French Childhood Vocabulary and Past Tense Key Words

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A comprehensive vocabulary review of childhood memories, childhood games and activities, family relations, and time expressions used to discuss the past in French.

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Se rappeler

To recall

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Se souvenir

To remember

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Déménager

To move (houses)

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Habiter / vivre (pp: vécu)

To live (past participle: lived)

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Faire de la balançoire

To play on a see-saw or swing

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Faire des farces

To do a prank or joke

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Faire des bêtises

To do something silly or stupid

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Grimper aux arbres

To climb trees

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Jouer à chat

To play tag

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Jouer au cache-cache

To play hide-and-seek

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Jouer à la marelle

To play hopscotch

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Sauter à la corde

To jump rope

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Faire semblant d'être…

To pretend to be…

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Gronder

To scold

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Se comporter bien / mal

To behave well or badly

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Rendre visite à (quelqu'un)

To go visit someone

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Les animaux en peluche

Stuffed animals

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La pâte à modeler

Play-Doh or modeling clay

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Les jeux de société

Board games

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Un pleurnicheur / une pleurnicheuse

A crybaby

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Obéissant(e) / sage

Obedient / wise

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J'étais un petit ange / diable

I was a little angel / devil

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J'étais gâté(e)

I was spoiled

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La belle-mère / le beau-père

Stepmother (or mother-in-law) / stepfather (or father-in-law)

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La belle-soeur / le beau-frère

Stepsister (or sister-in-law) / stepbrother (or brother-in-law)

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Les jumeaux / les jumelles

Twins (male/mixed and female)

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L'arrière-grand-mère / l'arrière-grand-père

Great-grandmother / great-grandfather

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Le petit-fils / la petite-fille

Grandson (little boy/son) / granddaughter (little girl/daughter)

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Les petits-enfants

Grandchildren (little kids)

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La marraine / le parrain

Godmother / godfather

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La belle-fille / la bru

Stepdaughter or daughter-in-law

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Le beau-fils / le gendre

Stepson or son-in-law

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Aîné(e) / cadet(te)

The eldest or older sibling / the youngest or younger sibling

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Quand j'avais ___ ans

When I was ___ years old

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Quand j'étais jeune

When I was young

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Pendant que

During / while

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Souvent / toujours / parfois

Often / always / sometimes

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Auparavant

Previously / the day before

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Soudainement

Suddenly

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Tout à coup

All of a sudden

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Il y a ___ jours / mois / années

___ days / months / years ago

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La semaine / l'année dernière

Last week / last year

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Le mois / le lundi dernier

Last month / last Monday