Year 11 Vocab
Random Questions
Verbs
Year 12 Vocab
100

Give 2 meanings of porter.

to wear

to carry

100

What are the last two letters of the infinitive form of the verb? Give three answers.

ir

re

er

100

What are the imperfect endings?

-ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient

100

Copy the French words and give the English meanings of:

se débrouiller,   cependant,   améliorer

se débrouiller = to manage, to cope

cependant = however   améliorer = to improve

200

Give three meanings of si, with examples in English where appropriate.

if

so (eg so stupid)

yes (in response to a negative question)

200

Name 7 letters that can come after an apostrophe.

a, e, i, o, u, h, y

200

Name 10 verbs that use être in the perfect tense (Dr + Mrs Van der Tramp verbs)

Descendre - Rentrer - Monter - Retourner - Sortir - Venir - Aller - Naître - Devenir - Entrer - Revenir - Tomber - Rester - Arriver - Mourir - Partir

200

Copy these words and then write them in French.

to add,  instead of,  the opinion

to add = ajouter, instead of = au lieu de, 

the opinion = l'avis

300

Give three meanings of la carte.

map

menu

card

300

Name 10 words that can be shortened with an apostrophe eg je -> j'

ce, de, je, le, la, me, ne, que, se, si, te. 

300

Give the past participle of any 10 of these verbs. Write the infinitive and the past participle.

avoir, boire, être, décrire, devoir, ouvrir, prendre, recevoir, rire, suivre, vivre, vouloir

eu, bu, été, décrit, dû, ouvert, pris, reçu, ri, suivi, vécu, voulu

300

Give five phrases that use avoir, with their meanings. 

avoir raison = to be right, avoir tort = to be wrong, avoir peur = to be afraid, 

en avoir assez = to have had enough, avoir chaud = to be hot, avoir froid = to be cold

400

Give three meanings for la pièce.

coin

room

theatre play

400

Explain the difference between these phrases:

Il fait froid

Il a froid

Il est froid

Il fait froid = it is cold (weather)

Il a froid = he is cold

Il est froid = it is cold (eg object from the freezer)

400

Give the future stem of any 10 of these verbs:

être, avoir, faire, aller, pouvoir, venir, savoir, vouloir, voir, mourir, envoyer, courir, devoir

ser-, aur-, fer-, ir-, pourr-, viendr-, saur-, voudr-, verr-, mourr-, enverr-, courr-, devr-

400

Copy these French words and give their English meanings.

gratuit,  la colère,  à partir de,  actuel,  annuler

gratuit = free, la colère = anger, 

à partir de = from, actuel = current, 

annuler = to cancel

500

Give three meanings of passer.


to spend (time)

to sit (an exam)

to pass (an object)

500

Explain the difference between:

l'heure = time

le temps = time

la fois = time

l'heure = time eg 6:00

le temps = time eg I don't have enough time

la fois = time eg first time, second time

500

Translate into English

je donne     j’ai donné     je donnais

je donnerai     je donnerais     j’avais donné

j’aurai donné     j’aurais donné

I give     I have given/I gave     I was giving

I will give     I would give     I had given

I will have given     I would have given

500

Copy these English words then write the French beside them.

to hide,  fluently,  the challenge,  depressed


to hide = cacher,  fluently = couramment,  

the challenge = le défi,  depressed = déprimé