Tex's French Grammar: Prepositions

pre1a_ex1: common prepositions

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a-b-c
Tex parle Ã ses amis au cafÃ©. Ils vont Ã Opelousas.
Tex is talking to his friends at the cafÃ©. They're going to Opelousas.

Ils vont en Louisiane Ã cause de la fÃªte.
They're going to Louisiana because of the celebration.

Opelousas se trouve au centre de la Louisiane.
Opelousas is in the center of Louisiana.

Bette veut s'asseoir Ã cÃ´tÃ© de Tex.
Bette wants to sit beside Tex.

Tammy est Ã droite de PawPaw Louis.
Tammy is on PawPaw Louis' right.

Tex est Ã gauche de PawPaw.
Tex is on PawPaw's left.

AprÃ¨s le dÃ®ner, ils vont danser.
After dinner, they're going dancing.

Tammy voit Bette Ã travers la foule.
Tammy sees Bette through the crowd.

PawPaw danse au milieu de la salle.
PawPaw is dancing in the middle of the room.

Paw-Paw parle au sujet de la RÃ©sistance et Ã propos de sa longue vie de sÃ©ducteur.
PawPaw is talking about the Resistance and about his long life as a womanizer.

Les amis sont assis autour de la table.
The friends are seated around the table.

Ils ne vont pas se coucher avant cinq heures du matin.
They are not going to bed before five o'clock in the morning.

Tex est en Louisiane avec ses amis. Ils dansent avec joie Ã l'anniversaire de PawPaw.
Tex is in Louisiana with his friends. They are dancing joyfully at PawPaw's birthday celebration.

Le lendemain matin, ils vont acheter des croissants chez le boulanger.
The next morning they are going to buy croissants at the baker's.

Tout le monde a adorÃ© le sÃ©jour chez Paw-Paw.
Everyone loved their stay at Paw-Paw's.

AprÃ¨s un an Ã Austin, Tex se sent vraiment Ã l'aise chez les Texans.
After a year in Austin, Tex really feels at ease with (among) Texans.

Bette a dansÃ© tout contre Tex.
Bette danced right against Tex.

Tammy est en colÃ¨re contre Bette; elle se fÃ¢che contre Tex.
Tammy is mad at Bette; she's getting angry with Tex.

Tammy est contre la bigamie.
Tammy is against bigamy.

pre1a_ex2: common prepositions

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d-e-f

Tammy est dans la cuisine. Elle prÃ©pare le dÃ®ner pour Tex qui arrive dans une heure.
Tammy's in the kitchen. She's cooking dinner for Tex who's coming in one hour.

D'aprÃ¨s Edouard, les AmÃ©ricains mangent trÃ¨s mal. Mais Tammy cuisine bien!
According to Edouard, Americans eat very poorly. But Tammy cooks well.

Au dÃ®ner, Tex et Tammy parlent de leur voyage en Louisiane.
At dinner, Tex and Tammy talk about their trip to Louisiana.

Puis ils font une promenade et regardent les gratte-ciel de l'autre cÃ´tÃ© du fleuve.
Then they take a walk and look at the skyscrapers on the other side of the river.

Ils admirent le soleil se coucher derriÃ¨re les collines.
They admire the sun setting behind the hills.

Enfin, ils s'embrassent passionÃ©ment devant le Capitole.
Finally, they kiss passionately in front of the Capitol.

Ils prennent un verre dans un bar en bas de la cinqiÃ¨me rue.
They have a drink in a bar at the end of Fifth Street.

En dehors de Tammy, Tex ne connaÃ®t pas beaucoup de Texans.
Outside of Tammy, Tex doesn't know many Texans.

En dÃ©pit de l'alcool, Tex se conduit en gentleman.
In spite of the alcohol, Tex behaves like a gentleman.

Tex est assis en face de Tammy.
Tex is (seated) across from Tammy.

Tout d'un coup Bette apparaÃ®t en haut de l'escalier.
All of a sudden, Bette appears at the top of the staircase.

Puis elle vient s'asseoir entre Tammy et Tex.
Then she comes and sits down between Tammy and Tex.

Tammy ressent une certaine antipathie envers Bette.
Tammy feels a certain animosity toward Bette.

pre1a_ex3: common prepositions

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g-h-i-j-k-l
Tex a dÃ©couvert son grand-pÃ¨re grace Ã l'album de photos de Rita.
Tex discovered his grandfather thanks to Rita's photo album.

Paw-Paw habite hors de la ville d'Opelousas. Il est hors de question que Tex vive Ã Opelousas.
Paw-Paw lives outside of the city of Opelousas. It is out of the question that Tex live in Opelousas.

Tex et Tammy vont jusqu'Ã Opelousas.
Tex and Tammy are going as far as Opelousas.

Tex habite loin de son grand-pÃ¨re Paw-Paw Louis.
Tex lives far from his grandfather Paw-Paw Louis.

pre1a_ex4: common prepositions

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m-n-o-p
MalgrÃ© la distance, Tex aime aller voir son grand-pÃ¨re.
In spite of the distance, Tex likes to go see his grandfather.

Tex va Ã Opelousas une fois par mois.
Tex goes to Opelousas once a month (one time per month).

Tex est invitÃ© Ã Opelousas par Paw-Paw.
Tex is invited to Opelousas by Paw-Paw.

Pour aller Ã Opelousas, Tex passe par Houston.
Tex goes through Houston to get to Opelousas.

Tex compte beaucoup de Cajuns parmi ses cousins.
Tex counts many Cajuns among his cousins.

Pendant son sÃ©jour chez Paw-Paw, Tex mange des Ã©crevisses.
During his stay with Paw-Paw, Tex eats crawfish.

Paw-Paw est pour la dÃ©fense du Cajun. Pour lui, le franÃ§ais est la plus belle langue du monde.
Paw-Paw is in favor of the defense of Cajun. For him, French is the most beautiful language in the world.

Opelousas est prÃ¨s de Baton Rouge.
Opelousas is near Baton Rouge.

pre1a_ex5: common prepositions

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q-r-s-t-u-v
Paw-Paw est content de voir Tex. Quant Ã Tex, il est heureux de pouvoir enfin parler franÃ§ais.
Paw-Paw is happy to see Tex. As for Tex, he is happy to finally be able to speak French.

Sans doute, le franÃ§ais se parle dans sa famille depuis longtemps.
Without doubt, French has spoken in his family for a long time.

Toute sa famille parle franÃ§ais, sauf son oncle Elmer, qui habite en Californie.
Everyone in his family speaks, except Uncle Elmer, who lives in California.

Selon Paw-Paw, Tex a un drÃ´le d'accent franÃ§ais.
According to Paw-Paw, Tex has a funny French accent.

En route pour Opelousas, Tex et Tammy ont vu un alligator sous un pont.
On the road to Opelousas, Tex and Tammy saw an alligator under a bridge.

En Louisiane, on sert souvent des Ã©crevisses directement sur la table, sans assiette.
In Louisiana, crawfish are often served directly on the table, with no plate.

Vers midi, Tex et Tammy repartent vers Austin.
Around noon, Tex and Tammy head back towards Austin.

pre1a_ex6: common prepositions

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Bette et Tammy entrent dans un restaurant ensemble. Elles ont toutes les deux pris rendez-vous avec Tex sans le savoir! Elles regardent autour de la salle. En mÃªme temps, elles aperÃ§oivent Tex assis Ã une table. Elles se prÃ©cipitent vers lui. Elles se regardent, hÃ©sitent un moment, puis s'asseyent. Tammy s'assied Ã droite de Tex et Bette s'assied Ã gauche de lui. Elles se regardent Ã nouveau d'un air confus. Tex s'amuse malgrÃ© le drame entre Bette et Tammy.

Bette and Tammy enter a restaurant together. Unknowingly, they both have a date with Tex. They look around the room. At the same time they see Tex seated at a table. They rush towards him. They look at each other, hesitate a moment, then sit down. Tammy sits on Tex' right and Bette sits down to his left. They look at each other again, confused. Tex is having fun in spite of the drama between Bette and Tammy.

pre2_ex1: contractions of Ã and de with definite article

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Tammy et Bette sont dans un cafÃ© prÃ¨s du campus, Ã cÃ´tÃ© des commerces, pas loin de la tour.
Tammy et Bette are in a cafÃ© near campus, not far from the stores, not far from the Tower.

Tammy: Je vais prendre un thÃ© Ã la vanille et un muffin au chocolat. Et toi?
Tammy: I am going to have a vanilla tea and a chocolate muffin. What about you?

Bette: Pour moi, un biscuit aux amandes et un cafÃ© au lait.
Fiona: For me, an almond cookie and a latte.

Tammy: Bon, demain on va au gymnase, hein?
Tammy: And tomorrow we'll go to the gym, eh?

pre3_ex1: prepositions with places

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geographic location
to/in
from
Ã
de (d')

cites (Paris, Londres, Austin)
Ã Paris
d'Austin

islands (Cuba, Tahiti)
Ã Cuba
de Tahiti

feminine (usually ending in -e)
en
de (d')

countries (la France)
en France
de France

states (la Californie)
en Californie
de Californie

provinces (la Bourgogne)
en Bourgogne
de Bourgogne

continents (l'Europe)
en Europe
d'Europe

masculine
au
du

countries (le Canada, le Texas :-)
au Canada
du Texas

provinces/states (le Colorado)
au Colorado
du Colorado

masculine beginning with a vowel
en
de (d')

countries (l'Iran)
en Iran
d'Iran

provinces/states (l'Ontario)
en Ontario
d'Ontario
aux
des

plural countries and regions (les Etats-Unis)
aux Etats-Unis
des Etats-Unis

pre3_ex2: prepositions with places

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Tex est nÃ© au Texas, bien sÃ»r. Mais par accident il a grandi en Europe. Comment expliquer cette histoire incroyable?
Tex was born in Texas, of course, but by accident he grew up in Europe. How de we explain this unbelievable story?

Eh bien, quand il Ã©tait tout petit, on l'a mis dans un avion avec les bagages Ã l'aÃ©roport Bush International Ã Houston.
Well, when he was very little, he was put with the luggage in a plane at Bush International Airport in Houston.

Son avion est arrivÃ© Ã Paris (en France) oÃ¹ il a rencontrÃ© des nonnes franÃ§aises qui venaient de faire un voyage auxÂ Etats-Unis. Elles arrivaient de Houston, elles aussi. Quelle coÃ¯ncidence!
His plane arrived in Paris (in France) where he met some French nuns who had just taken a trip to the United States. They, too, were arriving from Houston. What a coincidence!

Elles ont eu pitiÃ© de ce pauvre tatou Ã©garÃ© et elles l'ont emmenÃ© au couvent Ã Lyon. Tex a vÃ©cu heureux chez les nonnes pendant plusieurs annÃ©es.
They took pity on this poor lost armadillo and they took him to their convent in Lyon. Tex lived happily with the nuns for several years.

Malheureusement, un jour il a Ã©tÃ© expulsÃ© de France, et il est retournÃ© dans son pays natal, c'est-Ã -dire au Texas!
Unfortunately, one day he was deported from France and he returned to his native country, that is, to Texas!

pre4_ex1: prepositions with infinitives

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Tex a du mal Ã trouver l'inspiration.
Tex finds it difficult to find inspiration.

aider Ã , to help to
encourager Ã , to encourage to

s'amuser Ã , to have fun at
s'habituer Ã , to get used to

apprendre Ã , to learn to
hÃ©siter Ã , to hesitate to

arriver Ã , to succeed in, to manage to
inviter Ã , to invite to

s'attendre Ã , to expect to
se mettre Ã , to start to

avoir du mal Ã , to find it difficult to
se prÃ©parer Ã , to prepare to

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

commencer Ã , to start to
rÃ©ussir Ã , to succeed at

continuer Ã /de, to continue to (either Ã or de)
servir Ã , to be used for

se dÃ©cider Ã , to make up one's mind to
tenir Ã , to be anxious to, to be eager to

pre4_ex2: prepositions with infinitives

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Tex arrÃªte d'Ã©crire, parce qu'il rÃªve d'embrasser Tammy.
Tex stops writing, because he is dreaming of kissing Tammy.

(s')arrÃªter de, to stop
oublier de, to forget to

choisir de, to choose to
permettre (Ã 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

continuer Ã /de, to continue to (either Ã or de)
promettre de, to promise to

dÃ©cider de, to decide to
proposer de, to propose to

s'efforcer de to try hard to, to endeavor to
refuser de, to refuse to

essayer de, to try to
rÃªver de to dream of

s'excuser de, to apologize for
se soucier de, to care about

finir de, to finish
se souvenir de, to remember to

mÃ©riter de, to deserve, to be worth

pre4_ex3: prepositions with infinitives

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Oh, Tex a l'air de rÃªver.
Oh, Tex seems to be dreaming.

Tex a peur de se rÃ©veiller.
Tex is afraid of waking up.

Tex a envie de dormir.
Tex feels like sleeping.

Tex a besoin de se reposer.
Tex needs to rest.

Tex a honte d'Ãªtre amÃ©ricain.
Tex is ashamed of being American.

Tex a tort d'Ãªtre susceptible.
Tex is wrong in being touchyÂ / should not be touchy.

Tex a raison d'Ãªtre fier.
Tex is right to be proud.

pre4_ex4: prepositions with infinitives

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pour/afin de
Tex s'allonge sur son lit pour lire.
Tex lies down on his bed to read.

avant de
Avant de s'endormir, Tex lit toujours un poÃ¨me Ã©rotique.
Before going to sleep, Tex always reads an erotic poem.

sans
Il ne peut pas dormir sans rÃªver de Tammy.
He can not sleep without dreaming of Tammy.

par
Il finit par rÃªver de Tammy toute la nuit.
He ends up dreaming of Tammy all night long.

pre4_ex5: prepositions with infinitives

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AprÃ¨s avoir rÃªvÃ© de Tammy, Tex retrouve son inspiration.
After dreaming of Tammy, Tex finds his inspiration again.

AprÃ¨s Ãªtre devenue la muse de Tex, Tammy est passÃ©e Ã la postÃ©ritÃ©!
After becoming Tex' muse, Tammy is immortalized!

pred1_ex1: depuis vs. il y a ... que, Ã§a fait ... que, and voilÃ ... que

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Tex sort avec Tammy depuis un an.
Tex has been going out with Tammy for one year.

Tex sort avec Tammy depuis septembre.
Tex has been going out with Tammy since September.

pred1_ex2: depuis vs. il y a ... que, Ã§a fait ... que, and voilÃ ... que

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duration
(for how long?)
starting point
(since when?)

Depuis combien de tempsÂ ...
How longÂ ...
Depuis quandÂ ...
Since whenÂ ...

...Â Bette est-elle amoureuse de Tex?
...Â has Bette been in love with Tex?
...Â Bette est-elle amoureuse de Tex?
...Â has Bette been in love with Tex?

Elle est amoureuse de luiÂ ...
She has been in love with himÂ ...
Elle est amoureuse de luiÂ ...
She has been in love with himÂ ...

...Â depuis un an.
...Â for one year.
...Â depuis le 20 aoÃ»t.
...Â since August 20.

...Â depuis deux minutes.
...Â for two minutes.
...Â depuis lundi.
...Â since Monday.

...Â depuis une Ã©ternitÃ©.
...Â for ages.
...Â depuis son arrivÃ©e.
...Â since his arrival.

pred1_ex3: depuis vs. il y a ... que, Ã§a fait ... que, and voilÃ ... que

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Bette a vu Tex le jour de son arrivÃ©e Ã UT et depuis, elle n'arrÃªte pas de penser Ã lui.
Bette saw Tex on the day of his arrival at UT and since then, she has not stopped thinking about him.

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Tex: Je ne suis pas au Texas depuis longtemps.
Tex: I haven't been in Texas for long. (Tex is still in Texas)

Tex: Je ne suis pas allÃ© en France depuis l'Ã©tÃ© dernier.
Tex: I haven't been to France since last summer. (Tex is not in France now)

pred1_ex5: depuis vs. il y a ... que, Ã§a fait ... que, and voilÃ ... que

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Bette: Tex, depuis quand es-tu au Texas?
Bette: How long have you been in Texas?

Tex: Je ne suis pas au Texas depuis longtemps. Je suis au Texas depuis 1998.
Tex: I have not been in Texas for long. I have been in Texas since 1998.

Bette: Tex, depuis quand connais-tu Tammy?
Bette: Tex, how long have you known Tammy?

Tex: Je connais Tammy depuis deux ans.
Tex: I have known Tammy for two years.

Bette: Depuis quand veux-tu devenir poÃ¨te?
Bette: How long have you wanted to become a poet?

Tex: Oh, depuis toujours!
Tex: Oh, I have always wanted to!

Bette: Depuis quand n'es-tu pas allÃ© en France?
Bette: How long have you not been in France?

Tex: Je ne suis pas allÃ© en France depuis l'Ã©tÃ© dernier. Et toi, Bette, depuis quand as-tu ce tatouage?!
Tex: I haven't been in France since last summer. And you, Bette, how long have you had this tattoo?!

Bette: Oh, depuis lundi. Ãa fait cool, tu ne trouves pas? Depuis, les mecs ne me quittent pas des yeux!
Bette: Oh, since Monday. Cool, isn't it? Since then, guys have not been able to take their eyes off me!

pred1_ex6: depuis vs. il y a ... que, Ã§a fait ... que, and voilÃ ... que

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Bette: Tex, Ã§a fait longtemps que tu enseignes le franÃ§ais?
Bette: Tex, how long have you been teaching French?

Tex: VoilÃ un an que j'enseigne le franÃ§ais.
Tex: I've been teaching French for a year.

Bette: Tex, il y a combien de temps que tu connais Tammy?
Bette: Tex, how long have you known Tammy?

Tex: Ãa fait deux ans.
Tex: It's been two years.

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Bette: Tex, il y a combien de temps que tu connais Tammy?
Bette: Tex, how long have you known Tammy?

Il y aura deux ans demain que je connais Tammy.
Tex: It will be two years tomorrow (that I have known Tammy).

pred2_ex1: depuis with imperfect

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what had been going onÂ ...
past event
translation

Tammy attendait Tex depuis une heureÂ ...
...Â quand il est entrÃ©.
Tammy had been waiting for Tex for an hourÂ ... when he came in.

Tammy souhaitait avoir une discussion sÃ©rieuse depuis lundiÂ ...
...Â quand enfin le moment s'est prÃ©sentÃ©.
Tammy had been wanting to have a serious discussion since MondayÂ ...Â when at last the opportunity presented itself.

pred2_ex2: depuis with imperfect

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Il y avait ... Cela faisait ... Voilà ...
une heure que Tammy attendait Tex.
Tammy had been waiting for Tex for an hour.

pred2_ex3: depuis with imperfect

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Tammy: Salut, Tex. Ãa va?
Tammy: Hi Tex. How are you?

Tex: Non! Hier, j'Ã©tais Ã la bibliothÃ¨que depuis deux minutes quand l'alarme Ã incendie a sonnÃ©. Je n'ai pas pu travailler! Ensuite Ã la cafÃ©teria, je faisais la queue depuis une demi- heure, lorsqu'ils ont annoncÃ© qu'il n'y avait plus de sandwiches! Je suis allÃ© faire cours sans avoir mangÃ©!
Tex: Not well! Yesterday, I had been in the library for two minutes when the fire alarm went off. I was not able to work! Then at the cafeteria, I had been waiting in line for half an hour when they announced they had run out of sandwiches! I went to teach without eating!

Tammy: Pour moi non plus, rien ne va comme je veux! Depuis lundi je voulais te parler, mais ce matin tu as dit que tu avais trop de travail!
Tammy: Nothing is going the way I want either! I had been wanting to talk to you since Monday, but this morning you said you had too much work!

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Tammy: Tex et moi sommes ensemble depuis un an.
Tammy: Tex and I have been together for a year.

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Tex: Tous les jours, je parle avec Tammy pendant une heure.
Tex: Everyday, I talk with Tammy for an hour.

Tex: A NoÃ«l, Tammy et moi resterons chez ses parents pendant deux semaines.
Tex: For Christmas, Tammy and I will stay at her parents' for two weeks.

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Tex: J'ai attendu Edouard pendant une heure. Finalement, il est arrivÃ©. Il est toujours en retard.
Tex: I waited for Edouard for an hour. Finally he arrived. He is always late.

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Tammy: A NoÃ«l, Tex et moi, nous allons chez moi pour deux semaines.
Tammy: For Christmas, Tex and I are going to my house for two weeks.

Tex: C'est vrai, nous partirons pour deux longues semaines.
Tex: It's true, we will leave for two long weeks.

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Tammy: Salut, Tex. Ãa va?
Tammy: Hi Tex. How are you?

Tex: Non, ce n'est pas mon jour! Je pars pour le week-end. Je vais rendre visite Ã Paw-Paw. J'ai attendu le bus pendant une heure ce matin. Puis je l'ai ratÃ© Ã cause de Bette.
Tex: Not well! This is not my day! I am leaving for the weekend. I am going to visit Paw-Paw. I waited for the bus for an hour this morning. Then I missed it because of Bette.

Tammy: Qu'est-ce qu'elle a fait?
Tammy: What did she do?

Tex: Je ne vais pas te le dire.
Tex: I am not going to tell you.

Tammy: Nous sortons ensemble depuis un an. Tu ne peux plus garder de secrets comme Ã§a!
Tammy: We have been going out for a year. You can't keep secrets like that anymore!