FAILLIR – Today’s French

faillir – to almost… Part of Level 2 | It’s So French FAILLIR is a very French verb. Let’s see what is means and how it works in this worksheet. What FAILLIR means FAILLIR is a funny verb. I’d say it’s more of an auxiliary, a helping verb as it’s almost never used on its own. It relies on another verb in the infinitive form. * FAILLIR aller –> to almost go * FAILLIR prendre le mauvais bus –> to almost take the wrong bus Look at this sentence * J’ai failli gagner aux cartes cet aprème. * I almost won the card game this afternoon.   Connect to Continue this lesson   Exercice – Practice Translate the sentences from one column to another. From French to English (la version) is easier, from English to French (la thèse) a bit more challenging. Traduisez les phrases d’une colonne à une autre. Du français en anglais (la version) est plus facile, de l’anglais au français (la thèse) un peu plus difficile. Français Translate from French to English * Elle a failli tomber. * On a failli te perdre. * Vous avez failli aller à Batz, mais le bateau n’est jamais arrivé. English Or translate from English to French for more challenge * She almost fell. * We almost lost you. * You almost went to Batz Island, but the boat never came.   BECOME A MEMBER – FREE TRIAL   . Today’s French . List . Mot du Jour . List . Le Blogue . Tutorials . Newsletter . Memberships . Donate . Go to Course – It’s So French .