Put your knowledge of French participles to the test with this crossword! From past participles used in compound tenses to present participles and their agreement rules, this puzzle covers the key concepts you need at B2 level. Can you find all the answers and prove you’ve truly mastered this essential grammatical structure?
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Clues
Across
- 1. Ending added to a verb stem
- 4. Often
- 6. Study of word forms and structure
- 8. System of verb forms in grammar
- 9. Compound tense using an auxiliary verb
- 10. Stem of a verb before endings
Down
- 2. Form that does not change with gender
- 3. Relating to the function of an adjective
- 5. Matching of gender and number in grammar
- 7. To want
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Across
- 1. Ending added to a verb stem → terminaison
- 4. Often → souvent
- 6. Study of word forms and structure → morphologie
- 8. System of verb forms in grammar → conjugaison
- 9. Compound tense using an auxiliary verb → composetems
- 10. Stem of a verb before endings → radical
Down
- 2. Form that does not change with gender → invariable
- 3. Relating to the function of an adjective → adjectival
- 5. Matching of gender and number in grammar → agreement
- 7. To want → vouloir
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