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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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Year 9

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

  1. The verb 'prendre' means to take, taking; it follows the same verb pattern as 'comprendre' and 'apprendre'.
  2. The verb 'lire' means to read; it follows the same verb pattern as 'dire'.
  3. Some verbs cannot stand alone and must be followed by a direct object; e.g. je prends un livre.
  4. Some verbs can stand alone, or take a direct object; for example, 'il comprend l'anglais', 'il comprend.'
  5. 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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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the infinitives.
Correct Answer:prendre,to take, taking

to take, taking

Correct Answer:comprendre,to understand, understanding

to understand, understanding

Correct Answer:apprendre,to learn, learning

to learn, learning

Correct Answer:dire,to say, saying

to say, saying

Correct Answer:conduire,to drive, driving

to drive, driving

Correct Answer:lire,to read, reading

to read, reading

Q2.
Translate 'couter'.
to cut
Correct answer: to cost
to count
to complain
Q3.
Match the parts of the verb 'lire'.
Correct Answer:je/tu,lis

lis

Correct Answer:il/elle,lit

lit

Correct Answer:nous,lisons

lisons

Correct Answer:vous,lisez

lisez

Correct Answer:ils/elles,lisent

lisent

Q4.
Match the vocabulary linked to reading.
Correct Answer:une librarie,a bookshop

a bookshop

Correct Answer:une bibliothèque,a library

a library

Correct Answer:un livre,a book

a book

Correct Answer:un roman,a novel

a novel

Correct Answer:un poème,a poem

a poem

Q5.
Which 3 words could fill this gap? Je joue souvent au foot je suis sportif.
Correct answer: parce que
mais
Correct answer: car
si
Correct answer: puisque
Q6.
Which of the weather expressions means, it is nice weather?
Il fait mauvais
Il fait froid
Il fait du vent
Correct answer: Il fait beau
Il fait du brouillard

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
What does the following sentence mean? Les enfants adorent prendre des livres de la bibliothèque.
The children love reading the bible.
The children love buying books from the bookshop.
Correct answer: The children love taking books from the library.
The children love books.
Q2.
Which is the missing word? Nous le livre.
lisez
lisent
Correct answer: lisons
lit
lis
Q3.
Put the sentence in the correct order.
1 - il
2 - achète
3 - un
4 - livre
5 - de
6 - la
7 - librarie
Q4.
What is a direct object?
the action being completed
a person or thing that performs the action of the verb
Correct answer: a person or thing that receives the action of the verb
Q5.
Which of these verbs must be followed by a direct object?
je comprends
je dors
je lis
Correct answer: je prends
Q6.
True or false? 'Chien' is a direct object in this sentence? Il parle à son chien.
Correct Answer: False, Faux

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