Practicing French

Replacing words in French – Pronoms (Levels A and +)

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Review and practice use of pronouns in French Pronom direct 2) Pronom indirect   Practice     ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more information

Asking questions and review verbs (Level A1)

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How to ask a question for which the answer is OUI or NON? Exemple: Do you speak French? (formal or plural)—> EST-CE QUE vous parlez francais? Oui, je parle francais. Does your friend like traveling?—> EST-CE QUE ton ami aime voyager? Oui, mon ami aime voyager. Do your friends like watching TV?—> EST-CE QUE tes … Read more

French reading comprehension – Choc culturel et plus (Levels A2 and +)

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French reading comprehension – Vocabulary to describe cultural shock – Travel experience _________________ Read the following text and answer questions below Le “syndrome de l’Inde” est une pathologie psychologique nommé ainsi par Régis Airault, qui a travaillé comme psychologue au consulat français à Bombay pour plusieurs années à partir de 1985 et en a fait … Read more

Common Expressions with Avoir and Etre

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Verbe Avoir — Listen to the Audio  Present tense of avoir /avwaʀ/ – to have I have j’ai /ʒe/ We have nous avons /nu zavɔ̃/ You have tu as /ty ɑ/ You have vous avez /vu zave/ He has She has One has il a elle a on a /il ɑ/ /ɛl ɑ/ /ɔ̃ nɑ/ They have They have ils ont elles ont /il … Read more

French comprehension – Use of past tense (Levels A1 and +)

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Activity A: Listening Comprehension  See transcript Activity B: Grammar – conjugate in Passe Compose Use online verb conjugation tool    Activity C: Listening comprehension Listen to the following conversation and report what he does ______________________________ Submit answers or contact a French tutor for more information

French Exercise – Asking a question in French (All levels)

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French exercise – Asking a question in French Review of question forms   Practice For each statement below, write the following: 1) Question for which answer is Yes/No 2) Questions with Que/Qu’est-ce que ; Où ; Comment ; Combien ; Quand ; Pourquoi ; Qui Exemple: Affirmation – (Oui), je mange du gâteau au restaurant … Read more

Present Tense – summary and practices (Level A and +)

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Review of verbs in the present tense For more verbs and use online verb conjugator   Exercise 1   Exercise 2   Exercise 3 Make one sentence using the following verbs: DEVOIR (Must) – POUVOIR (can) – VENIR (to come) –  PRENDRE (to take) – VOIR ( to see) – DESCENDRE (to go down) // … Read more

Grammar review: “Tout, toute, tous, toutes” (Levels A-B)

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‘Tout’  devant un nom  s’accorde avec le nom en genre et en nombre. Exemple: Tout enfant portera un manteau ( each child…);  Tous les enfants (= all the children) porteront un manteau;    Toutes les filles (=all the girls…) porteront un manteau. Devant un verbe, le  pronom, ‘tout’  varie et peut devenir toute(s) au féminin et  ‘tous’ au … Read more

Adjectifs Possessifs (Level A)

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Singular Plural English Masculine Feminine Before vowel my mon ma mon mes your (tu form) ton ta ton tes his, her, its son sa son ses our notre notre notre nos your (vous form) votre votre votre vos their leur leur leur leurs Listen to the Audio Exemples: Mon chien est noir Sa chemise est blanche Leur … Read more