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Exercises
Complete the table with the definite and indefinite articles for each word.
Definite Article |
Indefinite Article |
fille[the girl]|feminine noun → la|For people and animals the gender of the article corresponds to the biological gender. |
fille[a girl]|feminine noun → une|For people and animals the gender of the article corresponds to the biological gender. |
garçonthe boy]|masculine noun → le|For people and animals the gender of the article corresponds to the biological gender. |
garçon[a boy]|masculine noun → un|For people and animals the gender of the article corresponds to the biological gender. |
ami[the friend]|masculine noun, le becomes l’ before a vowel |
ami[a friend]|masculine noun → un |
heure[the hour]|feminine noun, la becomes l’ before a vowel sound |
heure[an hour]|feminine noun → une |
enfants[the children]|plural noun → les |
enfants[children]|plural noun → des |
Complete the sentences with the contracted forms of the articles and the prepositions in brackets.
- J’aime boire (de + le) lait.[I like drinking milk.]|de + le = du
- Hier nous avons fait (de + les) gâteaux.[Yesterday we baked cakes.]|de + les = des
- Est-ce que vous jouez (à + le) tennis tous les mardis?[Do you play tennis every Tuesday?]|à + le = au
- Demain ils feront (de + le) badminton.[Tomorrow they’re playing badminton.]|de + le = du
- Est-ce que tu es allé (à + les) Halles à Paris?[Did you go to the Halles in Paris?]|à + les = aux