Unit 28 Guidebook: share work schedules
KEY PHRASES
Share work schedules
Vous finissez la réunion maintenant ?
Are you finishing the meeting now?
Are you finishing the meeting now?
Oui. C'est la troisième réunion aujourd'hui, j'ai besoin d'un café.
Yes. This is the third meeting today; I need a coffee.
Yes. This is the third meeting today; I need a coffee.
Elle finit tard aujourd'hui.
She finishes late today.
She finishes late today.
Nous choisissons nos horaires.
We choose our schedule.
We choose our schedule.
Quelle est la date de la réunion ?
What is the date of the meeting?
What is the date of the meeting?
J'ai une réunion à huit heures.
I have a meeting at eight o'clock.
I have a meeting at eight o'clock.
TIP
Let me finish!
A lot of verbs that end in ‑ir will have the same set of word endings. Let's use finir as a guide!
| subject | verb (finir) |
|---|---|
| je I |
finis finish |
| tu you |
finis finish |
| il / elle he / she |
finit finishes |
| nous we |
finissons finish |
| vous you all |
finissez finish |
| ils / elles they |
finissent finish |
Notice that for verbs like finir, the s is doubled with nous, vous, and ils / elles!
Je finis mon travail.
I finish my work.
I finish my work.