Grammar 2A

Question 1

conjugate the verb: Parler (to speak)

Answer 1

je parle
tu parles
il/elle/on parle
nous parlons
vous parlez
ils/elles parlent

Question 2

Note that je becomes j’ when it appears before a verb that begins with a vowel sound.

Translate: I live in Brussels.

Answer 2

J’habite à Bruxelles.

Question 3

Note that je becomes j’ when it appears before a verb that begins with a vowel sound.

Translate: I study psychology.

Answer 3

J’étudie la psychologie.

Question 4

With the verbs adorer, aimer, and détester, use the definite article before a noun to tell what someone loves, likes, prefers, or hates. (le, la, les, l’)

Translate: I prefer art.

Answer 4

J’aime mieux l’art.

Question 5

With the verbs adorer, aimer, and détester, use the definite article before a noun to tell what someone loves, likes, prefers, or hates. (le, la, les, l’)

Translate: Marine hates homework.

Answer 5

Marine déteste les devoirs.

Question 6

Use infinitive forms after the verbs adorer, aimer, and détester to say that you like (or hate, etc.) to do something. Only the first verb should be conjugated.

Translate: They love working here.

Answer 6

Ils adorent travailler ici.

Question 7

Use infinitive forms after the verbs adorer, aimer, and détester to say that you like (or hate, etc.) to do something. Only the first verb should be conjugated.

Translate: They hate to study together.

Answer 7

Ils détestent étudier ensemble.

Question 8

To express yourself with greater accuracy, use these adverbs: assez (enough), d’habitude (usually), de temps en temps (from time to time), parfois (sometimes), quelquefois (sometimes), rarement (rarely), souvent (often), toujours (always).

Answer 8

assez = enough
d’habitude = usually
de temps en temps = from time to time
parfois = sometimes
quelquefois = sometimes
rarement = rarely
souvent = often
toujours = always

Question 9

conjugate: manger (to eat)

same conjugations for partager and voyager

Answer 9

je mange
tu manges
il/elle/on mange
nous mangeons
vous mangez
ils/elles mangent

Question 10

conjugate: commencer (to start)

Answer 10

je commence
tu commences
il/elle/on commence
nous commençons
vous commencez
ils/elles commencent

Question 11

Translate: We are traveling with a friend.

Answer 11

Nous voyageons avec une amie.

Question 12

Translate: We’re starting our homework.

Answer 12

Nous commençons les devoirs.

Question 13

Translate: Do you speak French?

Answer 13

Est-ce que vous parlez français?

Question 14

Translate: Does he like to draw?

Answer 14

Est-ce qu’il aime dessiner?

Question 15

Translate: We eat at noon, don’t we?

Answer 15

Nous mangeons à midi, n’est-ce pas?

Question 16

Translate using inversion: Do you speak French?

Answer 16

Parlez-vous français?

Question 17

Translate using inversion: Does he eat at noon?

Answer 17

Mange-t-il à midi?

Question 18

Translate using inversion: Is she a student?

Answer 18

Est-elle étudiante?

Question 19

If the subject is a noun rather than a pronoun, place the noun at the beginning of the question followed by the inverted verb and pronoun.

Question 20

Translate: Does the professor speak French?

Answer 20

Le professeur parle-t-il français?

Question 21

Translate: Does Nina arrive tomorrow?

Answer 21

Nina arrive-t-elle demain?

Question 22

Translate: Do the students eat at the university?

Answer 22

Les étudiants mangent-ils au resto U?

Question 23

Translate: Do you and Rachid study Economics?

Answer 23

Rachid et toi étudiez-vous l’économie?

Question 24

The inverted form of il y a is _____?

C’est becomes ____?

Answer 24

y a-t-il.

est-ce.

Question 25

Translate: Is there a clock in the class?

Answer 25

Y a-t-il une horloge dans la classe?

Question 26

Translate: Is he the humanities professor?

Answer 26

Est-ce le professeur de lettres?

Question 27

Use pourquoi to ask why? Use parce que (parce qu’ before a vowel sound) to answer because.

Question 28

Translate: Why are you meeting Sophie here?

Answer 28

Pourquoi retrouves-tu Sophie ici?

Question 29

Translate: Because she lives near here.

Answer 29

Parce qu’elle habite près d’ici.

Question 30

To make a sentence negative in French, place ne (n’ before a vowel sound) before the conjugated verb and pas after it.

Question 31

Translate: I don’t draw well.

Answer 31

Je ne dessine pas bien.

Question 32

Translate: They don’t study chemistry.

Answer 32

Elles n’étudient pas la chimie.

Question 33

Translate: Abdel doesn’t like to study.

Answer 33

Abdel n’aime pas étudier.

Question 34

Translate: You don’t hate to work?

Answer 34

Vous ne détestez pas travailler?

Question 35

In questions with inversion, place ne before the inversion and pas after it.

Question 36

Translate: Doesn’t Abdel like to study?

Answer 36

Abdel n’aime-t-il pas étudier?

Question 37

Translate: Don’t you hate to work?

Answer 37

Ne détestez-vous pas travailler?

Question 38

Use si instead of oui to contradict a negative question.

Answer 38

Parles-tu à Daniel? Are you talking to Daniel? Ne parles-tu pas à Daniel? Aren’t you talking to Daniel? Oui. Yes. Si! Yes (I am)!