Complete French Grammar: Chapter 1

Question 1

accepter

Answer 1

to accept

Question 2

acheter

Answer 2

to buy

Question 3

achever

Answer 3

to complete

Question 4

aimer

Answer 4

to like, love

Question 5

à la fin du mois

Answer 5

at the end of the month

Question 6

à midi

Answer 6

at noon

Question 7

à minuit

Answer 7

at midnight

Question 8

annoncer

Answer 8

to accounce

Question 9

annuler

Answer 9

to cancel

Question 10

à peine

Answer 10

hardly

Question 11

appeler

Answer 11

to call

Question 12

apporter

Answer 12

to bring

Question 13

après-demain

Answer 13

the day after tomorrow

Question 14

l’après-midi (m.)

Answer 14

in the afternoon

Question 15

attraper

Answer 15

to catch

Question 16

au début de l’année

Answer 16

at the beginning of the year

Question 17

augmenter

Answer 17

to increase

Question 18

aujourd’hui

Answer 18

today

Question 19

avancer

Answer 19

to move forward

Question 20

avant-hier

Answer 20

the day before yesterday

Question 21

balancer

Answer 21

to swing

Question 22

bavarder

Answer 22

to chat

Question 23

bouger

Answer 23

to move

Question 24

casser

Answer 24

to break

Question 25

céder

Answer 25

to yield

Question 26

célébrer

Answer 26

to celebrate

Question 27

cette semaine

Answer 27

this week

Question 28

changer

Answer 28

to change

Question 29

chanter

Answer 29

to sing

Question 30

chercher

Answer 30

to look for

Question 31

commander

Answer 31

to order

Question 32

commencer

Answer 32

to start

Question 33

le concurrent

Answer 33

competitor

Question 34

considérer

Answer 34

to consider

Question 35

corriger

Answer 35

to correct

Question 36

couper

Answer 36

to cut

Question 37

danser

Answer 37

to dance

Question 38

défoncer

Answer 38

to smash in

Question 39

dégager

Answer 39

to release, free

Question 40

déjeuner

Answer 40

to have lunch

Question 41

déléguer

Answer 41

to delegate

Question 42

demain

Answer 42

tomorrow

Question 43

demander

Answer 43

to ask

Question 44

déménager

Answer 44

to move (house)

Question 45

déplacer

Answer 45

to move

Question 46

dessiner

Answer 46

to draw

Question 47

de temps en temps

Answer 47

from time to time

Question 48

devancer

Answer 48

to get ahead of

Question 49

le dimanche

Answer 49

on Sundays

Question 50

donner

Answer 50

to give

Question 51

effacer

Answer 51

to erase

Question 52

emmener

Answer 52

to take along, escort

Question 53

emprunter

Answer 53

to borrow

Question 54

encourager

Answer 54

to encourage

Question 55

enlever

Answer 55

to remove

Question 56

ensorceler

Answer 56

to bewitch

Question 57

épeler

Answer 57

to spell

Question 58

épicer

Answer 58

to spice

Question 59

espérer

Answer 59

to hope

Question 60

étinceler

Answer 60

to sparkle, glitter

Question 61

étudier

Answer 61

to study

Question 62

exagérer

Answer 62

to exaggerate

Question 63

exiger

Answer 63

to demand

Question 64

exprimer

Answer 64

to express

Question 65

façonner

Answer 65

to craft, manufacture

Question 66

ficeler

Answer 66

to tie

Question 67

financer

Answer 67

to finance

Question 68

gagner

Answer 68

to win, earn

Question 69

garder

Answer 69

to keep

Question 70

gérer

Answer 70

to manage

Question 71

grimacer

Answer 71

to make faces

Question 72

habiter

Answer 72

to live

Question 73

héberger

Answer 73

to host

Question 74

hier

Answer 74

yesterday

Question 75

influencer

Answer 75

to influence

Question 76

un jeune talent

Answer 76

bright young thing/person

Question 77

lacer

Answer 77

to lace up, tie

Question 78

laver

Answer 78

to wash

Question 79

lécher

Answer 79

to lick

Question 80

lever

Answer 80

to raise

Question 81

manger

Answer 81

to eat

Question 82

le matin

Answer 82

in the morning

Question 83

mélanger

Answer 83

to mix

Question 84

menancer

Answer 84

to threaten

Question 85

mener

Answer 85

to lead

Question 86

mériter

Answer 86

to deserve

Question 87

le mois dernier

Answer 87

last month

Question 88

le mois prochain

Answer 88

next month

Question 89

nager

Answer 89

to swim

Question 90

négliger

Answer 90

to neglect

Question 91

niveler

Answer 91

to level

Question 92

oublier

Answer 92

to forget

Question 93

parfois

Answer 93

sometimes

Question 94

parler

Answer 94

to speak

Question 95

partager

Answer 95

to share

Question 96

percer

Answer 96

to pierce

Question 97

peser

Answer 97

to weigh

Question 98

la pause-café

Answer 98

coffee/tea break

Question 99

placer

Answer 99

to place

Question 100

plonger

Answer 100

to dive

Question 101

poncer

Answer 101

to sand

Question 102

porter

Answer 102

to carry

Question 103

posséder

Answer 103

to own

Question 104

préférer

Answer 104

to prefer

Question 105

prêter

Answer 105

to lend

Question 106

prononcer

Answer 106

to pronounce

Question 107

protéger

Answer 107

to protect

Question 108

ranger

Answer 108

to put away

Question 109

rappeler

Answer 109

to remind, call back

Question 110

refuser

Answer 110

to refuse

Question 111

regarder

Answer 111

to look at, watch

Question 112

remplacer

Answer 112

to replace

Question 113

renoncer

Answer 113

to give up

Question 114

renouveler

Answer 114

to renew

Question 115

répéter

Answer 115

to repeat

Question 116

révéler

Answer 116

to reveal

Question 117

saluer

Answer 117

to greet

Question 118

le samedi

Answer 118

on Saturdays

Question 119

sauter

Answer 119

to jump

Question 120

semer

Answer 120

to sow

Question 121

le soir

Answer 121

in the evening

Question 122

souvent

Answer 122

often

Question 123

tomber

Answer 123

to fall

Question 124

toujours

Answer 124

always

Question 125

travailler

Answer 125

to work

Question 126

venger

Answer 126

to avenge

Question 127

visiter

Answer 127

to visit (a place)

Question 128

voyager

Answer 128

to travel

Question 129

Conjugation of regular -er verbs (e.g., parler)

Answer 129

je parle
tu parles
il/elle/on parle
nous parlons
vous parlez
ils/elles parlent

Question 130

Conjugation of verbs ending in -cer (e.g., prononcer)

Answer 130

The c becomes ç before the letter o:
je prononce
tu prononces
il/elle/on prononce
nous prononçons
vous prononcez
ils/elles prononcent

Question 131

Conjugation of verbs ending in -ger (e.g., voyager)

Answer 131

The g becomes ge before the letter o:
je voyage
tu voyages
il/elle/on voyage
nous voyageons
vous voyagez
ils/elles voyagent

Question 132

Conjugation of verbs ending in -e + consonant + -er (e.g., acheter)

Answer 132

An accent grave is added to the -e (è) in all but the nous and vous forms:
j'achète
tu achètes
il/elle/on achète
nous achetons
vous achetez
ils/elles achètent

Question 133

Conjugation of verbs ending in -é + consonant + -er (e.g., répéter)

Answer 133

The accent aigu (é changes to an accent grave (è) in all but the nous and vous forms:
je répète
tu répètes
il/elle/on répète
nous répétons
vous répétez
ils/elles répètent

Question 134

Conjugation of some verbs ending in -eler (e.g., épeler)

Answer 134

The l is doubled in all but the nous and vous forms:
j'épelle
tu épelles
il/elle/on épelle
nous épelons
vous épelez
ils/elles épellent