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French · Chapter 15

Venir de + infinitive: the recent past

7 vocabulary lessons, 2 grammar primers, 1 story milestone.

Lesson 1 · Words 1201-1212

Words 1201 to 1212

1201	ennui	boredom; trouble	noun
1202	personnel	personal; staff	adjective
1203	conduire	to drive; to lead	verb
1204	sol	ground; floor	noun
1205	code	code	noun
1206	huit	eight	adjective
1208	espoir	hope	noun
1210	spécial	special	adjective
1211	vidéo	video	noun
1212	vêtement	garment, item of clothing	noun

Lesson 2 · Words 1213-1225

Words 1213 to 1225

1213	défense	defence	noun
1215	sud	south	noun
1216	grand-mère	grandmother	noun
1217	match	match (sports)	noun
1218	bombe	bomb	noun
1220	zone	zone, area	noun
1221	tante	aunt	noun
1223	excuser	to excuse, to forgive	verb
1224	magasin	shop, store	noun
1225	marier	to marry	verb

Lesson 3 · Words 1229-1242

Words 1229 to 1242

1229	proche	close, near	adjective
1232	douleur	pain	noun
1234	presse	press, media	noun
1235	merveilleux	wonderful, marvellous	adjective
1236	asseoir	to sit down	verb
1237	ravi	delighted	adjective
1239	Amérique	America	noun
1240	fenêtre	window	noun
1241	mien	mine	pronoun
1242	terrain	ground, land, pitch	noun

Lesson 4 · Grammar primer
Venir de + infinitive: the recent past
venir de + infinitive means 'to have just done' (je viens de manger). The present-tense form, the imperfect venais de for 'had just', and how it differs from the passe compose.

Lesson 5 · Words 1243-1255

Words 1243 to 1255

1243	sergent	sergeant	noun
1245	projet	project, plan	noun
1246	quartier	neighbourhood, district	noun
1247	planète	planet	noun
1248	certainement	certainly, definitely	adverb
1249	rapide	fast, quick	adjective
1250	lorsque	when (formal)	conjunction
1251	assurer	to assure, to ensure, to insure	verb
1253	mignon	cute, sweet	adjective
1255	danser	to dance	verb

Lesson 6 · Words 1260-1277

Words 1260 to 1277

1260	présenter	to present, to introduce	verb
1261	importance	importance	noun
1265	mériter	to deserve	verb
1266	machine	machine	noun
1268	programme	programme, schedule	noun
1271	honnête	honest	adjective
1274	connard	bastard, asshole (vulgar)	noun
1275	occasion	opportunity, occasion	noun
1276	prouver	to prove	verb
1277	glace	ice, ice cream, mirror	noun

Lesson 7 · Grammar primer
Depuis, pendant, il y a, pour
depuis + the present for an action still going on, pendant for a bounded duration, il y a for 'ago', pour for a planned future stretch - and the depuis present-tense trap.

Lesson 8 · Words 1280-1293

Words 1280 to 1293

1280	camion	lorry, truck	noun
1281	fier	proud	adjective
1282	discuter	to discuss, to talk	verb
1283	village	village	noun
1284	spectacle	show, performance	noun
1285	nul	useless, rubbish; no, none (formal)	adjective
1286	rose	pink, rose	adjective
1288	parole	word, speech	noun
1291	réalité	reality	noun
1293	respect	respect	noun

Lesson 9 · Words 1294-1299
Words 1294 to 1299
1294 remettre to put back, to hand over, to postpone verb
1295 vacances holiday, holidays noun
1296 détruire to destroy verb
1297 choisir to choose verb
1299 découvrir to discover, to find out verb
Lesson 10 · Read a story
Story milestone: top 1300 words
You can read this story using only the words you've learned so far. Every content word sits at or above the rank-1300 ceiling.