Unit 86 Guidebook: talk about a bad day
KEY PHRASES
Talk about a bad day
Je ne me suis pas lavée parce qu'une chouette prenait une douche dans ma salle de bain.
I didn't wash up because an owl was taking a shower in my bathroom.
I didn't wash up because an owl was taking a shower in my bathroom.
Et tu ne t'es pas coiffée pour aller au travail ?
And you didn't do your hair to go to work?
And you didn't do your hair to go to work?
Non, je ne me suis pas préparée et j'ai oublié tous mes documents.
No, I didn't prepare and I forgot all of my documents.
No, I didn't prepare and I forgot all of my documents.
Tu ne t'es pas garé sur la bonne place.
You didn't park in the right spot.
You didn't park in the right spot.
Hier j'ai bu trop de vin et je me suis couché trop tard.
Yesterday, I drank too much wine and I went to bed too late.
Yesterday, I drank too much wine and I went to bed too late.
Elle s'est reposée parce qu'elle a mal à la tête.
She rested because she has a headache.
She rested because she has a headache.
TIP
Tu t'es réveillé tard !
When talking about past actions, most verbs use avoir, but verbs that express movement or states of being (like aller) use être.
You also use être with verbs like se réveiller, se perdre, and s'habiller.
Ils se sont perdus.
They got lost.
They got lost.
Nous nous sommes habillés.
We got dressed.
We got dressed.