French 2 U1 Review

Regular -er verbs

100

What does it mean when a verb is described as "regular"?

The verb conjugations have a consistent pattern.

200

Name 5 regular -er verbs in French

aider, aimer, bouffer, chanter, danser, demander, détester, écouter, étudier, inviter, jouer, parler, penser, travailler...

300

Conjugate jouer

je joue                nous jouons

tu joues               vous jouez

il/elle joue           ils/elles jouent

400

Conjugate détester

je déteste              nous détestons

tu détestes             vous détestez

il/elle déteste          ils/elles détestent

500

Conjugate inviter

j'invite                 nous invitons

tu invites              vous invitez

il/elle invite           ils/elles invitent

Avoir/Être

100

Are avoir and être regular or irregular verbs? Explain.

They are both irregular verbs because neither follow a consistent pattern associated with their verb groups.

200

Which French verb, between avoir and être, would you use to describe your age?

Avoir

300

What does the accent in être do?

Shows there once was an s after the first e (i.e. was once spelled estre, which you can still see in tu es and il/elle est)

400

Conjugate avoir

j'ai                     nous avons

tu as                  vous avez

il/elle a               ils/elles ont

500

Conjugate être

je suis                  nous sommes

tu es                     vous êtes

il/elle est               ils/elles sont

Pronouns

100

What pronoun is je?

I

200

What is we in French?

nous

300

What is the difference between tu and vous?

tu is informal/singular you

vous is formal/plural you (or y'all)

400

What is the English equivalent of "on"?

we/one (informal, mostly used in spoken French)

500

When do you use ils versus elles?

ils is used for a group of masculine nouns or a group of mixed genders (e.g. men and women)

elles is used for a group of feminine nouns

Grammatical Gender

100

is -ette a masculine or feminine ending?

Feminine (une baguette)

200

is -ier a masculine or feminine ending?

Masculine (un fermier)

300

What definite article does "communication" use?

La communication

400

What definite article does "féminisme" use?

Le féminisme

500

What definite article does "habillage" use?

L'habillage

Numbers

100

Count 1-10 in French

un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix

200

Count by 10s in French (10-100)

dix, vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante, soixante-dix, quatre vingt, quatre vingt dix, cent

300

Count from 10-20 in French

dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt

400

What is 99 in French?

quatre vingt dix-neuf

500

Solve this math equation: quatre vingt quinze - vingt = _____

soixante quinze