Regular -er verbs
What does it mean when a verb is described as "regular"?
The verb conjugations have a consistent pattern.
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.
is -ette a masculine or feminine ending?
Count 1-10 in French
Un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit, neuf, dix
What was the name of the soccer player on the French team, that head-butted Italian soccer player Marco Materazzi in 2006?
+100 points if you know the reason why this happened
Zinedine Zidane (Zizou); Allegedly, Zidane told Materazzi "you can have my jersey" as a taunt if France won. Materazzi told him "I'd rather have your sister." Ergo, headbutt.
Name 5 regular -er verbs in French
Which French verb, between avoir and être, would you use to describe your age?
Avoir
is -ier a masculine or feminine ending?
Masculine (un fermier)
Count by 10s in French (10-100)
Dix, vingt, trente, quarante, cinquante, soixante, soixante-dix, quatre vingt, quatre vingt dix, cent
True or False: France is a secular nation.
(secular means the government is not tied to or driven by any religion)
True; despite the high populations of Catholics in France, the nation is secular--so much so that students and staff are not allowed to wear any religious symbols in public schools.
Conjugate jouer
je joue nous jouons
tu joues vous jouez
il/elle joue ils/elles jouent
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 see in tu es and il/elle est)
What definite article does "communication" use?
La communication
Count from 10-20 in French
dix, onze, douze, treize, quatorze, quince, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt
How many times has the Mona Lisa been vandalized?
a. 3 times
b. 6 times
c. 7 times
d. it was never vandalized
B. 6 times
1st time: a Louvre employee stole it in 1911 and stashed it in his floorboards, causing damage (he tried to sell it but the dealer reported him)
2nd time: in 1956, a man threw a rock at it which knocked off a speck of paint in one area (literally just cause)
3rd time: in 1974 when the painting made a tour in Japan, a woman tried to spray paint it with red paint, only getting 20-30 drops on it (because the museum was discriminating against the disabled due to crowd control)
4th time: in 2009 a Russian woman threw a teacup at it (because she was denied French citizenship)
5th time: in 2022 a man dressed as a woman in a wheel chair smeared cake on it in a protest against climate change
6th time: in 2024 a pair affiliated with an environmentalist group threw soup on the painting to gain attention for their protest
Conjugate détester
je déteste nous détestons
tu détestes vous détestez
il/elle déteste ils/elles détestent
Conjugate avoir
j'ai nous avons
tu as vous avez
il/elle a ils/elles ont
What definite article does "féminisme" use?
Le féminisme
What is 99 in French?
quatre vingt dix-neuf
Which fast food restaurant can you order a beer with a quarter pounder?
McDonald's (Macdo)
Conjugate inviter
j'invite nous invitons
tu invites vous invitez
il/elle invite ils/elles invitent
Conjugate être
je suis nous sommes
tu es vous êtes
il/elle est ils/elles sont
What definite article does "habillage" use?
L'habillage
Name at least one French-speaking country that uses different, more specific words for 70, 80, and 90
OR: state what those different words are
Belgium, Switzerland, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda...
septante, huitante/octante, nonante
French citizens have won it a record 16 times, but Annie Ernaux became the first female French recipient of the Nobel Prize in which category?
Literature; in 2022