5. Making Plans and Modal Verbs

Question 1

We (casual) don’t want to work

Answer 1

On ne veut pas travailler

Question 2

You must work (plural)

Answer 2

Vous devez travailler

Question 3

My friends want to go to the pool

Answer 3

Mes amis veulent aller à la piscine

Question 4

You must do the cleaning

Answer 4

Tu dois faire le ménage

Question 5

I’m trying to work

Answer 5

J’essaie de travailler

Question 6

Do you want to work?

Answer 6

Tu veux travailler?

Question 7

No, I don’t want to work

Answer 7

Non, je ne veux pas travailler

Question 8

So you can play video games with us

Answer 8

Alors tu peux jouer aux jeux vidéo avec nous

Question 9

But no, the children are trying to sleep

Answer 9

Mais non, les enfants essaient de dormir

Question 10

What are you going to do next weekend? (formal)

Answer 10

Qu’est-ce que vous allez faire le week-end prochain?

Question 11

We are going to travel

Answer 11

Nous allons voyager

Question 12

They are not going to travel

Answer 12

Ils ne vont pas voyager

Question 13

They are going to study

Answer 13

Ils vont étudier

Question 14

And you, what are you going to do next weekend?

Answer 14

Et toi, qu’est-ce que tu vas faire le week-end prochain?

Question 15

I’m going to go to Montreal

Answer 15

Je vais aller à Montréal

Question 16

My mother is going to go to Montreal too

Answer 16

Ma mère va aller à Montréal aussi

Question 17

I’m going to speak French

Answer 17

Je vais parler français

Question 18

Helen likes Spanish cuisine

Answer 18

Helen aime la cuisine espagnole

Question 19

This summer, she is going to travel to Spain

Answer 19

Cet été, elle va voyager en Espagne

Question 20

I prefer Senegalese cuisine.

Answer 20

Je préfère la cuisine sénégalaise

Question 21

I am going to go to Senegal during the vacation

Answer 21

Je vais aller au Sénégal pendant les vacances

Question 22

Hubert loves Dutch cuisine

Answer 22

Hubert adore la cuisine hollandaise

Question 23

He is going to the Netherlands in the spring

Answer 23

Il va aller aux Pays-Bas au printemps

Question 24

Where is your roommate from? (fem)

Answer 24

D’ou vient ta colocataire?

Question 25

She comes from China

Answer 25

Elle vient de Chine

Question 26

She is going to return to China during the vacation

Answer 26

Elle va retourner en Chine pendant les vacances

Question 27

Me, I come from Canada

Answer 27

Moi, je viens du Canada

Question 28

I am not going to return to Canada this summer.

Answer 28

Je ne vais pas retourner au Canada cet été

Question 29

And your friends, where do they come from?

Answer 29

Et tes amis, d’où viennent-ils?

Question 30

They come from the United States

Answer 30

Ils viennent des États-Unis

Question 31

I don’t know if they are going to return to the United States this summer

Answer 31

Je ne sais pas s’ils vont retourner aux États-Unis cet été

Question 32

Are you hungry?

Answer 32

Est-ce que tu as faim?

Question 33

No, I just ate a salad

Answer 33

Non, je viens de manger une salade.

Question 34

And are you thirsty?

Answer 34

Et est-ce que tu as soif?

Question 35

No, I just drank some water

Answer 35

Non, je viens de boire de l’eau

Question 36

Does Marjolaine have a job?

Answer 36

Est-ce que Marjolaine a un travail?

Question 37

Yes, she just found a job

Answer 37

Oui, elle vient de trouver un travail.

Question 38

Are you ready for the exam? (Formal, no “est-ce que”)

Answer 38

Êtes-vous prêts pour l’examen?

Question 39

No, we just ate

Answer 39

Non, nous venons de manger

Question 40

You (all) just understood

Answer 40

Vous venez de comprendre

Question 41

Phew, they just arrived

Answer 41

Ouf, ils viennent d’arriver