XPress: French in 40 Hours

School

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Description

School (L'école)

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

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Helpful verbs

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

apprendre

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

Conjugate apprendre

faire

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

Conjugate faire

étudier

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

Conjugate étudier

You can learn the full conjugation of these verbs here.

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

Grammar Point: subjunctive verb forms

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

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