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false friends FRENCH: false friends FRENCH
If you don’t understand the question If you need time to think Pouvez-vouz répéter, s’il vous plaît? – Please can you repeat that? C’est une bonne question. – That’s a good question. Je suis désolé(e), je ne comprends pas. – I’m sorry, I don’t understand. Laissez-moi réfléchir. – Let me think about that. FRENCH: FRENCH: Speaking/writing false friends Tenses explained IMPERFECT: I was doing something, continuously or regularly, in the past. Also used to describe how things were in the past. PERFECT: I did something, once, in the past. PRESENT: I do something regularly, or am doing something right now. IMMEDIATE FUTURE: I am going to do something in the near future. SIMPLE FUTURE: I will do something in the more distant future. CONDITIONAL: I would do something in the future if something else happened. FRENCH: Speaking/writing FRENCH: false friends FRENCH: FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends Tenses aller – to go IMPERFECT: J’allais – I was going PERFECT: Je suis allé(e) – I went PRESENT: Je vais – I go / I am going IMMEDIATE FUTURE: Je vais aller – I’m going to go SIMPLE FUTURE: J’irai – I will go CONDITIONAL: J’irais – I would go FRENCH: FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends Tenses faire – to do/make Tenses avoir – to have IMPERFECT: Je faisais – I was doing PERFECT: J’ai fait – I did PRESENT: Je fais – I do / I am doing IMMEDIATE FUTURE: Je vais faire – I’m going to SIMPLE FUTURE: Je ferai – I will do CONDITIONAL: Je ferais – I would do IMPERFECT: J’avais – I had / used to have PERFECT: J’ai eu – I had PRESENT: J’ai – I have IMMEDIATE FUTURE: Je vais avoir – I’m going to have SIMPLE FUTURE: J’aurai – I will have CONDITIONAL: J’aurais – I would have FRENCH: Speaking/writing FRENCH: false friends FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends FRENCH: Tenses finir– to finish Tenses pouvoir – to be able to IMPERFECT: Je finissais – I was finishing PERFECT: J’ai fini – I finished PRESENT: Je finis – I finish / I am finishing IMMEDIATE FUTURE: Je vais finir – I’m going to finish SIMPLE FUTURE: Je finirai – I will finish CONDITIONAL: Je finirais – I would finish IMPERFECT: Je pouvais – I was able to / I used to be able to FRENCH: FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends PERFECT: J’ai pu – I was able to PRESENT: Je peux – I am able to IMMEDIATE FUTURE: Je vais pouvoir – I’m going to be able to SIMPLE FUTURE: Je pourrai – I will be able to CONDITIONAL: Je pourrais – I would be able to FRENCH: FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends Tenses être – to be IMPERFECT: J’étais – I was / I used to be PERFECT: J’ai été – I was PRESENT: Je suis – I am IMMEDIATE FUTURE: Je vais être – I’m going to be SIMPLE FUTURE: Je serai – I will be CONDITIONAL: Je serais – I would be FRENCH: FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends Constructing arguments d’abord – first of all d’un côté… de l’autre côté… – on one hand… on the other hand… par contre… – on the other hand… cependant / pourtant – however néanmoins – nevertheless en conclusion – in conclusion FRENCH: FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends Talking about facts Using different structures – Verb phrases la plupart de… – the majority of… / most… avoir l’intention de (+ infinitive) – to intend to il est indéniable que… – it is undeniable that… avoir envie de (+ infinitive) – to want to étant donné que… – given that… / considering that… espérer – to hope parce que / puisque / car – because, since, as passer du temps à (+ infinitive) – to spend time courir le risque de (+ infinitive) – to run the risk of FRENCH: FRENCH: false FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends friends FRENCH: FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends Using different structures – Relative pronouns qui – who/which (subject) Mon cousin, qui parle l’allemand, a 16 ans. - My cousin, who speaks German, is 16. que – whom/which (direct object) La robe que ma copine a acheté est bleue. - The dress that my friend bought is blue. ce qui – what (subject) Ce qui me semble intéressant, c’est…. - What seems interesting to me is… ce que – what (direct object) Je sais ce que je devrais manger. - I know what I should eat. FRENCH: FRENCH: Speaking/writing false friends This card is left blank for your own notes. FRENCH: Speaking/writing FRENCH: false friends Using different structures – Negatives ne… pas – not ne… que – only ne… jamais – never ne… plus – no longer ne… aucun(e) – not one ne… rien – nothing ne… ni… ni – neither… nor… ne… personne – no one FRENCH: FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends This card is left blank for your own notes. FRENCH:Speaking/writing false friends FRENCH:
