MP Resource 13

Martine Pillette

Activity 13a

Complete each sentence with one of the words in blue.

1. The plural of je is ___________.

2. Nous means ‘they’: ___________.

3. The singular of vous is ___________.

4. The French for ‘they’ is always ils: ___________.

5. Elle, ils and vous are all plural: ___________.

6. On uses the same verb ending as il and elle: ___________.

7. Complete this sequence: nous - ___________- ils/elles.

8. When addressing a friend, you should use ___________.

9. With verbs beginning with a vowel, je becomes ___________.

10. In the present tense, verbs with il and elle are spelt the same: ___________.

elle – elles – il – ils – j’ – je – nous – on – tu – vous – true – false

SUBJECT PRONOUNS & VERBS

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Activity 13b

French verbs are always learnt in a particular sequence, but things have gone wrong here. Put the parts of the verb dessiner (column 1) back in

the correct order (column 2), then translate them (column 3).

1 2 3

vous dessinez je dessine I draw / I am drawing

il/elle dessine

ils/elles dessinent

tu dessines

je dessine

nous dessinons

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Activity 13c

Fill each gap with the correct form of the verb aimer in the present tense.

1. Ton frère ________________aller au cinéma?

2. Mes parents ________________ aller au cinema.

3. Et toi, tu ________________ aller au cinéma?

4. Ma sœur et moi, nous ________________ aller au cinéma.

5. Ta copine et toi, vous ________________ aller au cinéma?

6. Dans ma famille, on ________________ aller au cinéma.

7. Moi, j ________________ aller au cinéma.

8. Ma mère ________________ aller au cinéma.

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Activity 13d

Underline the verbs in this French poem.

Poisson – Paul Eluard

Les poissons, les nageurs, les bateauxTransforment l’eau.L’eau est douce et ne bougeQue pour ce qui la touche.

Le poisson avanceComme un doigt dans un gant,Le nageur danse lentementEt la voile respire.Mais l’eau douce bougePour ce qui la touche,Pour le poisson, pour le nageur, pour le bateauQu’elle porteEt qu’elle emporte.

Fish– Paul Eluard

The fish, the swimmers, the boatsTransform the water.The water is soft and movesOnly for what touches it.

The fish slides alongLike a finger in a glove,The swimmer dances slowlyAnd the sail breathes.But the soft water movesFor what touches it,For the fish, for the swimmer, for the boatIt carriesAnd takes away.

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