School

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Description

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

School (L'école)

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English	Images	French	Listen and Repeat	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
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		?

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Helpful verbs

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

apprendre

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

Conjugate apprendre

faire

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

Conjugate faire

étudier

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

Conjugate étudier

You can learn the full conjugation of these verbs here.

 

You can use the BonPatron Grammar Guide to test your knowledge on a wide variety of verbs and nouns.

Grammar Point: subjunctive verb forms

After certain verbs and expressions, the subjunctive verb form is used, e.g.: Je veux que tu dises la vérité (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 (vouloir que, il faut que). 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). You can find out more about the subjunctive here.

 

 

Exercises

Give the English equivalent:

Give the French equivalent:

Go to BonPatron.com and translate the following:

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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