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Work: Verbs & Expressions
Work: Verbs & Expressions
Work: Verbs & Expressions


Verbs
Verbs
- être renvoyé(e) - to be fired / dismissed
- être promu(e) - to be promoted
- faire une demande d'emploi - to apply for a job
- faire un stage - to do an internship / work experience


More verbs
More verbs
- gagner - to earn / to win
- partir en vacances - to go on holiday
- perdre son emploi - to lose one’s job
- poser sa candidature - to apply (for a job)


Other verbs
Other verbs
- prendre sa retraite - to retire
- prendre un congé - to take leave / time off
- se faire virer - to get fired / to be sacked
- trouver / chercher du travail - to find / to look for work


Examples
Examples
- Il vient de se faire virer de son travail.
- He just got fired from his job.
- Elle a été promue directrice la semaine dernière.
- She was promoted to manager last week.
1Everyday Activities
1.1Time Expressions
1.2Food & Drink
1.3The Human Body & Health
2Personal & Social Life
2.1Self, Family & Friends
2.2In the Home
2.4Clothes & Accessories
3The World Around Us
3.1People & Places
3.2Natural World, Environment, Climate & Weather
3.3Communications & Technology
3.4The Built Environment
3.5Measurements
3.6Materials
4The World of Work
4.1Education
5The International World
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular ER Verbs
6.1.2Regular IR Verbs
6.1.3Regular RE Verbs
6.1.4Reflexive Verbs
6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)
6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)
6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)
6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)
6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)
6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)
6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)
6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)
6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)
6.1.14Irregular Present Participles
6.1.15Avoir & Être
6.1.16'Depuis' + Present Tense
6.1.17'Venir De' + Present Tense
6.2Perfect Tense
6.3Imperfect tense
6.4Imperfect vs Perfect
7Advanced Tenses
7.1Conditional Tense
8Extra Grammar
8.1Articles
8.2The Passive Voice
8.3Pronouns
8.3.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)
8.3.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)
8.3.3Reflexive Pronouns
8.3.4Direct Object Pronouns: Le, La, Les, L'
8.3.5Direct Object Pronouns: Agreement
8.3.6Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative
8.3.7Indirect Object Pronouns: Lui, Leur
8.3.8DO & IO Pronouns: Combination
8.3.9Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.10Neutral Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.11Interrogative Pronouns
8.3.12Relative Pronouns
8.3.13Possessive Pronouns
8.3.14Indefinite Pronouns
8.3.15Ça, Cela
8.3.16Celui
8.3.17Emphatic Pronouns
8.4Asking Questions
8.5Nouns
8.7Adverbs
8.8Adjectives
8.9Negative
8.10Conjunctions
8.11Miscellaneous
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1Everyday Activities
1.1Time Expressions
1.2Food & Drink
1.3The Human Body & Health
2Personal & Social Life
2.1Self, Family & Friends
2.2In the Home
2.4Clothes & Accessories
3The World Around Us
3.1People & Places
3.2Natural World, Environment, Climate & Weather
3.3Communications & Technology
3.4The Built Environment
3.5Measurements
3.6Materials
4The World of Work
4.1Education
5The International World
6Common Tenses
6.1Present Tense
6.1.1Regular ER Verbs
6.1.2Regular IR Verbs
6.1.3Regular RE Verbs
6.1.4Reflexive Verbs
6.1.5Irregular ER Verbs (1/2)
6.1.6Irregular ER Verbs (2/2)
6.1.7Irregular IR Verbs (1/2)
6.1.8Irregular IR Verbs (2/2)
6.1.9Irregular RE Verbs (1/3)
6.1.10Irregular RE Verbs (2/3)
6.1.11Irregular RE Verbs (3/3)
6.1.12Present Participle (1/2)
6.1.13Present Participle (2/2)
6.1.14Irregular Present Participles
6.1.15Avoir & Être
6.1.16'Depuis' + Present Tense
6.1.17'Venir De' + Present Tense
6.2Perfect Tense
6.3Imperfect tense
6.4Imperfect vs Perfect
7Advanced Tenses
7.1Conditional Tense
8Extra Grammar
8.1Articles
8.2The Passive Voice
8.3Pronouns
8.3.1Personal Pronouns (1/2)
8.3.2Personal Pronouns (2/2)
8.3.3Reflexive Pronouns
8.3.4Direct Object Pronouns: Le, La, Les, L'
8.3.5Direct Object Pronouns: Agreement
8.3.6Direct Object Pronouns: Imperative
8.3.7Indirect Object Pronouns: Lui, Leur
8.3.8DO & IO Pronouns: Combination
8.3.9Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.10Neutral Demonstrative Pronouns
8.3.11Interrogative Pronouns
8.3.12Relative Pronouns
8.3.13Possessive Pronouns
8.3.14Indefinite Pronouns
8.3.15Ça, Cela
8.3.16Celui
8.3.17Emphatic Pronouns
8.4Asking Questions
8.5Nouns
8.7Adverbs
8.8Adjectives
8.9Negative
8.10Conjunctions
8.11Miscellaneous
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