Temporal Vocab
French Revolution Part 1
French Revolution Part 2
Passe Compose vs. Imparfait
Passe Compose vs. Imparfait Translations (double points)
100
What does "l'autre jour" mean?
the other day
100
What was the name of the French queen during the French Revolution?
Marie Antoinette
100
About how many people were killed per month during La Grande Terreur?
800
100
Things that happen ONCE or a limited number of times take...
passe compose
100
Translate: I lost weight (maigrir) last year.
J'ai maigri l'année passé.
200
What does "lendemain" mean?
The day after tomorrow
200
How many years were Marie-Antoinette and Louis XVI married before they had a child?
7
200
background information takes...
imparfait
200
Translate: We were happy. Suddenly, I fell (tomber).
Nous étions heureux. Soudain, j'ai tombé.
300
What does "une fois" mean and does it take passe compose or imparfait?
passe compose
300
Why was Marie-Antoinette called Madame Deficite?
She put France into debt through overspending
300
What did Robespierre do that turned everybody against him?
Started a new religion and acted like a priest or god
300
The sentence "Habituellement, je (conduire) une voiture" would be conjugated in the ________ tense.
imparfait tende
300
Translate: You (informal) liked to go swimming (faire de la natation)
Tu aimais faire de la natation.
400
Translate into English: Aujourd'hui, elle a fini le film.
Today, she finished the movie.
400
What was the name of the man in charge of La Terreur?
Robespierre
400
How did Robespierre die?
He DID shoot himself, but he was KILLED by the guillotine.
400
The phrase 'Bonjour' Henri (dire) à sa mère. would be conjugated in the ____________ tense
passé composé
400
Translate: Her name was (s'appeller) Jeanne.
Elle s'appellait Jeanne.
500
Translate into English: La semaine passé, j'étais fatiguée. C'était nul.
Last week I was tired. It sucked.
500
What is the name of the palace where Louis XVI and Marie-Antoinette lived?
Versailles
500
What was the intellectual time period called when people started to question institutions and the church and experiment for themselves?
The Enlightenment
500
The phrase "Soudain il (danser) avec sa femme." would be conjugated in the ____________ tense.
passé composé
500
Translate: She wanted a daughter.
Elle voulait une fille.
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