The imperfect tense is also used with these constructions:
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être en train de + infinitive = to be in the middle of doing something |
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J'étais en train d'étudier quand vous êtes arrivés. |
I was (in the process of ) studying when you arrived. |
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être sur le point de + infinitive = to be just about to do something |
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J'étais sur le point de vous rappeler. |
I was just about to call you back. |
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aller + infinitive = going to do something |
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J'allais sortir quand le téléphone a sonné. |
I was going to leave when the phone rang. |
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venir de + infinitive = to have just done something |
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Je venais de manger, alors je n'avais plus faim. |
I had just eaten, so I wasn't hungry anymore. |
42. Places / Les Endroits
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school |
l'école (f) |
/ekɔl/ |
university |
l'université (f) |
/ynivɛʀsite/ |
|
bathroom |
les toilettes (f) |
/twalɛt/ |
bank |
la banque |
/bɑ̃k/ |
|
locker |
le casier |
/kɑzje/ |
train station |
la gare |
/gaʀ/ |
|
drinking fountain |
la fontaine |
/fɔ̃tɛn/ |
airport |
l'aéroport (m) |
/aeʀɔpɔʀ/ |
|
store |
le magasin |
/magazɛ̃/ |
telephone |
le téléphone |
/telefɔn/ |
|
library |
la biblio(thèque) |
/biblijɔtɛk/ |
apartment |
l'appartement (m) |
/apaʀtəmɑ̃/ |
|
office |
le bureau |
/byʀo/ |
hotel |
l'hôtel (m) |
/otɛl/ |
|
stadium |
le stade |
/stad/ |
village |
le village |
/vilaʒ/ |
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cafe |
le café |
/kafe/ |
factory |
l'usine (f) |
/yzin/ |
|
cafeteria |
la cafétéria |
/kafeteʀja/ |
garden |
le jardin |
/ʒaʀdɛ̃/ |
|
movie theater |
le cinéma |
/sinema/ |
castle |
le château |
/ʃato/ |
|
church |
l'église (f) |
/egliz/ |
cathedral |
la cathédrale |
/katedʀal/ |
|
museum |
le musée |
/myze/ |
zoo |
le zoo |
/zo/ |
|
pool |
la piscine |
/pisin/ |
bakery |
la boulangerie |
/bulɑ̃ʒʀi/ |
|
countryside |
la campagne |
/kɑ̃paɲ/ |
monument |
le monument |
/mɔnymɑ̃/ |
|
beach |
la plage |
/plaʒ/ |
pharmacy |
la pharmacie |
/faʀmasi/ |
|
theater |
le théâtre |
/teɑtʀ/ |
butcher shop |
la boucherie |
/buʃʀi/ |
|
park |
le parc |
/paʀk/ |
candy store |
la confiserie |
/kɔ̃fizʀi/ |
|
restaurant |
le restaurant |
/ʀɛstɔʀɑ̃/ |
police station |
la gendarmerie |
/ʒɑ̃daʀm(ə)ʀi/ |
|
hospital |
l'hôpital (m) |
/ɔpital/ |
town hall |
la mairie |
/mɛʀi/ |
|
post office |
la poste |
/pɔst/ |
square |
la place |
/plas/ |
|
home |
la maison |
/mɛzɔ̃/ |
bookstore |
la librairie |
/libʀɛʀi/ |
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city |
la ville |
/vil/ |
grocery store |
l'épicerie (f) |
/episʀi/ |
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supermarket |
le supermarché |
/sypɛʀmaʀʃe/ |
pastry shop |
la pâtisserie |
/pɑtisʀi/ |
|
delicatessen |
la charcuterie |
/ʃaʀkytʀi/ |
fish market |
la poissonnerie |
/pwasɔnʀi/ |
Nowadays, la médiathèque /medjatɛk/ is replacing bibliothèque because most libraries also have DVDs and CDs to lend, not just books. You may also hear la cantine /kɑ̃tin/ to refer to the cafeteria in a school.
