Exercises A2 : how to build French sentences (practice and corrections)

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Exercises A2 : how to build French sentences (practice and corrections) [A2]

In this lesson, you learned that French usually follows the Subject + Verb + Object order, and that negation and object pronouns have a specific position in the sentence. These exercises help you practise those essential rules.

→ See the lesson : How French Sentences Are Built: A Beginner’s Guide

Exercise 1 — Place the pronoun or negation

Complete each sentence by placing the element given in brackets in the correct position. Write the full sentence.

  1. Je ___ connais ___. (ne / pas)
  2. Tu ___ regardes. (le) → Tu regardes le film.
  3. Nous ___ parlons. (en) → Nous parlons de ce problème.
  4. Elle ___ va ___. (ne / pas) → Elle va au cinéma.
Correction

  1. Je ne connais pas.
  2. Tu le regardes.
  3. Nous en parlons.
  4. Elle n’y va pas.

Exercise 2 — Correct the word order

Each sentence contains a word order mistake. Rewrite the full sentence correctly, following the rules from the lesson.

  1. Je parle ne pas chinois.
  2. Il donne à Marie le lui.
  3. Le matin court elle.
  4. Nous le film regardons ce soir.
Correction

  1. Je ne parle pas chinois.
  2. Il le donne à Marie.
  3. Le matin, elle court.
  4. Nous regardons le film ce soir.

Exercise 3 — Which word order is correct?

Choose the sentence that correctly follows the French word order rules seen in the lesson.

  1. Comment dit-on correctement que Paul ne mange pas la pomme ?
  2. Quelle phrase place correctement le pronom objet ?
  3. Quelle phrase place correctement l’indication de temps ?
  4. Quelle est la structure de base la plus fréquente en français ?
Correction

  1. Paul ne mange pas la pomme.
  2. Je le regarde.
  3. Aujourd’hui, je travaille.
  4. Sujet + Verbe + Complément

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