power phrases to learn (practice translation both ways)

Je dois +infinitive

I must +infinitive

Sans +infinitive

Without +infinitive

Je peux +infinitive

I can +infinitive

Il y avait

There was / there were

Il y aura

There will be

Il y aurait

There would be

Il / elle a l’air +adjective

He / she seems +adjective

Ils / elles ont l’air +adjective

They seem +adjective

Je serai content(e)

I will be happy

Je serais content(e)

I would be happy

J’étais fatigué(e)

I was tired

Ne…rien

Nothing

Ne…ni…ni…

Neither…nor

Quand j’avais dix ans…

When I was 10 years old…

Quand j’aurai dix-huit ans…

When I am 18 years old…

Avant de +infinitive

Before +…ing

Le lendermain

The following day

Plus (+adjective) que

More (+adjective) than

Moins (+adjective) que

Less (+adjective) than

Aussi (+adjective) que

As (+adjective) as

Si

If

Déjà

Already

Peut-être

Perhaps

Assez de +noun

Enough +noun

Je crois que

I believe that

Je suppose que

I suppose that

Ça va être

It is going to be