Name:______

What does “avoir” mean?

Conjugate “avoir,” and write the English meaning beside each conjugation:

AVOIR

J’______=______Nous______=______

Tu ______=______Vous______=______

Il/Elle/On______=______Ils/Elles______=______

What does it mean if something is an “avoir expression”?

What are 4 common avoir expressions? J’ai faim.

J’ai 15 ans.

J’ai soif.

J’ai peur.

What does “être” mean?

Conjugate “être,” and write the English meaning beside each conjugation:

ÊTRE

Je______=______Nous______=______

Tu ______=______Vous______=______

Il/Elle/On______=______Ils/Elles______=______

Fill in the blanks using a form of avoir or être. Some forms will be used more than once (obviously, right? J). ***Watch for the three “avoir expressions.” They will not translate literally. Numbers 1-17 translate pretty literally.

1)  J’______trois stylos.

2)  Il ______intelligent.

3)  C’______un jeune homme diligent.

4)  Nous ______un nouvel ordinateur.

5)  Les livres ______sur le bureau.

6)  Pierre et toi, est-ce que vous ______une vieille voiture rouge?

7)  On ______un crayon?

8)  Tu ______très intelligente, Julie!

9)  Je ______américain, mais je parle français aussi.

10) De temps en temps, ils ______paresseux.

11) Nous ______contents.

12) Ils ______canadiens. Elles ______canadiennes aussi.

13) Marie et Véro, vous ______généreuses! Merci.

14) Il ______quatre heures moins le quart. Tu veux aller chez lui?

15) Tu ______deux frères, n’est-ce pas?

16) Est-ce qu’elle ______la classe de français?

17) Elles ______des livres.

18) J’______soif.

19) Nous ______faim.

20) Vous ______peur?

Try re-writing the following in French. Some are purposefully repetitive:

1) Marianne is a young, American woman. She is a student. Today she has 3 classes.

2) Thomas is a good student. He is hard-working. He is a good, hard-working student.

______(diligent)______

3) Marc is very nice. He has 5 talkative sisters. They (his sisters) are intelligent and funny.

Un Challenge Super!

4) Me, I have nice friends. They are super. We study often at their house. When we are hungry, we eat a lot, too!

______

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