| A | B |
| J'allais | I was going/used to go |
| Je suis allé(e) | I went/have gone |
| Nous nous sommes amusé(e)s | We had fun |
| Nous nous amusions | We were having fun/used to have fun |
| Il faut aller | It is necessary to go |
| Il faut que tu ailles | It is necessary that you go |
| Tu vas aller? | Are you going to go? |
| Vaz-y | Go ahead |
| J'étais allé(e) | I had gone |
| Je serai allé(e) | I will have gone |
| Je serais allé(e) | I would have gone |
| que je sois allé(e) | that I have gone |
| Il me demande | He is asking me/asks me |
| Il te demande | He is asking you/asks you |
| Il leur demande | He is asking them/asks them |
| Il nous demande | He is asking us/asks us |
| Je vous assure | I assure you |
| c'était | it was |
| Je vais être pharmacien | I'm going to be a pharmacist |
| Après être arrivés, on s'est disputés | After having arrived, we argued |
| Tu l'as entendu? | Did you hear it/that? |
| Ils sont descendus | They went down |
| Après avoir changé de pneu, on est partis | After changing the tire, we left |
| J'aurais acheté | I would have bought |
| Pique-le! | Sting him! |
| Je me suis mise en route | I got on the road |
| Si j'avais su, j'aurais nettoyé la cuisine | If I had known, I would have cleaned the kitchen |
| Si j'ai le temps, je viendrai demain | If I have the time, I will come tomorrow |
| Si j'avais eu le temps, je serais venue hier | If I had had the time, I would have come yesterday |
| Je me suis guère inquiété | I hardly worried |
| Tu lui as parlé | You spoke/have spoken to him/her |
| Je me suis couché(e) | I went to bed |
| Je m'étais couché(e) | I had gone to bed |
| Après m'être couché(e), je ... | After going to bed, I ... |
| Je me serais couché(e) | I would have gone to bed |
| Je me serai couché(e) | I will have gone to bed |
| Noun n'en savions rien | We knew nothing about it |
| Celui dont je t'ai parlé est arrivé ce matin | The boy about whom I spoke to you arrived this morning |
| Celle dont je t'ai parlé est arrivée ce matin | The girl about whom I spoke to you arrived this morning |