| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| J'(pause with a tap of the finger) faire du jardinage le dimanche. |
| J'(pause with a tap of the finger) faire du jardinage le dimanche. |
| adore |
| adore |
| J'adore faire du jardinage le dimanche. |
| J'adore faire du jardinage le dimanche. |
| "I love gardening on Sundays." |
| We use adore in this sentence because adorer means "to love," and adore is the correct present-tense form for the subject je. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Hugo (pause with a tap of the finger) écrire dans son journal chaque soir. |
| Hugo (pause with a tap of the finger) écrire dans son journal chaque soir. |
| préfère |
| préfère |
| Hugo préfère écrire dans son journal chaque soir. |
| Hugo préfère écrire dans son journal chaque soir. |
| "Hugo prefers writing in his journal every evening." |
| We use préfère in this sentence because préférer means "to prefer," and préfère is the present-tense form for the third-person singular subject Hugo. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Nous (pause with a tap of the finger) faire de la randonnée en été. |
| Nous (pause with a tap of the finger) faire de la randonnée en été. |
| aimons |
| aimons |
| Nous aimons faire de la randonnée en été. |
| Nous aimons faire de la randonnée en été. |
| "We like hiking in the summer." |
| We use aimons in this sentence because aimer means "to like," and aimons is the present-tense form for the first-person plural subject nous. |
| Unscramble the words to make a sentence. |
| Ready? |
| Tu |
| Tu aimes |
| Tu aimes chanter |
| Tu aimes chanter sous |
| Tu aimes chanter sous la |
| Tu aimes chanter sous la douche ? |
| "Do you like singing in the shower?" |
| Tu aimes chanter sous la douche ? |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| Camille (adorez or adore) danser quand elle entend de la musique. |
| Camille (adorez or adore) danser quand elle entend de la musique. |
| adore |
| adore |
| Camille adore danser quand elle entend de la musique. |
| "Camille loves dancing when she hears music." |
| Adore is used here because adorer is the verb "to love," and adore is the correct form for the third-person singular subject Camille in the present tense. |
| Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? |
| On (préfère or préfèrent) cuisiner plutôt que commander. |
| On (préfère or préfèrent) cuisiner plutôt que commander. |
| préfère |
| préfère |
| On préfère cuisiner plutôt que commander. |
| "We prefer cooking rather than ordering." |
| Préfère is used here because préférer is the verb "to prefer," and on uses the same verb form as il or elle, so préfère is correct in the present tense. |
| Let's translate some sentences into French. |
| Translate "You love painting during your vacation." into French. |
| Vous, the subject pronoun meaning "you" (formal or plural), |
| followed by |
| adorez, the present tense of adorer, meaning "love," |
| next |
| peindre, the infinitive verb "to paint," |
| followed by |
| pendant, a preposition meaning "during," |
| next |
| vos vacances, meaning "your vacation." |
| Adorer is the verb "to love," and adorez is the present-tense form for the formal or plural subject vous. |
| Vous adorez peindre pendant vos vacances. |
| Vous adorez peindre pendant vos vacances. |
| "You love painting during your vacation." |
| Translate "Lucas and Inès like learning new languages." into French. |
| Lucas et Inès, the subject (a third-person plural group), |
| followed by |
| aiment, the present tense of aimer, meaning "like," |
| next |
| apprendre, the infinitive verb "to learn," |
| followed by |
| de nouvelles langues, meaning "new languages." |
| Aimer means "to like," and aiment is the correct present-tense form for the third-person plural subject Lucas et Inès. |
| Lucas et Inès aiment apprendre de nouvelles langues. |
| Lucas et Inès aiment apprendre de nouvelles langues. |
| "Lucas and Inès like learning new languages." |
| Translate "I prefer doing yoga after class." into French. |
| Je, the subject pronoun meaning "I," |
| followed by |
| préfère, the present tense of préférer, meaning "prefer," |
| next |
| faire, the infinitive verb "to do," |
| followed by |
| du yoga, meaning "yoga," |
| next |
| après les cours, meaning "after class." |
| Préférer means "to prefer," and préfère is the correct present-tense form for the subject je. |
| Je préfère faire du yoga après les cours. |
| Je préfère faire du yoga après les cours. |
| "I prefer doing yoga after class." |
| Listen to me as I speak. Which verb form is used in the sentence? |
| J'adore faire du jardinage le dimanche. |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| J'adore faire du jardinage le dimanche. |
| Did you hear, j'adore? |
| We use j'adore because adorer means "to love." |
| Adore is the present tense for je, so it's j'adore. |
| How about...? |
| Tu aimes chanter sous la douche ? |
| Let's listen one more time. |
| Tu aimes chanter sous la douche ? |
| Did you hear, tu aimes? |
| We use aimes because aimer means "to like," and tu is "you." |
| Aimes is the correct present tense for tu — tu aimes. |
| Next… |
| On préfère cuisiner plutôt que commander. |
| One more time. |
| On préfère cuisiner plutôt que commander. |
| Did you hear, on préfère? |
| We use préfère because préférer means "to prefer," and on uses the same verb ending as il or elle. |
| Even though "on" means "we," it takes the singular form — on préfère. |
| And... |
| Lucas et Inès aiment apprendre de nouvelles langues. |
| One more time. |
| Lucas et Inès aiment apprendre de nouvelles langues. |
| Did you hear, aiment? |
| We use aiment because Lucas et Inès is a plural subject. |
| Aimer becomes aiment in the present tense when the subject is "they" — Lucas et Inès aiment. |
| Thank you for watching. |
| Now you know how to talk about what you like to do in your free time in French. |
| ...and now you can move on to the next lesson in the pathway. |
| Au revoir ! |
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