Writing and translation questions - mobile phones - Foundation
Translation into French
Translate the following sentences into French.
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I love my phone because I can send texts.
J’adore mon portable parce que je peux envoyer des textos.
This sentence requires the use of je peux (I can) which is always followed by an infinitiveThe raw state of the verb, that has not had any endings added to it and does not relate to any particular tense. In French they end in -er, -ir or -re (écouter, partir or venir). This is the verb format listed in the dictionary..
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Yesterday, I played games on my phone.
Hier, j’ai joué à des jeux sur mon portable.
Use the perfect tenseThe perfect tense is used to describe an event that has happened in the past - an action that has completely finished. when the action is linked with a specific time such as yesterday (hier).
Remember to use present tense of avoir as the auxiliary verbAuxiliary verbs support the main verb you want to write in a past tense. (j’ai) and a past participleWords that express a completed action. They usually end in '-ed' in English, eg watched, danced, visited., in this case joué.
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The internet can be very dangerous.
L’internet peut être très dangereux.
This sentence requires the use of on peut which is always followed by an infinitive.
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My mum is going to write a blog in the future.
À l’avenir, ma mère va écrire un blog.
This sentence uses the immediate future tenseUsed to describe actions that are going to take place in the future. - my mum is going to write a blog. Use the present tense of aller + an infinitive: ma mère va écrire…
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What do you think of social networks?
Que penses-tu des réseaux sociaux ?
You could also use Qu’est-ce que… to form a question: Qu’est-ce que tu penses… ? Remember to use the correct ending for the tu form of the verb.
