Verb drill
Charger or télécharger: French technology verb drill
Charge a phone, load a page or download a file: compare the meanings, then type twelve present-tense answers. Pictures and examples keep each action clear.
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In short
Charger can mean to charge a battery or load content. Recharger commonly means to charge a phone again. Télécharger means to download in everyday examples such as télécharger un document depuis un site.
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charger / rechargerto charge / recharge
Focus: the battery receives power
Mon téléphone est en train de charger.
My phone is charging.
Je recharge ma batterie avant de partir.
I charge my battery before leaving.
chargerto load
Focus: content opens in a browser or program
Cette page met longtemps à se charger.
This page takes a long time to load.
Le logiciel charge le document.
The program loads the document.
téléchargerto download
Focus: a file comes from a site to your device
Je télécharge le plan depuis le site du musée.
I download the map from the museum’s website.
Type the present tense in each gap. In the first part, conjugate charger. Its spelling changes with nous: keep e before -ons so the g keeps the same sound. In the second part, use the verb named in the hint. Accents count in télécharger.
1 · Charger: six present-tense forms
- je
- tu
- il / elle / on
- nous
- vous
- ils / elles
2 · Use the verb in a clear situation
- Nous nos téléphones avant de sortir. (recharger)
- Tu le plan depuis le site du musée. (télécharger)
- Le navigateur une nouvelle page. (charger)
- Vous le document sur votre ordinateur. (télécharger)
- La batterie pendant le repas. (charger)
- Nous une application. (télécharger)
Name the equipment
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What is the difference between charger and télécharger?
| French | English |
|---|---|
| brancher le chargeur | to plug in the charger |
| ouvrir le document | to open the document |
| installer une application | to install an app |
| envoyer un fichier | to send a file |
For a file sent from your device to a website, interfaces may use téléverser, envoyer or importer. The direction makes the meaning clear. Outside technology, charger also means to load: charger un camion is to load a lorry. The object tells you which English verb to choose.