The following exercises and handouts have been developed specifically for students in all levels of French courses. On the table below, you will find a description of the handouts. The center column indicates which French courses the handouts are applicable to. If you click on the right-hand side of the table, you will get a PDF or .doc link. You need to have Adobe Reader 5.0 (minimum) installed in order to download the file.

It's a good idea to check out the handouts and exercises for the class level below your own. For instance, if you are enrolled in French 114, take a look at the materials for French 113, since there may be exercises and handouts that could help you remember what had been covered previously. This is especially important for students who have placed into a given level and who have not taken the lower-level course(s) before.

French 113

Description of Exercises and Explanation Sheets
Courses for which this handout is appropriate
Link to the PDF file
Before You Start: A Poem about Our Queer Language: How English is rather odd...113, 114, 213, 215, 313odd english

Exercises for the Rosetta Stone
These exercises correspond to each of the four lessons of Allons-y that are covered in FRN 113.

113rosetta_stone
Chapitre I: Vocabulary review of food and drink113drinks
Chapitre 2: Possessive Adjectives113, 114, 2131) First/Second person adjectives (intro)
2) adjectives (all)
3) third-person possessive adjectives
Chapitre 2: "Un Portrait de famille," composition exercise 113 portrait
Chapitre 3: Preliminary exercises for the "Virtual Walk Through Paris" activity at the end of this chapter. 113Paris Walk preliminary vocabulary exercises
Chapitre 3:  Variant exercise B, p. 113 ("Qu'est-ce qu'on fait?") 113 Qu'est-ce qu'on fait? 
Chapitre 3: Practice exercises using adverbs 113Quelques adverbes
Chapitre 4: Introduction to Reflexive Pronouns (Les verbes pronominaux)113, 114, 213pronominals
How to Ask a QuestionGeneral Review for French 113questions
Helping Verbs (in all forms, including negations)General Review for French 113helping verbs

 

French 114

Description of Exercises and Explanation Sheets
Courses for which this handout is appropriate
Link to the PDF file
Before You Start: A Poem about Our Queer Language: How English is rather odd...113, 114, 213, 215, 313odd english

Comparatives / Superlatives:  General Review

114, 213, 215comparatives
The use of depuis (problems of translation of "for, since, ago" in English)114, 213, 215, 313depuis
Dr. and Mrs. P. Vandertramp: How to remember which verbs are conjugated with être in the passé composé114, 213, 215, 313dr and mrs

Past Tenses: Passé Composé and Imparfait:
Questions to ask when choosing between PC/Imp.

Note: For French 114, these are recognition exercises only.

114, 213, 215, 313questions

Past Tenses: Passé Composé and Imparfait:
Text in present tense, and changed to the past.

Note: For French 114, these are recognition exercises only.

114, 213, 215, 313

roger a 23 ans

Past Tenses: Passé Composé and Imparfait:
Reading from L'Étranger, with verbs highlighted

Note: For French 114, these are recognition exercises only.

114, 213, 215, 313Camus
   

 

French 213

Description of Exercises and Explanation Sheets
Courses for which this handout is appropriate
Link to the PDF file
Before You Start: A Poem about Our Queer Language: How English is rather odd...113, 114, 213, 215, 313 odd english

Comparatives / Superlatives:  General Review Chart

Exercises for review of comparatives

114, 213, 215

 

comp/sup chart

comp exercises
Direct Object Pronouns:  For "things." Summary chart for le, la, l', les, en 213, 215 object pronouns
Using "Y" and "En"213, 215 y and en
Replacing all pronouns (le, la, les, lui, leur y, en) 213. 215 replace pronouns

Passé Composé / Imparfait:

Review of passé composé/imparfait (exercises)

213, 215, 313

 

exercises

Past Tenses: Passé Composé and Imparfait:
Questions to ask when choosing between PC/Imp.
114, 213, 215, 313 questions
Past Tenses: Passé Composé and Imparfait:
Text in present tense, and changed to the past.		 114, 213, 215, 313 roger a 23 ans
Past Tenses: Passé Composé and Imparfait:
Reading from L'Étranger, with verbs highlighted 		114, 213, 215, 313 Camus

Past Tenses: Passé Composé and Imparfait:
Exercises:
Thanksgiving
Individual Sentences

 

213, 215, 313 thanksgiving
sentences
Here is a "fishy" chart to help you remember the verbs that take être and avoir (and sometimes both) in the passé composé 213, 215, 313 avoir/être
Interrogative Pronouns (Qui, Que, Quoi, etc.), with exercises 213, 215, 313 interrogprons
extra exercises
La Phonétique: 
Chart of the phonetic alphabet
Introduction à la phonétique I
Introduction à la phonétique II		 213, 215, 313
chart of alphabet
Intro I
Intro II
    

 

French 215

Description of Exercises and Explanation Sheets
Courses for which this handout is appropriate
Link to the PDF file
Before You Start: A Poem about Our Queer Language: How English is rather odd...113, 114, 213, 215, 313odd english
La Phonétique: 
Chart of the phonetic alphabet
Introduction à la phonétique I
Introduction à la phonétique II		 213, 215, 313
chart of alphabet
Intro I
Intro II
     
Replacing all pronouns (le, la, les, lui, leur y, en) 213. 215 replace pronouns
Object Pronouns (le, la, les, etc.)213, 215

object pronouns

 

Exercises for revision of all articles215, 313

articles 1

articles 2

articles:  explanation and exercises

Using "Y" and "En"213, 215, 313y and en

Passé Composé / Imparfait: Exercises

See all Passé composé / Imparfait exercises for 213

 215, 313 pcimpexcs
Interrogative Pronouns (Qui, Que, Quoi, etc.), with exercises213, 215, 313interrogprons
Chart of verbs and the prepositions they take215, 313verb table
Here is a "fishy" chart to help you remember the verbs that take être and avoir (and sometimes both) in the passé composé 213, 215, 313 avoir/être
   
   
   
   
   

 

 

French 313

Note: Exercises for French 313 are advanced. They assume some knowledge of the fundamentals of French grammar.

Description of Exercises and Explanation Sheets
Courses for which this handout is appropriate
Link to the PDF file
Before You Start: A Poem about Our Queer Language: How English is rather odd...113, 114, 213, 215, 313odd english
La Phonétique: 
Chart of the phonetic alphabet
Introduction à la phonétique I
Introduction à la phonétique II		 213, 215, 313
chart of alphabet
Intro I
Intro II
     
For, Since, Ago (depuis, il y a, ça fait, etc.) Problems of translation; multiple meanings. Exercises included. 313depuis
Depuis, etc.: Explanations and translation exercises (includes the difference between en/dans/pendant). 313

depuis 2

depuis 3

Exercises for revision of all articles215, 313

articles:  explanation and exercises

articles 1

articles 2

Replacing pronouns in sentences (direct and indirect object pronouns; multiple pronoun replacement)313

pronoun replacement (Exercises)

object pronouns (explanations)

chart of order of pronouns (explanations)

Using "y" and "en" (exercises and explanations)

Relative Pronouns: Chart of forms313rel. pronouns 1
Relative Pronouns: More details313rel. pronouns 2
Relative Pronouns: Translation Exercises and Sentence Exercises313

rel. pron. excs. (translations)

relative pronouns (exercises)
Chart of verbs and the prepositions they take215, 313verb table
Uses of the Infinitive Forms (and the "causative faire") 313infinitives
Meaning of Special Verbs (e.g. partir, laisser, quitter, etc.)313special verbs
English usage: "Could, Would, Should" and their French equivalents 313could, would, should
Review of Conditional and Past Conditional313conditional
Conditional Phrases with Si: Chart of verb changes and Exercises313si clauses
Verb Review: Exercises using all tenses of verbs313verb review
The Plus-que-parfait: Explanation and Exercises313

plus que parfait

révision passé composé / plus-que-parfait
La Concordance des Temps: reading selection with all past tense verbs: "Ah, si j'avais su!" 313conc. des temps
Pronominal Verbs: Les Accords du participe passé : AARRGH!!! Note: these are explanations and exercises. Not for the faint of heart!!!313pronominal verbs
Here is a "fishy" chart to help you remember the verbs that take être and avoir (and sometimes both) in the passé composé 213, 215, 313 avoir/être
Indirect Discourse: Le Discours indirect Tense changes (see below, for exercises)313discours indirect

Indirect Discourse: Changes in the interrogative form:
Explanations and exercises

313

disc. indirect explan.

disc. ind. excs.

discours indirect:  interrogation (exercices)

Everything you wanted to know about Tout, tous, toute, toutes... and perhaps even more!313tout, tous
The Subjunctive as a Subversive Activity: Explanations
313subjunctive
Subjunctive: Translation exercises313subjunctive 2
Interrogative Pronouns (Qui, Que, Quoi, etc.), with exercises213, 215, 313interrog. prons
Interrogative Adjectives: Quel, Lequel, etc. 215, 313interrog. adjs
Timeline: Chart showing all the different "times" used in narration. "Les temps dans la narration" 215, 313timeline