amener/emmener – Free Exercise

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Exercices

Choose the correct option.

  1. Ce bus vous jusqu’aux Grands Boulevards.Amener means to bring someone somewhere. It focuses on the destination.This bus will take you to all the way to the Grands Boulevards.
  2. Zoé m’a voir un très bon film hier.Only emmener can be followed by an infinitive, not amener.Zoé took me to see a great film yesterday.
  3. Lucien doit son petit frère à la piscine tous les jeudis.Amener means to bring someone somewhere. It focuses on the destination.Lucien has to take his little brother to the pool every Thursday.
  4. Je ne m’attendais pas à te voir ! Qu’est-ce qui t’  ?Amener means to bring someone somewhere. It focuses on the destination.I didn’t expect to see you! What brings you here?
  5. Christophe nous chez Denise en voiture.Emmener means to take someone with you to another place. The emphasis is on the movement away from a point of departure.Christophe took us to Denise’s house in the car.

Complete the sentences with the conjugated forms of amener or emmener.

  1. Aujourd’hui, Marie   Étienne au château de Versailles.Amener means to bring someone somewhere. It focuses on the destination.Today, Marie is taking Étienne to the Palace of Versailles.
  2. C’est l’anniversaire de Julie, ses amis l’  dîner.Only emmener can be followed by an infinitive, not amener.It’s Julie’s birthday, her friends are taking her to dinner.
  3. Nous partons en vacances mais nous ne pouvons pas   le chat. Pourriez-vous le garder ?Emmener means to take someone with you to another place. The emphasis is on the movement away from a point of departure.We’re going on holiday but we can’t take the cat with us. Can you mind him?
  4. Florian est malade, il faut que je l’  chez le médecin.Emmener means to take someone with you to another place. The emphasis is on the movement away from a point of departure.Florian is sick, I have to take him to the doctor’s.
  5. J’ai   ma petite sœur à la Cité des Sciences ce week-end.Amener means to bring someone somewhere. It focuses on the destination.I brought my sister to the Cité de Sciences at the weekend.