Year 11 Vocab
Give 2 meanings of porter.
to wear
to carry
What are the last two letters of the infinitive form of the verb? Give three answers.
ir
re
er
What are the imperfect endings?
-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient
Copy the French words and give the English meanings of:
se débrouiller, cependant, améliorer
se débrouiller = to manage, to cope
cependant = however améliorer = to improve
Give three meanings of si, with examples in English where appropriate.
if
so (eg so stupid)
yes (in response to a negative question)
Name 7 letters that can come after an apostrophe.
a, e, i, o, u, h, y
Name 10 verbs that use être in the perfect tense (Dr + Mrs Van der Tramp verbs)
Descendre - Rentrer - Monter - Retourner - Sortir - Venir - Aller - Naître - Devenir - Entrer - Revenir - Tomber - Rester - Arriver - Mourir - Partir
Copy these words and then write them in French.
to add, instead of, the opinion
to add = ajouter, instead of = au lieu de,
the opinion = l'avis
Give three meanings of la carte.
map
menu
card
Name 10 words that can be shortened with an apostrophe eg je -> j'
ce, de, je, le, la, me, ne, que, se, si, te.
Give the past participle of any 10 of these verbs. Write the infinitive and the past participle.
avoir, boire, être, décrire, devoir, ouvrir, prendre, recevoir, rire, suivre, vivre, vouloir
eu, bu, été, décrit, dû, ouvert, pris, reçu, ri, suivi, vécu, voulu
Give five phrases that use avoir, with their meanings.
avoir raison = to be right, avoir tort = to be wrong, avoir peur = to be afraid,
en avoir assez = to have had enough, avoir chaud = to be hot, avoir froid = to be cold
Give three meanings for la pièce.
coin
room
theatre play
Explain the difference between these phrases:
Il fait froid
Il a froid
Il est froid
Il fait froid = it is cold (weather)
Il a froid = he is cold
Il est froid = it is cold (eg object from the freezer)
Give the future stem of any 10 of these verbs:
être, avoir, faire, aller, pouvoir, venir, savoir, vouloir, voir, mourir, envoyer, courir, devoir
ser-, aur-, fer-, ir-, pourr-, viendr-, saur-, voudr-, verr-, mourr-, enverr-, courr-, devr-
Copy these French words and give their English meanings.
gratuit, la colère, à partir de, actuel, annuler
gratuit = free, la colère = anger,
à partir de = from, actuel = current,
annuler = to cancel
Give three meanings of passer.
to spend (time)
to sit (an exam)
to pass (an object)
Explain the difference between:
l'heure = time
le temps = time
la fois = time
l'heure = time eg 6:00
le temps = time eg I don't have enough time
la fois = time eg first time, second time
Translate into English
je donne j’ai donné je donnais
je donnerai je donnerais j’avais donné
j’aurai donné j’aurais donné
I give I have given/I gave I was giving
I will give I would give I had given
I will have given I would have given
Copy these English words then write the French beside them.
to hide, fluently, the challenge, depressed
to hide = cacher, fluently = couramment,
the challenge = le défi, depressed = déprimé