pouvoir/savoir – Free Exercise

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Exercises

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  1. Mon petit frère ne pas encore faire du vélo.Use savoir to refer to abilities that are learned.My little brother still can’t ride a bike.
  2. Est-ce que tu m’aider à faire la vaisselle ?Use pouvoir to talk about abilities that are situation dependent or related to physical or mental qualities.Can you help me with the washing up?
  3. Une fourmi porter jusqu’à 60 fois son poids !Use pouvoir to talk about abilities that are situation dependent or related to physical or mental qualities.An ant can carry up to 60 times its own body weight.
  4. Grâce à ma grand-mère, je tricoter.Use savoir to refer to abilities that are learned.Thanks to my grandma, I know how to knit.
  5. Nous ne pas aller par là, c’est un sens interdit.Pouvoir also expresses the idea of permission. In negative sentences, it expresses that something is not allowed.We can’t go over there, it’s forbidden.

Complete the sentences by conjugating savoir or pouvoir in présent.

  1. Beaucoup de jeunes français   parler anglais.Use savoir to refer to abilities that are learned.Lots of young French people can speak English.
  2. Olivier   reconnaître les étoiles et les constellations dans le ciel.Use savoir to refer to abilities that are learned.Olivier knows how to recognise the stars and constellations in the sky.
  3. Tiphaine a le vertige, elle ne   pas monter en haut de la Tour Eiffel.Use pouvoir to talk about abilities that are related to physical or mental qualities.Tiphaine is afraid of heights, she can’t go up to the top of the Eiffel Tower.
  4. Maman, est-ce que je   t’emprunter ton collier ?In negatives and questions pouvoir can also express permission.Maman, can I borrow your necklace?
  5. Chloé   jouer de l’accordéon.Use savoir to talk about abilities that are learned.Chloé can play the accordion.