Des endroits touristiques : -ir verbs like venir, position of adjectives | French

Starter quiz

Where in the sentence do the majority of French adjectives come?

at the start of the sentence

after the noun they are describing ✓

before the noun they are describing
Match the forms of the adjective to their gender and number description.

beau

⇔

masculine singular ✓

beaux

⇔

masculine plural ✓

belle

⇔

feminine singular ✓

belles

⇔

feminine plural ✓
Which of the following are possible translations of 'pour' ?

for ✓

with

without

in order to, to ✓
Match the nouns to their English meanings.

le centre-ville

⇔

town centre ✓

le théâtre

⇔

theatre ✓

la rivière

⇔

river ✓

le jardin

⇔

garden ✓

le pont

⇔

bridge ✓

la ville

⇔

town ✓
Match the verbs to their English meanings.

venir

⇔

to come ✓

choisir

⇔

to choose ✓

partir

⇔

to leave ✓

dormir

⇔

to sleep ✓

arriver à

⇔

to manage, succeed (in doing something) ✓

essayer (de)

⇔

to try (to) ✓
In which of these words does the [e] sound more like [ê/è] in 'tête' than [e] in 'je'?

venons

autrement

viennent ✓

nouvelle ✓

petit

Exit quiz

Which of the following adjectives come before the noun?

énorme ✓

célèbre

premier ✓

beau ✓

étonnant
Choose the correct translation of 'a beautiful, famous river.'

une belle célèbre rivière

une rivière belle et célèbre

une belle rivière célèbre ✓

une beau rivière célèbre
Match the -ir verbs to their English meaning.

venir

⇔

to come ✓

revenir

⇔

to come back ✓

tenir

⇔

to hold ✓

appartenir

⇔

to belong ✓

obtenir

⇔

to obtain ✓

devenir

⇔

to become ✓
Which form of the verb must 'pour' be followed by in order to complete this sentence?: Je viens à Paris pour __________ les vieux bâtiments.

'an infinitive' ✓
What is the stem of the verb venir in the present tense je, tu, il, elle and on form?

'vien-' ✓
Put the parts of the sentence in the correct order.

1

⇔

Nous venons

2

⇔

à Marseille

3

⇔

pour voir

4

⇔

un

5

⇔

énorme

6

⇔

stade

7

⇔

étonnant

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Key learning points

Many adjectives come after the noun in French.
Adjectives that come before the noun fit into five categories: BRAGS (Beauty, Rank, Age, Good/Bad and Size/quantity).
Some -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of venir. The stem is vien(n) in all but the nous and vous forms.
[ien] is pronounced like 'bien'. [e] can be lengthened to sound like [ê/è] in the ils/elles forms of verbs like venir.
Pour + infinitive can be used to give reasons.

Common misconception

French adjectives always come after the noun they are describing.

There are five categories of adjectives which come before the noun: beauty, rank, age, good/bad, size/quantity. Practise using these before the noun alongside other adjectives which come after the noun.

Keywords

Adjective positioning - the placement of adjectives within a sentence before or after the noun
Venir - an example of a common group of -ir verbs, and meaning ‘to come’
Pour + infinitive - to, in order to; often used to give reasons