Renewing Old Acquaintances
Enthusiasm & Dissatisfaction
Le Passé Composé
L'imparfait
Ordering in a Restaurant
100
What is an appropriate response to the question "Quoi de neuf?"
Toujours le même chose/Rien de special.
100
How can you ask someone how their vacation was?
Cétait comment, tes vacances?
100
"Avoir" is one of the two helping verbs. It's irregular, it means...
To have.
100
That is l'imparfait used for?
To describe how things used to be over a period of time, or describing a habit.
100
What does "Un potage" mean?
Soup
200
How do you tell an old acquaintance you are glad to see them again?
Je suis content(e) de te revoir.
200
How do you say "It was a cool owl" in French?
C'était une chouette chouette!
200
What do you use the helping verb "être?"
With verbs that describe motion.
200
How is it formed?
Chop the "-ons" of a verb's "Nous" form, then add the new ending.
200
What course does du poulet belong in?
Les plats principaux.
300
Translate the following into French - "Since winter, I got married."
Depuis l'hiver, Je s'est marié.
300
What would you say if you had a lousy vacation?
Je me suis ennuyé(e).
300
Conjugate at least 3 irregular verbs to finish this statement. J'ai...
Eu (Avoir), Bu (Boire), Dû (Devoir), Éte (Être), Fait (Faire), Lu (Lire), Plu (Pleuvoir), Pris (Prendre), Reçu (Recevoir), Vu (Voir)
300
What are the ending in l'imparfait? Name at least 3.
Je ais, Tu ais, Il/Elle ait, Nous ions, Vous iez, Ils/Elles aient.
300
List three types of cheese in French.
Le brie, le gruyère, le roquefort, le camembert, le fromage de chèvre.
400
How do you say nothing special has happened?
Rien de special.
400
Amélie - "C'était comment, tes vacances??" Brigitte - "Ça ne s'est pas très bien passé." What did Brigitte say about her vacation?
That it did not go well.
400
Translate "I went up." into French.
Je suis monté.
400
What is "Être" in l'imparfait?
Ét + ending.
400
Name all 7 courses in a French meal. (In order!)
Le apéritif, Le hors d'oevre, L'entrée, Le plat principal, Le fromage, Le dessert, Le café.
500
When Claude saw his friend Sébastien he said "Ça fait longtemps qu'on ne s'est pas vus." What could Sébastien say in return?
Ça fait deux moins./Quoi de neuf?/Je suis content de te revoir./ Qu'est-ce que tu deviens?
500
Talk about your winter break in French.
Answers may vary.
500
What are the three endings for regular verbs such as tomber, devenir, and perdre in the passé compossé?
Tomber - é Devenir - i Perdre - u
500
Say "It was super!" in French using l'imparfait.
C'etait super!
500
Comment désirez-vous votre viande?
Saignant/À point/Bien cuit/Je n'aime pas le viande.