Year 11 Vocab
Give 2 meanings of porter.
to wear
to carry
Name 7 letters that can come after an apostrophe.
a, e, i, o, u, h, y
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
Copy and write the French next to each phrase:
I used to see, I saw, I had seen, I would have seen
I used to see = je voyais, I saw = j'ai vu, I had seen = j'avais vu, I would have seen = j'aurais vu
Give three meanings of si, with examples in English where appropriate.
if
so (eg so stupid)
yes (in response to a negative question)
Name 10 words that can be shortened with an apostrophe eg je -> j'
ce, de, je, le, la, me, ne, que, se, si, te.
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
Write the French and English of the sentence you hear.
Mes frères viennent de rentrer des Etats-Unis.
My brothers have just returned from the USA.
Give three meanings of la carte.
map
menu
card
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 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, avoir soif = to be thirsty, avoir faim = to be hungry
en avoir assez = to have had enough, avoir chaud = to be hot, avoir froid = to be cold
Write the French and English of the sentence you hear.
Je nagerais dans la mer, mais l’eau est beaucoup trop froide pour moi.
I would swim in the sea, but the water is much too cold for me.
Give three meanings for la pièce.
coin
room
theatre play
Write out the present tense of avoir, être, aller
(je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles)
âvoir: j'ai, tu as, il/elle a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont
être: je suis, tu es, il/elle est, nous sommes, vous êtes, ils/elles sont
aller: je vais, tu vas, il/elle va, nous allons, vous allez, ils/elles vont
Give the future stem of any 10 of these verbs. Write the infinitive and the future stem.
être, avoir, faire, aller, pouvoir, venir, savoir, vouloir, voir, mourir, envoyer, courir, devoir
être ser-, avoir aur-, faire fer-, aller ir-, pouvoir pourr-, venir viendr-, savoir saur-, vouloir voudr-, voir verr-, mourir mourr-, envoyer enverr-, courir courr-, devoir 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
Copy and write in French next to each phrase:
she gets dressed, she got dressed, she will get dressed, she would have got dressed
she gets dressed = elle s'habille, she got dressed = elle s'est habillée, she will get dressed = elle s'habillera, she would have got dressed = elle se serait habillée
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
Copy and write the English next to each phrase.
je donne j’ai donné je donnais
je donnerai je donnerais j’avais donné
j’aurai donné j’aurais donné
je donne = I give, j’ai donné = I have given/I gave, je donnais = I was giving, je donnerai = I will give, je donnerais = I would give, j’avais donné = I had given, j’aurai donné I will have given, j’aurais donné = 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
Write in French:
On arriving in Paris, they (m) would have seen several big churches.
En arrivant à Paris, ils auraient vu plusieurs grandes églises.