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A- Can you identify all the pronoms personnels hidden in this table?
Hint: There are 14 of them. Some may appear more than once. Watch carefully for the traps!
Please underline them.
B- Replace the following subjects by their equivalent pronoms personnels in each sentence. You
may use the translations provided as hints. The subjects ONLY should be changed!
Un exemple : Paula mange des bananes. (Paula eats bananas)
Correct Answer : Elle mange des bananes. (She eats bananas)
a) Tiger Woods joue très bien au golfe. (Tiger Woods plays golf very well).
d) Toi et moi prendrons le petit-déjeuner ensemble. (You and I will have breakfast together).
e) Mes parents iront au Japon demain. (My parents will go to Japan tomorrow).
f) Les filles ont remporté le match. (The girls won the game).
h) You are now asking the same question above to a man you have just met...
C- Below are 10 French verbs with no subjects. According to what you have learned in this
lesson, what can their pronoms personnels be?
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b) Ces oiseaux verts sont beaux. (These green birds are beautiful.)
e) Mes fruits sons maintenant rouges. (My fruits are now red).
g) Vous êtes sûrement une femme riche, n’est-ce pas? (You are certainly a rich woman, aren’t
you?)
h) Vous etes des travailleurs paresseux! (You are lazy workers !).
i) Tom, tu sais, tu es toujours mon meilleur ami. (Tom, you know, you are still my best friend).
B- Translate these following sentences into French. (For interrogative sentences, invert the
order subject-verb into verb- subject and put a dash in between… (as in sommes-nous)?
(Are we?)
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Directions: Now that we know how to use the pronoms personnels (sujets) and how to conjugate
the 2 auxiliary verbs être and avoir in the present tense, we will try to complete these sentences
below in French. Some hints will be provided in English. Feel free to use ANY logical answer.
Example: You are late for work. You are rushing to the cab station because…. Tu es
pressé/pressée (You are in a hurry). [If tu is female, don't forget to add an extra E to mark the
gender]
a) It is now 2 o’clock in the afternoon. You did not have breakfast and lunch, either. You
are now feeling a little weak and dizzy because…
c) It is very warm today. My dog (masculine gender) needs to drink some water because…
e) Doctor, my friend just lost her favorite pet. She keeps crying, and cannot sleep. I think
she needs some psychological help because…
f) John looks very happy today. Look at him singing, picking up roses in his garden, and
smiling. I am sure it is because…
g) Brrrrggh, 5 degrees below zero in Minnesota!!! We are now wearing sweaters and coats
because…
h) 2+2 = 5? Nope, you are wrong. It equals 4. And if you are wrong, it is because…
EXERCISE – WEEK 2 1
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Exercice A
c) My French teacher has (got) big ears. (Mon prof de français____de larges oreilles.
d) Is there any car in the garage? (_____ une voiture dans le garage?)
e) You have a nice tie, sir. (___________ une belle cravate, monsieur)
Exercice B
b) Garçon ! Y a-t-il deux sièges libres ? (Waiter ! _______ two available seats?)
d) Quelle belle voiture vous avez, monsieur! (What a nice car _____ , sir!)
Exercise A: Select 5 French verbs in the list below and conjugate them in the present tense.
Aimer (to like/ to love) – Acheter (to buy) – Apporter (to bring) – Étudier (to study) –
Regarder (to look at) – Commencer* (to begin/to start) – Écouter (to listen) – Donner (to
give) – Danser (to dance) – Manger* (to eat) – Marcher (to walk) – Laver (to wash) – Garer
(to park) – Cuisiner (to cook) – Arriver (to arrive) – Chercher (to look for) – Trouver (to find)
– Parler (to speak) – Nager (to swim) – Corriger* (to correct/to grade)– Porter (to wear) –
Penser (to think)
Exercise B: menacer (to threaten) and diriger (to lead) are 2 french verbs which belong to the 1st
group. Based on what you learned in Week 3 – Leçon 1 about commencer and corriger, how
would you translate into French “we threaten” and “we lead”?
Exercise C: Below is a small text that includes verbs of the premier groupe in the present tense.
8 verbs are NOT correctly conjugated. Can you find them and provide the right answer?
Jacques et Carole marche dans le parc. Carole regarde le ciel bleu et penses à son amour pour
Jacques. Ils s’aiment tant. Carole marchent jusqu’à la rivière et elle lave ses cheveux dans l’eau
claire. Pendant ce temps, Jacques cherche une belle fleur dans un jardin pas très loin et il
trouvent une rose blanche. Il la lui donne en disant : « Nous nous aimont, et j’apportes cette
belle rose blanche par amour pour toi. »
Une petite fille qui regarde cette scène romantique dit : Oh, vous parler d’amour comme je parle
de poupées ! Et nous les enfants, nous trouvent cela très beau. »
EXERCISE WEEK 3 – LEÇON 2
Exercise A: Rewrite these sentences below and change the underlined reflexive pronouns into
their corresponding (more refined) pronoms réfléchis in French.
Example: Tu blâmes toi-même = Tu te blâmes.
Exercise B: These questions are asked in English. Can you answer them in French?
Example: Herman is holding a mirror. What is he doing? “Il se regarde dans la glace”.
2- We are holding trousers and shirts in our hands? What are we doing?
4- You (Carla) are holding a bottle of shampoo in your hand. What are you doing?
5- Ladies, you are holding a comb in your hands. What are you doing?
EXERCISE WEEK 4 – LEÇON 1
1 – The French word "école" (school) is feminine-singular. What is the appropriate definite
article to use?
3 – The French word "tables" (tables) is feminine-plural. What is the appropriate indefinite
article to use?
4 – The French word "hommes" (men) is masculine-plural. What is the appropriate definite
article to use?
5 – The French word "école" (school) is feminine-singular. What is the appropriate indefinite
article to use?
6 - The French word "dos" (back) is masculine-singular. What is the appropriate definite article
to use?
7 – The French word "jambes" (legs) is feminine-plural. What is the appropriate indefinite article
to use?
8 - The French word "cailloux" (pebbles) is masculine-plural. What is the appropriate definite
article to use?
9 - The French word "demoiselle" (lady) is feminine-singular. What is the appropriate indefinite
article to use?
10 - The French word "avocats" (attorneys) is masculine-plural. What is the appropriate definite
article to use?
EXERCISE WEEK 4 – LEÇON 2
Exercise A: The sentences below are in the singular. Rewrite them into the plural.
Exemple: un beau manteau (a nice coat) [singular] / de beaux manteaux (nice coats) [plural]
(Note that the change applies to both the noun [manteau] and the adjective [beau].
Exercise B: The sentences below are in the plural. Rewrite them into the singular.
Exemple: De beaux chevaux [plural]/un beau cheval [singular].
Exercise C: Put the following nouns and adjectives into the feminine gender.
2- Nous sommes une très bonne équipe de football. (We are a very good soccer team) [Use
Not]
3- Richard apprend la langue française. (Richard learns/is learning the French language)
[Use Not anymore]
4- Chris et Hélène sont des amis proches. (Ch. and H. are close friends.) [Use Not yet]
Robert does not speak Russian. Anne is not Miss USA anymore. Mr. Hamagami never shaves
(his beard). This child does not talk yet. Tiger Woods is not a bad player (mauvais joueur). I am
not hungry anymore. She is not thirsty yet. Prof. Newton is never wrong.
EXERCISE WEEK 5 – LECON 2
Exercise 1: Translate into French. [Use the vocabulary and expressions shown in the corresponding lesson].
a- My back hurts.
b- Your eyes hurt.
c- Their legs hurt.
d- My tooth hurts.
e- Your hands hurt.
Exercise 2: Below are English sentences and their translations into French. Some of these
translations contain errors. Can you correct them?
Exercise 1 Put these French sentences into the interrogative form by using the est-ce que method.
Exercise 2 Put these French sentences into the interrogative form by using the inversion method.
e) Elles ne parlent pas bien anglais. (They don't speak English well.)
EXERCISE WEEK 7 – LEÇON 1
Exercice: Qui est-ce qui or Qui est-ce que? [Tip: Ask yourself if qui is subject or object of the verb to find
correct the answer]
f) Qui parle espagnol dans cette classe? (Who speaks Spanish in this class?)
Exercice: Qui est-ce qui or Qui est-ce que? [Tip: Ask yourself if qui is subject or object of the verb to find
correct the answer]
f) Qui parle espagnol dans cette classe? (Who speaks Spanish in this class?)
Exercise: Fill in the blanks with the proper French interrogative pronouns describing WHAT.
1) Where is she?
4) Where am I?
2) Où est Joanne ?
3) Où sommes-nous ?
4) D’où sommes-nous ?
5) Où sont-elles ?
6) D’où est-elle ?
EXERCISE WEEK 8 – LEÇON 2 1
Exercise I
Now, it’s time to practice. Translate into French the following sentences. [I assume that you
all know by now how to ask an interro-negative question whose subject is NOT a personal
pronoun. Please, feel free to review the past lessons if you are not sure how to do it.]
Exercise II: A little exercise now to practice parce que. (Hint: Use the expressions with verbs
être/avoir. Please review the corresponding lesson if you have to. Also, do not guess the answers
since all answers are included and explained in that lesson☺) Exemple:
Why do they (ladies) cry? They cry…parce qu’elles sont tristes/déprimées. (Adjectives vary in
French. So expressions with être will usually agree with the gender/number of the subjects.
Expressions with avoir won’t: J’ai soif/Nous avons soif)
7- Why does the math professor get mad when you say 2+2=6?
8- Why doesn’t the math professor get mad when you say 2+2=4?
EXERCISE WEEK 9 – LEÇON 2
Exercise 2: Translate into French. [Checking the lessons on the interrogation form may help].
5) How do we shave?
EXERCISE WEEK 10 – LEÇON 1 1
3) Chris and Tom are going somewhere. (Use the verb conjugator at www.wordreference.com to find
the equivalent of to go in French. Then put it in the present tense.)
6) Joanne puts on make up next to him. (We have already listed the object pronouns (pronoms
toniques) in this program, so you should be able to know the translation for him.)
10) There aren’t many (beaucoup de) students around the professor.
EXERCISE WEEK 10 – LEÇON 2
1) Bob always wears a blue jacket. [When translating into French, always will come AFTER the verb.]
2) Tomorrow, we will wash our hair. [Use the verb conjugator at www.wordreference.com to find the
equivalent of to wash in the future in French]
3) Chris and Tom are wearing their (leurs) white socks today.
6) I will eat much later. [We have already studied the future of verbs of the 1st group]
8) Are you wearing your black pants today? [use the simple present to express "to be wearing" in
French]
9) She will put on makeup tomorrow, and he will shave his beard next month.
Exercise: Rewrite the French sentences below turning the adjectives into brackets into
adverbs. All adjectives are given in their masculine-singular forms. Translations will be
provided to help.
2) Les étudiants écoutent le professeur [attentif]. (The students listen carefully to the
professor.)
3) Hélène a géré la situation très [calme]. (Helen has managed the situation very calmly.)
4) Cette tortue bouge assez [lent]. (This turtle moves quite slowly.)
6) Les oiseaux chantent [bruyant] dans les arbres. (The birds sing noisily in the trees)
7) Les chasseurs marchent [prudent] dans la jungle. (The hunters walk carefully in the
jungle.)
8) Cet enfant a l’air effrayé et parle [nerveux]. (This child looks frightened and speaks
nervously.)
EXERCISE – WEEK 12
4- You [plural] are the owners of "des mains" (hands). ____________ mains.
10- You [plural] are the owners of "une bouteille" (a bottle). ___________ bouteille.
WEEK 13 - EXERCISE 1
Part I:
Match the phrases in Column A with their corresponding possessive pronouns in Column
B.
Note: In this exercise, there can ONLY be ONE match in Column B per each element in
Column A. If you find two or more matches, then something is definitely wrong. ☺
Column A Column B
1- Sa voiture a- La leur
2- Ton gant noir b- Le mien
3- Leur mère c- Les leurs
4- Mes chemises d- Les tiens
5- Mon assistant e- Le sien
6- Nos amies f- Les miennes
7- Son hotel g- Le tien
8- Leurs missions h- La sienne
9- Tes parents i- La vôtre
10-Votre fille j- Les nôtres.
Part II:
2- Objects A and B belong to Subject ELLES and they are masculine. What is the
correct possessive pronoun to use?
WEEK 13 - EXERCISE 2
3- Objects A and B belong to Subject VOUS (plural) and they are feminine. What is
the correct possessive pronoun to use?
4- Objects A belong to Subject TU and they are masculine. What is the correct
possessive pronoun to use?
6- Objects A and B belong to Subject NOUS and they are masculine. What is the
correct possessive pronoun to use?
7- Objects A belong to Subject NOUS and they are masculine. What is the correct
possessive pronoun to use?
8- Objects A and B belong to Subject ILS and they are feminine. What is the correct
possessive pronoun to use?
WEEK 14 – EXERCISE
1- bébé.
2- fille.
3- filles.
4- enfants.
5- arbre.
6- arbres.
7- hommes
8- femme.
9- tables.
10- étudiants.
Exercise 2: Here are several sentences below. Some of the possessive adjectives are wrong.
Please find the errors. Translations will be provided to help.
4- Ces dames sont très gracieuses (These ladies are very graceful.)
Exercise:
Use the compound demonstrative pronouns we’ve studied to fill in the blanks. Feel free
to use the English translation if this can help.
Example: Ce monsieur s’appelle Jean. Celui-là se nomme Pierre. (This man is John.
That one is Peter.)
a) Cette voiture est très chère, mais est bon marché. (This car is very
expensive, but that one is cheap).
c) Ces étudiantes sont fortes en math alors que sont fortes en orthographe.
(These female students are good at Math, meanwhile those ones are good at spelling.)
d) Ces petits oiseaux sont verts. sont rouges et grands. (These small birds are
green. Thoses ones are red and big).
e) Ce film est très intéressant, mais est assez ennuyeux. (This movie is
very interesting. That one is rather boring. )
EXERCISE – WEEK 16
Here is a list of French adjectives below. Please, use the verb être in the present simple and the
formulas "plus…que" and "moins…que", and write 7 sentences of your choice.
For example, if you decide to make a comparison of superiority with the adjective généreux
(generous) [généreuse, if you are a woman], you can say something like this:
Je suis plus généreux que Tom. (I am more generous than Tom.) Be creative and use ANY
subject you want with the verb être and the adjectives below.
Grand (tall)
Jeune (young)
Riche (rich)
Célèbre (famous)
Important (important)
Intéressant (interesting)
Exercise 2: Comparative of superiority and inferiority with nouns. Below are 7 French nouns.
Considering that the formulas are "plus de + noun + que" and "moins de + noun + que", write
7 sentences of your choice. I will suggest you the verbs [into brackets] that can be used along
with the nouns. Please use the present simple tense.
For example, if you decide to make a comparison of inferiority with the noun langues
(languages), you may say for example:
[parler] – langues Nous parlons moins de langues que Marie. (We speak less languages
than Mary). Be creative ☺
.
Exercise 1- Please, make a comparison of equality (with adjectives) based on the hints provided
for each sentence.
3- [Nous ; paresseux] / [Ces étudiants, paresseux] (use the negation here) (paresseux=lazy)
4- [Cette jeune fille et cette femme ; aimables] / [Ce jeune homme ; aimable] (aimable=kind)
Exercise 2- Please, make a comparison of equality (with nouns and verbs) based on the hints
provided for each sentence.
Example: [Herman; 3 pommes] / [Karen; 3 pommes] (use verb avoir) - (pommes= apples)
Æ Herman a autant de pommes que Karen.
5- [Elle; 2 examens difficiles] / [Aline; 2 examens difficiles] (use verb avoir) – (examen
difficile=difficult exam)
EXERCISE – WEEK 18
Exercise 1: Some hints are provided below. Please express the superlative form in each case.
Important: Adjectives must agree in gender and number.
Example: [Herman; 3 dollars] / [Bill Gates; 100 dollars] / [Kate; 6 dollars] (adjective = riche)
Æ Bill Gates est le plus riche.
1- [Herman ; 165 cm] / [Colette ; 178 cm] / [Sachiko ; 150 cm] (adj.= grand)
4- [Herman ; 165 lbs] / [Colette ; 101 lbs] / [Sachiko ; 124 lbs] (adj.=mince)
5- [Herman ; 165 cm] / [Colette ; 178 cm] / [Sachiko ; 150 cm] (adj.= petit)
Exercise 2: Translate this passage into French. (Use a dictionary for unknown words if
necessary)
Anita is very young, but she is not the youngest in the family. Bill Gates is very rich, but he is
not the richest person on earth. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world, but Lake
Minnewaska is not the biggest lake in the United States. A car is not the most expensive thing for
me. We are not the best team in the world.
EXERCISE – WEEK 19 1
Exercise 1: Separate the IR verbs from the ER ones based on the conjugations below.
Nous posons une question (we ask a question) – Les rivières tarissent durant la saison chaude
(rivers dry up during the hot season) – Elle parle bien cette langue (she speaks well this
language) – Tu finis ton devoir (you complete your homework) – Vous assistez à une réunion
(you attend a meeting) – Il bâtit une belle maison sur la montagne (he builds a nice house on the
montain) – Anne s’habille avec une jupe. Papa se rase la barbe (dad shaves his beard). Le
maître punit les mauvais élèves (the teacher punishes the bad pupils). Le cheval hennit
bruyamment (the horse neighs noisily).
IR verbs :
ER verbs :
Exercise 2: Provide the infinitive form for all the IR verbs you’ve found in Exercise 1.
EXERCISE – WEEK 20
Exercise 1: Rewrite the verbs of the 1st group [within brackets] into the subjunctive form.
1- Nous suggérons que vous [parler] une autre langue. (We suggest that you speak another
language.)
2- Evitons que la viande ne [brûler]. (Let’s prevent the meat from burning)
3- Il est important que vous [arriver] à l’heure. (It is important that you arrive on time.)
4- Je crains que vous ne [tenter] de vous enfuir de prison. I’m afraid you will try to escape
from prison.)
5- Tu voudrais que nous [regarder] ce film. (I would like us to watch this movie).
Exercise 2: Please conjugate these verbs below in the subjunctive mood. Use all personal
pronouns.
Exercise 1: Now you’ll have a chance to apply what you’ve learned about the subjunctive mood
of 2nd group verbs (IR). Please conjugate choisir – atterrir – punir. Use all personal pronouns.
Exercise 2: Rewrite the verbs into brackets into the subjunctive form.
1- Elle suggère que nous [choisir] une meilleure couleur. (She suggests that we choose a
better color.)
2- Nous ne voulons pas que le héros dans ce film [périr] dans ces tristes circonstances. (We
don’t want the hero in this movie to perish in these sad circumstances.)
3- Il est important que vous [réunir] tout le monde pour cette réunion. (It is important that
you gather everyone for this meeting.)
4- Je crains qu’ils ne [punir] sévèrement les étudiants. (I fear they will punish the students
severely.)
5- Elle voudrait que nous [bâtir] des ponts. (She would like us to build bridges.)
WEEK 22 – EXERCISE
Part I: Find the errors in these different verb conjugations in the subjunctive form.
Conduire (to drive) -1 error included | Dire (to say) – 3 errors included
Que je conduise Que je dises
Que tu conduise Que tu dises
Qu’il (elle) conduise Qu’il (elle) disent
Que nous conduisions Que nous disions
Que vous conduisiez Que vous disiez
Qu’ils (elles) conduisent Qu’ils (elles) disont
Part II: Match each simple present conjugation in column A with its subjunctive in column B.
The first one was made for you – Answer: (3-b)
Column A Column B
Simple Present Subjunctive Form
1- Tu as a- que j’apprenne
2- Vous buvez b- qu’elles conduisent
3- Elles conduisent c- que je sois
4- Je suis d- qu’ils fassent
5- Nous avons e- que tu aies
6- Ils font f- que nous prenions
7- Tu fais g- que tu fasses
8- J’apprends h- qu’il entende
9- Il entend i- que nous ayons
10- Nous prenons j- que vous buviez.
WEEK 23 – EXERCISE 1
Note: Most of the words I am using in these exercise have been shown in my lessons. A basic
bilingual dictionary should be enough to help you with some of the verbs in the infinitive form.
Or simply visit www.wordreference.com on-line if you do not have access to a traditional paper
dictionary. Bonne chance!