A2 · ElementaryUnit 7: My Life

French Past Tense

I went, I ate, I saw — talking about yesterday

30 words · 🇫🇷 French📝 Grammar: simple past/preterite

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Vocabulary — 30 words

le trottoirm

the pavement

noun
le feu rougem

the traffic light

noun
le rond-pointm

the roundabout

noun
la placef

the square

noun
le panneaum

the sign

noun
le passage piétonm

the pedestrian crossing

noun
se rendre à

to go to

verb
le centre-villem

the city centre

noun
la banlieuef

the suburbs

noun
à pied

on foot

phrase
à vélo

by bike

phrase
la sortief

the exit

noun
se promener

to walk

verb
loin

far

adv
le parkingm

the car park

noun
stationner

to park

verb
la station de métrof

the metro station

noun
le marchém

the market

noun
la mairief

the town hall

noun
la postef

the post office

noun
la banquef

the bank

noun
le distributeurm

the ATM

noun
le muséem

the museum

noun
la bibliothèquef

the library

noun
l'églisef

the church

noun
le parcm

the park

noun
le jardin publicm

the public garden

noun
le monumentm

the monument

noun
le magasinm

the shop

noun
le centre commercialm

the shopping centre

noun
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