Present tense
Edexcel GCSE French revision on Present tense. Aligned to the Pearson Edexcel GCSE French 1FR0 specification. This bank has 7 practice questions on this topic.
Sample questions (3 of 7)
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Question 1
'I speak' in French is...
- A) Je parle
- B) Tu parles
- C) Il parle
- D) Nous parlons
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Answer: Je parle
Regular -er verbs: drop -er, add endings. Je -e, tu -es, il/elle -e, nous -ons, vous -ez, ils/elles -ent. Parler -> je parle, tu parles, il parle, nous parlons, vous parlez, ils parlent. ~80% of French verbs are -er. Memorise this paradigm.
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Question 2
'We eat' in French is...
- A) Je mange
- B) Tu manges
- C) Nous mangeons
- D) Ils mangent
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Answer: Nous mangeons
-er verbs: nous form is -ons. BUT 'manger' (and other -ger verbs) keeps the 'e' before -ons to maintain the soft 'g' sound: nous mangeons (not 'mangons'). Other examples: nous voyageons (we travel), nous nageons (we swim).
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Question 3
'They (masculine) have' in French is...
- A) Ils ont
- B) Elles ont
- C) Nous avons
- D) Vous avez
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Answer: Ils ont
Avoir (to have) is irregular: j'ai, tu as, il a, nous avons, vous avez, ils ont. Used in compound tenses (passé composé). 'Avoir' literally means 'to have' but used in many idioms: j'ai faim (I am hungry, literally 'I have hunger'), j'ai 15 ans (I'm 15).
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