Homework 1 Option 1
Task 1: Conjugate the verbs aimer and detester using the example of adorer below:
adorer=to love
aimer=to like
detester=to hate
j'adore=I love
Tu adores=you love
Il adore=he loves
elle adore=she loves
nous adorons=we love
vous adorez=you all love
ils adorent=they love
elles adorent=they love
I like=
you like=
he likes=
she likes=
we like=
you all like=
they like=
they like=
I hate=
you hate=
he hates=
she hates=
we hate=
you all hate=
they hate=
they hate=
Task 2: When giving an opinion, the above verbs must be followed by the definite article
(le/la/les/l').
Le=m
la=f
les=pl
l'=vowel
Using the above information, express an opinion about each of the following subjects. Make
sure that you use the correct definite article.
1. Maths (pl)
2. English (m)
3. Spanish (m)
4. Science (pl)
5. French (m)
6. History(f)
Task 3: Translate the sentences below;
1. J'aime le francais car mon prof est sympa.
2. J'adore le dessin car je suis fort en dessin.
3. Je n'aime pas du tout les maths car je trouve ca difficile.
4. Je déteste l'anglais car je n'aime pas lire.
Task 4: Translate the sentences below;make sure you use the above task as support.
1. I like sport because I am good at sport.
2. I love spanish because the teacher is kind.
3. I do not like science because I find it boring.
4. I hate history because it is boring.
Homework 1 Option 2
Task 1: Conjugate the verbs aimer and detester using the example of adorer below:
adorer=to love
aimer=to like
detester=to hate
j'adore=I love
Tu adores=you love
Il adore=he loves
elle adore=she loves
nous adorons=we love
vous adorez=you all love
ils adorent=they love
elles adorent=they love
I like=
you like=
he likes=
she likes=
we like=
you all like=
they like=
they like=
I hate=
you hate=
he hates=
she hates=
we hate=
you all hate=
they hate=
they hate=
Task 2: When giving an opinion, the above verbs must be followed by the definite article
(le/la/les/l').
Le=m
la=f
les=pl
l'=vowel
Using the above information, express an opinion about each of the following subjects. Make
sure that you use the correct definite article.
1. Maths (pl)
2. English (m)
3. Spanish (m)
4. Science (pl)
5. French (m)
6. History(f)
Task 3: Translate the sentences below;
1. J'aime le francais car mon prof est sympa.
2. J'adore le dessin car je suis fort en dessin.
3. Je n'aime pas du tout les maths car je trouve ca difficile.
4. Je déteste l'anglais car je n'aime pas lire.
Task 4: Translate the sentences below;make sure you use the above task as support.
1. I like sport because I am good at sport.
2. I love spanish because the teacher is kind.
3. I do not like science because I find it boring.
4. I hate history because it is boring.
Task 5: Improve the sentences above
Homework 2 Option 1
Task 1: Translate the numbers
1. vingt
2. trente
3. dix
4.quarante
5.cinquante
6.soixante-dix
7.soixante
8.quinze
9.quatre-vingts
10.quatre-vingts-dix
Task 2: Translate the times below into English;
1. Il est huit heures
2. Il est neuf heures et quart
3. Il est six heures et demi
4. Il est dix heures dix
5. Il est vingt heures
6. Il est sept heures vint
7. Il est quinze heures trente
8. Il est midi
9. Il est une heure vingt-cinq
10. Il est onze heures moins quart
Task 3: Translate the times below into French
1. It is ten o clocks
2. It is quarter past five
3. It is ten past two
4. It is half past seven
5. It is twenty past eight
6. It is nine fifteen
7. It is four forty
8. It is ten forty pm
Homework 2 Option 2
Task 1: Translate the numbers
1. vingt
2. trente
3. dix
4.quarante
5.cinquante
6.soixante-dix
7.soixante
8.quinze
9.quatre-vingts
10.quatre-vingts-dix
Task 2: Translate the times below into English;
1. Il est huit heures
2. Il est neuf heures et quart
3. Il est six heures et demi
4. Il est dix heures dix
5. Il est vingt heures
6. Il est sept heures vint
7. Il est quinze heures trente
8. Il est midi
9. Il est une heure vingt-cinq
10. Il est onze heures moins quart
Task 3: Change the 'past' the hour times, to 'to' the hour times.
Task 4: Translate the times below into French
Task 5: Write the times below in the twenty four hour clock as well as the twelve hour clock.
1. It is ten o clocks
2. It is quarter past five
3. It is ten past two
4. It is half past seven
5. It is twenty past eight
6. It is nine fifteen
7. It is four forty
8. It is ten forty pm
Homework 3:
Present tense verb tables
Je
Tu
Il/elle/on
Nous
Vous
Ils/elles
To chat
To finish
To wait
Tchatter
tchatte
tchattes
tchatte
tchattons
tchattez
tchattent
Finir
finis
finis
finit
finissons
finissez
finissent
attendre
attends
attends
attend
attendons
attendez
attendent
-Verbs must be 'conjugated' (changed) to show who is carrying out the action.
- In French, to conjugate verbs fully, you need a pronoun to indicate who is doing the action (for
example Je, tu etc) and the ending on the verb also needs to change.
- The endings are different depending upon who is doing the action.
-They are also different depending upon what verb group the verb belongs to (ir/re/er)
-Verbs do not need to be conjugated, when an opinion verb precedes them (e.g j'aime)
Task 1: Using the above verb tables, conjugate the following verbs. Make sure you lay it out
as above.
To play
Jouer
To choose
choisir
To sell
vendre
Task 3: Spot the mistakes in the sentences and correct them, using the above.
1. Normalement je manger a la cantine. (manger)
2. Pendant la récré moi et mes amis, nous jouent au foot. (jouer)
3. J'adore apprendre le français. (apprendre)
4. Mon ami adorons le sport. (adorer)
5. Tu aime bavarder avec tes amis? (aimer)
6. Je finissez les cours vers trois heures. (finir)
Homework 4 Option 1
Task 1: Possessives
In French, there are 3 words for 'my'
Mon=for male things
Ma=for female things
Mes=for plural things
e.g Mon frère=My brother.
Ma chaise=my chair (chair=f)
With the below words, choose the correct possessive and rewrite the sentence. Watch out for
plural words!
1. table (f)
2. professeur (m)
3. cahier (m)
4. gommes (f)
5. règle (f)
6. dictionnaire (m)
7. tableaux (m)
8. sac (m)
Task 2: Translate these comparisons.
1. Mon prof de français est plus sympa que mon prof de maths.
2. Mon prof d'histoire est plus amusant que mon prof de sciences.
3. Mon prof de sciences est moins gentil que mon prof de sport.
4. Mon prof d'anglais est plus strict que mon prof de géographie.
Task 3: Highlight/underline the elements of the sentences you could change to make these your
own.
Task 4: Make your own 4 sentences below.
Task 5: Improve this text by adding connectives and adjectives so it is more descriptive.
Je vais a un collège s'appelle Burnt Mill. Dans mon collège il y a trente salles de classes. Il y a une
piscine et un gymnase. Il y a une salle d'ordinateur. Il y a un terrain de foot. Il n'y a pas de salle d'art
dramatique.
Homework 4 Option 2
Conditional tense
This is formed by taking the infinitive (the verb in its dictionary form) of 'ir' and 'er' verbs and
adding the following endings. Note, that for 're' verbs, the 'e' is removed, before adding the below
endings;
je
tu
il/elle
nous
vous
ils/elles
ais
ais
ait
ions
iez
aient
Task 1: Using the above, conjugate the following verbs.
Aimer
to like
Choisir
to choose
Prendre
to take
There are some exceptions. Their stems are listed below.
aller --> ir --> j'irais (I would go)
avoir --> aur --> j'aurais (I would have)
être --> ser --> je serais (I would be)
faire --> fer --> je ferais (I would do)
pouvoir --> pourr --> je pourrais (I would be able to)
devoir --> devr --> je devrais (I would have to)
savoir --> saur --> je saurais (I would know)
venir --> viendr --> je viendrais (I would come)
voir --> verr --> je verrais (I would see)
vouloir --> voudr --> Je voudrais (I would like)
Task 2: Translate the text below into English. The verbs you need to know are listed in
brackets.
Dans le futur, j'aimerais voyager, peut-être en Afrique ou aux États-unis. Je voyagerais avec mes
meilleurs amis car ca serait amusant. Aussi j'habiterais a Londres car j'aime Londres, c'est une ville
très intéressant. Egalement j'irais a l'université les langues.
Homework 5 Option 1
Task 1 : In French, when you use 'Je mange' and 'Je bois', you use something called the partitive
article. This changes according to the gender of the food item. It means 'some'
Du=masculine items of food
de la=feminine items of food
des=plural items of food
de l'=infront of words beginning with a vowel
Write out full sentences for the words below, using either 'je mange' or 'je bois'
e.g Je mange des céréales.
1. fruit (m)
2. frites=chips (fpl)
3. coca=coke (m)
4. pain =bread(m)
5. oeuf=egg (m)
6. eau=water (f)
Task 2: Definite article
In French, when talking about what you like and dislike to eat you must use the definite article. This
also changes according to the gender of the food item. This means 'the'
le=masculine
la=feminine
l'=infront of a vowel
les=plural
Write out full sentences for the words below using either j'adore or je n'aime pas.
1. légumes=veg (pl)
2. lait=milk (m)
3. jambon=ham (m)
4. fromage=cheese (m)
5. viande=meat(f)
Task 3: Choosing between definite and partitive articles.
Translate the sentences below and check if you need the definite or partitive article (remember,
directly after manger/boire there should be the partitive article). All the food items are in the
sections above. You also need to check if they are masculine or feminine above.
1. I like (the) fruit
2. I love (the) bread
3. I eat (some) meat
4. I like to eat (some) vegetables
5. I hate (the) cheese
6. I do not like (the) eggs
Homework 5 Option 2
Task 1: Translate these texts into English.
D’habitude, l’heure de déjeuner je mange du poisson avec des frites cependant je ne mange pas de
dessert car je n’aime pas de nourriture sucrée mais je prends un fruit. Je bois de jus d’orange car
c’est plein de vitamines.
D’habitude pendant l’heure du déjeuner, je mange un sandwich au fromage et jambon. Aussi je
mange des chips et un fruit car c’est sain-des fois une pomme, des fois une banane.
Task 2 : Write a list of the verbs in the next below and change them into the negative form.
E.g J'aime=I like
je n'aime pas=I do not like
Task 3 : In French, when you use 'Je mange' and 'Je bois', you use something called the partitive
article. This changes according to the gender of the food item. It means 'some'
Du=masculine items of food
de la=feminine items of food
des=plural items of food
de l'=infront of words beginning with a vowel
Write out full sentences for the words below, using either 'je mange' or 'je bois'
e.g Je mange des céréales.
1. fruit (m)
2. frites=chips (fpl)
3. coca=coke (m)
4. pain =bread(m)
5. oeuf=egg (m)
6. eau=water (f)
Task 4: Definite article
In French, when talking about what you like and dislike to eat you must use the definite article. This
also changes according to the gender of the food item. This means 'the'
le=masculine
la=feminine
l'=infront of a vowel
les=plural
Write out full sentences for the words below using either j'adore or je n'aime pas.
1. légumes=veg (pl)
2. lait=milk (m)
3. jambon=ham (m)
4. fromage=cheese (m)
5. viande=meat(f)
Task 5: Choosing between definite and partitive articles.
Translate the sentences below and check if you need the definite or partitive article (remember,
directly after manger/boire there should be the partitive article). All the food items are in the
sections above. You also need to check if they are masculine or feminine above.
1. I like (the) fruit
2. I love (the) bread
3. I eat (some) meat
4. I like to eat (some) vegetables
5. I hate (the) cheese
6. I do not like (the) eggs