Les questions
What is the magic question word phrase? The long string of letters that is present in just about every French question? It starts with Es...
est-ce que
How do you say I don't like the pizza in French?
Je n'aime pas la pizza.
What is the French word for subway?
Le métro
Conjugate the verb être in the present tense for I am.
Je suis.
This helping verb is used with most verbs to form le passé composé.
What is avoir ?
You have 60 seconds to complete two tasks:
1 - decide on your team's wager for Final Jeopardy
2 - decide on your team's answer written on your board.
both of these should be written on your board when the time is up, pay attention to the timer!
The category is...
Le passé composé
What is the French word for where?
Où
What is the French expression for never? Make sure to include ne in your answer!
ne... jamais
How do you say a ticket in French?
un billet
un ticket
All of the ils / elles forms of the Big 4 irregular verbs end in what 3 letters?
ont
Le passé composé consists of these three (3) essential parts that must be included to form a complete past tense sentence / expression.
What are the subject + the helping verb + the past participle ?
What is the question word for why in French?
Pourquoi
How do you say I have nothing in French?
Je n'ai rien.
What is the French word for the subway station?
la station de métro
Tu fais
Vous faites
To form the past participle of regular -IR verbs like finir in le passé composé, you add this ending to the stem. Also, this sentence would be how you say "I finished the homework" in French.
What is an -I; What is "J'ai fini le devoir?"
What is the French word for How much?
Combien
What is the French expression for nobody or no one? Make sure to include ne in your answer!
ne... personne
What does the word ligne mean in terms of the metro?
Conjugate the verb avoir in the present tense for We have.
Nous avons
In the sentence "Nous sommes allés au cinéma," identify the past participle, and explain why it has an extra "s."
What is allés; it agrees in # and gender with the subject nous, since aller is a DR MRS VANDERTRAMP verb.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!
This phrase is sometimes included in questions in French, but not always. It's helpful for listening, so that you know that a question is what you're about to hear.
What is est-ce que ?
Why is there an aucun and aucune? Why are there two ways of saying no/nothing?
One of them is if your item is masculine, the other is if it is feminine.
Je n'ai aucune idée
Liam n'a aucun portable.
What is the term for the platform in a metro station in French?
le quai
How do you say They take in French using the present tense of the verb prendre?
Ils / Elles prennent
These five DR MRS VANDERTRAMP verbs have irregular past participles, instead of following the regular patterns of their verb groups / types. Write the infinitives & the past participles for your answer, you must have all 5.
What are : ↓
devenir = devenu, revenir = revenu, venir = venu, naître = né, and mourir = mort
There is an error within this sentence regarding the passé composé. Find it, correct it. Rewrite the sentence with the error corrected.
"Hier soir, nous avons allé au cinéma et nous avons vu un bon film."
Hier soir, nous sommes allés au cinéma, et nous avons vu un bon film.
aller uses être as a helping verb rather than avoir