parler/dire – Free Exercise

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Exercices

Choose the correct option.

  1. Julien et sa cousine ont pendant des heures.parler = have a conversationJulien and his cousin talked for hours.
  2. Pouvez-vous me où est la gare ?dire followed by où, quand, comment…Can you tell me where the station is?
  3. La sœur de Malik japonais, anglais et suédois.parler = speak a languageMalik’s sister speaks Japanese, English and Swedish.
  4. En classe, nous avons de la campagne éléctorale.parler = talk about something (with someone)In class, we spoke about the electoral campaign.
  5. Zoë m’a que tu allais participer au concours de cuisine.dire que… = reported speech (told me that)Zoë told me that you were going to participate in a cooking contest.

Complete the sentences with the conjugated form of parler or dire.

  1. As-tu   avec Catherine ?parler = talk to someoneDid you talk to Catherine?
  2. Je n’ai pas compris ce que le professeur a  .Dire is transitive so can be used with a direct object (here ce que), parler cannot.I didn’t understand what the teacher said.
  3. « Je vais à la piscine »,   Sarah.dire = reporting verb in direct speech“I’m going to the pool” said Sarah
  4. Étienne et Magalie se sont   longtemps au téléphone.Use the reflexive form se parler to refer to phone calls.Étienne and Magalie talked on the phone for ages.
  5. Madame Cerise a   à son patron qu’elle souhaitait changer de poste.dire = to tell someone somethingMadame Cerise told her boss that she wanted to change jobs.