Stems and endings: ER verbs and Adjectives

Elles étudient les maths et la science. What is the stem of the verb in this sentence?

• étudie

• étudi

• étudier

• étud

Answer explanation

étudi (You take off the ER of the verb étudier)

Know that the verb "étudier" means "to study" and is an ER verb, How would you say "I study"?

• J'étudi

• J'étudies

• J'étudie

• J'étudions

Answer explanation

J'étudie

How would you say, "We study"?

• Nous étudiez

• On étudiez

• tu étudies

• Nous étudions

Answer explanation

Nous étudions

How would you say "He studies"?

• Il étudie

• Il étudions

• Il étudies

• Il étudient

How would you say "they study"?

• Il étudie

• tu étudies

• Ils étudient

• vous étudiez

Answer explanation

Ils étudient

How does the suffix of a masculine adjective ending in "al", for example "social" change to when it's feminine?

• ale

• alle

• alive

• ause

Answer explanation

ale, "sociale"

How does the suffix of a masculine adjective ending in "el", for example "exceptionnel" change to when it's feminine?

• ele

• elienne

• euze

• elle

Answer explanation

elle, for example, "exceptionnelle."

How does the suffix of a masculine adjective ending in "eux", for example "heureux" change to when it's feminine?

• euse

• euxe

• eue

• eunne

Answer explanation

euse, for example "heureuse"

How does the suffix of a masculine adjective ending in "if", for example "sportif" change to when it's feminine?

• ive

• inne

• ieuse

• ienne

Answer explanation

ive

How does the suffix of a masculine adjective ending in "en", for example "indien" change to when it's feminine?

• ieuxe

• ienne

• ieuse

• iene

Answer explanation

"ienne", as in "indienne"