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Basic French Grammar Topics

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  1. Course Content

    French Greetings
    3 Topics
  2. Subject Pronouns
    3 Topics
  3. The Verb "to be"
    4 Topics
  4. The Verb "to have"
    3 Topics
  5. Negative Sentences
    3 Topics
  6. The Definite Article
    3 Topics
  7. The Indefinite Article
    3 Topics
  8. Zero Article
    3 Topics
  9. Partitive Articles
    3 Topics
  10. Adjectives
    4 Topics
  11. The Order of Adjectives
    3 Topics
  12. -ER Verbs (present)
    3 Topics
  13. Possessive Adjectives
    3 Topics
  14. Interrogatives
    4 Topics
  15. -IR Verbs (present tense)
    3 Topics
  16. -RE Verbs (present tense)
    3 Topics
  17. Possession
    3 Topics
  18. The Verb "to make" "to do"
    3 Topics
  19. Weather Expressions
    4 Topics
  20. Numbers 1-100
    4 Topics
  21. The Date
    3 Topics
  22. Telling Time
    3 Topics
  23. The Expression "there is" "there are"
    3 Topics
  24. The Verb "to go"
    2 Topics
  25. The Near Future
    3 Topics
  26. The Expression "it is necessary"
    3 Topics
  27. Demonstrative Adjectives
    3 Topics
  28. Possessive Pronouns
    3 Topics
  29. The Verb "to put"
    3 Topics
Lesson 16, Topic 3
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Writing Exercise-French-RE Verbs (present tense)

Stephen Sovenyhazy March 18, 2024
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Directions: Using the list of –RE verbs found in this Module (Reading link), choose which of the two verbs provided makes the most sense in each sentence. These verbs are already conjugated correctly.

  1. Dans la gare, nous ___________ beaucoup de voyageurs. (entendons, vendons)
  2. À 6h, je ________ au quai avec mon billet. (dépends, descends)
  3. Audrey ______ le contrôleur pour dire bonjour. (attend, répond)

Directions: Conjugate the given verb for each sentence. Remember to identify the subject/subject pronoun for each sentence.

  1. Tu ___________ à ma question avec une bonne réponse. (répondre)
  2. Un homme ___________ des journaux au prochain arrêt. (vendre)
  3. Une mère et son fils ___________ leurs horaires. (perdre)

Answers and Translation

  1. entendons / In the train station, we hear a lot of travelers.
  2. déscends / At 6 o’clock, I descend to the platform with my ticket.
  3. répond / Audrey waits for the conductor to say hello.
  4. réponds/ You respond to my questions with a good answer.
  5. vend / A man is selling some newspapers at the next stop.
  6. perdent / A mother and her son lose their schedules.