Tex's French Grammar: Verbs

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parler 'to speak'

je parle
nous parlons

tu parles
vous parlez

il/elle/on parle
ils/elles parlent

past participle: parlé

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Tex, il parle français? Mais c'est un tatou.
Tex speaks French? But he's an armadillo.

Tex: Bien sûr jeparle français etTammy, elle aussi, elle parle français.
Tex: Of course, I speak French and Tammy,too, she speaks French.

Eh bien dis donc, même les tatousparlent français au Texas?
Well, I'll be, even the armadillos speak French in Texas?

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adorer, to adore
habiter, to live

aimer, to like
jouer, to play

aimermieux, to prefer
montrer, to show

chanter, to sing
présenter, tointroduce

chercher,to look for
regarder, to watch

danser, to dance
rencontrer, to meet (by chance)

demander,to ask
rester, to stay,remain

détester,to hate, to detest
téléphoner,to telephone

donner,to give
travailler, to work

écouter, to listen to
trouver, to find

étudier, to study

ver1_ex4: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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Tex: J'adore la musique rap et j'écoute souvent de la musique dans les clubs.
I love rap music and I often listen to music in clubs.

Je chante et je danse aussi.
I sing and I dance, too.

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Tex et Tammy, ils écoutent de la musique cadienne avec Paw-Paw!
Tex and Tammy, they listen to Cajun music with Paw-Paw!

Tammy: Nous adorons danser.
Tammy: We love to dance.

Tex: Oui, oui, c'est vrai. Nous dansonsbeaucoup.
Tex: Yes, yes, that's true. We dance a lot.

ver1_lc1: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular), Tex and Tammy (plural) -- or if it's impossible to tell. Hint: Pay close attention to liaison between subject pronoun and verb.

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy
impossible à distinguer

ver1_lc10: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc11: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc12: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc2: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc3: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc4: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc5: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc6: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc7: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc8: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver1_lc9: -er verbs (regular) present tense

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ver2_ex1: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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appeler 'to call'

j'appelle
nous appelons

tu appelles
vous appelez

il/elle/on appelle
ils/elles appellent

past participle : appelé

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préférer 'to prefer'

je préfère
nous préférons

tu préfères
vous préférez

il/elle/on préfère
ils/elles préfèrent

past participle : préféré

ver2_ex3: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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considérer, to consider

espérer, to hope

régler, to regulate, pay, settle, adjust

répéter,to repeat

sécher, to dry, skip (a class)

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acheter 'to buy'

j'achète
nous achetons

tu achètes
vous achetez

il/elle/on achète
ils/elles achètent

past participle : acheté

ver2_ex5: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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amener, to bring somebody (along)
emmener, to take somebody (along)
lever, to lift, raise
mener, to take, lead
peser, to weigh

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essayer 'to try'

j'essaie
nous essayons

tu essaies
vous essayez

il/elle/on essaie
ils/elles essaient

past participle : essayé

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voyager 'to travel

je voyage
nous voyageons

tu voyages
vous voyagez

il/elle/on voyage
ils/elles voyagent

past participle: voyagé

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corriger, to correct

exiger, to demand, require

manger, to eat

nager, to swim

partager, to share

ranger, to tidy up, arrange

rédiger, to write, compose

songer, to dream, reflect

ver2_ex9: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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Quelle activité est-ce que vous préférez en été?
What activitiy do you prefer in the summer?

Rita: J'emmène mes enfants à la piscine.
Rita: I take my children to the pool.

Ses enfants: Nous nageons et nous mangeons de la glace.
Her children: We swim and we eat ice cream.

Tammy: Moi, je préfère faire du shopping. J'achète beaucoup et papa paie tout.
Tammy: Me, I prefer shopping. I buy lots and daddy pays for everything.

ver2_lc1: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Edouard, tu ______ les baguettes ou le Wonderbread?

ver2_lc10: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Tammy ______ un gâteau pour Tex.

ver2_lc11: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Corey et Joe-Bob ______ un drapeau texan pour Tex.

ver2_lc12: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Nous ______ à l'avenir.

ver2_lc2: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Il ______ Tex.

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Tu ______ d'apprendre le français?

ver2_lc4: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Nous ______ souvent.

ver2_lc5: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Tex ______ toujours ses questions aux étudiants.

ver2_lc6: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Tex ne ______ pas de cuisse de grenouilles.

ver2_lc7: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Est-ce que nous ______ notre chambre?

ver2_lc8: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Joe-Bob ______ ses devoirs à la poubelle.

ver2_lc9: -er verbs (stem changing) present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with stem-changing verbs. Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb that you hear.

Vous ______ la cuisine française, n'est-ce pas?

vim1_ex1: impersonal verbs & expressions: il faut, il est important ...

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Tex: Tiens, il pleut très fort!
Tex: Wow, it is raining really hard!

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pleuvoir, to rain
Il pleut.
It's raining.

neiger, to snow
Il neige.
It's snowing.

grêler, to sleet
Il grêle.
It's sleeting.

geler, to freeze
Il gèle.
It's freezing.

bruiner, to drizzle
Il bruine.
It's drizzling.

vim1_ex3: impersonal verbs & expressions: il faut, il est important ...

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Il fait chaud.
It's hot.

Il fait du vent.
It's windy.

Il fait beau.
It's beautiful.

vim1_ex4: impersonal verbs & expressions: il faut, il est important ...

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Comme la majorité des Français, Tex ne voit pas l'intérêt du scandale Lewinsky. Tammy (scandalisée):
Like the majority of the French, Tex does not see the point of the Lewinsky scandal. Tammy (shocked):

(a) Il faut que nous sachions la vérité.
[faut que + clause]
It is necessary that we know the truth. We should/must know the truth.

(b) Il nous faut des preuves.
[indirect object + faut]
We need evidence.

(c) Il faut une enquête.
[faut + noun]
An investigation is necessary.

Tex: Mais tu sais bien ce qui s'est passé!
Tex: But you know what happened!

(d) Il faut te calmer.
[faut + infinitive]
It is necessary that you calm down. You have to calm down.

vim1_ex5: impersonal verbs & expressions: il faut, il est important ...

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Tex: Il est amusant de lire les journaux américains!
Tex: It's fun to read American newspapers!

Tammy: Il est difficile de comprendre ton humour.
Tammy: It is difficult to understand your sense of humor.

vim1_ex6: impersonal verbs & expressions: il faut, il est important ...

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Tammy: Il est 18 h. Regardons le journal télévisé. Il y a un reportage sur l'infidélité.
Tammy: It's 6 o'clock. Let's watch the news. There's a report on infidelity.

Tex: Ah non, ça alors. Il s'agit seulement de tourmenter les présidents et les tatous! Il vaut mieux changer de chaîne!
Tex: Oh, no, not that. It's only about tormenting presidents and armadillos! It's better to change the channel!

vinf1_ex1: infinitive constructions

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Joe-Bob: Etudier n'est pas facile!
Joe-Bob: Studying is not easy!

vinf1_ex10: infinitive constructions

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Tammy demande aux autres de ne pas se disputer.
Tammy asks the others not to fight.

Tex promet de ne se battre avec personne.
Tex promises not to fight with anyone.

vinf1_ex11: infinitive constructions

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Tex et ses amis ne savent que faire
Tex and his friends don't know what to do

et Tammy n'ose parler.
and Tammy doesn't dare speak.

vinf1_ex12: infinitive constructions

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Après avoir suggéré plusieurs restaurants, ils choisissent un restaurant français.
After having suggested several restaurants, they choose a French restaurant.

Après être arrivés au restaurant, Joe-Bob et Corey commandent des hamburgers. Ils sont têtus!
After arriving at the restaurant, Joe-Bob and Corey order hamburgers. They are stubborn!

vinf1_ex2: infinitive constructions

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Ne pas marcher sur l'herbe.
Do not walk on the grass.

vinf1_ex3: infinitive constructions

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Verbs of movement: (In this category, the infinitive indicates purpose.)
aller, descendre, partir, rentrer, retourner, revenir, sortir, venir, etc.

Verbs of preference:
adorer, aimer, désirer, détester, préférer, vouloir

Verbs of opinion:
compter, croire, espérer, nier, penser, valoir mieux (impersonal: il vaut mieux)

Verbs of perception:
écouter, entendre, regarder, sentir, voir

Verbs of ability, obligation and necessity:avoir beau (to do something in vain), devoir, faillir (to almost do something), falloir (impersonal: il faut) pouvoir, savoir

vinf1_ex4: infinitive constructions

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Tex et ses amis sortent dîner.
Tex and his friends are going out to have dinner.

Tex compte savourer un bon dîner français, mais Joe-Bob veut manger un hamburger.
Tex is counting on enjoying a good French dinner, but Joe-Bob wants to eat a hamburger.

Edouard les écoute discuter un moment et puis il dit: J'ai failli manger un hamburger une fois. Non, je ne peux pas faire ça, tout de même. Il faut trouver un vrai restaurant français.
Edouard listens to them discuss for a moment and then he says: I almost ate a hamburger once. No, I really can't do that. We have to find a real French restaurant.

vinf1_ex5: infinitive constructions

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pour or afin de
Tammy arrive pour sortir avec Tex et ses amis.
Tammy arrives [in order] to go out with Tex and his friends.

avant de and sans
Avant de partir, ils lui demandent de choisir un restaurant. Elle commence par suggérer le nouveau restaurant thaï. Tex et ses copains parlent sans écouter Tammy.
Before leaving, they ask her to choose a restaurant. She starts by suggesting the new Thai restaurant. Tex and his friends talk without listening to Tammy.

par
Elle finit par comprendre que choisir un restaurant était impossible.
She finally understands that choosing a restaurant was impossible.

vinf1_ex6: infinitive constructions

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aider à, to help to
s'habituer à, to get used to

s'amuser à, to have fun at
hésiter à, to hesitate to

apprendre à, to learn to
inviter à, to invite to

arriver à, to succeed in, to manage to
se mettre à, to start to

s'attendre à, to expect to
se préparer à, to prepare to

chercher à, to try to, to attempt to
renoncer à, to give up

commencer à, to start to
réussir à, to succeed at

se décider à, to make up one's mind to
servir à, to be used for

encourager à, to encourage to
tenir à, to be anxious to, to be eager to

vinf1_ex7: infinitive constructions

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(s')arrêter de, to stop
permettre (à quelqu'un) de, to permit someone to

conseiller de, to advise to
persuader de, to persuade to

se contenter de, to content oneself with
se presser de, to hurry to

décider de, to decide to
promettre de, to promise to

s'efforcer de to try hard to, to endeavor to
proposer de, to propose to

essayer de, to try to
refuser de, to refuse to

s'excuser de, to apologize for
rêver de to dream of

finir de, to finish
se soucier de, to care about

mériter de, to deserve, to be worth
se souvenir de, to remember to

oublier de, to forget to

vinf1_ex8: infinitive constructions

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Edouard: Il est tout à fait barbare de manger des hamburgers!
Edouard: It is completely uncivilized to eat hamburgers!

vinf1_ex9: infinitive constructions

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Tex se demande: Quel restaurant choisir? Où aller?
Tex wonders: Which restaurant to choose? Where to go?

Oh! Etre en France! Boire un bon vin rouge!
Oh, to be in France! To drink a good red wine!

vir1_ex1: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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finir 'to finish'

je finis
nous finissons

tu finis
vous finissez

il/elle/on finit
ils/elles finissent

past participle : fini

vir1_ex2: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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choisir, to choose
maigrir, to lose weight
réfléchir, to think, reflect

établir, to establish
mincir, to get slimmer
réunir, to get together, assemble

grandir, to grow (up)
obéir (à quelqu'un), to obey (someone)
réussir (à), to succeed (at)

grossir, to gain weight
réagir, to react
vieillir, to grow old

vir1_ex3: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Tex et Tammy réunissent des copains ce soir.
Tex and Tammy are getting friends together this evening.

Tammy: Quel vin tu choisis, Tex?
Tammy: What wine do you choose, Tex?

Tex réfléchit un moment, et puis il choisit un bon vin rouge.
Tex reflects a moment and then he chooses a good red wine.

Tex: Nous choisissons toujours du rouge. C'est bon pour la santé.
Tex: We always choose red (wine). It's good for (one's) health.

vir1_lc1: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

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Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc10: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

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Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc11: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

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Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc12: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

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Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc2: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

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Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc3: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

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Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc4: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

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Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc5: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc6: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc7: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc8: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Joe-Bob et Corey

vir1_lc9: -ir verbs (regular) present tense

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Joe-Bob et Corey

vir2_ex1: -ir verbs (irregular) like ouvrir present tense

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ouvrir 'to open'
j'ouvre
nous ouvrons
tu ouvres
vous ouvrez
il/elle/on ouvre
ils/elles ouvrent
past participle: ouvert

vir2_ex2: -ir verbs (irregular) like ouvrir present tense

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couvrir, to cover

découvrir, to discover

offrir, to offer, to give (a gift)

souffrir, to suffer

vir2_ex3: -ir verbs (irregular) like ouvrir present tense

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Bette offre un cadeauà Tex. C'est son anniversaire aujourd'hui!
Bette is giving Tex a gift. It's his birthday today!

Bette: Ouvre le paquet, Tex!
Bette: Open the package, Tex!

vir3_ex1: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

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partir 'to leave'

je pars
nous partons

tu pars
vous partez

il/elle/on part
ils/elles partent

past participle : parti

vir3_ex2: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

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sortir 'to exit, go out'

je sors
nous sortons

tu sors
vous sortez

il/elle/on sort
ils/elles sortent

past participle : sorti

vir3_ex3: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:36:26 -0500

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dormir 'to sleep'

je dors
nous dormons

tu dors
vous dormez

il/elle/on dort
ils/elles dorment

past participle :dormi

vir3_ex4: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

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Bette: Tammy, tu pars ce week-end?
Bette: Tammy, are you leaving this weekend?

Tammy: Oui, je pars pour la Louisiane avec Tex. Nous allons rendre visite à Paw-Paw. Samedi soir nous sortons danser et manger de la cuisine cadienne.
Tammy: Yes, I'm going to Louisianna with Tex. We're going to visit Paw-Paw. We're going out Saturday night to dance and eat some Cajun food.

Bette: Et Paw-Paw, il sort avec vous?

Bette: And does Paw-Paw go out with you?

Tammy: Non, il préfère rester à la maison pour dormir.
Tammy: No, he prefers to stay at home and sleep.

vir3_lc1: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural).

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Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc10: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:33:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural).

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc11: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:32:26 -0500

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc12: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:31:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural).

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc2: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:30:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural).

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc3: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:29:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural).

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc4: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:28:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc5: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:27:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural).

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc6: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:26:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural).

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc7: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:25:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural).

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc8: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:24:26 -0500

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

vir3_lc9: -ir verbs (irregular) partir, sortir, and dormir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 09:23:26 -0500

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Tammy
Tammy et Bette

virr10_ex1: être 'to be'

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savoir 'to know (a fact)'

je sais
nous savons

tu sais
vous savez

il/elle/on sait
ils/elles savent

past participle : su

virr10_ex2: être 'to be'

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connaître 'to know, to be acquainted with'

je connais
nous connaissons

tu connais
vous connaissez

il/elle/on connaît
ils/elles connaissent

past participle : connu

virr10_ex3: être 'to be'

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Joe-Bob: Tex, explique-moi la différence entre savoir et connaître. Je ne comprends pas.
Joe-Bob: Tex, explain the difference between savoir and connaître to me. I don't understand.

Tex: C'est très simple, Joe-Bob. On sait des faits mais on connaît des gens et des endroits. Par exemple, je connais Tammy, la France et la Tour Eiffel.
Tex: It's very simple, Joe-Bob. One knows (with savoir) facts, but one knows (with connaître) people and places. For example, I know Tammy, France, the Eiffel Tower.

Joe-Bob: Oh, OK, et moi, je sais jouer de la guitare et je sais où se trouvel'université du Texas.
Joe-Bob: Oh, OK, and I know how to play the guitar and I know where the University of Texas is located.

Tex: Mais enfin, Joe-Bob, tu n'es pas aussi stupide qu'on le pense.
Tex: Well, Joe-Bob. You aren't as stupid as they think.

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dire 'to say'

je dis
nous disons

tu dis
vous dites

il/elle/on dit
ils/elles disent

past participle : dit

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lire 'to read'

je lis
nous lisons

tu lis
vous lisez

il/elle/on lit
ils/elles lisent

past participle : lu

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écrire 'to write'

j'écris
nous écrivons

tu écris
vous écrivez

il/elle/on écrit
ils/elles écrivent

past participle : écrit

virr11_ex4: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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Tammy: Dis, Tex, qu'est-ce que tu lis?
Tammy: Say, Tex, what are you reading?

Tex: Je lis de la poésie. Les poètes disent toujours la vérité. J'écris aussi des poèmes.Et toi, Tammy, qu'est-ce que tu aimes lire?
Tex: Oh, I'm reading poetry. Poets always tell the truth. I also write poems. Tammy, what do you like to read?

Tammy: Chéri, tu sais bien. J'aime lire des romans érotiques.
Tammy: You know sweetheart. I like to read erotic novels.

virr11_lc1: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Tammy and Bette (plural). Hint: Pay close attention to verb form as well as liaison between subject pronoun and verb.

Options:
Tammy
Tammy et Bette

virr11_lc10: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc11: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc12: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc2: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc3: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc4: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc5: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc6: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc7: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc8: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr11_lc9: savoir vs. connaître present tense

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virr1_ex1: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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être  'to be'

je suis  'I am'
nous sommes  'we are'

tu es  'you are'
vous êtes  'you are'

il/elle/on est  'he/she/one is'
ils/elles sont  'they are'

past participle: été

virr1_ex2: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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Edouard: Mais non, Joe-Bob, tu n'es pas un tatou!
Edouard: But no, Joe-Bob, you are not an armadillo!

Tex est un tatou. Tex et Tammy sont des tatous.
Tex is an armadillo. Tex and Tammy are armadillos.

Toi et moi, nous ne sommes pas des tatous.
You and I, we are not armadillos.

Toi, tu es un écureuil et moi, je suis un escargot, un escargot français.
You are a squirrel and I am a snail, a French snail.

virr1_lc1: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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You will hear a series of sentences with the verb être. Complete each sentence with the subject pronoun (je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles) and corresponding form of être that you hear.

______ professeur.

virr1_lc10: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc11: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc12: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc2: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc3: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc4: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc5: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc6: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc7: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc8: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr1_lc9: dire, lire, écrire present tense

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virr2_ex1: avoir 'to have'

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avoir 'to have'

j'ai
nousavons

tu as
vousavez

il/elle/on a
ils/elles
ont

past participle: eu

virr2_ex2: avoir 'to have'

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Tex, tu as des frères et des soeurs?
Tex, do you have brothers and sisters?

Tex: Oui, j'ai une soeur et un frère.
Tex: Yes, I have a sister and a brother.

Quel âge ont-ils?
How old are they?

Tex: Ma soeur Rita a 30 ans et mon frère Trey a 16 ans.
Tex: My sister Rita is 30 and my brother Trey is 16.

virr2_lc1: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc10: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc11: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc12: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc2: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc3: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc4: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc5: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc6: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc7: avoir 'to have'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc8: avoir 'to have'

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:37:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr2_lc9: avoir 'to have'

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:36:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Tammy

virr3_ex1: avoir expressions

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:35:26 -0500

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Tex: A Paris il y a une tour, la Tour Eiffel.
Tex: In Paris there is a tower, the Eiffel Tower.

En France il y a des cathédrales, des châteaux, des monuments anciens ...
In France there are cathedrals, castles, ancient monuments ...

virr3_ex2: avoir expressions

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:34:26 -0500

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Tex: Au Texas il n'y pas de cathédrales, il n'y pas de châteaux, il n'y pas de monuments anciens,
Tex: In Texas, there aren't any cathedrals, there aren't any castles, there aren't any ancient monuments,

Tammy: Mais il y a une tour à l'Université du Texas à Austin.
Tammy: But there is a tower at the University of Texas at Austin!

virr3_ex3: avoir expressions

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:33:26 -0500

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avoir besoin de
to need

avoir envie de
to want (to do something), to feel like (doing something)

avoir l'intention de
to intend to (do something)

avoir faim
to be hungry

avoir soif
to be thirsty

avoir chaud
to be hot

avoir froid
to be cold

avoir honte (de)
to be ashamed (of)

avoir mal (à la tête, à la gorge, aux yeux)
to hurt (to have a headache, to have a sore throat, to have sore eyes)

avoir raison
to be right

avoir tort
to be wrong

avoir sommeil
to be sleepy

virr3_ex4: avoir expressions

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Bette: Tex, j'ai faim.

Bette: Tex, I'm hungry.

Tex: Il y a un café à côté. Allons prendre un sandwich.

Tex: There's a café next door. Let's go have a sandwich.

Tammy: Mais, Tex. Bette et moi, nous avons un examen demain. J'ai envie de vous accompagner, mais nous avons besoin d'étudier. En plus, j'ai toujours froid dans ce café.

Tammy: But, Tex. Bette and I have a test tomorrow. I'd like to go with you, but we need to study. AND, I'm always cold in that cafe.

Bette: Tu as raison,Tammy. Toi, tu as besoin d'étudier, mais pas moi. J'ai l'intention de manger. Ciao. Miau.

Bette: You're, right, Tammy. You do need to study, but not me. I intend to eat. Ciao. Meow.

virr4_ex1: aller 'to go'

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aller 'to go'

je vais
nous allons

tu vas
vous allez

il/elle/on va
ils/elles vont

past participle : allé

virr4_ex2: aller 'to go'

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Corey: Salut, Joe-Bob , où vas -tu?
Corey: Hey, Joe-Bob, where are you going?

Joe-Bob: Je vais au café.
Joe-Bob: I'm going to a coffee shop.

Corey: Mais, tu as cours maintenant.
Corey: But, you have class right now.

Joe-Bob: Oui, mais le prof est horrible, vraiment horrible!
Joe-Bob: Yes but, the prof is horrible, really horrible.

Corey: Attention! Il arrive!
Corey: Watch out! He's coming!

Joe-Bob: Ah, bonjour monsieur le professeur. Comment allez-vous aujourd'hui?
Joe-Bob: Oh, hello, professor. How are you today?

virr4_lc1: aller 'to go'

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 08:29:26 -0500

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You will hear a series of sentences with the verb aller. Complete each sentence with the subject pronoun (je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles) and corresponding form of aller that you hear.

______ toujours en classe.

virr4_lc10: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc11: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc12: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc2: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc3: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc4: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc5: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc6: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc7: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc8: aller 'to go'

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virr4_lc9: aller 'to go'

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virr5_ex1: faire 'to do, to make'

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faire 'to do, to make'

je fais
nous faisons

tu fais
vous faites

il/elle/on fait
ils/elles font

past participle : fait

virr5_ex2: faire 'to do, to make'

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ils vont (they go),

ils sont (they are), and

ils font (they do/make).

virr5_ex3: faire 'to do, to make'

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Tex: Salut tout le monde. Qu'est-ce qu'on fait?
Tex: Hey everyone. What's everybody doing?

Corey: Pas grand-chose.
Corey: Not much.

Fiona: Nous ne faisons rien, absolument rien.
Fiona: We're not doing anything, absolutely nothing.

virr5_lc1: faire 'to do, to make'

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You will hear a series of sentences with the verb faire. Complete each sentence with the subject pronoun (je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles) and corresponding form of faire that you hear.

______ du vélo.

virr5_lc10: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc11: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc12: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc2: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc3: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc4: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc5: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc6: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc7: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc8: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr5_lc9: faire 'to do, to make'

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virr6_ex1: faire expressions

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Quel temps fait-il? What's the weather like?

Il fait beau. It's beautiful.

Il fait chaud. It's hot.

Il fait du brouillard. It's foggy.

Il fait du soleil. It's sunny.

Il fait du vent. It's windy.

Il fait frais. It's cool.

Il fait froid. It's cold.

Il fait mauvais. It's bad.

virr6_ex2: faire expressions

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Il y a des nuages. It's cloudy.

Il y a des orages. There are storms.

Il y a de l'orage. It's stormy.

Il pleut. It's raining.

Il neige. It's snowing.

virr6_ex3: faire expressions

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faire de la bicyclette, to go bicycle riding

faire du bateau, to go boating

faire de la lecture, to read

faire de la planche à voile, to go windsurfing

faire des randonnées, to go hiking

faire du ski, to go skiing

faire du vélo, to go bicycle riding, cycling

faire de la voile, to go sailing

faire une promenade, to take a walk

virr6_ex4: faire expressions

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faire des achats (du shopping), to go shopping

faire la cuisine, to do the cooking

faire des courses, to run errands

faire la lessive, to do the laundry

faire le lit, to make the bed

faire le marché, to do the grocery shopping

faire le ménage, to do the housework

faire la vaisselle, to do the dishes

virr6_ex5: faire expressions

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Quand il fait du soleil, Tex et Tammy font une promenade dans le parc.
When it's sunny, Tex and Tammy take a walk in the park.

Quand il fait mauvais, Tex fait le ménage et Tammy fait de la lecture.
When the weather's bad, Tex does the housework and Tammy reads.

virr7_ex1: causative faire

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Tex répare sa voiture? Mais non, Tex ne sait pas réparer les voitures.
Tex is fixing his car? (himself) But no, Tex doesn't know how to fix cars.

Tex fait réparer sa voiture au garage.
Tex is having his car fixed at a garage. (by a mechanic)

virr7_ex2: causative faire

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Tex fait chanter Tammy.
Tex makes Tammy sing.

Tex fait chanter la Marseillaise à Tammy.
Tex makes Tammy sing the Marseillaise.

virr7_ex3: causative faire

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Tex la fait réparer.
Tex is having it fixed. (his car)

Tex la fait chanter.
Tex makes her sing. (Tammy)

Corey: Fais-la chanter!
Corey: Have her sing!

Tammy: Allons, enfants de la patrie ...
Tammy: Allons, enfants de la patrie ...

Joe-Bob: Ne la fais pas chanter!
Joe-Bob: Don't have her sing!

virr7_ex4: causative faire

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Rita s'est fait faire une robe noire pour l'enterrement de ses parents.
Rita had a black dress made (for herself) for the funeral of her parents.

virr7_ex5: causative faire

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Tex: Mes parents se sont fait écraser par un camion.
Tex: My parents were killed by a truck. (They got themselves run over by a truck.)

virr8_ex1: venir 'to come'

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venir 'to come'

je viens
nous venons

tu viens
vous venez

il/elle/on vient
ils/elles viennent

past participle : venu

virr8_ex2: venir 'to come'

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devenir, to become

revenir, to come back

tenir, to hold, keep

tenir à, to value, care about, (+ infinitive, to be anxious to)

virr8_ex3: venir 'to come'

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Bette: Tiens, Tammy, qu'est-ce que tu deviens?
Bette: Hey, Tammy, what have you been up to? (literally, what have you become)

Tammy: Oh, je prépare une grande fête pour l'anniversaire de Tex. Corey et Joe-Bob, ils viennent. Tout le monde vient, bien sûr, sauf Fiona. Elle n'est pas très sociable.
Tammy: Oh, I'm preparing a big party for Tex's birthday. Corey and Joe-Bob, they're coming. Everyone's coming, of course, except Fiona She's not very sociable.

Bette: Une fête ... Eh bien moi, je suis très sociable. Miaou ...
Bette: A party ... hmm. Well, I am very sociable. Miaow ...

virr8_lc1: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc10: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc11: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc12: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc2: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc3: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc4: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc5: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc6: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc7: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc8: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr8_lc9: venir 'to come'

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Corey and Joe-Bob (plural).

Options:
Tex
Corey et Joe-Bob

virr9_ex1: boire, croire, voir

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boire 'to drink'

je bois
nous buvons

tu bois
vous buvez

il/elle/on boit
ils/elles boivent

past participle : bu

virr9_ex2: boire, croire, voir

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croire 'to believe'

je crois
nous croyons

tu crois
vous croyez

il/elle/on croit
ils/elles croient

past participle : cru

virr9_ex3: boire, croire, voir

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voir 'to see'

je vois
nous voyons

tu vois
vous voyez

il/elle/on voit
ils/elles voient

past participle : vu

virr9_ex4: boire, croire, voir

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Fiona: Corey, tu as l'air malade! Mais qu'est-ce que tu bois? Hé, tu m'entends? Tu me vois? Oh, là, là, je crois qu'il va crever!
Fiona: Corey, you look sick! What are you drinking? Hey, do you hear me? Do you see me? Omigod, I think he's gonna croak!

vl1_ex1: partir, sortir, quitter, laisser

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:33:26 -0500

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Joe-Bob: Je pars pour College Station.
Joe-Bob: I am leaving for College Station.

vl1_ex2: partir, sortir, quitter, laisser

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:32:26 -0500

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chapter: Verbs
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Bette: Je vais sortir ce soir.
Bette: I'm going to go out tonight.

Corey sort de sa chambre sans fermer la porte.
Corey goes out of his room without locking the door.

vl1_ex3: partir, sortir, quitter, laisser

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:31:26 -0500

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Tammy quitte la maison à 8 heures chaque matin.
Tammy leaves the house at 8 o'clock every morning.

Rita quitte son mari.
Rita is leaving her husband.

vl1_ex4: partir, sortir, quitter, laisser

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:30:26 -0500

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Rita: Les gosses laissent leurs jouets partout.
Rita: The kids leave their toys everywhere.

Et toi, bon à rien, laisse-moi tranquille. Quelle vie de chien!
And you, good-for-nothing, leave me alone! What a dog's life!

vl1_ex5: partir, sortir, quitter, laisser

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:29:26 -0500

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Tammy fait un cauchemar:
Tammy has a nightmare:

Tex: Tammy, je pars maintenant pour la France. Je rentre à Lyon.
Tex: Tammy, I'm leaving now for France. I'm going back to Lyon.

Tammy: Tu me quittes mon chéri?
Tammy: You're leaving me, darling?

Tex: Oui, Tammy c'est fini.
Tex: Yes, Tammy, it's over.

Tammy: Mais non!
Tammy: But, no!

Tex sort de l'appartement de Tammy. Mais il revient un moment plus tard.
Tex leaves Tammy's apartment, but he comes back a minute later.

Tex: J'ai laissé mes cigarettes dans la cuisine.
Tex: I left my cigarettes in the kitchen.

Puis il quitte l'appartement pour toujours.
Then he leaves the apartment forever.

vm1_ex1: modal verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:28:26 -0500

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vouloir 'to wish, want, will'

je veux
nous voulons

tu veux
vous voulez

il/elle/on veut
ils/elles veulent

past participle: voulu

vm1_ex2: modal verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:27:26 -0500

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pouvoir 'to be able, be permitted to'

je peux
nous pouvons

tu peux
vous pouvez

il/elle/on peut
ils/elles peuvent

past participle: pu

vm1_ex3: modal verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:26:26 -0500

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devoir 'to have to, be supposed to/ to owe'

je dois
nousdevons

tu dois
vousdevez

il/elle/ondoit
ils/ellesdoivent

past participle:dû

vm1_ex4: modal verbs vouloir, pouvoir, devoir

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:25:26 -0500

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Tammy: Je veux faire du shopping. Tex, tu veux venir avec moi?
Tammy: I want to go shopping. Tex, do you want to come with me?

Bette: Mais Tex, tu ne peux pas. Tes étudiants doivent réviser pour l'examen de français.
Bette: But Tex, you can't. Your students have to study for the French exam.

Tex: Oui, c'est vrai. Tammy, est-ce que tu peux m'aider?
Tex: Yes, that's right. Tammy, can you help me?

Tammy: Mais Tex, je dois absolument acheter une nouvelle robe pour le week-end.
Tammy: But Tex, I absolutely must buy a new dress for theweekend.

Bette: Vas-y Tammy. Tex et moi, nous pouvons aider les étudiants ensemble.
Bette: Go ahead Tammy. Tex and I can help the students together!

vpp1_ex1: present participle

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:24:26 -0500

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regular formation

chanter (nous chantons)
chantant

finir (nous finissons)
finissant

lire (nous lisons)
lisant

boire (nous buvons)
buvant

suivre (nous suivons)
suivant

commencer (nous commençons)
commençant

manger (nous mangeons)
mangeant

se laver (nous nous lavons)
se lavant

vpp1_ex2: present participle

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:23:26 -0500

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irregular present participles

être:étant

avoir: ayant

savoir: sachant

vpp1_ex3: present participle

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:22:26 -0500

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Tex: Les tatous ayant une voiture ont beaucoup de succès avec les filles. (Les tatous qui ont une voiture ont beaucoup de succès avec les filles.)
Armadillos who have a car are very successful with girls.

Tex: Tammy étant absente, je peux t'emmener faire une balade envoiture, Bette.
Since Tammy is not here, I can take you on a ride in my car, Bette.

(Puisque Tammy est absente, je peux t'emmener faire une balade en voiture, Bette.)

vpp1_ex4: present participle

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:21:26 -0500

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Tex drague les filles en conduisant sa décapotable.
Tex hits on girls by driving his convertible.

Tex conduit en écoutant la radio.
Tex drives while listening to the radio.

vpp1_ex5: present participle

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:20:26 -0500

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Tex siffle tout en conduisant.
Tex whistles and drives at the same time.

Tex drague Bette tout en pensant à Tammy.
Tex hits on Bette, all the while thinking of Tammy.

vpp1_ex6: present participle

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:19:26 -0500

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Before coming to Texas, Tex did not like kitties.
Avant de venir au Texas, Tex n'aimait pas les minettes.

But Tex is changing his mind.
Mais Tex est en train de changer d'avis.

vpr1_ex1: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:18:26 -0500

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se raser 'to shave oneself'

je me rase
nous nous rasons

tu te rases
vous vous rasez

il/elle/on se rase
ils/elles se rasent

vpr1_ex2: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:17:26 -0500

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s'asseoir, to sit (down)

s'appeler, to be called

s'arrêter, to stop

se brosser, to brush

se coucher, to go to bed

s'habiller, to get dressed

se laver, to wash

se lever, to get up

se promener, to take a walk

se réveiller, to wake up

vpr1_ex3: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:16:26 -0500

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Est-ce que Tex se rase? Mais non, Tex, c'est un tatou. Il n'a pas de cheveux.
Does Tex shave? Why no, Tex is an armadillo. He has no hair.

Qu'est-ce qu'il fait, Tex, avec le rasoir? Il rase Joe-Bob pour l'été.
What's Tex doing with the razor? He's shaving Joe-Bob for the summer.

vpr1_ex4: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:15:26 -0500

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Joe Bob: Edouard, est-ce que tu te rases?
Joe Bob: Edouard, do you shave?

Edouard: Non, je ne me rase pas.
Edouard: No, I don't shave.

Les escargots ne se rasent pas. Pourtant, nous nous lavons le visage tous les jours.
Snails don't shave. However we do wash our faces every day.

Joe-Bob: Ah, tu as de la chance. Je déteste me raser.
Joe-Bob: Ah, you're lucky. I hate to shave.

vpr1_ex5: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:14:26 -0500

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s'amuser, to have fun

se dépêcher, to hurry

s'endormir, to fall asleep

s'ennuyer, to be bored

s'entendre, to get along

se fâcher, to get angry

se marier, to get married

se passer, to happen

se reposer, to rest

se sentir, to feel

se souvenir de, to remember

se taire, to be silent

se tromper, to make a mistake

se trouver, to be (situated)

vpr1_ex6: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:13:26 -0500

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s'aimer, to love each other

se détester, to hate each other

se disputer, to argue

s'embrasser, to kiss

se parler to talk to each other

se quitter, to leave each other

se regarder, to look at each other

se retrouver, to meet each other

se téléphoner, to telephone each other

vpr1_ex7: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:12:26 -0500

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Tammy décrit ses rapports avec Tex.
Tammy describes her relationship with Tex.

Tammy: Nous nous entendons très bien, sauf quand il se fâche.
Tammy: Usually we get along very well except when he gets angry.

Il me dit, «Assieds-toi et tais-toi, ma petite.»
He tells me "Sit down and shut up, little one!"

Mais nous nous aimons même si nous nous disputons un peu.
But we love each other even if we fight a little bit.

Nous allons nous marier un jour.
We're going to get married someday.

vpr1_lc1: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:11:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc10: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:10:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc11: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:09:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc12: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:08:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc2: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:07:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc3: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:06:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc4: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:05:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc5: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:04:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc6: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:03:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc7: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:02:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc8: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:01:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vpr1_lc9: pronominal verbs

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 07:00:26 -0500

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[vpr1 does not have listening comprehension]

vre1_ex1: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:59:26 -0500

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descendre 'to go down'

je descends
nous descendons

tu descends
vous descendez

il/elle/on descend
ils/elles descendent

past participle: descendu

vre1_ex2: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:58:26 -0500

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attendre, to wait for
rendre, to hand in, give back

dépendre de, to depend (on)
rendre visite à quelqu'un, to visit someone

entendre, to hear
répondre, to answer, respond

pendre, to hang
vendre, to sell

perdre, to lose

vre1_ex3: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:57:26 -0500

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Un flic descend la rue. Tex panique et file.
A cop is coming down the street. Tex panics and runs off.

Agent de police: Attendez! Attendez ... Monsieur, vous vendez des T-shirts?
Policeman: Wait! Wait...Sir, are you selling t-shirts?

Tex répond: Euh, oui, monsieur l'agent.
Tex answers, "Yes, sir."

Agent de police: Vous n'avez pas de permis. Hé, hé, vous êtes déporté.
Policeman: You do not have a permit. Hey, hey, you are deported.

vre1_lc1: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:56:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc10: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:55:26 -0500

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time: 0:04
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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc11: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:54:26 -0500

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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc12: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:53:26 -0500

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time: 0:03
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bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc2: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:52:26 -0500

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time: 0:03
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bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc3: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:51:26 -0500

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time: 0:03
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bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc4: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:50:26 -0500

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time: 0:03
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bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc5: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:49:26 -0500

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time: 0:03
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Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc6: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:48:26 -0500

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track number: 245/303
time: 0:03
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bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc7: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:47:26 -0500

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track number: 246/303
time: 0:03
size: 38 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc8: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:46:26 -0500

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time: 0:03
size: 36 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre1_lc9: -re verbs (regular)

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:45:26 -0500

asset title: vre1_lc9: -re verbs (regular)
filename: vre1_lc9.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 248/303
time: 0:04
size: 45 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tammy (singular) or Fiona and Bette (plural).

Options:
Tammy
Fiona et Bette

vre2_ex1: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:44:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_ex1: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_ex1.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 249/303
time: 0:16
size: 196 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

prendre 'to take'

je prends
nous prenons

tu prends
vous prenez

il/elle/on prend
ils/elles prennent

past participle: pris

vre2_ex2: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:43:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_ex2: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_ex2.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 250/303
time: 0:05
size: 56 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

apprendre, to learn

comprendre, to understand

surprendre, to surprise

vre2_ex3: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:42:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_ex3: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_ex3.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 251/303
time: 0:20
size: 242 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Edouard et Tammy surprennent Tex.
Edouard and Tammy surprise Tex.

Tammy: Qu'est-ce que tu fais, Tex? Tu vas où? Pourquoi tu prends un taxi?
Tammy: What are you doing, Tex? Where are you going? Why are you taking a taxi?

Tex: Uhh, je suis en retard. Uhh, je vais en classe. Aujourd'hui mes étudiants apprennent à chanter la Marseillaise!
Tex: Uhh, I'm late. Uhh, I'm going to class. Today my students are learning to sing the Marseillaise!

vre2_lc1: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:41:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc1: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc1.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 252/303
time: 0:03
size: 40 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc10: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:40:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc10: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc10.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 253/303
time: 0:03
size: 41 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc11: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:39:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc11: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc11.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 254/303
time: 0:03
size: 41 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc12: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:38:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc12: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc12.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 255/303
time: 0:03
size: 37 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc2: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:37:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc2: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc2.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 256/303
time: 0:02
size: 32 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc3: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:36:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc3: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc3.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 257/303
time: 0:03
size: 39 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc4: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:35:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc4: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc4.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 258/303
time: 0:03
size: 35 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc5: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:34:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc5: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc5.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 259/303
time: 0:03
size: 33 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc6: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:33:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc6: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc6.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 260/303
time: 0:04
size: 54 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc7: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:32:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc7: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc7.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 261/303
time: 0:04
size: 55 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc8: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:31:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc8: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc8.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 262/303
time: 0:04
size: 46 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre2_lc9: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:30:26 -0500

asset title: vre2_lc9: -re verbs (irregular) like prendre
filename: vre2_lc9.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 263/303
time: 0:04
size: 45 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Joe-Bob and Corey (plural).

Options:
Tex
Joe-Bob et Corey

vre3_ex1: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:29:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_ex1: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_ex1.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 264/303
time: 0:15
size: 176 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

mettre 'to place, put'

je mets
nous mettons

tu mets
vous mettez

il/elle/on met
ils/elles mettent

past participle : mis

vre3_ex2: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:28:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_ex2: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_ex2.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 265/303
time: 0:09
size: 115 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

mettre la table (le couvert), to set the table

mettre + article of clothing, to put on

mettre + electrical item (radio, light), to turn on

vre3_ex3: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:27:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_ex3: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_ex3.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 266/303
time: 0:06
size: 75 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

admettre, to admit

permettre, to permit

promettre, to promise

remettre, to turn in (a report), to postpone

vre3_ex4: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:26:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_ex4: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_ex4.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 267/303
time: 0:09
size: 107 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Tammy: Tex, tu mets la table pour la soirée?
Tammy: Tex, are you going to set the table for theparty?

Tex: Non, je n'ai pas envie.
Tex: No. I don't feel like it.

Tammy: Ça alors. C'est toujours moi qui mets la table.
Tammy: Come on, I'm always the one who sets the table.

vre3_lc1: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:25:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc1: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc1.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 268/303
time: 0:03
size: 33 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc10: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:24:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc10: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc10.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 269/303
time: 0:03
size: 41 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc11: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:23:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc11: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc11.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 270/303
time: 0:03
size: 39 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc12: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:22:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc12: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc12.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 271/303
time: 0:03
size: 44 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc2: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:21:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc2: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc2.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 272/303
time: 0:03
size: 39 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc3: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:20:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc3: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc3.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 273/303
time: 0:03
size: 37 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc4: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:19:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc4: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc4.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 274/303
time: 0:03
size: 37 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc5: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:18:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc5: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc5.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 275/303
time: 0:04
size: 44 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc6: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:17:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc6: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc6.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 276/303
time: 0:02
size: 29 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc7: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:16:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc7: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc7.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 277/303
time: 0:03
size: 41 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc8: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:15:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc8: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc8.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 278/303
time: 0:04
size: 47 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre3_lc9: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:14:26 -0500

asset title: vre3_lc9: -re verbs (irregular) like mettre
filename: vre3_lc9.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 279/303
time: 0:03
size: 36 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (masculine singular), Tammy (feminine singular) or Tex and Tammy (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tammy
Tex et Tammy

vre4_ex1: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:13:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_ex1: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_ex1.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 280/303
time: 0:15
size: 187 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

suivre 'to follow'

je suis
nous suivons

tu suis
vous suivez

il/elle/on suit
ils/elles suivent

past participle : suivi

vre4_ex2: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:12:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_ex2: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_ex2.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 281/303
time: 0:15
size: 183 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

vivre 'to live, to be alive'

je vis
nous vivons

tu vis
vous vivez

il/elle/on vit
ils/elles vivent

past participle : vécu

vre4_ex3: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:11:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_ex3: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_ex3.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 282/303
time: 0:22
size: 267 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Edouard accueille des clients au restaurant.
Edouard greets customers at the restaurant.

Edouard: Bonsoir. Suivez-moi, s'il vous plaît.
Edouard: Good evening. Follow me, please.

Une heure plus tard, les clients attendent toujours.
One hour later the clients are still waiting.

Client: Excusez, moi, mais le service est vraiment très lent.
Client: Excuse me, but the service is really very slow.

Edouard: La qualité, ça prend du temps, monsieur. Les fastfoods, quelle horreur. Vive la cuisine française!
Edouard: Quality takes time, monsieur. Fast food, how dreadful! Long live French cuisine!

vre4_lc1: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:10:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc1: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc1.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 283/303
time: 0:03
size: 37 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc10: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:09:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc10: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc10.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 284/303
time: 0:03
size: 41 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc11: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:08:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc11: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc11.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 285/303
time: 0:04
size: 49 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc12: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:07:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc12: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc12.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 286/303
time: 0:03
size: 37 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc2: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:06:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc2: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc2.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 287/303
time: 0:03
size: 33 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc3: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:05:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc3: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc3.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 288/303
time: 0:03
size: 42 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc4: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:04:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc4: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc4.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 289/303
time: 0:03
size: 34 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc5: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:03:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc5: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc5.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 290/303
time: 0:02
size: 32 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc6: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:02:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc6: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc6.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 291/303
time: 0:03
size: 32 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc7: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:01:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc7: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc7.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 292/303
time: 0:03
size: 33 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc8: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 06:00:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc8: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc8.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 293/303
time: 0:03
size: 37 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vre4_lc9: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 05:59:26 -0500

asset title: vre4_lc9: re verbs (irregular) like suivre, vivre
filename: vre4_lc9.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 294/303
time: 0:03
size: 32 KB
bitrate: 96 kbps

Listen to the following sentences and decide if they refer to Tex (singular) or Tex and Edouard (plural).

Options:
Tex
Tex et Edouard

vti1_ex1: transitive vs. intransitive

www@mail.laits.utexas.edu — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 05:58:26 -0500

asset title: vti1_ex1: transitive vs. intransitive
filename: vti1_ex1.mp3
chapter: Verbs
track number: 295/303
time: 0:08
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Tex entend le téléphone.
transitive-direct
Tex hears the telephone.

Joe-Bob parle à Tex.
transitive-indirect
Job-Bob is talking to Tex.

Joe-Bob dort souvent au volant.
intransitive
Joe-Bob often sleeps at the wheel.

vti1_ex2: transitive vs. intransitive

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Tex mange un croissant et il boit du café.
Tex is eating a croissant and drinking some coffee.

Il finit son petit déjeuner
He is finishing his breakfast

et il lit le journal. Dring, dring. C'est Joe-Bob au téléphone.
and reading the newspaper. Ring, ring. It's Joe-Bob on the telephone.

vti1_ex3: transitive vs. intransitive

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Joe-Bob: Je roulais en voiture. Je regardais les filles.
Joe-Bob: I was driving along. I was looking at girls.

J'écoutais de la musique country à la radio.
I was listening to country music on the radio.

Et puis, oh, là là. J'ai eu un accident de voiture. La police est arrivée et le flic m'a demandé mes papiers.
And then, oh, la, la. I had an accident. The police came and the cop asked for my papers.

J'ai cherché ma carte d'identité, mais je ne l'ai pas trouvée.
I looked for my ID, but I didn't find it.

Pas de chance! Je suis au commissariat et j'attends mon avocat.
No luck! I'm at the police station and I'm waiting for my lawyer.

Tex, j'espère que tu vas payer la contravention!
Tex, I hope that you will pay for the ticket.

vti1_ex4: transitive vs. intransitive

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Joe-Bob téléphone à Tex.
Joe-Bob telephones à Tex.

vti1_ex5: transitive vs. intransitive

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obéir à, to obey
répondre à, to answer

pardonner à, to pardon, to forgive
résister à, to resist

rendre visite à, to visit (someone)
ressembler à, to resemble

renoncer à, to give up, renounce
téléphoner à, to telephone

vti1_ex6: transitive vs. intransitive

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transitive verb / implied object
transitive verb / stated object

En voiture, Joe-Bob chante toujours. (Joe-Bob always sings in the car.)
En voiture, Joe-Bob chante toujours Freebird. (Joe-Bob always sings Freebird in the car.)

Il parle fort. (He talks loudly.)
Il parle anglais. (He speaks English.)

Il rêve. (He dreams.)
Il rêve de hamburgers et de filles. (He dreams of hamburgers and girls.)

Il grignotte tout le temps. (He snacks all the time.)
Il grignotte des cacahouettes. (He snacks on peanuts.)

vti1_ex7: transitive vs. intransitive

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intransitive / no object
transitive / used with an object

Le week-end passé, Joe-Bob est sorti. (Last weekend Joe-Bob went out.)
Le week-end passé, Joe-Bob a sorti son beau camion. (Last weekend Joe-Bob took out his fine truck.)

Au commissariat, la tension de Joe-Bob monte. (At the police station Joe-Bob's blood pressure goes up.)
Joe-Bob monte l'escalier. (Joe-Bob goes up the stairs.)

vti1_ex8: transitive vs. intransitive

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Tex donne des conseils à Joe-Bob.
Tex gives advice to Joe-Bob.

vti1_ex9: transitive vs. intransitive

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acheter, to buy
expliquer, to explain

apporter, to bring
montrer, to show

apprendre, to learn
offrir, to offer (give)

demander, to ask
prêter, to lend

donner, to give
promettre, to promise

écrire, to write
rendre, to give back

emprunter, to borrow
servir, to serve

envoyer, to send
vendre, to sell