Le passé composé
For second group verbs (-ir), which means their past participles are formed by removing the -ir ending and adding -i.
| Verb | Past Participle | Meaning | Example in Passé Composé |
|---|---|---|---|
| grandir | grandi | to grow up | J’ai grandi à Paris. (I grew up in Paris.) |
| élargir | élargi | to widen, broaden | Ils ont élargi la route. (They widened the road.) |
| réussir | réussi | to succeed | Elle a réussi son examen. (She passed her exam.) |
| remplir | rempli | to fill | Nous avons rempli le formulaire. (We filled out the form.) |
| fournir | fourni | to provide, supply | L’entreprise a fourni les matériaux. (The company provided the materials.) |
| choisir | choisi | to choose | Tu as choisi le bon moment. (You chose the right moment.) |
| réfléchir | réfléchi | to reflect, think | Ils ont réfléchi à la proposition. (They thought about the proposal.) |
la recherche
- research, singular with a definite article
- La recherche scientifique est très importante. Scientific research is very important.
- a search, an investigation, with an indefinite article, can be plural
- Nous allons continuer nos recherches. We are going to keep searching.
- un moteur de recherche a search engine
plus / moins
- plus grand que (bigger than)
- plus petit que (smaller than)
- moins intéressant (less interesting)
- plus bruyant (noisier)
- le plus spacieux (roomiest, most roomy)
- beaucoup plus joli (much prettier)
- plus élevé (higher)
Vocabulaire
| mots | explications |
|---|---|
| arrondissement | a neighbourhood / arrondir, to round off |
| jugement | a judgement / juger, to judge |
| avertissement | a warning / avertir, to warn |
| grandir | to grow |
| élargir | to widen |
| réussir | to succeed |
| joindre | to put together, to contact |
| le bonheur | happiness - Après, trois mariages, elle a enfin trouvé le bonheur : être seule. After three marriages, she finally found happiness: being alone. |
| moyen | ADJ. FEM moyenne, average, medium |
| le moyen | way - Je n’en ai pas les moyens. I can’t afford it. |
| mensuel | monthly |
| le loyer | rent |
| au-dessus | upstairs, above - J’habite au-dessus. I live upstairs. - au-dessus de la table above the table |
| au-dessous | downstairs, underneath - dix degrés au-dessous de zéro ten degrees below zero |
| garantir | to guarantee |