Cambridge IGCSE French Grammar Workbook Test Bank 2nd Edition
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IGCSE French Grammar Workbook
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The sections in this workbook reflect the structure of the grammar at the end of the textbook. There
is no set approach to using this workbook. You may wish to use it to supplement your understanding
of the different grammatical points as you work through each section of the textbook. You may pre...
Introduction
Welcome to the Cambridge IGCSE™ French Grammar Workbook. The aim of this workbook is to provide
you with further opportunity to practise the skills you have acquired through using the Cambridge
IGCSE French textbook. It is designed to complement the third edition of the textbook and to
provide additional exercises to help you consolidate your learning. It supports the Cambridge IGCSE
French syllabus.
The sections in this workbook reflect the structure of the grammar at the end of the textbook. There
is no set approach to using this workbook. You may wish to use it to supplement your understanding
of the different grammatical points as you work through each section of the textbook. You may prefer
to use it to reinforce your skills in dealing with particular topics as you prepare for your examination.
The workbook is intended to be sufficiently flexible to suit whatever you feel is the best approach for
your needs.
Answers
All answers to the exercises in this workbook can be found online here:
www.hoddereducation.co.uk/igcse_mfl_workbook_answers
,CONTENTS
A Nouns and articles 4 G Time and dates 54
A1 Gender 4 G1 Time 54
A2 Plurals 5 G2 Dates 56
A3 Definite articles 6
A4 Indefinite articles 9 H Conjunctions 57
A5 Partitive articles 11
I Numbers 59
B Adjectives and pronouns 13 I1 Cardinal numbers 59
B1 Adjective agreements 13 I2 Fractions 59
B2 Position of adjective 17 I3 Ordinal numbers 60
B3 Comparisons 19
B4 Superlatives 21 J Prepositions 61
B5 Demonstrative adjectives 23
B6 Demonstrative pronouns 25 K Verbs 62
B7 Indefinite adjectives 28 K1 Present tense 62
B8 Indefinite pronouns 29 K2 Present tense: regular verbs 62
B9 Possessive adjectives 30 K3 Present tense: irregular verbs 65
B10 Possessive pronouns 32 K4 Expressing the future 67
K5 Future tense 67
C Adverbs 34 K6 Immediate future 70
C1 Formation of adverbs 34 K7 Imperfect tense 70
C2 Position of adverbs 35 K8 Perfect tense 72
C3 Comparisons 37 K9 Pluperfect tense 75
C4 Adverbial expressions 39 K10 Imperatives 76
K11 The conditional 77
D Personal pronouns 40 K12 The subjunctive 79
D1 Subject pronouns 40 K13 Present participles 80
D2 Direct object pronouns 41 K14 Reflexive verbs 81
D3 Indirect object pronouns 41 K15 Modal verbs 83
D4 Position of direct/indirect object K16 Direct and indirect speech 85
pronouns42 K17 The passive 86
D5 Order of object pronouns 44 K18 Verbs requiring à or de + infinitive 87
D6 Disjunctive pronouns 46 K19 Depuis with verbs 88
D7 Relative pronouns 47 K20 Venir de with infinitive verbs 90
K21 Avoir 91
E Asking questions 48 K22 Faire 93
E1 Referring to people 48 K23 Impersonal verbs 94
E2 Referring to things 49 K24 Dependent infinitives 95
E3 Quel and lequel 50 K25 Mixed-tense sentences 95
F Negatives 51
F1 Position 51
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,A Nouns and articles
STUDENT GRAMMAR
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A1 Gender 13,77 225
All nouns in French are either masculine or feminine.
l Masculine nouns are preceded by le or un.
l Feminine nouns are preceded by la or une.
l Le and la become l’ before a noun beginning with a vowel.
1 Soulignez tous les noms masculins et entourez tous les noms féminins.
Vérifiez dans un dictionnaire.
1 maison 5 région
2 gite 6 montagne
3 ville 7 quartier
4 village 8 campagne
2 Mettez chaque terminaison sous le bon titre.
Certain noun endings
-age -ée -eau -ette -eur are generally
masculine; others are
-ance -ment -ation -in -ère generally feminine.
Beware, however,
as there many
Les terminaisons typiquement Les terminaisons typiquement
exceptions.
masculines féminines
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, STUDENT GRAMMAR
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A2 Plurals 77 226
l Most French nouns form their plural by adding -s.
l Nouns that end in -s, -x or -z in the singular stay the same in the plural.
l Le, la and l’ become les when used with a plural noun.
1 Mettez chaque nom au pluriel.
1 la maison ......................... 5 le temps ...........................
2 la pièce ............................ 6 le lit ................................
3 le pays ............................. 7 le prix ..............................
4 la chambre ........................ 8 la salle de bains ................
l Nouns ending in -(e)au or -eu form their plural by adding -x.
l Nouns that end in -al form their plural with -aux.
l Nouns ending in -ail form their plurals with -aux.
l Nouns ending in -ou form their plurals by adding -s (e.g. trou – trous).
Exceptions that form their plurals by adding -x include bijou, chou and
genou (bijoux, choux, genoux).
Remember that there are other exceptions to these rules. If you are unsure,
check in a dictionary.
2 Remplissez chaque blanc en écrivant le nom au pluriel ou au singulier.
1 le bureau → les ............................................................
2 le travail → les ............................................................
3 le château → les ............................................................
4 le ............................................................ → les rideaux
5 le ............................................................ → les festivals
6 le genou → les ............................................................
l Some nouns are singular but have a plural meaning, e.g. la famille.
These nouns take a singular verb.
l Some French nouns can only be used in the plural.
l In French, sometimes a plural is used where in English a singular form
would be used and vice versa.
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,3 Complétez chaque phrase en choisissant les bons mots dans la liste.
Attention ! il y a des mots en trop.
est mon devoir sont
à la montagne un jean est
mangent Le transport en sont
commun
viennent vient
mes devoirs
aux montagnes des jeans
Les transports en
vacances mange
commun
In French the word for ‘the’ has four forms: le, la, l’ and les. The definite
article is often needed in French where English leaves it out:
l with a noun used in a general sense
Il aime beaucoup le chocolat.
l with countries and languages
Le français est ma matière préférée.
l with parts of the body
J’ai les mains propres.
l with days of the week to convey ‘every’
Le lundi, j’ai mon cours de théâtre.
On Mondays [every Monday], I have my drama class.
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, Note: when referring to one particular day, the definite article is not needed.
Je vais en ville mardi.
I am going into town on Tuesday [not every Tuesday].
Similarly, the definite article is sometimes not needed in French where it is
in English.
Je surfe souvent sur Internet.
1 Entourez les articles définis dans les phrases ci-dessous. Ensuite,
traduisez les phrases en anglais sur une feuille à part.
1 La maison de mes grands-parents se situe au bord de la mer.
2 La chambre de mon frère est assez petite.
3 J’adore le français ; c’est ma matière préférée.
4 Les parents de Claire adorent le Canada et vont acheter une maison
là-bas.
5 Je veux vraiment visiter l’Australie.
6 Personnellement, je n’aime pas les voisins.
7 Nous prenons toujours le petit déjeuner dans la cuisine.
8 Ma chambre donne sur la mer.
2 Remplissez chaque blanc avec le bon article défini. Attention ! il n’en
faut pas toujours un.
1 .......... vendredi, il va inviter des amis car c’est .......... jour de son
anniversaire.
2 .......... soir, elle aime tchatter avec des amis sur .......... Internet.
3 .......... été prochain, nous allons en .......... France.
Le and les contract to au and aux when used with à but there are no changes
with la and l’:
Je vais au magasin. Ils sont aux magasins.
Nous allons à l’école / à la poste.
Similarly, le and les contract to du and des when used with de but there are
no changes with la and l’.
Ma maison se situe près des magasins. La salle à manger est à côté du
salon. Nous rentrons de l’école / de la poste.
4 Remplissez chaque blanc avec au, à la, à l’ ou aux.
1 Ma chambre se trouve .......... étage.
2 La cuisine est .......... rez-de-chaussée.
3 On joue souvent .......... boules dans le jardin quand il fait beau.
4 Ma maison se situe .......... campagne.
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, 5 La chambre de mes parents est .......... deuxième étage.
6 Ils habitent .......... bord de la mer.
7 Le weekend, nous regardons souvent un film .......... télé.
8 Elles habitent .......... États-Unis.
5 Remplissez chaque blanc avec du, de la, de l’ ou des.
1 Le bureau de ma mère est à côté .......... salle à manger.
2 Notre maison se situe à côté .......... appartement de ma tante.
3 Chaque soir, mon père joue .......... piano.
4 Leur maison se trouve près .......... meilleurs restaurants .......... ville.
5 Ma sœur sort son jean .......... armoire.
6 Mes grands-parents habitent au bord .......... mer.
7 Nos voisins viennent .......... Ile Maurice.
8 Mon cousin rentre .......... États-Unis aujourd’hui.
STUDENT GRAMMAR
BOOK SECTION
A4 Indefinite articles (un, une, des) 13,77 228
In French the word for ‘a’ or ‘an’ has two forms: un, used for masculine
nouns and une, used for feminine nouns. With plural nouns, des is used.
The indefinite article is mostly used in the same way as in English but is
sometimes not needed in French where it is used in English, e.g. with jobs
(Elle est ingénieure) and with negatives followed by ‘a’, ‘an’ or ‘any’ (Nous
n’avons pas de chat). Note, however: C’est un professeur génial.
1 Entourez les articles indéfinis dans les phrases ci-dessous. Ensuite,
traduisez les phrases dans votre langue sur une feuille à part.
1 Nous habitons dans une belle maison traditionnelle.
2 C’est un bel appartement près du centre sportif.
3 Ma famille et moi mangeons souvent des céréales au petit déjeuner.
4 Isabelle habite dans un petit village dans le sud de la France.
5 Là où j’habite, il y a des magasins, des cafés et même un petit cinéma.
Cependant, il n’y a pas de théâtre.
6 Mon oncle est médecin et habite dans une grande maison individuelle.
7 C’est un quartier touristique. Vraiment, il y a des touristes partout.
8 Le Finistère est un département en Bretagne, dans l’ouest de la France.
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