French grammar
Se souvenir de, penser à, faire confiance à, compter sur
Talk about remembering, thinking about, trusting and counting on someone.
From the scene Souviens-toi des alliances (Remember the rings)
In short
More fixed pairs: se souvenir de, penser à, faire confiance à, compter sur. The preposition never changes.
Your turn
Which one goes with think about?
Options: penser à · souviens-toi de / n'oublie pas de · faire confiance à
Show answer
think about → penser à
How it works
More verb + preposition pairs.
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Nuria, tranquille. Tu peux me faire (blank).
Options: confiant · confiance · confié
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Nuria, tranquille. Tu peux me faire confiance.
Nuria, relax. You can trust me.
Good to know
Se souvenir DE / ne pas oublier DE (remember / forget), penser À (think about), faire confiance À (trust), compter SUR (count on).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
(blank) tu penses, Javi ? Tu as l'air nerveux.
Options: Avec quoi · À quoi · De quoi
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À quoi tu penses, Javi ? Tu as l'air nerveux.
What are you thinking about, Javi? You look nervous.
Good to know
The preposition stays the same in every tense and in commands: souviens-toi de…!, comptez sur…
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Madame Elena, comptez (blank) nous. Javi aide avec le gâteau et ensuite on y va.
Options: de · sur · avec
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Madame Elena, comptez sur nous. Javi aide avec le gâteau et ensuite on y va.
Madame Elena, count on us. Javi's helping with the cake and then we'll go.
remember (to) / don't forget souviens-toi de / n'oublie pas de
Nuria
Javi, tu as les alliances ? Souviens-toi de les prendre !
Javi, have you got the rings? Remember to take them!
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Javi, tu as les alliances ? (blank) les prendre !
Options: Penser à · Faire confiance à · Souviens-toi de
Show answer
Nuria
Javi, tu as les alliances ? Souviens-toi de les prendre !
Javi, have you got the rings? Remember to take them!
think about penser à
Your turn
What goes with penser à?
Options: think about · remember (to) / don't forget · trust
Show answer
penser à → think about
trust faire confiance à
count on compter sur
Your turn
What goes with compter sur?
Options: count on · remember (to) / don't forget · think about
Show answer
compter sur → count on
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| remember (to) / don't forget | souviens-toi de / n'oublie pas de |
|---|---|
| think about | penser à |
| trust | faire confiance à |
| count on | compter sur |
More lines from the story
- JaviNuria, tranquille. Tu peux me faire confiance.Nuria, relax. You can trust me.
- ElenaÀ quoi tu penses, Javi ? Tu as l'air nerveux.What are you thinking about, Javi? You look nervous.
- NuriaMadame Elena, comptez sur nous. Javi aide avec le gâteau et ensuite on y va.Madame Elena, count on us. Javi's helping with the cake and then we'll go.
- JaviJe pense aux alliances, Madame Elena. C'est tout.I'm thinking about the rings, Madame Elena. That's all.
- JaviMadame Elena, je vous l'ai déjà dit. Je me souviens, je me souviens... de quoi on parlait ?Madame Elena, I already told you. I remember, I remember... what were we talking about?