Tenir And Faire

Question 1

Tenir

Il tient son fils par la main

Answer 1

He is holding his sons hand

Question 2

Caffeine keeps her awake

Answer 2

La caféine la tient éveillée

Question 3

They run a restaurants in Nice

Answer 3

Ils tiennent un restaurant à Nice

Question 4

All these things won’t fit in your suitcase

Answer 4

Toutes ces affaires ne vont pas tenir dans ta valise

Question 5

Ils tiennent le rhythme

Answer 5

They are keeping up the pace.

Question 6

Elle tient compte de vos commentaires

Answer 6

She takes your comments into account.

Question 7

Tiens tiens c’est étrange

Answer 7

well well this is strange

Question 8

Here, take these three books

Answer 8

Tiens, prends ces trois livres

Question 9

When tenir is used with the preposition à or de it takes another meaning.

Elle tient à ses bijoix

Answer 9

She is attached to her jewelry

Question 10

When tenir is used with the preposition à or de it takes another meaning.

Ils tiennent à leurs habitude

Answer 10

They are attached to their habits

Question 11

When tenir is used with the preposition à or de it takes another meaning.

Marc insists on seeing you

Answer 11

Marc tient à vous voir

Question 12

When tenir is used with the preposition à or de it takes another meaning.

Whom does she take after?

Answer 12

De qui tient-elle?

Question 13

When tenir is used with the preposition à or de it takes another meaning.

Elle tient de sa mère

Answer 13

She takes after her mother

Question 14

Tenir has several different meanings.

The manager never keeps his promises

Answer 14

Le directeur ne tient jamais ses promesses

Question 15

Il ne tient compte de rien

Answer 15

He takes everything into account

Question 16

Faire - to do,
To make

Conjugate

Answer 16

Je fais 
Tu fais
Il fait
Nous faisons 
Vous faites
Ils font

Question 17

He does not know what to do

Answer 17

Il ne sait pas quoi faire

Question 18

We are making a cake

Answer 18

Nous faisons un gâteau

Question 19

Faire is used in expressions relating to ..

Answer 19

CHORES, ACTIVITIES, SPORTS ETC.

Question 20

Elle fait les courses ici

Answer 20

She shops here

Question 21

You never cook

Answer 21

Tu ne fais jamais la cuisine

Question 22

Il fais le ménage le samedi

Answer 22

He does the housecleaning on Saturdays

Question 23

Come take a walk

Answer 23

Viens faire une promenade!

Question 24

L’enfant fait la vaisselle

Answer 24

The child is doing the dishes

Question 25

I don’t want to stand in line

Answer 25

Je ne veux pas faire la queue

Question 26

Ça fait combien?

Answer 26

How much does it cost?

Question 27

Do you ride a bike?

Answer 27

Tu fais du vélo?

Question 28

Do you play sports?

Answer 28

Vous faites du sport?

Question 29

Faire is used in most expressions relating to weather.

It is nice
It is cold
It is mild

Answer 29

Il fait beau
Il fait froid
Il fait doux

Question 30

It is snowing

Answer 30

Il neige

Question 31

It is hailing

Answer 31

Il grêle

Question 32

It is drizzling

Answer 32

Il bruine

Question 33

Faire the causative form

Used to express the idea ..
1.
2.

Answer 33

1. having something done by someone

2 causing something to happen.

Question 34

The causative form of FAIRE

They send the document
They have the document sent

Answer 34

Ils envoient le document

Ils font envoyer le document

Question 35

The causative form of FAIRE

She is making the dress
She is having the dress made

Answer 35

Elle fait la robe

Elle fait faire la robe

Question 36

The causative form of FAIRE

She writes the letter herself
She has the letter written by her secretary

Answer 36

Elle écrit la lettre elle-même

Elle fait écrire la lettre par sa secrétaire