French Verbs Are Accessible

Commands-

Exercises to Commands, Part 1-

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Exercise 1:-

Listen to the following verbs read by your screen reader. Then, give the command for each one in the person indicated. Be sure to include the accents where necessary.

Note on special characters and accents: If your computer does not have a numeric key pad, copy the characters you need from the character map, which is typically accessed from the system tools under accessories.

  1. donner (tu)-
  2. aller (nous)-
  3. venir (tu)-
  4. écouter (vous)-
  5. travailler (nous)-
  6. faire (vous)-
  7. envoyer (vous)-
  8. prendre (tu)-
  9. finir (vous)-
  10. attendre (tu)-
  11. partir (vous)-
  12. regarder (tu)-
  13. boire (vous)-
  14. acheter (nous)-
  15. ouvrir (tu)-
  16. conduire (vous)-
  17. mettre (tu)-
  18. obéir (vous)-
  19. manger (tu)-
  20. rendre (vous)-
  21. sortir (tu)-
  22. payer (tu)-
  23. appeler (vous)-
  24. répondre (vous)-
  25. écrire (tu)-

Exercise 2:-

Quels conseils est-ce que vous donneriez à votre très bon ami?

In each of the following situations, your good friend Pierre asks for your advice. Using commands, tell him how he can solve each problem. All of your commands should be in the tu form because Pierre is a good friend.

Be sure to include the accents where necessary. You may write either on a sheet of paper or in the text areas that are provided.

1. J'ai échoué à mon examen de maths hier.

2. J'ai un cours dans une heure, et ma voiture est en panne.

3. J'ai oublié l'anniversaire de ma mère.

4. Quelques amis vont dîner chez moi ce soir, mais il n'y a rien dans le frigo.

5. Il pleut à verse et je dois sortir.

Exercise 3:-

Quels conseils est-ce que vous donneriez à vos copains?

Your friends Nathalie and Jean-Marc are in a bind and ask for your advice. Using commands, tell them how to solve each of the following problems. Put all your commands in the vous form because you will be addressing two people.

Be sure to include the accents where necessary. You may write either on a sheet of paper or in the text areas that are provided.

1. Nous sommes bien malades aujourd'hui.

2. Il fait chaud, et nous avons très soif.

3. Il y a une interro ce matin, et nous n'avons pas encore fait nos devoirs.

4. Hier, pendant une promenade en voiture, l'agent de police nous a dressé une contravention.

5. Nous n'avons pas compris la question que notre professeur a posée.