comme/comment/combien – Free Exercise

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Choose the correct option.

  1. Hier soir, il y avait un écureuil dans ma chambre. Je me demande il a fait pour entrer.Comment = howLast night, there was a squirrel in my room. I wonder how he got in.
  2. de pommes faut-il pour faire ce gâteau ?Combien is an adverb of quantity, it asks how many/how much.How many apples do you need to make this cake?
  3. Regarde ce paysage. c’est beau !Use comme to add emphasis to an exclamation.Look at the landscape. It’s so beautiful.
  4. Ma sœur est moi, elle ne supporte pas bien la chaleur.Use comme to make comparisons (similar to like or as in English).My sister is like me, she’s not good with the heat.
  5. tu t’appelles ?Comment is an adverb of manner in direct questions.What’s your name?

Complete the sentences with comme, comment or combien.

  1.   de temps êtes-vous restés à la fête hier ?Combien is an adverb of quantity; it asks how much/how many/how long.How long did you stay at the party yesterday?
  2.   je m’étais trompé dans mes calculs, j’ai dû tout recommencer depuis le début.Comme = since, because. It introduces a reason or cause and can be replaced with parce que.Since I had made a mistake with my calculations, I had to start again from the beginning.
  3. Je ne sais pas   résoudre cette énigme.Comme = howI don’t know how to solve this puzzle.
  4.   la nuit tombait, les animaux de la forêt se réunirent.Comme introduces two simultaneous past actions, similar to as or whenAs night fell, the animals in the forest gathered together.
  5. Colette montre à Jeanne   faire un clafoutis aux cerises.Comment = howColette showed Jeanne how to make a cherry clafoutis.