Test your knowledge of passive constructions in French with this crossword puzzle! At B2 level, mastering the passive voice means going beyond the basic être + participe passé structure: think pronomial passives, se faire, and se voir. Fill in the grid by finding the right verb forms, tenses, and vocabulary connected to this essential grammatical concept.
Grid
Fill in the grid: pick a square, read the clue and type your answer.
Clues
Across
- 2. Soon
- 7. To subordinate a clause in syntax
- 9. To be able
- 11. Next
Down
- 1. Structure of a passive sentence
- 3. Changing active sentence to passive
- 4. To want
- 5. Study of word forms and structure
- 6. Clause within a complex sentence
- 8. Grammatical voice of a verb
- 10. To call
Answers
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Across
- 2. Soon → bientot
- 7. To subordinate a clause in syntax → subordonner
- 9. To be able → pouvoir
- 11. Next → prochain
Down
- 1. Structure of a passive sentence → construction
- 3. Changing active sentence to passive → transformation
- 4. To want → vouloir
- 5. Study of word forms and structure → morphologie
- 6. Clause within a complex sentence → proposition
- 8. Grammatical voice of a verb → diathese
- 10. To call → appeler
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