Module 4 of the free French course (CEFR A2, completed), lesson 4 of 30: Questions wrap the helper as always: Tu es allé où? On this page: 6 words with their genders and respellings, the rule, a watch-out line and the audio — the study notes behind the workbook's lesson 4.
| French | English | Say it |
|---|---|---|
| tu es allé où? | where did you go? | tew eh zah-lay OO |
| est-ce qu'elle est arrivée? | has she arrived? | ess kehl eh tah-ree-VAY |
| je ne suis pas allé | I did not go | zhuh nuh swee pah zah-LAY |
| elle n'est pas venue | she did not come | ehl neh pah vuh-NEW |
| longtemps | a long time | loh(n)-TAH(n) |
| ce matin, je suis parti tôt | this morning I left early | suh mah-ta(n) zhuh swee pahr-tee TOH |
Respellings follow the course’s say-it key; the stressed syllable is in capitals. Print this lesson’s flashcards (PDF) — the words on the front, the English and respelling on the back.
Each word is read twice — say it back in the gap. Computer-generated voice; credits on the course page.
Questions wrap the helper as always: Tu es allé où? Est-ce qu'elle est arrivée? Vous êtes restés longtemps?
Negation closes on the helper: Je ne suis pas allé à l'école. Elle n'est pas venue.
Negation closes on the helper: elle n'est pas venue, never elle n'est venue pas. The same rule as with avoir.
This free course is the reading half. The writing half — write-in lessons, daily practice pages with built-in review, self-checks and a full answer key — is the companion workbook series, The French Ladder: one workbook per module, fifteen in all, released band by band with the Basic band (Modules 1–5) first.
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