Translation Grammar

Front 1

He is only 18
When he was 4

Back 1

Il a seulement 18 ans
Quand il avait 4 ans

Front 2

MRS VANDETRAMP

Back 2

Monter
Rester
Sortir

Venir (devenir/revenir)
Arriver
Naître
Descendre
Entrer (rentrer)
Tomber
Retourner
Aller
Mourir
Partir

Front 3

The passive... 'by' (being done by something) Add e/s to the past participle (mrs vandetramp style)

The homework was corrected (by Miss Jaillet)

The girls are often criticised.

Back 3

Les devoirs ont été corrigés.
Les filles sont souvent critiquées.

Front 4

A) Since/for in a sentence + have 'done' / have been doing

I have been drinking go for 7 years

They have lived there since they arrived in England.

Back 4

Je bois depuis 7 ans
Ils y vivent depuis qu'ils sont arrivés en Angleterre.

Front 5

B) No for or since ... past... I have been surprised by..
C) For + past: I played for 3 years = past and pendant

Back 5

C) J'ai joué pendant 3 ans

Front 6

Was/were + verb in -ING
I was playing

They were deciding

When I was younger I would drink milk every evening

Imperfect (used to/would ... as well)

I used to drink

Back 6

Je jouais
Ils décidaient
Quand j'étais plus jeune je buvais du lait chaque soir (tous les soirs)

Front 7

Am/is/are + verb in ING...
I am writing

He is telling me the truth

Back 7

J'écris
Il me dit la vérité

Front 8

Verb in ING at the beginning of a sentence or after a preposition (de/sans/a/pour)

The verb is in the infinitive

Without asking me

Talking in class is not acceptable

Back 8

Sans me demander
Parler en classe n'est pas acceptable

Front 9

Verb in ING at the beginning of a sentence or after a preposition (de/sans/a/pour)

The verb is in the infinitive

Without asking me

Talking in class is not acceptable

Back 9

Sans me demander
Parler en classe n'est pas acceptable

Front 10

Subjunctive

Although
Provided that
To not think that
Until
Want someone to do something
It's possible that
In order that
It seems that
To fear that
Unless (untranslatable NE)
Until (untranslatable NE)

Back 10

Bien que
Pourvu que
Ne pas penser (infinitive has no ne...pas burger)
Jusqu'à ce que
Vouloir que
Il est possible que
Pour que/afin que
Il semble que
Craindre que

À moins que
Avant que
UNTRANSLATABLE NE

Front 11

Subjunctive

Back 11

Untranslatable NE

Front 12

Subjunctive

Back 12

Untranslatable NE

Front 13

Verbs + A and DE Common Ones

To start
To decide
To give
To present
To say
To need
To continue
To try
To choose to
To ask someone to do something

Back 13

Commencer a
Décider de
Donner à
Empêcher de
Dire a
Avoir besoin de
Continuer de
Essayer de
Choisir de
Demander a quelqu'un de faire quelque chose

Front 14

Subjunctive

Back 14

Untranslatable NE

Front 15

Verbs + A and DE Common Ones

To start
To decide
To give
To present
To say
To need
To continue
To try
To choose to
To ask someone to do something

Back 15

Commencer a
Décider de
Donner à
Empêcher de
Dire a
Avoir besoin de
Continuer de
Essayer de
Choisir de
Demander a quelqu'un de faire quelque chose

Front 16

When/as soon as + the idea of future

When I am older, I will work
As soon as I am 20, I will be a happy bumblebee

USE THE FUTURE IN FRENCH

When I am with my dog I am happy

Back 16

Quand je serai plus agé(e)
Je travaillerai

Aussi tôt que/ dès que j'aurai 20 ans je serai un bourdon heureux

Quand je suis avec mon chien je suis heureux

Front 17

Because of
Those who
For many years/in many countries
Ago
To say present/past/imperfect
Wonder
Spend time/hours
To realise
There is/are
There was/were
There will be
There would be
There would have been
More and more + NOUN / less and less + NOUN
Most people
People
A lot of
3 ways to say for
The best/the worst

Back 17

A cause de
Ceux/celles qui
Depuis/pendant des années / dans de nombreux pays
Il y a
Je dis/j'ai dit/je disais/je dirai
Se demander
Passer/des heures du temps
Réaliser
Il y a
Il y avait
Il y a aura
Il y aurait
Il y aurait eu
De plus en plus de
La plupart
Les gens
Beaucoup de
Pendant/pour/depuis
Le/la/les meilleur(e) (s) / Pire (s)

Front 18

Because of
Those who
For many years/in many countries
Ago
To say present/past/imperfect
Wonder
Spend time/hours
To realise
There is/are
There was/were
There will be
There would be
There would have been
More and more + NOUN / less and less + NOUN
Most people
People
A lot of
3 ways to say for
The best/the worst

Back 18

A cause de
Ceux/celles qui
Depuis/pendant des années / dans de nombreux pays
Il y a
Je dis/j'ai dit/je disais/je dirai
Se demander
Passer/des heures du temps
Réaliser
Il y a
Il y avait
Il y a aura
Il y aurait
Il y aurait eu
De plus en plus de
La plupart
Les gens
Beaucoup de
Pendant/pour/depuis
Le/la/les meilleur(e) (s) / Pire (s)

Front 19

Could imperfect or conditional ... look at the context, is it the idea of past or conditional

Back 19

Pouv... VS Pourr

When I was 6, I could do it (imperfect)
I could do it if I wanted (conditional)