Present actions and wishes
Many common French verbs end in -er: , , . In the present tense, forms include , , , . These are very useful for everyday descriptions.
To say what you want to do, use + infinitive: , . In the dialogue, is a direct and simple A1 sentence.
French also uses polite chunks like This is more polite than when ordering in a café, so learn it as a fixed expression.
| Form | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Julien plays. Do you play? | ||
| Julien plays. Do you play? | ||
| I live downstairs. He lives upstairs. | ||
| I live downstairs. He lives upstairs. | ||
| + infinitive | I want to sleep. | |
| I want to sleep. | ||
| I would like a coffee. | ||
| I would like a coffee. | ||
Julien joue la nuit.Julien plays at night.
J’habite en bas.I live downstairs.
Claire habite au-dessus du café.Claire lives above the café.
Je veux dormir.I want to sleep.
Vous pouvez jouer demain ?Can you play tomorrow?
Zoé aime le gâteau.Zoé likes cake.
Je veux manger.I want to eat.
Je voudrais dormir maintenant.I would like to sleep now.
Practice 1/6 · Finding words
Notice the useful pattern
Tap the form practised in this unit.
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Julien plays at night.
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I live downstairs.
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Claire lives above the café.
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I want to sleep.
Practice 2/6 · The right form
Choose the form
Use the English meaning and the pattern in this unit.
Julien la nuit.
Julien plays at night.
J’ en bas.
I live downstairs.
Claire au-dessus du café.
Claire lives above the café.
Je veux .
I want to sleep.
Vous pouvez demain ?
Can you play tomorrow?
Zoé le gâteau.
Zoé likes cake.
Je veux .
I want to eat.
Je voudrais maintenant.
I would like to sleep now.
Practice 3/6 · Fill the gaps
Complete the messages
Fill the gaps with the words from the box.
Claire au-dessus du café.
Claire lives above the café.
Je veux .
I want to sleep.
Vous pouvez demain ?
Can you play tomorrow?
Zoé le gâteau.
Zoé likes cake.
Je veux .
I want to eat.
Je voudrais maintenant.
I would like to sleep now.
Practice 4/6 · Building sentences
Build a sentence
Put the words in order.
Julien plays at night.
I live downstairs.
Claire lives above the café.
I want to sleep.
Can you play tomorrow?
Zoé likes cake.
Practice 5/6 · In situations
What would you say?
Choose the right words for the situation.
Julien plays at night.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Julien plays at night.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I live downstairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I live downstairs.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Claire lives above the café.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Claire lives above the café.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I want to sleep.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
I want to sleep.
You say:
Use the meaning and French pattern explained in this unit.
Practice 6/6 · Matching
Connect messages and meanings
Match the pairs.
Unit complete
