Manger: to Eat

Manger: to Eat

Today's focus is on the verb MANGER (to eat)

Manger means to eat

• When attached to a pronoun and put in its proper form, it means...

• I eat

• You eat

• He/she/one/it eats

• We eat

• You (plural/respect) eats

• They eat

Multiple Choice

Nous

• mangons

• manges

• mangeons

• mangez

Multiple Choice

tu

• mang

• manjes

• mange

• manges

Multiple Choice

ils

• mange

• mangeons

• mangent

Manger quelque chose/eating something

• Right after MANGER, we can add what it is that we are eating, same as in English

• Ex: I am eating a green apple = je mange une pomme verte

• Ex: We eat candies = nous mangeons des bonbons

• Il mange un sandwich = he is eating a sandwich

Du / De La / Des

• DES is used whenever we eat multiples of something, like "des fraises (some strawberries)" or "des croustilles (some chips)"

• DU is used for masculine foods we eat some of, like "du gâteau (some cake)", "du pain (some bread)", or "du fromage (some cheese)"

• DE LA is used for feminine foods we eat some of, like "de la glace (some ice cream)", "de la dinde (some turkey)"

• Ex: Je mange des cerises - i am eating some cherries

• Je mange du pain = I am eating some bread

• Tu manges de la glace = you are eating some ice cream

Multiple Choice

Nous mangeons _____ pommes

• des

• de la

• du

Multiple Choice

Vous mangez _____ pain (masculin).

• du

• de la

• des

Multiple Choice

M. Poole mange _____ tarte. (feminin)

• du

• de la

• des

Translating Sentences

For the following questions, we will be translating!

Pay attention to:

1. The subject

2. The proper form of MANGER

3. The right use of DU / DE LA / DES

Multiple Choice

Nous mangeons un sandwich.

• We're eating a sandwich.

• You're eating a sandwich.

• I'm eating a sandwich.

• He's eating a sandwich.

Multiple Choice

You're all eating strawberries.

• Tu manges des fraises.

• Vous mangez des fraises.

• On mange des fraises.

• Elles mangent des fraises.

Multiple Choice

You eat some cake.

• Tu mange du gâteau.

• Tu manger du gâteau.

• Tu manges du gâteau.

• Tu mangez du gâteau.

Multiple Choice

They (masculine group) are eating bread.

• Ils mangent du pain.

• Elles mangent du pain.

• Il mange du pain.

• Elle mange du pain.

Multiple Choice

He eats some bananas.

• Il mange des bananes.

• Il mange du bananes.

• Il mange de la bananes.

Multiple Choice

She eats some bread.

• Elle mange du pain.

• Elle mange de la pain.

• Elle mange des pain.

Multiple Choice

You all are eating crème brûlée.

• Vous mangez de la crème brûlée.

• Vous mangez du crème brûlée.

• Vous mangez des crème brûlée.

Revue/Review

• Manger = to eat

• Sentence structure...

• Subject + manger + food

• DU = masculine, DE LA = feminine, DES = foods you eat many of

• M. Poole mange le boeuf bourguignon!