Leçon 2A, Épreuve 1

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Leçon 2A, Épreuve 1
Conversations
You will hear several short conversations between Julien and Françoise. Listen to each conversation, and
then choose the most logical answer to each question.
Quel cours?
Determine what class is each person preparing for based on the books he or she is reading?
Use a DEFINITE ARTICLE for each class: le | la | l’ | les (50% of your points)
Obviously, there is room for interpretation, but your choice has to be justifiable 
1.
Ce week-end!
Say what these people are doing this weekend by completing these sentences with the PRESENT of the
verbs in parentheses.
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The –ING form in ENGLISH = PRESENT in FRENCH (“I am eating” becomes> “I eat” in
French)
Remember that the verb endings change according to the subject (replace the subject by a
PRONOUN to help you)
COMPLETE THE TABLE BELOW TO HELP YOU REMEMBER the PRESENT TENSE.
SUBJECT
PASSER
PREPARER
ASSISTER
PARTAGER
COMMENCER
EITHER / OR
Subject
Pronoun
Subject
Moi,
JE/j’
toi,
TU
=
=
=
passe
prépares
=
=to begin
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le garcon,
la fille,
nous
IL,
ELLE,
ON
assiste
Paul et moi,
NOUS
assistons
Paul et toi,
Madame Dura
VOUS
Paul & Marie,
les filles,
ILS,
ELLES
partageons
préparez
êtes
passent
Pas ce week-end!
Now tell what these people are not doing this weekend. USE THE NEGATION.
RAPPEL: the NEGATION must WRAP the VERB (ne/n’ + VERB +pas)
Le coup de téléphone
Write the following QUESTIONS. Use specific question formats as directed BELOW:
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Est-ce que:
Inversion:
n’est-ce pas
ex: ”Est-ce que tu arrives bientôt?”
ex: Y a-t-il des livres ici? / Paul est-il français?
ex: Tu aimes cela, n’est-ce pas?
WARNING: the phrasing of these questions are specifically meant to recognize
computer translations from human translation. Please check my syllabus before
even considering something so foolish and having plagiarism on your academic
records.
1. Do you like drawing? (Est-ce que)
2. Does he eat soon? (Est-ce que)
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She is French, right? (n’est-ce pas)
You don’t like to share the apartment? (inversion)
Are there grants for the College? (inversion)
Why are you looking for an apartment? (inversion)
À vous!
What do you like or not like to do? Write at least four complete sentences in French.
You must use at least one form of:
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AIMER
DETESTER
PAS TELLEMENT