French 8 Post-Winter Break Review

What is an "infinitive"?

• A word used to describe a noun

• A verb conjugated in the present tense

• A verb that has not been conjugated

• A word that goes on forever (infinitely)

Translate the sentence: I am going to eat.

• Je vais manger

• Je mange

• Je vais mange

• Je mangais

What is the "futur proche"?

• A verb tense to discuss the distant (far-off) future

• A verb tense to discuss the near future

• A verb tense to discuss events in the present tense

• A verb tense used to discuss events in the past tense

Translate the sentence: You are going to ski at Whistler.

• Vous allez faire du ski à Whistler.

• Tu fais du ski à Whistler.

• Tu va faire du ski à Whistler

• Je vais skiier à Whistlet.

Answer explanation

"You" can be translated as either "tu" or "vous", so long as it's not specified (e.g. you plural / singular formal = vous)

To conjugate in the futur proche, you'll need a subject, then (X) in the present tense, followed by (Y).

• aller, infinitive

• faire, infinitive

• jouer, infinitive

• avoir or être, infinitive

Answer explanation

You also need a subject (je, tu, il/elle/iel, nous, vous, ils/elles/iels) in front of the two verbs.

Translate the sentence: "Elle va jouer aux jeux vidéos"

• She is going to play videos.

• She is going to play video games.

• He is going to play outside.

• She is playing video games.

Translate: I am going to eat.

Which of these words contains an accent aigu?

• une fête

• ma mère

• algérien

• le café

Which of these words contains an accent grave?

• mon frère

• mangé

• Aïcha

• un garçon

Which word has the accent called "une cédille"?

• Allô!

• un garçon

• danser

• un(e) élève