French Complex Structures - GOOD FOR WRITING

Autant que je sache

As far as I know

Bien que ce soit

Although it is

étant donné que

it being the case that

ce que j’aime, c’est que

The thing that I like is that

Ce qui me plaît vraiment, c’est

The thing that really pleases me is

Après être arrivé(e)

After having arrived

Après m’être levé(e)

After having got up

Après avoir fini

After having finished

En ce qui me concerne

As far as I am concerned

Pour vous dire la vérite

To tell you the truth

Il faut savoir que

It is necessary to know that

Il me semble que

It seems to me that

Il me semblait que

It seemed to me that

Sachant que

Knowing that

Afin que je puisse + infinitive

So that I can + infinitive

Ce que j’ai trouvé le plus amusant, c’était

The thing I found most amusing was

ça m’a coûté cher

It really cost me dearly

ça a valu la peine

It was worth the trouble

Pour être honnête

To be honest

En arrivant

Upon arriving

En faisant ça

While doing that

En apprenant

By learning

En voyant

By seeing

Si j’avais su, je n’aurais pas eu de problème

If I had known, I would not have had a problem

Si je pouvais, je +conditional

If I was able, I would

Si j’avais l’occasion je+conditional

If I had the opportunity, I would