| Term | Definition |
|---|
| nothing | preposition that goes with attendre |
| nothing | preposition that goes with chercher |
| nothing | preposition that goes with demander |
| nothing | preposition that goes with payer |
| j'attends mes amis | I'm waiting for my friends |
| je cherche mes lunettes | I'm looking for my glasses |
| je demande les clés de la voiture | I'm asking for the car keys |
| Je paie la pizza | I pay for the pizza |
| pour | the preposition used to convey intent |
| pour | the preposition used to convey destination |
| intent, destination | you use pour to convey _____ or ______ |
| pour faire une omelette, il faut des oeufs | to make an omelet, you need eggs |
| j'utilise ces ciseaux pour couper le papier | I use these scissors to cut paper |
| il est parti pour la france | he left for france |
| pour | preposition used with aller to indicate an imprecise period of time or a period of time that has not been completed |
| pour | preposition used with venir to indicate an imprecise period of time or a period of time that has not been completed |
| pour | preposition used with voyager to indicate an imprecise period of time or a period of time that has not been completed |
| pour | preposition used with partir to indicate an imprecise period of time or a period of time that has not been completed |
| pour | preposition used with sortir to indicate an imprecise period of time or a period of time that has not been completed |
| ma copine française est venue pour noël | my french girlfriend came for christmas |
| cet été j'espère aller en france pour un mois | this summer i hope to go to france for a month |
| pendant | preposition used to express a completed period of time |
| l'an dernier j'ai voyagé en Europe pendant un mois | last year I traveled in Europe for a month |
| pendant | preposition meaning 'during' or 'all through' |
| ma copine française est venue pendant noël | my french girlfriend came for christmas (i.e. she stayed for all of the festivities) |
| elle ne met pas de chaussures pendant l'été | she doesn't wear shoes during the summer |
| depuis | preposition used to express 'for' if the period of time began in the past and continues into the present |
| j'étudie le français depuis cinq ans | I have been studying french for five years |
| present | french uses the ____ tense with depuis (i.e. to say 'i have been studying for x hours) if the action starts in past and ends in present |
| imperfect | french uses the ____ tense with depuis (i.e. to say 'i had been studying' for x hours) if the action starts in the past and ends in the past |
| j'étudais le français depuis cing ans quand j'ai eu la bourse | I had been studying french for five years when i got the scholarship |
| present, depuis | ____ (verb tense) + _____ (preposition) + time element = have been |
| imperfect, depuis | ____ (verb tense) + _____ (preposition) + time element = had been |
| since | depuis can also mean ____ when referring to a point in time |
| puisque | you have to use _____ when you want to express since meaning 'because' |
| je n'ai pas mangé depuis ce matin | I haven't eaten since this morning |
| je n'ai pas mangé puisque je n'ai pas faim | I haven't eaten since this morning since I'm not hungry |
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