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French past tense vocabulary

Essential French vocabulary for past tense — 60 words with English translations, audio playback and a flashcard quiz.

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This guide turns a SPEAKZY lesson topic into a focused vocabulary article. The words are grouped for quick study, with English meanings, pronunciation hints where available, tap-to-hear audio, flashcards and a short quiz. Use the first key words as your warm-up, then work through the full list in chunks. Say each word out loud before checking the translation. If a word is useful for travel, family, food, work or daily conversation, save it mentally as a phrase starter rather than an isolated word. When you finish, jump into the related SPEAKZY course topic. The app uses the same vocabulary inside structured lessons, sentence practice and review, so the article becomes a natural bridge from browsing to proper speaking practice.

What this lesson covers

Core French words for past tense.

English meanings, pronunciation hints, and tap-to-hear audio.

A quick flashcard flow and quiz to make the words stick.

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j'ai regardé

Full vocabulary list

Words 1–20
  • hier
    YAIR
    yesterday
  • j'ai mangé
    zheh mahn-ZHAY
    I ate
  • j'ai bu
    zheh BEW
    I drank
  • je suis allé
    zheh swee zah-LAY
    I went
  • pain
    PAN
    bread
  • eau
    OH
    water
  • maison
    may-ZON
    house
  • aujourd'hui
    oh-zhoor-dwee
    today
  • mais
    MEH
    but
  • très
    TREH
    very
  • nuit
    NWEE
    night
  • j'ai regardé
    zheh ruh-gar-DAY
    I watched
  • livre
    LEE-vruh
    book
  • j'ai lu
    zheh LEW
    I read
  • j'ai dormi
    zheh dor-MEE
    I slept
  • tard
    TAR
    late
  • bien
    BYAN
    well
  • télévision
    tay-lay-vee-ZYON
    TV
  • peu
    PUH
    little
  • avec
    ah-VEK
    with
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