Beginner French Language and Grammar Review

Fill-in-the-blank practice flashcards covering introductory French salutations, accents, subject pronouns, verb conjugations (avoir, être, -er, -re), housing and belongings, pets, and weather expressions.

In a French classroom greeting, the teacher tells students to sit down by saying: "__________ s'il vous plaît."

Asseyez-vous

When introducing someone in French, the phrase "Je vous présente mon ami" translates to "__________."

Let me introduce you to my friend

The French accent placed only on top of the letter "e" to produce a sharp "e" sound, as in l'école, is the accent __________.

aigu

The accent placed on top of a, e, or u that gives a dull tone is called the accent __________.

grave

The accent circonflexe placed on top of vowels (a, e, i, o, u) indicates an "__________" after the vowel in the English equivalent.

s

The mark placed below the letter "c" to make it sound like a soft "s" is called the __________.

C cédille

The accent consisting of two dots placed on top of vowels (ë, ï) to show that the letters are read individually and not as a syllable is called the __________.

Tréma

To say you live by the sea in French, you say: "J'habite __________ de la mer."

au bord

To express "in Wales" in French, the correct expression is "__________."

au pays de Galles

The French subject pronoun used for "you" in formal contexts (respect) or for a group (plural) is __________.

vous

In the conjugation of the verb avoir (to have), the form matching "Nous" is "Nous __________."

avons

In the present tense conjugation of avoir (to have), the form matching both "Ils" and "Elles" is __________.

ont

In French, when the verb être is conjugated, it must __________ be used with another verb.

NEVER

The present tense conjugation of the verb être (to be) for "Nous" is "Nous __________."

sommes

The preposition "__________" is used in French to say "under" or "underneath."

sous

In household vocabulary, "la salle à manger" translates to "the __________."

dining room

The French expression "mes affaires (f, pl)" translates to English as "__________."

my things

The three major groups of regular verbs in French have infinitives ending in -er, -ir, and __________.

-re

In regular -er verb conjugation, the ending added to the stem for the subject pronoun "Ils/Elles" is __________.

-ent

French infinitive endings are equivalent to "to" in English and "__________" in Shona.

ku

The French word for a guinea pig is un __________.

cochon d'Inde

The plural form of "un cheval" (horse) in French is "des __________."

chevaux

When discussing the weather in French, the verb used to convey that the atmosphere is making the weather is __________.

faire

The weather phrase that explains freezing without using "faire" is "Il __________."

gèle

To say "it is foggy" using the "there is" construction, the French phrase is "Il y a du __________."

brouillard

When conjugating regular -re verbs in the present tense, the ending added for the subjects On/Il/Elle is __________.

nothing

The regular -re verb "attendre" translates to English as "__________."

to wait