Which verb do you use for ball sports such as football?

You use jouer for ball sports, e.g. je joue au football .

Which verb do you use for sports and activities that do not involve a ball, such as swimming?

You use faire , e.g. je fais de la natation .

True or False? The verb faire is a regular verb.

False. Faire is irregular, whereas jouer is a regular verb.

Which preposition do you use with the verb jouer when talking about sport?

You use the preposition à with the verb jouer .

Which preposition do you use with the verb faire when talking about sport?

You use the preposition de with the verb faire .

What does à + le become before a sport?

à + le becomes au , e.g. je joue au foot .

What does de + le become before a sport?

de + le becomes du , e.g. je fais du vélo .

True or False? In French you leave out the definite article before a sport, e.g. je joue foot .

False. You keep the definite article, so it becomes je joue au foot ( à + le = au ).

How is the letter j pronounced in French, as in je joue ?

In French, the letter j is a soft sound.

How is s pronounced in the middle of a French word, as in nous faisons ?

In the middle of a French word, s is pronounced like the English [z].

True or False? The final s on a French word is usually pronounced.

False. The letter s is a silent final consonant at the end of a French word.

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une équipe
Une équipe means a team.
le match
Le match means a match.
la natation
La natation means swimming.
le vélo
Le vélo means bike or bicycle.
un exercice
Un exercice means exercise.
le jeu
Le jeu means a game.
une activité
Une activité means an activity.
sportif / sportive
Sportif / sportive means sporty.
actif / active
Actif / active means active.
What does the verb gagner mean?
The verb gagner means to win.
Which verb do you use for ball sports such as football?
You use jouer for ball sports, e.g. je joue au football.
Which verb do you use for sports and activities that do not involve a ball, such as swimming?
You use faire, e.g. je fais de la natation.
True or False?
The verb faire is a regular verb.
False.
Faire is irregular, whereas jouer is a regular verb.
Je fais natation.
Je fais de la natation.
Elle a de la natation.
Elle a fait de la natation.
Which preposition do you use with the verb jouer when talking about sport?
You use the preposition à with the verb jouer.
Which preposition do you use with the verb faire when talking about sport?
You use the preposition de with the verb faire.
What does à + le become before a sport?
à + le becomes au, e.g. je joue au foot.
What does de + le become before a sport?
de + le becomes du, e.g. je fais du vélo.
Je joue échecs.
Je joue aux échecs.
Je fais arts martiaux.
Je fais des arts martiaux.
Je fais danse.
Je fais de la danse.
Je joue pétanque.
Je joue à la pétanque.
True or False?
In French you leave out the definite article before a sport, e.g. je joue foot.
False.
You keep the definite article, so it becomes je joue au foot (à + le = au).
contre
Contre means against.
avec
Avec means with.
après
Après means after.
How is the letter j pronounced in French, as in je joue?
In French, the letter j is a soft sound.
How is s pronounced in the middle of a French word, as in nous faisons?
In the middle of a French word, s is pronounced like the English [z].
True or False?
The final s on a French word is usually pronounced.
False.
The letter s is a silent final consonant at the end of a French word.

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