FORM 4 FRENCH REVISION
SUMMER 2006
Sporting activities (you will need to spell these)
Je joue
Je fais
au badminton
au cricket
au football
au golf
au rugby
au tennis
de la gymnastique
de l’athlétisme
du cyclisme
de la natation
de l’équitation
de la planche à voile
du ski
de la voile
I play badminton
cricket
football
golf
rugby
tennis
I do gymnastics
athletics
I go cycling
swimming
horse-riding
wind-surfing
skiing
sailing
... and other activities
Je joue
du piano
du violon
de la guitare
de la batterie
aux échecs
sur l’ordinateur
I play the piano
the violin
the guitare
the drums
chess
on the computer
IMPORTANT RULE TO LEARN : (you will need to write this)
JOUER +
à is used with SPORTS and GAMES
Jouer au is used with sports and games which are MASCULINE
Examples: ~ I play tennis = je joue au tennis. I play badminton = je joue au badminton
Jouer aux is used with SPORTS and GAMES which are PLURAL
Examples: ~I play chess = je joue aux échecs. I play cards = je joue aux cartes
JOUER +
de is used with MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
Jouer du is used with musical instruments which are MASCULINE
Examples: ~ I play the piano = je joue du piano. I play the violin = je joue du violon
Jouer de la is used with MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS which are FEMININE
Examples: ~I play the drums = je joue de la batterie. I play the guitare = je joue de la
guitare
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Household chores and adjectives to describe them!
Faire la vaisselle
Faire la cuisine
Faire les courses
Laver la voiture
Passer l’aspirateur
Travailler dans le jardin
Ranger la chambre
to wash up
to cook
to do the shopping
to wash the car
to do the hoovering
to work in the garden
to tidy the bedroom
J’aime...
Je n’aime pas...
Difficile
Intéressant (pas intéressant)
Amusant (pas amusant)
Ennuyeux
Fatigant
I like...
I do not like...
difficult
interesting (not interesting)
fun (not fun)
boring
tiring
please learn the
spelling
of these expressions
IMPORTANT RULE TO LEARN:
VERB + INFINITIVE
When you have TWO verbs in the same sentence in French, you change the first verb and
leave the SECOND verb as an INFINITIVE which means it ends ER, IR or RE
Examples: ~
I love washing the car = J’adore LAVER la voiture
He likes playing on the computer = Il aime JOUER sur l’ordinatuer
Possessive adjectives
Mon = my and is used in front of masculine nouns and all nouns beginning with a vowel or silent "h"
Ton = your and is used in front of masculine nouns and all nouns beginning with a vowel or silent "h"
Son = his, her, its and is used in front of masculine nouns and all nouns beginning with a vowel or
silent "h"
Ma = my and is used in front of feminine nouns beginning with a consonant
Ta = your and is used in front of feminine nouns beginning with a consonant
Sa = his, her, its and is used in front of feminine nouns beginning with a consonant
Mes = my and is used in front of all plural nouns
Tes = your and is used in front of all plural nouns
Ses = his, her, its and is used in front of all plural nouns
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The twenty-four hour clock (you need to recognise these for the reading and
listening parts of the exam)
1 o’clock (13:00)
2 o’clock (14:00)
3 o’clock (15:00)
4 o’clock (16:00)
5 o’clock (17:00)
6 o’clock (18:00)
7 o’clock (19:00)
8 o’clock (20:00)
9 o’clock (21:00)
10 o’clock (22:00)
11 o’clock = (23:00)
12 o’clock (00:00)
Il est treize heures
Il est quatorze heures
Il est quinze heures
Il est seize heures
Il est dix-sept heures
Il est dix-huit heures
Il est dix-neuf heures
Il est vingt heures
Il est vingt et une heures
Il est vingt-deux heures
Il est vingt-trois heures
Il est vingt-quatre heures
For the MINUTES you just say the number of minutes after the word “heures”
13:00
Il est treize heures
13:05
Il est treize heures cinq
13:10
Il est treize heures dix
13:15
Il est treize heures quinze
13:20
Il est treize heures vingt
13:25
Il est treize heures vingt-cinq
13:30
Il est treize heures trente
13:35
Il est treize heures trente-cinq
13:40
Il est treize heures quarante
13:45
Il est treize heures quarante-cinq
13:50
Il est treize heures cinquante
13:55
Il est treize heures cinquante-cinq
14:00
Il est quatorze heures
You need to learn the spelling of these verbs. Remember the accents!
Jouer ~ to play
Je joue = I play
Tu joues = you (singular) play
Il, elle, on joue = he, she, one plays
Nous jouons = we play
Vous jouez = you (plural) play
Ils, elles jouent = they play
Faire ~ to do/to make
Je fais = I do/ make
Tu fais = you (singular) do/make
Il, elle, on fait = he, she, one does/ makes
Nous faisons = we do/make
Vous faites = you (plural) do/make
Ils, elles font = they do/make
Préférer ~ to prefer
Je préfère = I prefer
Tu préfères = you (singular) prefer
Il, elle, on préfère = he, she, one prefers
Nous préférons = we prefer
Vous préférez = you (plural) prefer
Ils, elles préfèrent = they prefer
Acheter ~ to buy
J'achète = I buy
Tu achètes = you (singular) buy
Il, elle, on achète = he, she, one buys
Nous achetons = we buy
Vous achetez = you (plural) buy
Ils, elles achètent = they buy
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