Starter quiz
- Match the French subject pronouns below to the correct English equivalents.
- je/j'⇔I ✓
- tu⇔you (singular) ✓
- nous⇔we ✓
- vous⇔you (plural) ✓
- Match the French -er verbs to the correct English translations.
- jouer⇔to play, playing ✓
- chanter⇔to sing, singing ✓
- rester⇔to stay, staying ✓
- regarder⇔to watch, watching ✓
- écouter⇔to listen, listen ✓
- étudier⇔to study, studying ✓
- What is another way of referring to the 'je' and 'nous' form of verbs?
- 1st persons singular and plural ✓
- 2nd persons singular and plural
- 3rd persons singular and plural
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- Which pronouns are the 2nd persons singular and plural forms of the verb?
- 'je' and 'nous'
- 'tu' and 'vous' ✓
- 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles'
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- Which of these -er verbs are in their 'vous' form?
- mangez ✓
- prépares
- montres
- demandez ✓
- organisez ✓
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- Which letters in the following sentence are SFCs? 'Le chat aime marcher dans le parc.'
- e
- r
- c
- t ✓
- s ✓
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Exit quiz
- Match the French nouns below to the correct English translations.
- la raison⇔the reason ✓
- la fenêtre⇔the window ✓
- la salle⇔the room ✓
- la porte⇔the door ✓
- la chemise⇔the shirt ✓
- la classe⇔the class ✓
- What are the verb endings for the 1st persons singular and plural of -er verbs?
- -e and -ons ✓
- -es and -ez
- -e and -ent
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- Complete the following sentence. The subject pronouns 'tu' and 'vous' both mean '__________' in English.
- I
- you ✓
- we
- they
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- Match each French subject pronoun to the correct sentence ending.
- Je/j' ...⇔écoute le chanteur. ✓
- Tu ...⇔marches à la maison. ✓
- Nous ...⇔chantons à l'école. ✓
- Vous ...⇔organisez une fête. ✓
- Read the following French sentences, then match up the correct halves of the English translations: 'J'écoute la radio.' | 'Tu écoutes la chanteuse.' | 'Nous écoutons le prof.' | 'Vous écoutez Maman.'
- I listen ...⇔to the radio ✓
- You listen ...⇔to the singer. ✓
- We listen ...⇔to the teacher. ✓
- You (all) listen ...⇔to mum. ✓
- Match the French sentences below to the correct English translations.
- Vous demandez un chien pour Noël ?⇔Are you (all) asking for a dog for Christmas? ✓
- Vous demandez un chien pour Noël.⇔You are (all) asking for a dog for Christmas. ✓
- Tu organises une fête ?⇔Are you organising a party. ✓
- Tu organises une fête.⇔You organise a party. ✓
- Vous regardez la télé ?⇔Are you (all) watching TV? ✓
- Vous regardez la télé.⇔You are (all) watching TV. ✓
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Key learning points
- The 1st person singular of the verb is the 'je' form, the verb ends in -e.
- The 1st person plural of the verb is the 'nous' form, the verb ends in -ons.
- The 2nd person singular of the verb is the 'tu' form, the verb ends in -es.
- The 2nd person plural of the verb is the 'vous' form, the verb ends in -ez.
- To turn a statement into a question, you raise your voice at the end. This is called intonation.
Common misconception
When forming questions, we have to translate 'do you' into French.
There is no phrase for 'do you' in French; we can use intonation instead to form questions.
Keywords
2nd person singular - the 'tu' form of the verb
2nd person plural - the 'vous' form of the verb
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