Reading habits: verbs like 'prendre' and 'lire', direct objects
I can write sentences with verbs and direct objects to create a short story.
Reading habits: verbs like 'prendre' and 'lire', direct objects
I can write sentences with verbs and direct objects to create a short story.
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Key learning points
- The verb 'prendre' means to take, taking; it follows the same verb pattern as 'comprendre' and 'apprendre'.
- The verb 'lire' means to read; it follows the same verb pattern as 'dire'.
- Some verbs cannot stand alone and must be followed by a direct object; e.g. je prends un livre.
- Some verbs can stand alone, or take a direct object; for example, 'il comprend l'anglais', 'il comprend.'
- Some verbs stand alone and do not take a direct object: Nous dormons.
Keywords
Prendre - verb meaning to take, taking
Lire - verb meaning to read, reading
Direct object - person, animal or thing that receives the action of the verb, e.g. he takes a book
Common misconception
All verbs can be followed by a direct object.
Not all verbs can be followed by a direct object; J'habite dans une maison; 'une maison' is connected to the verb by the preposition 'dans'. The verb 'j'habite' (I live) stands alone and does not have a direct object; we cannot say: I live a house.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
to take, taking
to understand, understanding
to learn, learning
to say, saying
to drive, driving
to read, reading
lis
lit
lisons
lisez
lisent
a bookshop
a library
a book
a novel
a poem