JOUER / FAIRE + passe-temps

Question 1

I play baseball.

(baseball - masculin)

Answer 1

Je joue au baseball.

(Since “baseball” is masculine, you use “au” in front of it with the verb JOUER.)

Question 2

We skate.

(patinage-masculin)

Answer 2

Nous faisons du patinage.

(We don’t say “do skating”. Skating is one of the activities that forms with the verb FAIRE.

Plus, “patinage” is masculine, hence the use of “du”.)

Question 3

She doesn’t play cards.

(cartes-fem. pluriel.)

Answer 3

Elle ne joue pas aux cartes.

(Cards is a game, and plural, so it needs “aux”.)

Question 4

They (f) play the piano.

(piano-masculin)

Answer 4

Elles jouent du piano.

Question 5

You (pl) box.

(boxe-féminin)

Answer 5

Vous faites de la boxe.

(“boxe” is feminine)

Question 6

You (singular) like to play soccer.

(2 verb sentence!)

(soccer-masculin)

Answer 6

Tu aimes jouer au soccer.

(2nd verb stays in infinitive form)

Question 7

He hates to ski.

(2 verb sentence)

(ski-masculin)

Answer 7

Il déteste faire du ski.

(“faire” stays in infinitive form)

Question 8

Bob likes to cycle/ride a bike.

• (cyclisme / vélo - masculin)*
• (bicyclette-féminin)*

Answer 8

Bob aime faire du cyclisme.

Bob aime faire de la bicyclette.

Bob aime faire du vélo.