Questions about others: verbs 'sortir', 'venir' and two-verb inversion questions | French

Starter quiz

Match the French and the English.
- je vais
  
  ⇔
  
  I go, am going ✓
- tu vas
  
  ⇔
  
  you go, are going ✓
- il va
  
  ⇔
  
  he goes, is going ✓
- nous allons
  
  ⇔
  
  we go, are going ✓
- vous allez
  
  ⇔
  
  you (pl) go, are going ✓
- elles vont
  
  ⇔
  
  they go, are going ✓
Match the high-frequency words.
- ici
  
  ⇔
  
  here ✓
- très
  
  ⇔
  
  very ✓
- aussi
  
  ⇔
  
  also ✓
- pour
  
  ⇔
  
  for ✓
- dans
  
  ⇔
  
  in ✓
Choose the correct meaning.
- comprendre
- prendre
- dire ✓
- apprendre
Which of the following is an inversion question?
- Tu vas en France ?
- Il prend le train ?
- Comprends-tu l'anglais ? ✓
- Tu apprends le français ?
- Elle regarde un film ?
Choose the correct translation: 'Elle aime apprendre l'anglais.'
- She likes to learn English. ✓
- She learns English.
- I like to learn English.
- I learn English.
- She likes English.
Translate into French: 'She takes the train.'
- 'Elle prend le train.' ✓

Exit quiz

Which words have the [è/ê] sound?
- sévère ✓
- théorie
- pêche ✓
- désert
- problème ✓
Match the French and the English.
- sortir
  
  ⇔
  
  to go out ✓
- venir
  
  ⇔
  
  to come ✓
- revenir
  
  ⇔
  
  to come back, return ✓
- devenir
  
  ⇔
  
  to become ✓
Add the correct ending: je vien_
- 's' ✓
Add the correct ending: il sor_
- 't' ✓
Translate: she is coming.
- 'elle vient' ✓
Change this statement into an inversion question: tu aimes sortir.
- 'Aimes-tu sortir ?' ✓

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Key learning points

The sound [è/ê] is pronounced as in the word tête.
'Je viens', 'tu viens' and 'il, elle vient' are singular forms of the -ir verb 'venir'.
'Je sors', 'tu sors' and 'il, elle sort' are singular forms of the -ir verb 'sortir'.
For a 'yes/no' or closed inversion question in French, swap the subject and the verb (e.g. Sors-tu ce soir ?)
A two-verb inversion question follows this word order: pronoun + verb + infinitive (e.g. Aimes-tu sortir ?)

Common misconception

The accents é and è are pronounced the same in French and can be written interchangably.

It is essential to write an accent accurately as the accents é and è are pronounced differently. É is pronounced as in the word 'écrire' and è is pronounced as in the word 'trés'.

Keywords

[è/ê] - pronounced as in tête
Venir - -ir verb meaning'to come, coming'
Sortir - -ir verb meaning 'to go out, going out'
Two-verb inversion - an inversion question using a two-verb structure: pronoun + verb + infinitive (e.g. 'Aimes-tu sortir ?')