Grammar

• What does "Je fais" mean in English?

  I do
• What is the English translation of "Je vais"?

  I go
• How do you say "I play" in French?

  Je joue
• What does "Je regarde" mean?

  I watch
• What is the translation of "Je mange"?

  I eat
• How do you say "I read" in French?

  Je lis
• What does "Je pense que" mean?

  I think that
• What are the perfect/past tense phrases in French?

  • J’ai fait – I did
  • Je suis allé(e) – I went
  • J’ai vu – I saw
  • J’ai mangé – I ate
  • J’ai joué – I played
  • C’était – It was
• What does "J’ai fait" translate to?

  I did
• How do you say "I went" in French?

  Je suis allé(e)
• What is the English translation of "J’ai vu"?

  I saw
• What does "J’ai mangé" mean?

  I ate
• How do you say "I played" in French?

  J’ai joué
• What does "C’était" translate to?

  It was
• What is the structure for the near future tense in French?

  • Je vais + infinitive
  • Example: Je vais faire – I’m going to do
• What does "Je vais faire" mean?

  I’m going to do
• How do you say "I’m going to go" in French?

  Je vais aller
• What are the simple future tense phrases in French?

  • Je ferai – I will do
  • J’irai – I will go
  • Je mangerai – I will eat
  • Ce sera – It will be
• What does "Je ferai" mean?

  I will do
• How do you say "I will go" in French?

  J’irai
• What is the English translation of "Je mangerai"?

  I will eat
• What does "Ce sera" mean?

  It will be
• What are some opinion phrases in French?

  • J’aime / Je n’aime pas – I like / don’t like
  • J’adore / Je déteste – I love / hate
  • Je préfère – I prefer
  • Je pense que… – I think that…
  • Je trouve que… – I find that…
  • À mon avis – In my opinion
  • Selon moi – According to me
  • Parce que / car – Because
  • Ça m’intéresse – It interests me
  • Ce que j’aime, c’est… – What I like is…
  • Ce que je déteste, c’est… – What I hate is…
• What are the time phrases for the past in French?

  • Hier – Yesterday
  • La semaine dernière – Last week
  • Il y a deux jours – Two days ago
  • L’année dernière – Last year
• What are the time phrases for the present in French?

  • Maintenant – Now
  • Normalement – Normally
  • Tous les jours – Every day
  • D’habitude – Usually
  • Souvent – Often
  • Parfois – Sometimes
• What are the time phrases for the future in French?

  • Demain – Tomorrow
  • La semaine prochaine – Next week
  • L’année prochaine – Next year
  • Plus tard – Later
• What are some connectives in French?

  • Et – And
  • Mais – But
  • Aussi – Also
  • Ensuite / Puis – Then
  • Cependant / Pourtant – However
  • Parce que / car – Because
  • Donc – Therefore
  • Si – If
  • Quand – When
  • Bien que – Although
  • Tandis que – Whereas
• What are some adjectives in French with agreement?

  • Amusant(e) – Fun
  • Intéressant(e) – Interesting
  • Ennuyeux / ennuyeuse – Boring
  • Facile / Difficile – Easy / Difficult
  • Délicieux / Délicieuse – Delicious
  • Moche / Beau / Belle – Ugly / Beautiful
  • Petit(e) / Grand(e) – Small / Big
  • Fatigant(e) – Tiring
  • Génial(e) – Great
  • Nul / Nulle – Rubbish
• What is the rule for adjective placement in French?

  • Adjectives usually go after the noun
  • Exception: BAGS (beauty, age, goodness, size)
• What are some higher phrases/structures in French?

  • Si j’avais le choix, je voudrais…
  • Après avoir fait ça…
  • Je suis en train de + infinitive
  • Il faut que je fasse…
  • Il est important de + infinitive
  • Ce que j’aime le plus, c’est…
  • J’aurais préféré + infinitive
  • Avant de + infinitive
• What are the question words in French?

  • Qui ? – Who?
  • Quoi ? – What?
  • Où ? – Where?
  • Quand ? – When?
  • Pourquoi ? – Why?
  • Comment ? – How?
  • Combien ? – How much/many?
• What are some placement/location phrases in French?

  • À côté de – Next to
  • Devant / Derrière – In front of / Behind
  • Sous / Sur – Under / On
  • Dans / En / À – In / To
  • Près de / Loin de – Near / Far from
  • À gauche / à droite – Left / Right
  • Tout droit – Straight ahead