School

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Description

• School (L'école)
• Helpful verbs
• Grammar Point: subjunctive verb forms

School (L'école)

English	French	Listen and Repeat	Write
the teacher	le professeur/la professeure		?
the homework	les devoirs		?
the classroom	la salle de classe		?
the desk	le pupitre		?
a computer	un ordinateur		?
recess	la récré		?
a pen	un stylo		?
a pencil	un crayon		?
an exam	un examen		?
the board	le tableau		?
a notebook	un cahier		?
my book	mon livre		?
the hallway	le corridor		?
the library	la bibliothèque		?
my locker	mon casier		?
the locker room	le vestiaire		?
a sheet of paper	une feuille de papier		?
to study	étudier		?
to learn	apprendre		?
pass (an exam)	réussir		?
the gym	le gymnase		?
the bathroom	les toilettes		?
the office	le bureau		?
a detention	une retenue		?

Helpful verbs

apprendre ("to learn"), faire ("to do), étudier ("to study"), e.g.:

apprendre

J'apprends le français = "I am learning French"

 

faire

Je vais faire mes devoirs = "I am going to do my homework"

 

étudier

Il faut étudier pour l'examen final = "You need to study for the final exam"

 

You can learn the conjugation of these verbs here.

 

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Grammar Point: subjunctive verb forms

After certain verbs and expressions, the subjunctive verb form is used, e.g.: Je veux que tu dises la verdad (cf.: the present indicative of dire, tu dis).

 

To master the subjunctive, you must learn when to use it, i.e.: the expressions and verbs that trigger the subjunctive form of the following verb. You must also learn the particular subjunctive forms of many common irregular verbs e.g.: faire, savoir, être (que je fasse, que je sache, que je sois).

 

 

Exercises

Give the English equivalent:

Give the French equivalent:

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1. All the students are in the classroom.

2. Last night, I finished my homework before going to bed.

3. My father wants to learn to speak French.

4. I want you to come.

After producing your own grammatically correct translation on BonPatron.com, you can check your answer by typing R below:

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