Tu ou Vous?

Question 1

When do you use tu?

Answer 1

Use tu with friends and people your own age, as well as with family members

Question 2

When do you use vous?

Answer 2

Use vous with older people or authority figures until they invite you to use tu. Adults often use vous until they get to know each other better.

Question 3

Tu ou vous?
Ton ami—your friend

Answer 3

Tu

Question 4

Tu ou vous?
Ta maîtresse—your teacher

Answer 4

Vous

Question 5

Tu ou vous?
Ton frére—your brother

Answer 5

Tu

Question 6

Tu ou vous?
Ta grand-mére—your grandmother

Answer 6

Tu

Question 7

Tu ou vous?
Ta tante—your anut

Answer 7

Tu

Question 8

Tu ou vous?
Le patron de ton pére—your father’s boss

Answer 8

Vous

Question 9

Tu ou vous?
Ta soeur—your sister

Answer 9

Tu

Question 10

Tu ou vous?
Ta niéce—your niece

Answer 10

Tu

Question 11

What is your name?
(Friend)

Answer 11

Comment t’appelles tu?

Question 12

What is your name?
(To a person you don’t know)

Answer 12

Comment vous appelez-vous?

Question 13

Where do you live?
(Friend)

Answer 13

Où habites-tu?

Question 14

Where do you live?
(To a person you don’t know)

Answer 14

Où habitez-vous?

Question 15

Where are you from?
(Friend)

Answer 15

D’où viens-tu?

Question 16

Where are you from?
(To a person you don’t know)

Answer 16

D’où venez-vous?

Question 17

Note!

Answer 17

Normally, the words Monsieur, Madame, and Mademoiselle are abbreviated, just like they are in English. Monsieur is written M, Madame is written Mme, and Mademoiselle is written Mlle.

Question 18

Pronunciation.

Answer 18

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Question 19

When the subject is tu, verbs will usually end in…

Answer 19

-s or -es

Question 20

When the subject is vous, verbs will usually end in…

Answer 20

-ez

Question 21

tu is…

Answer 21

informal and singular

Question 22

vous is…

Answer 22

formal and plural

Question 23

Imagine that your French teacher is giving you these responses. What would your questions have been?

Je suis de Strasbourg.

Answer 23

D’où venez-vous?

Question 24

Imagine that your French teacher is giving you these responses. What would your questions have been?
J’habite à Abidjan.

Answer 24

Où habitez-vous?

Question 25

Imagine that your French teacher is giving you these responses. What would your questions have been?
Je m’appelle Mm Robert.

Answer 25

Comment vous appelez-vous?

Question 26

Imagine that your French teacher is giving you these responses. What would your questions have been?
Ça va très bien, merci.

Answer 26

Comment allez-vous?