FIA Grammar Chapter 19

Question 1

What word do you use to present items as belonging to a general category?

What do you have in the way of French aperatifs?

Answer 1

• comme*
• Qu’est-ce qu’il y a comme apératifs bien français?*

Question 2

How do you say the following?

What time is it?

Do you have the time?

Answer 2

• Quelle heure est-il?*
• Vous avez l’heure?*

Question 3

How do you say the following in everyday speech?

12h

12h 15

12h 20

12h 30

12h 40

12h 45

12h 55

1h 00

…

6h 00

…

12h 01

Answer 3

12h - midi

12h 15 - midi et quart

12h 20 - midi vingt

12h 30 - midi et demie

12h 40 - une heure moins vingt

12h 45 - une heure moins le quart

12h 55 - une heure moins cinq

1h 00 - une heure

…

6h 00 - six heure

…

12h 01 - minuit une

Question 4

How do you say the following in official speech?

12h

12h 15

12h 20

12h 30

12h 40

12h 45

12h 55

1h 00

…

6h 00

…

12h 01

Answer 4

12h - douze heures

12h 15 - douze heures quinze

12h 20 - douze heures vingt

12h 30 - douze heures trente

12h 40 - douze heures quarante

12h 45 - douze heures quarante-cinq

12h 55 - douze heures cinquante-cinq

1h 00 - treize heures

…

6h 00 - dix-huit heures

…

12h 01 - zéro heure une

Question 5

How do you say the following regarding timezones?

There is six hours difference between Paris and New York?

Yes, there is six hours difference.

Answer 5

• Il y a six heures de décalage entre Paris et New York?*
• Oui, il y a six heures de différance.*

Question 6

What do the following versions of prendre mean?

adjective:

incompris

verbs:

• apprendre*
• comprendre*
• entreprendre*
• reprendre*

Answer 6

adjective:

incompris - misunderstood

verbs:

• apprendre* - to learn
• comprendre* - to understand
• entreprendre* - to undertake
• reprendre* - to resume

Question 7

1. What ending do a large number of adverbs in French have in common?
2. How can you make many adjectives into adverbs?

Answer 7

• 1. -ment*
     
     2. Add -ment to the ending of the adjective.
• générale - généralement*
• naturel - naturellement*
• évident - evidemment*
• obligatoire - obligatoirement*
• malheureux - malheureusement*
• heureux - heureusement*
• énorme - énormément*

Question 8

How do you conjugate plaire?

Answer 8

• je plais*
• tu plais*
• il/elle plait*
• nous plaisons*
• vous plaisez*
• ils/elles plaisent*

Question 9

What is the past participle of plaire?

Answer 9

plu

Question 10

How do you say the following?

The Bellaues please me.

The Bellaues please you.

The Bellaues please her.

Robert pleases us.

Robert pleases you all.

Robert pleases them.

Answer 10

• Les Belleau me plaisent.*
• Les Belleau te plaisent.*
• Les Belleau lui plaisent.*
• Robert nous plait.*
• Robert vous plait.*
• Robert leur plait.*

Note the use of indirect object pronouns.

Question 11

How would you say the following?

I like Botany. It pleases me.

I found that interesting. It pleased me.

Answer 11

• J’aime la Botanique. Ça me plait.*
• J’ai trouvé ça intéressant. Ça m’a plu.*

Question 12

How would you say the following?

Mireille find Robert nice. Robert pleases Mireille.

She finds him nice. He pleases her.

Mireille liked the natural sciences. The natural sciences pleased her.

She liked them. They pleased her.

Answer 12

Mireille trouve Robert sympa. Robert plait à Mireille.

Elle le trouve sympa. Il lui plait.

Mireille a aimé les sciences naturelles. Les sciences naturelles ont plu à Mireille.

Elle les a aimé. Elles lui ont plu.

Question 13

How do you say the following?

Not at all. (2)

Absolutely not.

Do you think.

Nothing.

Answer 13

Pas du tout. or Pas moins du monde.

Absolument pas!

Pensez-vous.

Nullement.

Question 14

How do you say the following?

In a general way.

But certainly!

On peut le dire!

Answer 14

D’une façon générale.

Mais certainement!

One could say that!