French Number and Vocab
French Number and Vocab
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Subjects and Verbs * video clip
• In English, sentences have a subject and a
verb. The subject is the person or thing doing
the action, or that is being described. The verb
is the action word, like jump or sing, or a
linking word* like are or is, that links the
subject to a description.
• Ex. Denise sings well. Simon is blond.
* aka, state of being verb
Subjects and Verbs cont.
• French sentences also have a subject and
verb.
Ex. Denise chante bien. Simon est blond.
• Both French and English use nouns as
subjects. Nouns can be replaced by pronouns.
Some of the French pronouns you’ve already
seen are je, tu, il, elle, and vous.
Ex. Denise is a friend. She is fifteen years old.
Ex. Denise est une amie. Elle a quinze ans.
Practice
Identify the subject and verb in each sentence of
the following conversation.
1. What is her name? 2. Comment elle s’appelle?
Her name is Lucie. Elle s’appelle Lucie
How old is Lucie? Lucie a quel âge?
She is 15 years old. Elle a 15 ans.
Practice cont.
List the subject and verb in each of the following
sentences. Then, translate the sentence to
English. Next, reply to the sentence in French.
1. Comment tu t’appelles?
2. Comment allez-vous?
3. Tu as quel âge?
4. J’ai seize ans.
5. Je te présente mon ami Georges.
6. Je m’appelle Stéphanie.
Matching Practice.
• Create complete sentences by matching each
phrase in the 1st column with its logical ending
in the second column.
1. Comment il a. va?
2. Tu b. a quinze ans.
3. Comment allez- c. s’appelle?
4. Je te d. vous?
5. Ça e. as quel âge?
6. Il f. présente Nina.
Subject Pronouns * video clip