understanding | were understanding
I was understanding =je comprenais
He/She/it was understanding = il/elle/a comprenait
You [Formal] were understanding = vous compreniez
You [informal] were understanding = tu comprenais
We were understanding = nous comprenions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were understanding = ils/elles
comprenaient
Was starting | were starting
I was starting = je commenais
He/She/it was starting = il/elle/a commenait
You [Formal] were starting = vous commencez
You [informal] were starting = tu commenais
We were starting = nous commencions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were starting = ils/elles commenaient
Was arriving | were arriving
I was arriving = je arrivais
He/She/it was arriving = il/elle/a arrivait
You [Formal] were arriving = vous arriviez
You [informal] were arriving = tu arrivais
We were arriving = nous arrivions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were arriving = ils/elles arrivaient
Was analysing | were analysing
I was analysing = je analysais
He/She/it was analysing = il/elle/a analysait
You [Formal] were analysing = vous analysiez
You [informal] were analysing = tu analysais
We were analysing = nous arriv analysions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were analysing = ils/elles analysaient
Was doing | Were doing
I was doing = je faisais
He/She/it was doing = il/elle/a faisait
You [Formal] were doing = vous faisiez
You [informal] were doing = tu faisais
We were doing = Nous faisions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were doing = ils/elles faisaient
Was Making | Were making
I was making = je faisais
He/She/it was making = il/elle/a faisait
You [Formal] were making = vous faisiez
You [informal] were making = tu faisais
We were making = Nous faisions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were making = ils/elles faisaient
Was saying | were saying
I was saying = je disais
He/She/it was saying = il/elle/a disait
You [Formal] were saying = vous dites | Vous disiez
You [informal] were saying = tu disais
We were saying = nous disions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were saying = Ils/elle disaient
Was telling | were telling
I was telling = je disais
He/She/it was telling = il/elle/a disait
You [Formal] were telling = vous dites | Vous disiez
You [informal] were telling = tu disais
We were telling = nous disions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were telling = Ils/elle disaient
Was taking | were taking
I was taking = je prenais
He/She/it was taking = il/elle/a prenait
You [Formal] were taking = vous preniez
You [informal] were taking = tu prenais
We were taking = nous prenions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were taking = ils/elles prenaient
Was seeing | were seeing
I was seeing = je voyais
He/She/it was seeing = il/elle/a voyait
You [Formal] were seeing = vous voyiez
You [informal] were seeing = tu voyais
We were seeing = nous voyions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were seeing = Ils voyaient
Was selling | were selling
I was selling = je vendais
He/She/it was selling = il/elle/a vendait
You [Formal] were selling = vous vendiez
You [informal] were selling = tu vendais
We were selling = nous vendions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were selling = Ils/elle vendaient
Was preparing | were preparing
I was preparing = je prparais
He/She/it was preparing = il/elle/a prparait
You [Formal] were preparing = vous prpariez
You [informal] were preparing = tu prparais
We were preparing = nous prparions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were preparing = Ils/elle prparaient
Was confirming | were confirming
I was confirming = je confirmais
He/She/it was confirming = il/elle/a confirmait
You [Formal] were confirming = vous confirmiez/confirmez
You [informal] were confirming = tu confirmais
We were confirming = nous confirmerons
They [Masculine | Femenine] were confirming = Ils/elle confirment
Was reserving | were reserving
I was reserving = je rservais
He/She/it was reserving = il/elle/a rservait
You [Formal] were reserving = vous rserviez / rservez
You [informal] were reserving = tu rservais
We were reserving = nous rservons
They [Masculine | Femenine] were reserving = Ils/elle rservaient
Was inviting | were inviting
I was inviting = je invitais
He/She/it was inviting = il/elle/a invitait
You [Formal] were inviting = vous invitiez
You [informal] were inviting = tu invitais
We were inviting = nous invitions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were inviting = Ils/elle invitaient
Was accepting | were accepting
I was accepting = je acceptais
He/She/it was accepting = il/elle/a acceptait
You [Formal] were accepting = vous acceptiez
You [informal] were accepting = tu acceptais
We were accepting = nous acceptions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were accepting = Ils/elle acceptaient
Was hoping | were hoping
I was hoping = je esprais
He/She/it was hoping = il/elle/a esprait
You [Formal] were hoping = vous espriez
You [informal] were hoping = tu esprais
We were hoping = nous esprions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were hoping = Ils/elle espraient
Was finding | were finding
I was finding = je trouvais
He/She/it was finding = il/elle/a trouvait
You [Formal] were finding = vous trouviez
You [informal] were finding = tu trouvais
We were finding = nous trouvions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were finding = Ils/elle trouvaient
Was calling | were calling
I was calling = je appelais
He/She/it was calling = il/elle/a appelait
You [Formal] were calling = vous appeliez
You [informal] were calling = tu appelais
We were calling = nous appelions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were calling = Ils/elle appelaient
Was helping | were helping
I was helping = je aidais
He/She/it was helping = il/elle/a aidait
You [Formal] were helping = vous aidiez/aidez
You [informal] were helping = tu aidais
We were helping = nous aidions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were helping = Ils/elle aidaient
Was buying | were buying
I was buying = je achetais
He/She/it was buying = il/elle/a achetait
You [Formal] were buying = vous achetiez
You [informal] were buying = tu achetais
We were buying = nous achetions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were buying = Ils/elle achetaient
Was giving | were giving
I was giving = je donnais
He/She/it was giving = il/elle/a donnait
You [Formal] were giving = vous donniez
You [informal] were giving = tu donnais
We were giving = nous donnions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were giving = Ils/elle donnaient
Was carrying | were carrying
I was carrying = je portais
He/She/it was carrying = il/elle/a portait
You [Formal] were carrying = vous portiez
You [informal] were carrying = tu portais
We were carrying = nous portions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were carrying = Ils/elle portaient
Was bringing | were bringing
I was bringing = je apportais
He/She/it was bringing = il/elle/a apportait
You [Formal] were bringing = vous apportiez
You [informal] were bringing = tu apportais
We were bringing = nous apportions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were bringing = Ils/elle apportaient
Was sending | were sending
I was sending = je envoyais
He/She/it was sending = il/elle/a envoyait
You [Formal] were sending = vous envoyiez
You [informal] were sending = tu envoyais
We were sending = nous envoyions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were sending = Ils/elle envoyaient
Was asking | were asking
I was asking = je demandais
He/She/it was asking = il/elle/a demandait
You [Formal] were asking = vous demandiez
You [informal] were asking = tu demandais
We were asking = nous demandions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were asking = Ils/elle demandaient
Was operating | were operating
I was operating = je oprais
He/She/it was operating = il/elle/a oprait
You [Formal] were operating = vous oprez
You [informal] were operating = tu oprais
We were operating = nous oprions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were operating = Ils/elle opraient
Was negotiating | were negotiating
I was negotiating = je ngociais
He/She/it was negotiating = il/elle/a ngociait
You [Formal] were negotiating = vous ngociiez
You [informal] were negotiating = tu ngociais
We were negotiating = nous ngocions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were negotiating = Ils/elle ngocient
Was cooperating | were cooperating
I was cooperating = je cooprais
He/She/it was cooperating = il/elle/a cooprait
You [Formal] were cooperating = vous coopriez
You [informal] were cooperating = tu cooprais
We were cooperating = nous cooprions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were cooperating = Ils/elle
coopraient
Was deciding | were deciding
I was deciding = Je dcidais
He/She/it was deciding = il/elle/a dcidait
You [Formal] were deciding = vous dcidez
You [informal] were deciding = tu dcidais
We were deciding = nous dcidions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were deciding = Ils/elle dcidaient
Was thinking | were thinking
I was thinking = Je pensais
He/She/it was thinking = il/elle/a pensait
You [Formal] were thinking = vous pensiez
You [informal] were thinking = tu pensais
We were thinking = nous pensions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were thinking = Ils/elle pensaient
Was explaining | were explaining
I was explaining = Je expliquais
He/She/it was explaining = il/elle/a expliquait
You [Formal] were explaining = vous expliquiez
You [informal] were explaining = tu expliquais
We were explaining = nous expliquions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were explaining = Ils/elle expliquaient
Was writing | were writing
I was writing = Je crivais
He/She/it was writing = il/elle/a crivait
You [Formal] were writing = vous criviez
You [informal] were writing = tu crivais
We were writing = nous crivions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were writing = Ils/elle crivaient
Was smoking | were smoking
I was smoking = Je fumais
He/She/it was smoking = il/elle/a fumait
You [Formal] were smoking = vous fumiez
You [informal] were smoking = tu fumais
We were smoking = nous fumions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were smoking = Ils/elle fumaient
Was teaching | were teaching
I was teaching = Je enseignais
He/She/it was teaching = il/elle/a enseignait
You [Formal] were teaching = vous enseigniez
You [informal] were teaching = tu enseignais
We were teaching = nous enseignions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were teaching = Ils/elle enseignaient
Was informing | were informing
I was informing = Je informais
He/She/it was informing = il/elle/a informait
You [Formal] were informing = vous informiez
You [informal] were informing = tu informais
We were informing = nous informions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were informing = Ils/elle informaient
Was sleeping | were sleeping
I was sleeping = Je dormais
He/She/it was sleeping = il/elle/a dormait
You [Formal] were sleeping = vous dormiez
You [informal] were sleeping = tu dormais
We were sleeping = nous dormions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were sleeping = Ils/elle dormaient
Was serving | were serving
I was serving = Je servais
He/She/it was serving = il/elle/a servait
You [Formal] were serving = vous serviez
You [informal] were serving = tu servais
We were serving = nous servions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were serving = Ils/elle servaient
Was feeling | were feeling
I was feeling = Je sentais
He/She/it was feeling = il/elle/a sentait
You [Formal] were feeling = vous sentiez
You [informal] were feeling = tu sentais
We were feeling = nous sentions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were feeling = Ils/elle sentaient
Was working | were working
I was working = Je travaillais
He/She/it was working = il/elle/a travaillait
You [Formal] were working = vous travailliez
You [informal] were working = tu travaillais
We were working = nous travaillions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were working = Ils/elle travaillaient
Was putting | were putting
I was putting = Je mettais
He/She/it was putting = il/elle/a mettait
You [Formal] were putting = vous mettiez
You [informal] were putting = tu mettais
We were putting = nous mettions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were putting = Ils/elle mettaient
Was reading | were reading
I was reading = Je lisais
He/She/it was reading = il/elle/a lisait
You [Formal] were reading = vous lisiez
You [informal] were reading = tu lisais
We were reading = nous lisions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were reading = Ils/elle lisaient
Was living | were living
I was living = Je habitais
He/She/it was living = il/elle/a habitait
You [Formal] were living = vous habitiez
You [informal] were living = tu habitais
We were living = nous habitions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were living = Ils/elle habitaient
Was working | were working
I was working = Je travaillais
He/She/it was working = il/elle/a travaillait
You [Formal] were working = vous travailliez
You [informal] were working = tu travaillais
We were working = nous travaillions
They [Masculine | Femenine] were working = Ils/elle travaillaient
I am staying Je reste
I was staying Je restais
[we are basically using W-ing here
adding ais for Past tense]
we were staying here nous restions ici
he is waiting for me Il me attend
[French Equv.] He is [awaiting] me
he was waiting for me Il me attendait
[French Equv.] He was [awaiting] me
We are waiting for you Nous vous attendons
[French Equv.] we are [awaiting] you
we were waiting for you Nous vous attendions
[French Equv.] we were [awaiting] you Nous te/toi attendions
he is leaving Il part
he was leaving Il partait
we were leaving nous partions
Rule: French PAST TENSE The imperfect Tense
The W-ing Tense

(the w-ing tense is used more in French than in English. The w-in tense expresses a straight line
in the past, e.g. "I was doing it" je le faisais)
I was doing it Je le faisais
I was telling it Je le disais
To read lire
I was reading Je lisait
To write crire
I was writing Je crivais | j'crivais
I was doing it Je le faisais
(in French, this straight line could also be a broken line, meaning in English "I used to do it" or "I
did it repeatedly (every day, very often) )
Often Souvent
Very often trs souvent
Every day tous les jours
All the time tout le temps
frequently frquemment
I used to do it
I did it (continuous line)
I did it every day (broken line)
I did it often (broken line)
he prepared it this morning il le a prpar ce matin
he prepared it (every day), he used to prepare it
Rule: French No new ir verbs and oir verbs will be added to French Language
(18) 3.03
(-er verbs can usually be guessed from the English equivalent.
-ir verbs are a closed book - no new verbs will ever be added, the same for -oir verbs)
Rule: French Two brances of ir verbs
(19) 2.49
-ir verbs have two branches.
1. The one we have been using is finished - no new verbs will be added.
2. The other branch is "living", implying going, becoming, growing, getting - i.e. movement.
e.g.
finir "to go to the end" or "to finish". These are conjugated differently from other -ir verbs -
you just drop the -r from the infinitive) and (-ss- is used in all the plurals)
The end la fin
To finish | To go to the end Finir
To Finish [finir] Finished [fini]
I finish= Je finis I finished= jai | Je ai fini
He/She/it finish= il/elle/a finit He/She/it finished= il/elle/a a fini
You [Formal] finish= vous finissez You [Formal] finished= vous avez fini
You [informal] finish= tu finis You [informal] finished= tu as fini
We finish= nous finissons We finished= nous avons fini
They [Masculine | Femenine] finish= Ils/elle finissent They [Masculine | Femenine] finished=
Ils/elles ont fini
I finish Je finis
he is finishing Il finit
(-ss- is used in all the plurals)
we finish Nous finissons
you finish Vous finissez
Tu finis
they finish Ils/elle finissent
(20) 2.26
(will now give some French -ir verbs. Try to work out what they mean)
To grow (grow big) grandir

The child l'enfant
the child is growing l'enfant grandit
the children are growing les enfants grandissent
To blush |Turn red rougir
You are blushing! Vous rougissez
Tu rougis
to turn pale ple
you are going pale vous plessez
tu plis
To grow old | To get Old vieillir
he is growing old il vieillit
they are growing old Ils/elle vieillissent
to grow young again, rajeunir
(21) 2.12 atterrir
To land
In a few minutes dans quelques minutes
we are landing in a few minutes nous atterrissons dans quelques
minutes
to land on the water (seaplane) Amerier
to land on the moon alleneir
(in French you don't literally say "land on the water" or "land on the moon" since it is not logically
possible)
Rule: French - -virir Verbs Explanation
We have another family of verbs ending in -virir
(22) 4.32
(now talking about a family of verbs ending vrir
e.g. ouvrir or -frir e.g. offrir.
They behave as -er verbs, except the past participle. e.g. ouvert means "open" and "opened")
To open Ouvrir
[PAST TENSE] ouvert
I opened it Je le ouvert
it is open, it is opened Cest ouvert
(also couvert "covered", dcouvert "discovered", offert
"offered")
To offer Offrir
[PAST TENSE] offert
To cover Couvrir
[PAST TENSE] couvert
Everything is covered Tout est couvert
To discover Dcouvrir
[PAST TENSE] dcouvrir
He discovered it Il le a dcouvrir
To suffer Souffrir
[PAST TENSE] souffert
I offered it Je le offert
I offered it to you Je vous le offert
Je te le offert
I offered it to him Je le lui est offert
Rule: French Usage of Informal You - tu/toi/te
[Informal] use of You = Tu/Te/Toi
(23) 3.29
(use of tu - it is in the short box and follows the sound of "I", except for three verbs where it
follows the sound of "he")
(tu as an object is te)
you have [Informal] Tu as
You [informal] have not Tu ne as pas [tu n'as pas]
you are going [Informal] Tu vas
you are [Informal] Tu es
You were [Informal] tu tais
You [informal] were selling tu vendais
You have been [Informal] tu as t
You [Informal] will = ras is added to the end of the
verb
To say/tell = dire = You [Informal] will say/tell = tu

diras
To wait = attendre = You [Informal] will attendre= tu
attendras
To understand = comprendre = You [Informal] will
understand = tu comprendras
To leave = partir = You [Informal] will leave = tu
partiras
You [informal] will= tu ras Verb Endings
You [informal] will be tu seres (seras)
You [informal] are going to be tu vas tre
You [informal] would= tu -rias Verb Endings
You [informal] would tu voudrias
You [informal] would be tu serais
You [Informal] had tu avais
You [Informal] had been tu avais t

You [informal] would have tu aurais
You [informal] would have been tu aurais t
You [informal] will have tu auras
You [informal] will have been tu auras t
What are you saying? Qu'est-ce que tu dis

I am telling you Je te dis
I am asking you je te demande
(24) 3.07 Je le fais
I'm doing it
I don't do it Je ne le fais pas
Rule: French Usage of For and Since
Usage of Has been | Have been with For and Since
(for "I have been doing it for/since", use present tense plus depuis "since")
This is plain and simple. Use Present tense with depuis
I have been dong it for a long time = [French Equv.] I am doing doing it for a long time already
| I am doing it since a long time
I have been living here for ten years = [French Equv.] I live here since ten years already
We have been living here for twenty years = [French Equv.] We live here since twenty years
already
To live Habiter
[PAST TENSE] vcu
To Live [PRESENT TENSE]

I live= Je habite
He/She/it live= il/elle/a habite
You [Formal] live= vous habitez
You [informal] live= tu habites
We live= nous habitons
They [Masculine | Femenine] live= Ils/elle habitent
To live [PAST TENSE]
I live= Je habit |habitais [PAST TENSE] vcu
He/She/it live= il/elle/a habitait
You [Formal] live= vous habitiez
You [informal] live= tu habitais
We live= nous habitions
They [Masculine | Femenine] live= Ils/elle habitaient
Since depuis
Since when depuis quand
Since how long Depuis combien de temps
It makes how long? cela fait combien de temps
It makes how long that cela fait combien de temps que
It makes how long that you live here Cela fait combine de temps que vous
habitez ici
Cela fait combine de temps que tu
habites ici
How long have you been living here Depuis combien de temps habitez
[French Equv.] vous ici
Since how long do you live here | Since how long you Depuis combien de temps habites tu
live here ici
-OR-
Depuis quand habitez vous ici
Depuis quand habites tu ici
A long time | Since a long time depuis longtemps
I have been living here since a long time Je habite ici depuis longtemps
[French Equv.] I am living here since a long time | I live
here since a long time
I have been doing it since a long time Je le fais depuis longtemps
[French Equv.] I am doing it since a long time | I do it
since a long time
Ten Dix
Ten years Dix ans | Dix
I have been living here since ten years Je habite ici depuis dix ans
[French Equv.] I am living here since ten years
[French Equv.] I live here since ten years
Rule: French Usage of For and Since
Usage of Has been | Have been with For and Since
Usage of already = dj
dj is thrown at the end of the sentences in French for emphasis
Already dj
Twenty years vingt ans
Twenty years already vingt ans dj
We have been living here for twenty years nous habitons ici vingt ans dj
[French Equv.] We live here since twenty years
[already]
[French Equv.] We are living here since twenty years
[already]
Worked [travaill]
I work= Je travaill | travaillais
He/She/it work= il/elle/a travaillait
You [Formal] work= vous travailliez
You [informal] work= tu travaillais
We work= nous travaillons
They [Masculine | Femenine] work= Ils/elle
travaillaient
It makes how long that you work here Cela fait combine de temps que vous
travaillez ici
Cela fait combine de temps que tu
travailles ici
How long have you been working here Depuis combien de temps travaillez
[French Equv.] vous ici
Since how long do you work here | Since how long you Depuis combien de temps travailles tu
work here ici
-OR-
Depuis quand travaillez vous ici
Depuis quand travailles tu ici
You have been living here since ten years vouz habitez ici depuis dix ans
[French Equv.] You are living here since ten years Tu habites ici depuis dix ans
[French Equv.] You live here since ten years
You have been living here since ten years vouz habitez ici depuis dix ans dj
[French Equv.] You are living here since ten years Tu habites ici depuis dix ans dj
[already]
[French Equv.] You live here since ten years [already]
he has been working here for a long time Il travaille ici depuis longtemps
[French Equv.] He lives here for a long time | He is
living here for a long time
he has been working here for a long time Il travaille ici depuis longtemps dj
[French Equv.] He lives here for a long time [already]
[French Equv.] He is living here for a long time
[already]
Rule: French PAST TENSE Has been | Have been
Double Diving Board into PAST TENSE
Has been | Have been Most used for

Diving into the Past
Been = t [Pronounced as eteyy] This is a double diving board
I have been = je ai t | jai t
He/She/it has been = il/elle/a a t
You [Formal] have been = vous avez t
You [informal] have been = tu as t
We have been= nous avons t
They [Masculine | Femenine] have been = Ils ont t
(25) 2.08 Si vous aviez t ici hier soir il le
if you had been here last night he would have seen it aurait vu et vous le auriez achet
and you would have bought it
Si tu avais t ici hier soir il le aurait
vu et
tu le aurais achet
(25) 2.08 Si vous aviez t ici hier soir vous le
if you had been here last night you would have seen it auriez vu et vous le auriez achet
and you would have bought it
Si tu avais t ici hier soir tu le
aurais vu et
tu le aurais achet
Would be Most used for
I would be = > je serais Diving into the Past
He/She/it would be = il/elle/a serait
You [Formal] would be = vous seriez
You [informal] would be= tu serais
We would be= nous serions
They [Masculine | Femenine] would be= Ils/elles seraient
Would have been Most used for

I would have been = je aurais t Diving into the Past
He/She/it would have been = il/elle/a aurait t This is a double diving board
You [Formal] would have been = vous auriez t
You [informal] would have been = tu aurais t
We would have been = nous aurions t
They [Masculine | Femenine] would have been = ils/elles
auraient t
everything is sold tout est vendu
everything was sold tout tait vendu
everything will be sold tout sera vendu
everything would be sold Tout serait vendu
everything would have been sold Tout aurait t vendu
(26) 1.25
(will now give three master keys to unlock the door to
19 tenses. Key #1: -ing. I am waiting, I have been
waiting, I was waiting, I will be waiting (I will wait), I
would be waiting (I would wait) )
Or Ou
Nothing really rien de spcial
[French Equv.] [Nothing of special]
Disc # 4/4 Advance Course - CD 4 (76.28)
(1) 6.36
(note that in English, you can use -ing by itself or after a preposition, without expressing a tense,
e.g.
"he left without saying a word,
seeing is believing
voir c'est croire,
understanding everything is forgiving everything

tout comprendre c'est tout pardonner,
leaving is dying a little

partir c'est mourir un peu)
(2) 5.53
(Key #2: -r- will or would have)
(Key #3: two diving towers, to have and to be,

after which there is no place else but to dive)
(these are the nineteen cases)

he is selling the house
he was selling the house
he sold the house
he has been selling the house for a long time
the house is sold
the house was sold
the house has been sold
he will sell the house
he is going to sell the house
the house will be sold
the house is going to be sold
he would sell the house
the house would be sold
if I had sold the house
if the house had been sold
he would have sold the house
the house would have been sold
he will have sold the house
the house will have been sold
(3) 1.29 Nous serions trs occup

we would be very busy
he would be ready Il serait prt

we would have been ready Nous aurions t prt
Rule: French Diving into the PAST tre
To be = tre
(4) 4.34
(for some French verbs, you dive from the tre tower, not the avoir tower. For verbs of coming
and going, use tre)
To come
e.g.
The time is come instead of the time has come
To come back
To go
To move
I am = Je suis
He/She/it is = il/elle/a est
You are [Formal] = vous tes
You are[informal] = tu es
We are = nous sommes
They are = ils/ells sont
To go Aller
[PAST TENSE] all
To go | going to [Aller] went [all]

I go | I am going | I am going to = je vais I went = Je suis all
He/She/it goes | He/She/it is going to = il/elle/ a He/She/it went = il/elle/a est all
va You [Formal] went = vous tes all
You [Formal] go | You are going to = vous allez You [informal] went = tu es all
You [informal] go | You are going to = tu vas We went = nous sommes all
We go | We are going to = nous allons They [Masculine | Femenine] went = ils/elles sont
They [Masculine | Femenine] go | They are going to = all
ils/ells vont
To come Venir
[PAST TENSE] venu
To come [Venir] Came [venu]

I come = je viens I came = Je suis venu
He/She/it/one comes = il/elle/a vient He/She/it came = il/elle/a est venu
You [Formal] come = vous venez You [Formal] came = vous tes venu
You [informal] come= tu viens You [informal] came = tu es venu
We come= nous venons We came = nous sommes venu
They [Masculine | Femenine] come= Ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] came = ils/ells sont
viennent venu
I went Je suis all
I am gone
I went to see it Je suis all le avoir
I am gone to see it
I went to see it last night Je suis all le avoir hier soir
I am gone to see it last night
we went nous sommes all
we are gone
he went Il est all
he is gone
they went Ils/ells sont all
they are gone
you went vous tes all
you are gone tu es all
He came Il est venu
He is come
They came Ils/ells sont venu
They are come
Where did you go? O tes vous all
Where are you gone O es tu all
I didn't go Je ne suis pas all
I am not gone
he came with us Il est venu avec nous
he is come with us
To come back Revenir
[Visualise by having recoming in mind] [PAST TENSE] revenu
To come back [Revenir] Came back [revenu]

I come back = je reviens I came back = Je suis revenu
He/She/it/one come back = il/elle/a revient He/She/it came back = il/elle/a est revenu
You [Formal] come back = vous revenez You [Formal] came back = vous tes revenu
You [informal] come back= tu reviens You [informal] came back = tu es revenu
We come back= nous revenons We came back = nous sommes revenu
They [Masculine | Femenine] come back= Ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] came back = ils/ells
reviennent sont revenu
he came back Il est revenu

we came back nous sommes revenu
at what time did we come back? quelle heure sommes nous revenu
At what time are we come back?
at what time did youcome back? quelle heure tes vous revenu
At what time are you come back? quelle heure es tu revenu
they came back ils/ells sont revenu
he didn't come back yet Il ne est pas revenu encore
He is not come back yet OR
Il ne est pas encore revenu
Rule: French Diving into the PAST tre GOING GROUP
(5) 6.43
(actually, there is a going group and a coming group. The going group is aller "to go", sortir "to
go out", partir "to leave")
To go
To go out
To leave
To go out [Sortir] Went out [sorti]
I go out= je sors I went out= Je suis sorti
He/She/it/one go out= il/elle/a He/She/it went out= il/elle/a est sorti
You [Formal] go out= vous sortez You [Formal] went out= vous tes sorti
You [informal] go out = tu sortes You [informal] went out= tu es sorti
We go out = nous sortons We went out= nous sommes sorti
They [Masculine | Femenine] go out = Ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] went out= ils/ells
sortent sont sorti
we went out last night nous sommes sorti hier soir

Where did you go? O tes vous all
Where are you gone? O es tu all
A few minutes ago | [There is few minutes] il y a quelques minutes
[There are few minutes]
He left a few minutes ago Il est parti il y a quelques minutes
He is left a few minutes ago
To Return [retourner] Returned [revenu]
I return = je retourne I returned = Je suis revenu
He/She/it/one returns = il/elle/a retourne He/She/it returned = il/elle/a est revenu
You [Formal] return = vous retournez You [Formal] returned = vous tes revenu
You [informal] return= tu r retournes You [informal] returned = tu es revenu
We return= nous retournons We returned = nous sommes revenu
They [Masculine | Femenine] return= Ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] returned = ils/ells
retournient sont revenu
Rule: French Diving into the PAST tre COMING GROUP
(the coming group is venir, revenir, retourner, arriver)

To come
To come back
To Return
To arrive
we arrived nous sommes arriv

we are arrived
at what time did you arrive? quelle heure tes vous arriv
At what time are you arrived quelle heure es tu arriv
he didn't arrive yet Il ne est pas arriv encore
he is not arrived yet OR
Il ne est pas encore arriv
Rule: French Diving into the PAST tre 3rd Group which includes Going and Coming
(there's a third group which includes going and coming, e.g. entrer)
To Enter [entrer] Entered [entr]
I enter = je entre I entered = Je suis entr
He/She/it/one enters = il/elle/a entre He/She/it entered = il/elle/a est entr
You [Formal] enter = vous entrez You [Formal] entered = vous tes entr
You [informal] enter= tu entres You [informal] entered = tu es entr
We enter= nous entrons We entered = nous sommes entr
They [Masculine | Femenine] enter= Ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] entered = ils/elles
entrent sont entr
To go in | To come in | enter entrer

he came in | He went in il est entr
To re-enter home Rentrer
(and also rentrer to re-enter (i.e. the home) ) [PAST TENSE] rentr
At what time did you come home last night? quelle heure tes vous rentr hier soir
At what time are you come home last night? quelle heure es tu rentr hier soir
he didn't come home yet Il ne est pas rentr encore
he is not come home yet OR
Il ne est pas encore rentr
To go up | To come up Monter
[PAST TENSE] mont
To Go up/come up [monter] Went up/came up [mont]

I go up/come up = je monte I went up/came up = Je suis mont
He/She/it/one go up/come up = il/elle/a monte He/She/it went up/came up = il/elle/a est
You [Formal] go up/come up = vous montez mont
You [informal] go up/come up= tu montes You [Formal] went up/came up = vous tes
We go up/come up= nous montons mont
They [Masculine | Femenine] go up/come up= You [informal] went up/came up = tu es
Ils/elles montent mont
We went up/came up = nous sommes
mont
They [Masculine | Femenine] went up/came up =
ils/elles sont mont
I went up Je suis mont
we went up nous sommes mont
they came up ils/elles sont mont
To go down | To come down descendre
[PAST TENSE] descendu
(also descendre to go down, come down)
To go down | To come down Went down/came down
[descendre] [descendu]
[Visualise by having descending in mind] I went down/came down = Je suis
I sleep = je descends descendu
He/she/it sleep = il/elle/a descend He/She/it went down/came down = il/elle/a
You [Formal] sleep = vous descendez est descendu
You [informal] sleep= tu descendes You [Formal] went down/came down = vous
We sleep= nous descendons tes descendu
They [Masculine | Femenine] sleep= ils/elles You [informal] went down/came down = tu es
descendent descendu
We went down/came down = nous sommes
descendu
They [Masculine | Femenine] went down/came
down = ils/elles sont descendu
I came down Je suis descendu
He came down il est descendu
Rule: French Diving into the PAST tre To Stay
(and one more which is neither coming nor going, rester to stay
I stayed Je suis rest

I am stayed
how long did you stay? combien de temps tes vous rest
How long are you stayed combien de temps es tu rest
we didn't stay long, we left right after dinner nous ne sommes pas rest longtemps, nous
We are not stayed long, we are left after dinner sommes parti juste aprs le diner
and we went to the cinema Et nous sommes all au cinma
and we are gone to the cinema
And we came home [re-entered] very late Et nous sommes rentr trs tard
(6) 1.38
(monter expresses any motion up:
bringing up,
Carrying up etc.
In any sense except "going up", "coming up", monter uses avoir. This also applies to descendre)
My suitcase Ma valise
the bellboy went up and he brought up my Le garcon est mont et il a mont ma
suitcase valise
he came down il est descendu
and he brought down my suitcase et il a mont ma valise

(7) 6.14 Lever
To lift up [PAST TENSE] lev
To lift up [lever] Lifted up [lev]

[Visualise by having level UP in mind]
I lift up = je lve I lifted up = Je suis lev
He/She/it lifted up = il/elle/a est lev
He/she/it lift up = il/elle/a leva You [Formal] lifted up = vous tes lev
You [Formal] lift up = vous levez You [informal] lifted up = tu es lev
You [informal] lift up= tu leves We lifted up = nous sommes lev
We lift up= nous levons They [Masculine | Femenine] lifted up = ils/elles
They [Masculine | Femenine] lift up= ils/elles levent sont lev
I'm lifting it up je le lve
I'm getting up | I am lifting[myself] up Je me lve
we are getting up | We are lifting[ourselves] up Nous nous lve
you're getting up | You are lifting [yourself] up Vous vous lve [Formal]
Tu te lve [Informal]
he is getting up | He is lifting [himself ]up Il se lve
they are getting up | They are gett lifting ing Ils/ells se lve
[themselves] up
she is getting up | She is lifting [herself] up Elle se lve
everybody is getting up | Everybody is lifting Tout le mond se lve
[oneself] up
nobody is getting up | nobody is lifting up Personne se lve
it is getting up | it is lifting [itself] up a se lve
heavy lourd
I am sorry but I cannot lift it up because it's too je suis dsol mais
heavy Je ne peux pas le lve up parce que cest trop
lourd
Will you lift it up please? Voulez vous le lve s'il vous plait
Veux tu le lve sil tu plait
can you lift it up? Pouvaiz vous le lever

Peux tu le lever
Rule: French Usage of Pronoun in positive command
There is only one time when pronoun comes after, its a positive command or positive imperative
lift it up! Lever le
don't lift it up, it is very heavy Ne le lve pas cest trop lourd
I'm getting up | I am lifting[myself] up Je me lve
get up please! Levez vous s'il vous plait
Leves tu sil tu plait
don't get up Ne vous levez pas
Ne tu leves pas
Dont get up remain seated Ne vous levez pas restez ici
Dont bother Ne vous derangez pas
I'm going to get [myself] up soon Je vais me lever bientt
we are going to get [ourselves] up soon Nous allons nous lever bientt
one is going to get [oneself] up On vas se lever
(8) 2.12 Dpcher

To hurry [PAST TENSE] dpch
To Hurry [dpcher] Hurried [dpch]

[Visualise by having level UP in mind]
I hurry= je dpche I hurried = Je suis dpch
He/she/it hurry= il/elle/a dpche He/She/it hurried = il/elle/a est dpch
You [Formal] hurry= vous dpchez You [Formal] hurried = vous tes dpch
You [informal] hurry= tu dpches You [informal] hurried = tu es dpch
We lift up= nous dpchons We hurried = nous sommes dpch
They [Masculine | Femenine] lift up= ils/elles They [Masculine | Femenine] hurried = ils/elles
dpchent sont dpch
I asked you Je ai vous demand
I have asked you Je ai te demand
I'm hurrying | I am hurrying [myself] | I dispatch je me dpche
[myself]
to be in a hurry tre press
I'm in a hurry | I am in a hurry | I am [pressed for Je suis press
time]
I'm hurrying because I am in a hurry Je me dpche parce que je suis press
we are hurrying because we are in a hurry Nous nous dpchons parce que nous
sommes press
hurry up because we are in a hurry Dpchez vous parce que on est press
Dpches tu parce que on est press
(9) 4.02
To ask
I'm asking you Je vous demande
je te demande
I was asking you je vous demandais
je te demandais
I asked you Je vous ai demand
I have asked you Je te ai demand
To call appeler
To call back Rappeler

rappell
To Call back [Rappeler] Called back [rappell]
I call back= je rappelle I called back = jai | Je ai rappell
He/She/it/one call back= il/elle/a rappelle He/She/it called back = il/elle/a a rappell
You [Formal] call back= vous rappelez
You [informal] call back = tu rappeles You [Formal] called back = vous avez
We call back = nous rappelons rappell
They [Masculine | Femenine] call back = Ils/elles You [informal] called back = tu as rappell
rappelent We called back = nous avons rappell
They [Masculine | Femenine] called back =
Ils/elles ont rappell
Will you call me back Voulais vous me rappeler
Voulais tu me rappeler
I call you back later | I am calling you back later Je vous rappelle plus tard
Je tu rappelle plus tard
I call you back tomorrow Je vous rappelle demain
Je tu rappelle demain
I'm going to call you back | I am going to call Je vais vous rappeler
you back
I will call you back Je vous rappellerai
To remember
I remember | I recall [to myself] Je me rappelle
I don't remember Je ne me rappelled pas
to ask
I'm asking you | I ask you Je vous demande
Je te demande
I ask myself | I wonder Je me demande
To ask oneself | [To Wonder]
I was wondering why Je me demandais pourquoi
Rule: French [to be] tre Diving into the Past for Reflexive Verbs
(10) 3.53
(reflexive verbs always dive from the tre tower)
Reflexive verbs meaning
I [myself] je me suis
You [yourself]
We [ourselves]
We have to use tre tower when diving for reflexive verbs
Usage of Reflexive verbs with [To be = tre] Diving into the Past
I [myself] = Je me suis
He/She/it [himself/herself/itself] = il/elle/a se est
You [Formal] [Yourself] = vous vous tes
You [informal] [Yourself] = tu te es
We [ourselves] = nous nous sommes
They [Masculine | Femenine] [themselves] = ils/elles se sont
I lifted it up Je le lev
I got up | I lifted [myself] up Je me suis lev
(this applies even when you make a non-
reflexive verb reflexive)
To tell Dire
[PAST TENSE] dit
To ask [myself] [Demander] Asked [myself]/ Wondered [demand]

I [myself] = Je me suis demande I [myself] = Je me suis demand
He/She/it [himself/herself/itself] = il/elle/a se He/She/it [himself/herself/itself] = il/elle/a
est demande se est demand
You [Formal] [Yourself] = vous vous tes You [Formal] [Yourself] = vous vous tes
demande demand
You [informal] [Yourself] = tu te es demande You [informal] [Yourself] = tu te es demand
We [ourselves] = nous nous sommes demande We [ourselves] = nous nous sommes
They [Masculine | Femenine] [themselves] = ils/elles demand
se sont demande They [Masculine | Femenine] [themselves] =
ils/elles se sont demand
I say to myself | I tell [myself] Je me dis

I have told you Je te ai dit
I told [myself]| I said to [myself] Je me suis dit
I said to myself that it cannot be done that way Je me suis dit que a ne peut pas fait comme
a
I'm hurrying | I am hurrying [myself] je me dpche
I was hurrying Je me dpchais
I hurried Je me suis dpch
I am hurried [myself]
we hurried nous nous sommes dpch
We are hurried [ourselves]
I wondered why Je me suis demand pourquoi
I asked [myself] Why
Rule: French The Subjunctive Tense
(11) 3.42
(the subjunctive tense isn't used as much in English as much as in French,
E.g;
You must be here.
[English Equv.] It is absolutely necessary that you be here.
The subjunctive expresses doubt or uncertainty. It is always used after certain expressions
implying doubt e.g.
c'est ncessaire que, il faut que)
It is necessary that Cest ncessaire que
Il ncessaire que
-OR-
il faut que
Rule: French il faut que je vous demande
(12) 3.12 il faut que je te demande
I must ask you

I must speak French il faut que je parl franais
I must stay here il faut que je reste ici
Rule: French it is necessary that Usage of W-ing Tense with these type of sentences
Usage of W-ing Tense
THIS IS NOT CLEAR PLEASE RE-DO THE

FOLLOWING
[11-12-13 Tracks]
(All -er verbs are the same as the present in the short box.
In the long box, they end -ions -iez)
I must stay il faut que je reste
you must say il faut que vous ditez
il faut que tu dites
we must leave now il faut que nous partions maintenant

you must start now il faut que vous commenciez maintenant
il faut que tu commenais maintenant
we must stay here il faut que nous restions ici
he must stay il faut que il restait
(13) 4.57 Je parle
I'm speaking | I am speaking | I speak
I'm leaving | I am leaving | I leave Je pars
Rule: French Pronounciations
(So in the short box, -er verbs sound the final consonant and non -er verbs don't. In subjunctive,
all verbs sound the final consonant in the short box, following the form of "they")
it is necessary that I leave Il faut que je part
I must wait
I must finish Il faut que je
we must finish Il faut que nous finissions
you must finish Il faut que vous finissiez
it is necessary that you put it on the table here Il faut que vous le mettriez sur la table ici
he must put it here Il faut que il mette
I must tell you Il faut que je vous dis
I must read it Il faut que je le lis
I must write to you Il faut que je vous ecriv
you must write to me Il faut que vous me ecriviez
Rule: French
(14) 4.28
(in English, whenever you say "I want you to" or "do you want me to", in French you say "I want
that you..." followed by the subjunctive)
I want you to stay here with me Je veux que vous restiez ici avec moi
[French Equv.] I want [that] you stay here with
me
What do you want me to tell you? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez que je vous dis
[French Equv.] What do you want [that] I tell Qu'est-ce que tu veux que je te dis
you
I would like you to tell me Je voudrais que vous me disiez
Je voudrais que te me disiez
I want you to read it Je veux que vous lisiez

[French Equv.] I want that you read it
I want you to write to me Je veux que vous me criviez
[French Equv.] I want that you write me
they come | They are coming Ils/elles viennent
Do you want me to come with you? Voulez vous que je viens avec vous/toi
[French Equv.] Do you want that I come with veux tu que je
you
At what time do you want me to leave? quelle heure voulez vous que je part
[French Equv.] At what time do you want that I
leave
Where do you want me to put it? O voulez vous que je le met
[French Equv.] Where do you want that I put it O veux tu que je le mett
they take ils/elles prennent
[Pronounced as prenn]
Do you want me to take it? Voulez vous que je le prendre
[French Equv.] Do you want me that I take it Veux tu que je le prendre
Rule: French Subjunctive Forms
(15) 8.22
(there are four one-syllable exceptions, where "they" is not the key to the subjunctive)
Ont = have = To have
Sont= are = To be
Vont= going = To go
Font= doing = To do
To be Subjunctive To have Subjunctive
que je sois que j'aie

que tu sois que tu aies
qu'il soit qu'il ait
que nous soyons que nous ayons
que vous soyez que vous ayez
qu'ils soient qu'ils aient
To go Subjunctive To do Subjunctive
que j'aille que je fusse

que tu ailles que tu fusses
qu'il aille qu'il ft
que nous allions que nous fussions
que vous alliez que vous fussiez
qu'ils aillent qu'ils fussent
I am Je suis
that I be Que je sois
that we be Que nous je vais
at what time do you want me to be here tonight? quelle heure voulez vous que je sois ici ce
[French Equv.] At what time do you want that I soir
be here tonight
I would like you to be ready Je voudrais que vous soyez es prt
[French Equv.] I would like that you are ready Je voudrais que tu sois es prt
I have j'aie
that I have que j'aie
that we have que nous ayons
to be - Subjunctive sois | sois | soit
Soyons
Soyez | soient
to have - Subjunctive aie | aies | ait
ayons
ayez | aient
To go - Subjunctive aille | ailles | aille
allions
alliez | aillent
To do - Subjunctive Fusse | fusses | ft
Fussions
Fussiez | fussent
To know - Subjunctive Sache | saches | sache
sachions
Sachiez | sachent
I go je vais
that I go que je aille
There il y a
Over there La ba
do you want me to go there with you? voulez vous que j'aille la avec vous
Do you want that I go there with you veux tu que je aille avec toi
at what time do you want me to go there? quelle heure voulez vous que j'aille la ba
At what time do you want that I go there
that we go que nous allions
that you go que vous alliez
que tu ailles
I would like you to go there with me Je voudrais que vous alliez la ba avec moi
I would like that you go there with me Je voudrais que tu ailles la ba avec moi
to be
to have
to go
that I do que je fusse
that we do que nous fussions
What do you want? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez?
Qu'est-ce que tu veux?
what do you want me to do? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez que je fusse
What do you want that I do Qu'est-ce que tu veux que je fusse
what do you want me to tell you? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez que je vous dis
What do you want that I tell you Qu'est-ce que tu veux que je te dis
why don't you want me to do it? Pourquoi ne voulez vous pas que je le fusse
Why dont you want that I do it Pourquoi ne veux tu pas que je le fusse
what do you want me to tell him? Qu'est-ce que vous voulez que je lui dis
What do you want that I tell him Qu'est-ce que tu veux que je lui dis
I don't want you to do it Je ne veux pas que vous le fussiez
I dont want that you do it
Rule: French
(16) 2.59
(two more exceptions: savoir becomes sache, sachions, sachiez)
To Know Subjunctive can/may/might be able to
Subjunctive
que je sache
que tu saches que je puisse
qu'il sache que tu puisse
que nous sachions qu'il puisse
que vous sachiez que nous puissions
qu'ils sachent que vous puissiez
qu'ils puissent
It is necessary | I must Il faut que
I must know it Il faut que je le sache
It is necessary that I know it
we must know it Il faut que nous le sachions
It is necessary that we know it
I would like you to know it Je voudrais que vous le sachiez
I would like that you know it Je voudrais que tu le saches
Rule: French
(the other is pouvoir which becomes puisse.

This comes from the old form puis, only used now in the question puis-je? "can I, may I?")
May I | Can I Je puis
Can I see it | May I see it Puis je le voir
it's very important that he may see it c'est trs important que il puisse le voir
It is necessary that he may see I t Il faut que il puisse le voir
To come with us venir avec nous
I hope that he may [might be able to] come with J'espre que il puisse venir avec nous
us
Rule: French Usage of Avant que- Diving into the PAST
(17) 2.22
(past subjunctive is very easy - just use avant que..., or:)
Before avant
After aprs
before I leave Avant que je part
Before [that] I leave
Before I tell you Avant que je vous dis
Before [that] I tell you
Before I do it Avant que je le fusse
Before [that] I do it
I left Je suis parti
I am left
before I left Avant que je sois parti
before we start Avant que nous commenions
before we started Avant que nous soyons commenc
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COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!!!
Most Common Verbs
To hear Entendre
To Touch Toucher
To kiss Embrasser
To feel Sentir
To see Voir
To live Vivre
To love Adore
To like Aimer
To hug Caliner
To kiss Embrasser
To Talk Parler
To speak Parler
To read lire
To write Ecrire
To hear Entender
To understand Comprendre
To study Etudier
To practice Entraiment
To learn Apprendre
To think Penser | Croire
To organise Organiser
To watch Regarder
To answer Repondre
To send Envoyer
To receive Recevoir
To spell Epeler
To teach Enseigner
To cook Cuisiner
To know Savoir | Connatraire
To arrive Arriver
To go Aller
To trust
To believe croire
Disc # 1/2 French Builder Course -
*I want... Je veux...
I want that Je veux a
I want to have it Je veux l'avoir
I want to have that Je veux avoir a
*I would like... Je voudrais...
...to see it/him/her ...le/la voir
...very much like to see her ...beaucoup la
voir
*I must... Je dois...
...speak with her/him ...parler avec elle/lui
...talk to him/her ...lui parler
*I like, I love... J'aime
...to do it ...le faire
(You could say Je voudrais aller l for "I
would like to go there", but it is much better to
use y. y means "to it" or "there" and as a
pronoun comes before the verb. You can push
the -s of je voudrais into y aller)
I am going to go there Je vais y aller
I am going there J'y vais
*sometimes *quelquefois
once, twice, three times une fois, deux fois,
trois fois
for the first/last time pour la
premire/dernire fois
for the next time pour la prochaine fois
I go there sometimes J'y vais quelquefois
...but not often ...mais pas souvent
very often / not very often trs souvent / pas
trs souvent
...but not very often ...mais pas trs souvent
*It's rare C'est rare
It isn't very interesting Ce n'est pas trs
intressant
(You can push the -s of trs into intressant)
*besides... d'ailleurs...
...I don't like to do it ...je n'aime pas le faire
*It is too far C'est trop loin
It is very far C'est trs loin
It is very far from here C'est trs loin d'ici
And besides, it's too far from here Et
d'ailleurs, c'est trop loin d'ici
Is it far from here? / How far is it from here?
C'est loin d'ici?
It's not far Ce n'est pas loin
*It is near C'est prs
It is near here (near from here) C'est prs
d'ici
*to go on foot / to walk aller pied
You can go on foot / walk Vous pouvez aller
pied
It is too far to walk there C'est trop loin pour
y aller pied
(When "to"in English means "in order to" you
use pour followed by the verb)
You can take a taxi Vous pouvez prendre un
taxi
One must go there by car (in car) On doit y
aller en voiture
(p9)
(You can push the t of doit into y aller)
One can / must take a taxi to go there On peut
/ doit prendre un taxi pour y aller
(Track 2, 6.49)
*It's all right (it goes, it is going) a va
It's fine, it's going fine C'est bien, a va bien
It's all right that way / like that a va bien
comme a
It's better C'est mieux
It's going better now a va mieux
maintenant
Everything is going better now Tout va mieux
maintenant
It's going much better that way / like that a
va beaucoup mieux comme a
What do you prefer? Qu'est-ce que vous
prfrez?
I prefer it like that Je le prfre comme a
I like it... Je l'aime
...that way ...comme a
...better that way ...mieux comme a
...much better that way ...beaucoup mieux
comme a
I don't like to go there now Je n'aime pas y
aller maintenant
*really vraiment
I don't really like it Je ne l'aime pas vraiment
I don't really like to go there Je n'aime pas
vraiment y aller, vraiment je n'aime pas y
aller
not really pas vraiment
(vraiment means "really" or "truly". vrai
means "true"; c'est vrai means "it's true"; Ah
vraiment? means "Is that so?")
(p10)
*at any rate (in all case)... en tout cas...
...not tonight ...pas ce soir
...because I am too tired ...parce que je suis
trop fatigu(e)
I prefer (to stay) staying here Je prfre
rester ici
I like better staying here J'aime mieux rester
ici
*I don't feel like... Je n'ai pas envie de
...going out ...sortir
(avoir envie de means "to feel like
something". A noun or an adjective needs de
if it is followed by verb)
I don't feel like... Je n'ai pas envie de
...doing it ...le faire
...seeing it ...le voir
...staying here ...rester ici
I don't feel like... Je n'ai pas envie d'
...going to see it ...aller le voir
...going there tonight ...y aller ce soir
I really feel like going to the movies tonight J'ai
vraiment envie d'aller au cinma ce soir
I feel like seeing this picture J'ai envie de voir
ce film
I feel like going to see this picture J'ai envie
d'aller voir ce film
*It appears, it seems Il parat
It appears that it is very interesting Il parat
que s'est trs intressant
It appears that it is a very interesting picture Il
parat que c'est un film trs intressant
I feel like seeing it J'ai envie de le voir
(p11)
*It interests me a m'intresse
It interests me very much a m'intresse
beaucoup
It doesn't interest me a ne m'intresse pas
*not at all pas du tout
It doesn't interest me at all a ne m'intresse
pas du tout
*I find it, I think it is... Je le trouve
...very interesting ...trs intressant
What do you think? (What is it that you think?)
Qu'est-ce que vous pensez?
What do you think of it? Qu'est-ce que vous
en pensez?
In my opinion... A mon avis
...one/we can go there ...on peut y aller
...we can go there ...nous pouvons y aller
(on meaning "one" is very often used for "we"
instead of the nous form)
(Track 3, 8.15)
*It is worth the trouble a vaut la peine
It is worth doing it a vaut la peine de le
faire
It is not worth doing it a ne vaut pas la
peine de le faire
It is not worth going there a ne vaut pas la
peine d'y aller
(For "It's not worth it" you can also say Ce
n'est pas la peine)
*I think/believe that... Je crois que
...it's worth it a vaut la peine
Perhaps tomorrow night... Peut-tre demain
soir
le voir
*perhaps peut-tre
But perhaps not tonight Mais peut-tre pas
ce soir
...it's worth going there to see it ...a vaut la
peine d'y aller
(p12)
...if you like ...si vous voulez
...if you feel like doing it ...si vous avez envie

de le faire
(You can push the z of avez into envie)
*It appeals to me, it pleases me, I like it a me
plat
I would like to have it because I like it Je
voudrais l'avoir parce que a me plat
It pleases me very much a me plat
beaucoup
It pleases you? Do you like it? a vous plat?
(plat as in s'il vous plat meaning "please",
literally "if it pleases you")
You want it? Vous le voulez?
Do you want it? (Is it that you want it?) Est-ce
que vous le voulez?
You want to have it? Vous voulez l'avoir?
(Forming a question: The simplest way of
forming a question is to say a statement in a
question in tone. Another easy way is to put
Est-ce que "is it that..." at the beginning of
a statement)
*You want some of it? Vous en voulez?
You want to have some of it? Vous voulez en
avoir?
How much of it do you want? Combien en
voulez-vous?
I want some J'en veux
I don't want any Je n'en veux pas
I don't want any more of it Je n'en veux plus
(en means "of it"; it is a pronoun and comes
before the verb)
*too bad, so what tant pis
tant means "so much", pis means "worse",
literally "so much the worse")
(p13)
*so much the better tant mieux
so much the better for me tant mieux pour
moi
so much the worse for you tant pis pour vous
*How much is it? Combien c'est? C'est
combien?
How much is it worth? Combien a vaut?
It's not worth much (big thing) a ne vaut pas
grand-chose
I like it very much a me plat beaucoup
*I must have it Je dois l'avoir
*How much do I owe you? Combien je vous
dois?
(Je dois means both "I must" and "I owe")
*I don't like it a ne me plat pas
Do you like it? a vous plat?
Does it appeal to you, do you like it? (Is it that
you like it?) Est-ce que a vous plat?
I don't like doing it a ne me plat pas de le
faire
*I am very glad... Je suis trs content
*...to see you ...de vous voir
*I am very happy... Je suis trs heureux...

...to see you ...de vous voir
...to arrange it for you ...de l'arranger pour
vous
*fortunately, happily heureusement
Fortunately it will be possible to do it
Heureusement a sera possible de le faire
(p14)
*unfortunately malheureusement
But unfortunately I can't do it today Mais
malheureusement je ne peux pas le faire
aujourd'hui
I cannot do it Je ne peux pas le faire
I cannot do anything... Je ne peux rien
faire
...but possibly tomorrow ...mais
possiblement demain
*If it is all right with you (if it goes to you) Si a
vous va
(Track 4, 6.27)
*there is, there are... Il y a...
*There are many people Il y a beaucoup de
monde
(le monde means "world", as in tout le
monde "everybody", literally "all the world")
Everybody is there Tout le monde est l
There are too many people Il y a trop de
monde
*There is a message for you Il y a un
message pour vous
There are no messages Il n'y a pas de
messages
Are there any messages? Est-ce qu'il y a des
messages?
*Nothing today Rien aujourd'hui
Nothing any more Plus rien
There is nothing any more Il n'y a plus rien
*I would like to leave a message Je voudrais
laisser un message
Can I leave a message? Est-ce que je peux
laisser un message? Je peux laisser un
message?
(laisser means "to leave" or "to leave behind")
(p15)
*I am looking for it... Je le cherche
...everywhere ...partout
I see it everywhere Je le vois partout
I'm looking for it everywhere but... Je le
cherche partout mais
...I cannot find it ...je ne peux pas le trouver
(chercher means "to look for" or "to search",
as in chercher la femme, "to look for the
woman")
*I don't know where it is Je ne sais pas o
c'est
*Look! It's there Regardez! C'est l
It's over there C'est l-bas
(regarder means "to look"; chercher means
"to look for")
*I know where it is (emphasising I) Moi, je sais
o c'est
(Use moi to emphasise "I". In English, for
emphasis, we raise our voice instead)
*Will you bring it? Voulez-vous l'apporter?
Will you bring it to me? Voulez-vous me
l'apporter?
I'm bringing it Je l'apporte
I'm bringing it to you Je vous l'apporte
(apporter means "to bring"; porter means "to
carry" and also "to wear")
*of course bien sr
*naturally naturellement
(aller + chercher means "to get", so je vais
le chercher doesn't mean "I'm going to look
for it", but "I'm going to get it". "I will look for
it" is je le chercherai)
(p16)
*I know where it is and I am going to get it Je
sais o c'est et je vais le chercher
*I must hurry (I must dispatch myself) Je dois
me dpcher
I am going to hurry Je vais me dpcher
Will you hurry? Voulez-vous vous dpcher?
*I am in a hurry, I am pressed for time Je suis
press
I'm very much in a hurry Je suis trs press
I must hurry because... Je dois me dpcher
parce que
...I am very pressed for time ...je suis trs
press
(Track 5, 13.52)
*There is a lot of... Il y a beaucoup de
...traffic ...circulation
It is going to take a very long time... a va
prendre trs longtemps
...to get there ...pour y arriver
*late en retard
I am going to be late Je vais tre en retard
I will be there late Je serai l / J'y serai en
retard
I will be there in a few minutes Je serai l
dans quelques minutes
(In French there is a difference between "late"
meaning "belated" as in Je suis en retard and
"late" as in "It is too late" C'est trop tard)
*something quelque chose
Is there something for me? Est-ce qu'il y a
quelque chose pour moi?
No, there isn't anything Non, il n'y a rien
What do you have for me? Qu'est-ce que
vous avez pour moi?
(p17)
*something to... quelque chose
Do you have something to eat? Est-ce que
vous avez quelque chose manger?
I have something to tell you J'ai quelque
chose vous dire
I have many things to do J'ai beaucoup de
choses faire
I have nothing to do now Je n'ai rien faire
maintenant
Nothing doing Rien faire
*It doesn't matter (It doesn't do anything) a
ne fait rien
It isn't very important to do it a n'est pas
trs important de le faire
It doesn't have much importance a n'a pas
beaucoup d'importance
*It gives me pleasure (it makes me pleasure)
a me fait plaisir
I'm very pleased... Ca me fait grand plaisir...
...to see you ...de vous voir
...to do it for you ...de le faire pour vous
It will give me great pleasure to see you, I am
looking forward to seeing you a me fera
grand plaisir de vous voir
I am tired Je suis fatigu
I am exhausted Je suis puis
I must rest (I must rest myself) Je dois me
reposer
I am going to have a rest (rest myself) Je vais
me reposer
*There is much noise Il y a beaucoup de
bruit
There is too much noise Il y a trop de bruit
One is making too much noise On fait trop de
bruit
It makes too much noise a fait trop de bruit
It disturbs me (It deranges me) a me
drange
(p18)
It disturbs me very much a me drange
beaucoup
It doesn't disturb me a ne me drange pas
It doesn't disturb me at all a ne me drange
pas du tout
It annoys me a m'ennuie
It doesn't annoy me a ne m'ennuie pas
*I have the impression that... J'ai l'impression
qu'...
...she doesn't want it ...elle ne le veut pas
...she doesn't want to do it ...elle ne veut pas
le faire
I want to do it but I won't do it today... Je veux
le faire mais je ne le ferai pas
aujourd'hui
...because I am too busy to (in order to) do it
today ...parce que je suis trop occup pour
le faire aujourd'hui
(You can push the p of trop into occup)
*It seems (me) that... Il me semble qu'...
...she doesn't feel like going there ...elle n'a
pas envie d'y aller
*In my opinion... A mon avis
...I agree (I am in accord) with you ...je suis
d'accord avec vous
It's OK C'est d'accord
OK, agreed D'accord
*It interests me a great deal a m'intresse
beaucoup
It interests me enormously a m'intresse
normment
But unfortunately it doesn't interest me at all
Mais malheureusement a ne m'intresse
pas du tout
*I dont think (believe) that... Je ne crois pas
qu'
...he is going to be there this afternoon ...il va
tre l cet aprs-midi
(p19)
(aprs means "after" and midi means "mid-
day" or "noon"; midi means "at noon")
*...but we will see ...mais on verra
I don't know if I can do it but we will see Je ne
sais pas si je peux le faire mais on verra
It won't be possible to do it this way Ce ne
sera pas possible de le faire comme a
I don't think so, I don't believe it Je ne le crois
pas
I don't think so Je ne le pense pas
Are you sure? tes-vous sr? / Vous tes
sr? / Est-ce que vous tes sr?
Of course Bien sr, naturellement
Of course I'm sure Bien sr je suis sr
Look! Regardez!
It's on the table C'est sur la table
sr means "sure" and sur means "on")
Will you put it... Voulez-vous le mettre
...under the table? ...sous la table?
...on the floor (terra, land)? ...par terre?
It's on the floor C'est par terre
I'm going to put it on the floor Je vais le
mettre par terre
Will you put it there on the floor? Voulez-vous
le mettre l par terre?
(Track 6, 10.04)
*We have to / must go there Nous devons y
aller, C'est ncessaire d'y aller
*One / we must... Il faut
...go there now ...y aller maintenant
...go there right away ...y aller tout de suite
(p20)
(You can push the t of faut into the vowel
sound at the beginning of y aller)
I would like to have it right away Je voudrais
l'avoir tout de suite
I must have it straightaway Il me faut l'avoir
tout de suite, Je dois l'avoir tout de suite
*One / We must not... Il ne faut pas
...buy it ...l'acheter
We must not buy it... On ne doit pas
l'acheter
...because it's too expensive ...parce que
c'est trop cher
I need this book, that's all Il me faut ce livre,
c'est tout
*That's all (that)... C'est tout ce que
...I want ...je veux
...you want ...vous voulez
That's all I need (all that is necessary to me)
Oui, c'est tout ce qu'il me faut
Do you need anything else? Est'ce qu'il vous
faut autre chose?
No thank you Non merci
That will be all a sera tout
Will you show me? Voulez-vous me montrer?
*Will you let me (made me) see? Voulez-vous
me faire voir?
I am going to show you something else Je vais
vous faire voir autre chose
I can show you something else Je peux vous
faire voir autre chose
Will you show me what you have? Voulez-
vous me faire voir ce que vous avez?
*Will you let me (make me) know? Voulez-
vous me faire savoir?
I will let you (make you) know tomorrow Je
vous ferai savoir demain
(p21)
I am going to let you know tomorrow Je vais
vous faire savoir demain
Will you let me know... Voulez-vous me faire
savoir
...at what time it will be ready? ... quelle
heure a sera prt?
...at what time it is going to be ready? ...
quelle heure a va tre prt?
*to find out (to enquire oneself) se renseigner
to teach enseigner
enquiries window le guichet de
renseignements
I'm going to find out Je vais me renseigner
Will you find out? Voulez-vous vous
renseigner?
I need (I have need of) information J'ai besoin
d'un renseignement
I need some information Il me faut des
renseignements
I must find out... Je dois me renseigner...
...and I will let you know tomorrow ...et je
vous ferai savoir demain
...and I am going to let you know tomorrow
...et je vais vous faire savoir demain
*to be able to pouvoir
the power le pouvoir
He does not have the power to do it Il n'a pas
le pouvoir de le faire
He cannot do it Il ne peut pas le faire
I cannot do it Je ne peux pas le faire
I am not going to be able to do it Je ne vais
pas pouvoir le faire
I will be able to do it Je pourrai le faire
I will not be able to do it Je ne pourrai pas le
faire
(In the future tense, pouvoir contracts. Other
verbs ending in -oir are similar in the future
tense: voir (je verrai), savoir (je saurai),
devoir (je devrai) and so on)
I won't be able to find it here Je ne pourrai
pas le trouver ici
(p22)
*Do you have any (of it)? En avez-vous? Est-
ce que vous en avez?
No, I don't have any (of it) Non, je n'en ai pas
*There is / are some (of it) Il y en a
There is / are still some, there is / are still some
left Il y en a encore
I don't have any more (of it) Je n'en ai plus
There is / are no more (of it) (We're out of it) Il
n'y en a plus
There isn't / aren't any (of it) Il n'y en a pas
*I'm sorry... Je regrette, Je suis dsol...
...but the aren't any more of it ...mais il n'y
en a plus
(Track 7, 8.13) Comment vas-tu
*How are you? (How are you going?)
Comment allez-vous?
I'm fine (going well). And you? Je vais bien
merci. Et vous?
I'm / It's fine, I'm / It's all right a va bien
*I get by, I manage, I am managing Je me
dbrouille
I get by in French Je me dbrouille en
franais
I will manage, I will find a way (to do
something) Je me dbrouillerai
I don't know how but... Je ne sais pas
comment mais
...I am going to manage ...je vais me
dbrouiller
(You use de after demander, dire and
decider if they are followed by a full
(infinitive) verb)
*I am going to decide to... Je vais dcider
de
I am going to decide to do it Je vais dcider
de le faire
I cannot decide to do it Je ne peux pas
dcider de le faire
(p23)
I'm going to ask him / her Je vais lui
demander
I'm going to ask them Je vais leur demander
I'm going to ask him / her... Je vais lui
demander
...if he can / if she can do it ...s'il peut / si elle
peut le faire
...to come with us ...de venir avec nous
*I wodld like to ask you... Je voudrais vous
demander de
...to come with us ... venir avec nous
*Will you tell him / her... Voulez-vous lui dire
d'
...to wait? ...attendre?
Will you ask him / her to call me later? Voulez-
vous lui demander de m'appeler plus
tard?
I think that he will decide to do it Je crois qu'il
va dcider de le faire
I am decided / determined to do it immediately
Je suis dcid de le faire tout de suit
to try, to try on essayer
*I would like... Je voudrais
I would like to try it on Je voudrais l'essayer
May I? Puis-je...?
May I see it? Puis-je le voir?
Can I see it? Est-ce que je peux le voir?
Is it all right? May I? (You permit?) Vous
permettez?
(You use de after essayer and oublier if a
verb follows)
*I am going to try... Je vais essayer de
I don't know if I can do it... Je ne sais pas si je
peux le faire
...but I am going to try to do it ...mais je vais
essayer de le faire
(p24)
*I am not going to forget... Je ne vais pas
oublier de
...to tell you ...vous dire
...to give it to you ...vous le donner
...to give it to him / her ...le lui donner
(When there are two l- words, as in le lui and
le leur, le comes before the pronoun
beginning with l-. When there is only one l-
words, all other pronouns such as me, te,
nous, vous come before le)
I would like to give it to you Je voudrais vous
le donner
I would like to give it to him / her Je voudrais
le lui donner
I'm not going to forget... Je ne vais pas
oublier de
I won't forget... Je n'oublierai pas de
...to give it to him / her ...le lui donner
(Track 8, 5.51)
*I really feel like doing it... J'ai vraiment envie
de le faire
...but I don't know if I can do it ...mais je ne
sais pas si je peux le faire
*I will / I am going to try to do it J'essayerai /
Je vais essayer de le faire
She would like to try on the dress Elle
voudrait essayer la robe
He would like to try it on Il voudrait l'essayer
*Is it worth going there? Est-ce que a vaut
la peine d'y aller? a vaut la peine d'y
aller?
It's not worth doing it a ne vaut pas la
peine de le faire
One / We can go there now if you want On
peut y aller maintenant si vous voulez
(p25)
(You can push the t of peut into y aller)
*Will you ask him / her to wait for me? Voulez-
vous lui demander de m'attendre?
Will you tell him / her to wait for me? Voulez-
vous lui dire de m'attendre?
Will you come with me? Do you want to come
with me? Voulez-vous venir avec moi?
*Yes, certainly Oui, certainement
*I would like to Je voudrais bien
I want to Je veux bien
Agreed, certainly D'accord, certainement
Gladly Volontiers
You are very nice Vous tes trs gentil
It's very nice of you C'est trs gentil de
votre part
*OK? Is it OK? D'accord? C'est d'accord?
Does it agree with you? (It goes with you?) Is it
OK with you? a vous va?
Is it all right with you? (It convenes with you?)
a vous convient?
It's all right with me a me convient
It's going well a va bien
It's not all right with me, it's not convenient for
me a ne me convient pas
I like that J'aime a
It pleases me a me plat
It's a good idea C'est une bonne ide
I like that idea J'aime cette ide
That is a good idea a c'est une bonne ide
Disc # 2/2 French Builder Course -
(76.06)
(Track 1, 3.27, p26)

*I like... J'aime...
I like very much... J'aime beaucoup
I like very much to travel, I very much like
travelling J'aime beaucoup voyager
*to spend time passer le temps
to spend the weekend passer le weekend
I think (believe) that I am going to spend my
vacation Je crois que je vais passer mes
vacances
...first in France ...d'abord en France
...and then / later in Italy ...et puis / plus tard
en Italie
*I plan on... Je pense
(penser means "to think" and also "to plan")
I plan on leaving (think to leave) soon Je
pense partir bientt
When do you plan on leaving (think to leave)?
Quand pensez-vous partir?
How long do you plan on staying? Combien de
temps pensez-vous rester?
I plan on leaving Monday Je pense partir
lundi
I plan on leaving next Monday Je pense partir
lundi prochain
(Days of the week: Most of the Days of the
week are named after Latin and Greek gods
and the planets:)
(Track 2, 3.46)
*Monday lundi (moon's day, from lune "moon"
and dies "day" in Latin)
*Tuesday mardi (Mars' day)
(p27)
next Tuesday, Tuesday morning mardi
prochain, mardi matin
*Wednesday mercredi (Mercury's day)
next Wednesday, Wednesday evening
mercredi prochain, mercredi soir
*Thursday jeudi (Jove's day)
*Friday vendredi (Venus' day)
*Saturday samedi (sabbath day)
*Sunday dimanche (the Lord's day, from
dominicus "of a lord" in Latin)
Sunday morning dimanche matin
(Months of the year)
*January janvier
in January, in the month of January en janvier,
au mois de janvier
the next month, next month le mois prochain
in a month dans un mois
*February, in the month of February fvrier,
au mois de fvrier
*March, April, May, June, July mars, avril, mai,
juin, juillet
*August, September, October aot,
septembre, octobre
*November, December novembre, dcembre
(Track 3, 3.58)
*I plan on... Je pense
...spending a few weeks in France ...passer
quelques semaines en France
*I expect to, I hope to... J'espre
...spend a few weeks in France ...passer
*I intend to... J'ai l'intention de
...spend a few weeks in France ...passer
I expect/hope to spend several weeks in France
J'espre passer plusieurs semaines en
France
(p28)
I intend to leave next week J'ai l'intention de
partir la semaine prochaine
I will see you / I'm going to see you... Je vous
verrai / Je vais vous voir
...in a week ...dans huit jours
eight days ago il y a huit jours
*I am going to leave... Je vais partir
...in two weeks / in a fortnight ...dans deux
semaines / dans quinze jours
I am going to / I will see... Je vous verrai / Je
vais vous voir...
...in two weeks ...dans quinze jours
We will arrive in two weeks Nous allons
arriver dans quinze jours
(Asking for directions: If you stop a policeman
to ask for directions you will say Pardon
Monsieur. Simply say Pour aller ... "to go
to...", the place you want to go to and s'il
vous plat? "please?". Using a questioning
tone of voice you can even say just the name
and the place and s'il vous plat?)
(Track 4, 4.46)
Excuse me... Pardon Monsieur/
Madame/Mademoiselle...
...(can you tell me) the way to ...pour aller
Place de l'Opra please? ...la Place de
l'Opra s'il vous plat?
...(can you tell me) the way to Lyon / the road
for Lyon? ...pour aller Lyon s'il vous plat?
*Cross the street... Traversez la rue...
*...then you continue / keep going straight
ahead ...puis vous continuez tout droit
...turn left ...vous tournez gauche
...turn right ...vous tournez droite
(p29)
...at the third street you turn right ... la
troisime rue vous tournez droite
*It is on the right side / to your right C'est
votre droite
It is on the left side / to your left C'est votre

gauche
(Note the difference between tout droit
"straight ahead" and droite "on the right".
The t is sounded there)
*It is right in front C'est en face
It is on this side C'est de ce ct
*It is on the other side C'est de l'autre ct
I thank you very much Je vous remercie
beaucoup
Thanks a thousand times / many times Merci
mille fois
*It is this way C'est par ici
You can find it... Vous pouvez le trouver
...this way ...par ici
...that way ...par l
You will find it that way Vous allez le trouver
par l
It is that way C'est par l
It is at the corner C'est au coin
It is on the corner of the road C'est au coin de
la rue
It is not far from here, it is on the corner of the
street Ce n'est pas loin d'ici, c'est au coin
de la rue
It is at the end of the street C'est au bout de
la rue
It is right there at the end of the street C'est
tout de suite l au bout de la rue
It is there, It is over there (there down) C'est
l, C'est l-bas
You can find it over there Vous pouvez le
trouver l-bas
(aussi...que means as...as; aussi by itself
means "also"; non plus means "neither")
(Track 5, 3.21, p30)
Will you ask him... Voulez-vous lui
demander
...to send it to me? ...de me l'envoyer?
*...as quickly as possible? ...aussi vite que
possible?
I will also do it Je le ferai aussi
It pleases me also, I like it also a me plat
aussi
I don't want it Je ne le veux pas
I don't want it any more Je ne le veux plus
Me neither Moi non plus
*Can you do it as soon as possible? Pouvez-
vous le faire aussitt que possible?
Can you be here as quickly as possible?
Pouvez-vous tre ici aussi vite que
possible?
I am going to arrange it for you as quickly as
possible Je vais l'arranger pour vous aussi
vite que possible
*I beg you to... Je vous prie de...

...do it ...le faire
...arrange it for me ...l'arranger pour moi
Will you... Voulez-vous
...do it please? ...le faire s'il vous plat?
...arrange it for me please ...l'arranger pour
moi s'il vous plat?
Will you come with me... Voulez-vous venir
avec moi...
...please? ...s'il vous plat?
...I beg you? ...je vous prie?
(Je vous prie, from prier "to beg" is a more
emphatic form of "please")
(Track 6, 7.46)
*It is... C'est
...terrible ...terrible
...horrible ...horrible
...awful ...affreux
(p31)
I am going to find out (inform myself) Je vais
me renseigner
I must find out Je dois me renseigner
I have just found out (I come from finding out)
Je viens de me renseigner
*Will you try to... *Voulez-vous essayer de
...get it for me? ...l'obtenir pour moi?
I am going to try to... Je vais essayer de
...get it for you ...l'obtenir pour vous
...do it ...de le faire
I am going to take the plane... Je vais prendre
l'avion
...to go (in order to go) to London ...pour aller
Londres
*It works, it functions (it marches) a marche
It works well like that a marche bien
comme a
*It doesn't work a ne marche pas
It doesn't work well a ne marche pas bien
(Use faire for "to have something done")
*I want to get /space have my shirts washed Je
veux faire laver mes chemises
Will you... Voulez-vous...
...have my suit cleaned (made neat)? ...faire
nettoyer mon costume?
...have the dress cleaned? ...faire nettoyer la
robe?
...have it cleaned? ...le faire nettoyer?
...have it repaired? ...le faire rparer?

...have it washed? ...le faire laver?
...have it ironed? ...le faire repasser?
...have him wait, make him wait? ...le faire
attendre?
...have him come up to my room? ...le faire
monter (dans ma chambre)?
...have my luggage taken down? ...faire
descendre mes valises?
(p32)
...have it taken up? ...le faire monter?
...have my breakfast brought up? ...faire
monter mon petit-djeuner?
...have me awakened / woken up tomorrow
morning at eight o'clock? ...me faire rveiller
demain matin huit heures?
...let me know? ...me faire savoir?
(monter means "to go up", "to come up", "to
bring up", "to take up", "to carry up" etc;
descendre means "to go down", "to bring
down", "to take down", "to carry down")
I will let you know Je vous ferai savoir
I am going to let you know Je vais vous faire
savoir
Will you have it changed? Voulez-vous le
faire changer?
Can you show me something else? Pouvez-
vous me montrer autre chose?
Can you show me something else? (Can you
make me see...?) Pouvez-vous me faire voir
autre chose?
*I'm going to have it done (to make it do) Je
vais le faire faire
Will you have it done / made for me? Voulez-
vous le faire faire pour moi?
Will you get (make come) a doctor? Voulez-
vous faire venir un docteur?
Will you get a taxi? Voulez-vous faire venir
un taxi?
Will you call a taxi? Voulez-vous appeler un
taxi?
Will you pass the sugar? Voulez-vous passer
le sucre?
*May I...? Puis-je...?
May I see it? Puis-je le voir?
(If you are reaching out the something, you will
say Vous permettez? "You permit?", "May I?".
Or, if someone says this to you, you will apply
Je vous prie "I beg you" or Je vous en prie "I
beg you of it", "please do")
Will you repair it for me? Voulez-vous le
rparer pour moi?
Will you have it repaired for me? Voulez-vous
le faire rparer pour moi?
(Track 7, 7.00, p33)
Pardon? Pardon me? Excuse me? (When you
want someone to repeat something) Pardon?
Pardon? Pardon me? Excuse me? (How?)
Comment?
Will you repeat it, please? (You are saying?)
Vous dites?
I would like to say it... Je voudrais le dire
...but I don't know how to express it in French
...mais je ne sais pas comment l'exprimer
en franais
I would like to know how to express myself
better in French Je voudrais savoir comment
m'exprimer mieux en franais
*How does one say it in French? How do you
say it...? (How does it say itself?) Comment a
se dit en franais?
I would like to know how it is being said in
French Je voudrais savoir comment a se
dit en franais
Will you / Could you tell me how one says it in
French? Voulez-vous me dire / Pourriez-
vous me dire comment a se dit en
franais?
*How do you spell it in French? (How does it
write itself?) Comment a s'crit en
franais?
I am certain / short that he is going to have a

lot of trouble Je suis certain / sr qu'il va
avoir beaucoup de difficults
(English words ending in -ty: All English words
ending in -ty end in -t in French: "liberty"
libert, "opportunity" opportunit, "facility"
facilit, "difficulty" difficult. Similarly,
English words ending in -em end in -me in
French: "problem" problme, "system"
systme)
(p34)
One is going to have many problems On va
avoir beaucoup de problmes
*to mean vouloir dire
You mean... (You want to say...) Vous voulez
dire...
*I mean... Je veux dire...
That's not what I mean Ce n'est pas ce que
je veux dire
What do you mean? (What do you want to
say?) Qu'est-ce que vous voulez dire?
I don't understand what you mean Ce ne
comprends pas ce que vous voulez dire
*It means... a veut dire...
Will you explain what you mean? Voulez-vous
expliquer ce que vous voulez dire?
Can you explain what that means? Pouvez-
vous expliquer ce que a veut dire?
*What does it mean? Qu'est-ce que a veut
dire?
I don't understand what it means Je ne
comprends pas ce que a veut dire
*Do you want a drink? Voulez-vous prendre

un verre?
Will you have a drink with me? Voulez-vous
prendre un verre avec moi?
As you like Comme vous voulez
If you like, If you want Si vous voulez
I don't care (It is equal to me) a m'est gal
It's not worth insisting a ne vaut pas la
peine d'insister
Why insist? Don't bother insisting Ce n'est
pas la peine d'insister
*It is evident C'est vident
(Track 8, 10.20)
(English words ending in -ly: To form the
equivalent of -ly words in English, in general
you simply add -ment to the adjective in
French - probable, probablement. For all
words ending in -ant and -ent, such as
"evident" and "constant", drop the ending and
add -amment or -emment, e.g.
evidemment, constamment)
*possible, possibly possible, possiblement
comfortable, comfortably confortable,
confortablement
evident, evidently vident, videmment
recent, recently rcent, rcemment
constant, constantly constant, constamment
He is doing it constantly Il le fait
constamment
He is doing the same thing constantly Il fait la
mme chose constamment
not very frequently pas trs frquemment
to frequent, to go often to frquenter
I like to frequent this restaurant J'aime
frquenter ce restaurant
*It doesn't matter (It doesn't do anything) a
ne fait rien
It is all the same to me, I don't care a m'est
gal
Really, Is that so? (Truly?) Vraiment
So much the better Tant mieux
It's much better that way C'est tant mieux
comme a
Too bad, So much the worse, So what? Tant
pis
There are no problems Il n'y a pas de
problmes
I am angry Je suis fch
*evening, day, morning soire, journe,
matine
Thank you for that lovely evening Merci pour
cette agrable soire
to give an evening party donner une soire
(p36)
It is / was a pleasant (agreeable) evening C'est
/ C'tait une soire agreeable
to spend a (whole) day passer une journe
to spend a (whole) morning passer une
matine
*together ensemble
If you want, we can go to the movies together
Si vous voulez nous pouvons / on peut
aller au cinma ensemble
We can drive there by car On peut y aller en
voiture
It is ridiculous C'est ridicule
It is too bad C'est dommage
I thank you Je vous remercie
*It seems to me that... Il me semble que...
...everything is all right (is going well) ...tout
va bien
*at least (at less) au moins
I would like to go there... Je voudrais y aller
...at least I will see what it is ...au moins je
verrai ce que c'est
*specially spcialement
It is very special C'est (trs) spcial
What speciality do you have? Quelle
spcialit avez-vous?
What is the speciality of the house? Quelle est
la spcialit de la maison?
Especially if you can tell me what you think
Spcialement si vous pouvez me dire ce
que vous pensez
*Above all / Mainly if you can tell me... Surtout
si vous pouvez me dire
*to reflect, to think about rflchir
I am going to think about it Je vais rflchir
Let me think about it Laissez-moi rflchir
(p37)
I am going to let you know in a week Je vais
vous faire savoir dans huit jours
I will let you know... Je vous ferai savoir
It is going very well a va trs bien
It is going much better a va beaucoup
mieux
*to feel sentir
I feel it Je le sens
*I feel fine (feel myself) Je me sens bien
I feel better Je me sens mieux
I feel much better today Je me sens
beaucoup mieux aujourd'hui
I feel much better when I am alone Je me sens
beaucoup mieux quand je suis seul
I work much better when I am alone Je
travaille beaucoup mieux quand je suis
seul
*I don't need / have need of anything Je n'ai
besoin de rien
I don't need / have need of it Je n'en ai pas
besoin
I need / have need of that J'ai besoin de a
I need / have need of it J'en ai besoin
(Track 9, 6.31)
*There are too many people here Il y a trop
de monde ici
Everybody is here Tout le monde est ici
Everybody is going to be here Tout le monde
va tre ici
Everybody is going to be there tonight Tout le
monde va tre l ce soir
There are many people Il y a beaucoup de
monde
I don't want to stay here... Je ne veux pas
rester ici
...because there are too many people here
...parce qu'il y a trop de monde ici
...also it is very warm here ...aussi il fait trs
chaud ici
(p38)
There is no air-conditioning here Il n'y a pas
de climatisation ici
It is not air-conditioned Ce n'est pas
climatis
I cannot stand the heat Je ne peux pas
supporter la chaleur
(To say "it is..." when you are talking about
whether, use il fait "it makes...", not
c'est...)
*It is... Il fait
...warm, hot ...chaud
...fine, beautiful weather beau
...fine, beautiful weather beau temps
...cold ...froid
*to be (to have) cold / warm avoir froid /
chaud
I am (have) warm J'ai chaud
Are you cold? Avez-vous froid?
(Note: If you say tes-vous froid? this means
"are you a cold person?"
We are warm here Nous avons chaud ici
It is warm here Il fait chaud ici
I am cold... J'ai froid...
...because it is cold here ...parce qu'il fait
froid ici
*to be hungry / thirsty avoir faim / soif
I am hungry (I have hunger / famine) J'ai faim
I am not hungry Je n'ai pas faim
I would like to eat something... Je voudrais
manger quelque chose
...because I am hungry ...parce que j'ai faim
I am thirsty J'ai soif
I would like to drink something... Je voudrais
boire quelque chose
...because I am thirsty ...parce que j'ai soif
What do you want to drink? Qu'est-ce que
vous voulez boire?
(p39)
*to take, to have (food or drink) prendre
What would you like to have (to eat or drink)?
Qu'est-ce que vous voulez prendre?
(If you want to say "have" referring to food or
drink, never use avoir. Instead use prendre
meaning "to take, intake")
I am going to have (take) a cup of coffee Je
vais prendre une tasse de caf
I am going to have my breakfast Je vais
prendre mon petit-djeuner
Will you have breakfast with me? Voulez-vous
prendre le petit-djeuner avec moi?
At what time do you want to have breakfast
tomorrow morning? quelle heure voulez-
vous prendre le petit-djeuner demain
matin?
I am going shopping (to do purchases) Je vais
faire des achats
(Track 10, 7.32)
*myself moi-mme
I think I can do it myself Je pense/crois que
je peux le faire moi-mme
I am going to try to do it myself Je vais
essayer de le faire moi-mme
*anyway, even so quand mme
I am going to do it anyway Je vais le faire
quand mme
I will do it anyway Je le ferai quand mme
*even if... mme si
Even if you tell me that I cannot do it... Mme
si vous me dites que je ne peux pas le
faire
...I am going to try to do it anyway ...je vais
essayer de le faire quand mme
(p40)
I am going to do it slowly Je vais le faire
lentement
It is not going very well a ne va pas trs
bien
It is going badly a va mal
It astonishes me, surprises me a m'tonne
I am surprised Je suis surprise
He is surprised Il est surprise
*He is quite surprised Il est bien surprise
(bien before an adjective means "quite")
*She is surprised Elle est surprise
Are you surprised? tes-vous surpris /
surprise?
(If you are talking about a woman, add -e to
surpris to make it feminine)
*It doesn't surprise me a ne m'tonne pas
*It is... C'est...
*...magnificent ...magnifique
...superb ...superbe
...great ...formidable
...fantastic, tremendous ...fantastique
*bad / badly mauvais / mal
It is very bad C'est trs mauvais
I don't like it because it is very bad a ne me
plat pas parce que c'est trs mauvais
He is doing it badly Il le fait mal
It is going badly a va mal
It is not going badly today a ne va pas mal
aujourd'hui
On the contrary, it is going very well Au
contraire, a va trs bien
(p41)
*It is very light C'est trs lger
It is very heavy C'est trs lourd
It is too heavy C'est trop lourd
*to lift / to get up lever / se lever
I am lifting it up Je le lve
I am getting up (lifting myself up) Je me lve
I am going to get up Je vais me lever
I am going to get up early Je vais me lever
tt
I am going to get up earlier Je vais me lever
plus tt
It is too early C'est trop tt
I am going to get up early (of good hour)
tomorrow morning Je vais me lever de
bonne heure demain matin
*It is very heavy C'est trs lourd
I cannot lift it up... Je ne peux pas le lever
...because it is too heavy ...parce que c'est
trop lourd
*It is full C'est plein

It is too full C'est trop plein
*to fill up / to fill in (a form)
Will you fill in the form? Voulez-vous remplir
la fiche?
It is very empty (void) C'est trs vide
It is too empty C'est trop vide
*to empty vider
I am going to empty it Je vais le vider
Will you fill up the glass? Voulez-vous remplir
le verre?
Will you fill up the bottle? Voulez-vous
remplir la bouteille?
It is not clean Ce n'est pas proper
Will you clean it up? Voulez-vous le
nettoyer?
It is very dirty C'est trs sale
It is too dirty C'est trop sale
(Track 11, 6.50, p42)

*to answer (respond) rpondre
to give an answer donner une rponse

Will you give me an answer? Voulez-vous me
donner une rponse?
I am waiting for your answer J'attends votre
rponse
Will you answer me? Voulez-vous me
rpondre?
It is perfect C'est parfait
It is really perfect C'est vraiment parfait
Where do you want to put it? O voulez-vous
le mettre?
I would like to know where it is Je voudrais
savoir o c'est
*It is (finds itself)... a se trouve
I would like to know where it is located Je
voudrais savoir o a se trouve
I would like to know where is the restaurant Je
voudrais savoir o est / se trouve le
restaurant
The restaurant is near here Le restaurant est
/ se trouve prs d'ici
The restaurant is quite near here Le
restaurant se trouve tout prs d'ici
You can walk there Vous pouvez aller pied
It is not far Ce n'est pas loin
*anyway, any place, no matter where
n'importe o
You can get it anywhere Vous pouvez l'avoir
n'importe o
You can find it anyplace Vous pouvez le
trouver n'importe o
*anybody n'importe qui
Anybody can tell you N'importe qui peut
vous dire
*any time, no matter when n'importe quand
You can come any time Vous pouvez venir
n'importe quand
*at any time n'importe quelle heure
You can come at any time Vous pouvez venir
n'importe quelle heure
(p43)
You can do it at any time / no matter when
Vous pouvez le
faire n'importe quelle heure / n'importe
quand
anyhow, no matter how n'importe comment
*I am looking for it everywhere... Je le
cherche partout...
...but you can find it anyplace ...mais vous
pouvez le trouver n'importe o
*without sans
I can't do it without you Je ne peux pas le
faire sans vous
without worries [No worries] sans souci
without... sans...
...telling me ...me dire
...finding it ...le trouver
...leaving ...partir
...saying a word ...dire un mot
He is going to leave without saying a word Il

va partir sans dire un mot
(For verbs in English which end in -ing such as
"doing", "making" says and which follow a
preposition such as sans, you use the whole
infinitive verb in French)
*It is enough C'est assez
*It / That is enough (It suffices) a suffit
It is enough for today a suffit pour
aujourd'hui
It is enough like that C'est assez comme a
Good trip! Bon voyage!
Good luck! Bonne chance!
*to wish souhaiter
I wish you good luck Je vous souhaite bonne
chance
to your wishes (said after sneezing) vos
souhaits
until soon bientt
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Michel Thomas v3 French(Franais)

French Nouns are Gender based

Le >= Mon [Pronounced as Lay] - Une

what Quoi |quel

Could (was able to) =

Could (is able to) =

did konnte/Konnten can be used also

Could have [may have] = had =

Want [Will you please] =

Should {was supposed to} =

Would like/may/Might want =

Was getting | was becoming =

Would be [might be] =

Is being/is getting = wird + ge [PAST TENSE]

Was being/was getting = wurde + ge [PAST

ible = (in French pronounced as letter e in English)

It is possible cest possible

So in French ary is spelt as aire

tion and sion are pronounced as sion

Rule: French Pronunciations

tion and sion are pronounced as sion

The political situation La situation politique

Petit -> Petii

Rule: French Pronunciation [r and er]

For Example er Endings

I would like to know Je voudrais savoir

Adjectives where we can place am is in front of a word

Verbs where we can place to in front of a word

sometimes come in a ending re E.g

I do not = I not = Je ne [pronounced as Jen]

Because Parce que

Rule: French Usage of I and Usage of He/She/it

Other verbs which are NOT er or ir verbs.

Below is an example of Irregularity

Handler Handler Handler Handler Handler

He is ready Il est prt

To [have] hunger [faim]

To [have] thirst [soif]

Hungry | [have] hunger faim

I am going to be ready soon [Male] Ja vais tre prt bientt

To Take back [reprendre] Took back/taken back [repris]

You prefer vous prfrez

I do | I am doing | I make | I am making je fais

In French when you say wait it implies to await

To wait [French Equv.] to await] attendre

Words ending in -ion are La,

English words ending -ty end in French -t and are La)

I don't understand anything je ne comprend rien

next time (The approaching time) la prochaine fois

To decide [decider] Decided [dcid]

what (followed by a verb) que

Rule: French To mean does not exisit in French

To mean = to want to say =

To explain [expliquer] Explained [expliqu]

I | You [Formal] Je | Vous rai / rez

we will leave tomorrow | We are going to leave Nous partirons demain

It starts tomorrow= a commencer demain

One is | We are On est

(on va as a question also means "shall we?")