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Studio Grammaire
Regular –er verbs in the present tense
rester je reste
tu restes
il/elle/on reste
nous restons
vous restez
ils/elles restent
I stay
you stay (singular, informal)
he/she stays/we stay
we stay
you stay (plural/formal)
they stay
1 Find all the parts of jouer (to play) and match
ll esjo
them with the English.
Example: 1 je joue
ue
lle
nte
2 Complete each sentence by selecting the
Example:
Rémy
Rémy se réveille. Il …
Mia
Mia … Elle …
correct form of the verb.
joue
I play
you play (informal)
he plays
she plays
we play (x 2)
you play (formal)
e ntt u j o u e s i l j o u e n o u
they play (masc) s jo u
they play (fem)
ueje
j o u evo u s j o u e z e
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Il mange/manger un sandwich.
J’écoutes/écoute de la musique.
Vous désires/désirez?
Tu restes/restent au lit.
Elles dansons/dansent.
Elle aime/aimez les vacances.
Nous jouons/jouent au volley.
On adores/adore le reggae.
il
sjo
uonson
jo
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
5 Describe these morning routines.
Je voudrais + infinitive
You can use Je voudrais (I would like) to refer to your hopes and dreams for the future.
Je voudrais aller en Australie.
I would like to go to Australia.
Je voudrais visiter la tour Eiffel.
I would like to visit the Eiffel Tower.
6 Translate the sentences into French.
1 I would like to visit France.
2 I would like to go to the USA.
3 I would like to play tennis.
4 I would like to swim in the sea.
5 I would like to go round the world.
6 I would like to meet Johnny Depp.
Using nous in the present tense
For –er verbs, the ending for nous is –ons.
Irregular verbs: nous allons we go nous faisons we do
The near future tense
3 Replace the verbs in brackets with the correct form.
allons
Normalement, nous 1 (aller) en Italie. Nous 2 (aller) à la campagne.
Nous 3 (aimer) piqueniquer, mais quelquefois, nous 4 (aller) au restaurant.
Nous 5 (visiter) des monuments et nous 6 (faire) des activités sportives.
J’adore l’Italie. C’est cool!
Use aller + the infinitive to say what you’re going to do.
je vais
regarder I’m going to watch
tu vas
jouer
you’re going to play (singular, informal)
il/elle/on va danser
he’s/she’s going to dance/we’re going to dance
nous allons nager
we’re going to swim
vous allez sortir
you’re going to go out (plural/formal)
ils vont
manger they’re going to eat
elles vont
dormir
they’re going to sleep
7 Copy and complete the text using the correct forms of the near future tense.
Reflexive verbs
Reflexive verbs are used for actions you do
to yourself. They include a reflexive pronoun
before the verb. The reflexive pronouns me, te,
se shorten to m’, t’, s’ before a vowel sound. The
infinitive of a reflexive verb has the pronoun se.
se préparer
je me prépare
tu te prépares
il/elle/on se prépare
to get ready
I get ready
you get ready
he/she gets ready/
we get ready
4 Translate into French (se réveiller – to wake up).
1 he wakes up
2 you wake up
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3 she wakes up
4 I wake up
et je 2
. Le soir, nous 3
5 we wake up
et nous 4
Mes copains vont aller à la montagne. Ils 5
Ma sœur va partir en colo. Elle 7
Example: 1 il se réveille
dans la mer
C’est bientôt les vacances et je suis impatiente! Je 1
.
et ils 6
.
. Qu’est-ce que tu 8 (faire)?
8 Translate the text in exercise 7 into English.
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