Review
You learned about the verb avoir in a previous lesson. But it’s so useful, you will see it again and again. Just like in English, there are different ways to say the same things in French.
For example:
or
I have soccer practice on Thursday.
These sentences communicate the same information, but in one sentence I is the subject, and in the other, soccer practice is the subject. If you use yourself or someone else as the subject, then you’ll probably use the verb avoir.
For example:
Elle a le cours de maths lundi. (She has math class Monday.)
J’ai le cours de biologie mardi. (I have biology class
Tuesday.)
Take a moment to review the forms of the verb avoir. Use the flashcards below.
j’ai
I have
tu as
you have (singular, informal)
il a
he has
elle a
she has
vous avez
you have (plural, formal)
nous avons
we have
ils ont
they have (masculine)
elles ont
they have (feminine)
Great! Now that you have reviewed the verb avoir, complete this matching activity. Match the French sentences to the English sentences.
Now, take a look at how questions that start with quel jour change when you use avoir and another subject, such as a person.
Quel jour est le cours d’anglais? (What day is English
class?)
Quel jour est-ce que Nathalie a le cours d’anglais? (What
day does Nathalie have English class?)
or
Quel jour est-ce qu’elle a le cours d’anglais? (What day
does she have English class?)
There are as many ways to ask a question in French as there are in English. What’s important in this lesson is that you recognize what these questions are asking. See if you can do that in the next short activity. Read the question in French, and then write what you think the question is in English. Be careful! Do NOT try to answer the question; just write what the question is asking. In other words, translate the question into English.
Think you got it?
Quel jour est-ce que Jonathan a le cours de français?
Quel jour est-ce qu’il a le cours d’anglais?
Quel jour est-ce qu’elle a le cours de musique?
| Your Responses | Sample Answers |
|---|---|
| What day does Johnathan have French class? | |
| What day does he have English class? | |
| What day does she have music class? | |
How did you do? If this was challenging, don’t worry. One objective of this lesson is to recognize the days of the week, and you really only need to focus on that.
Now, get ready for some more vocabulary practice and activities?
