Shopping and other activities: 'faire' and 'de', questions with 'quels, quelles'
I can describe what I do and buy, using the partitive article and ask/answer questions using 'quel/quelle/quels/quelles'.
Shopping and other activities: 'faire' and 'de', questions with 'quels, quelles'
I can describe what I do and buy, using the partitive article and ask/answer questions using 'quel/quelle/quels/quelles'.
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Key learning points
- The word for 'some' changes depending on the gender/number/spelling of the noun it describes.
- Use the partitive article for parts of food and drink and sports activities with faire e.g. je fais du sport.
- 'Which' (quel/quelle/quels/quelles) in French changes for the gender/number of the noun it is describing.
Keywords
Faire - to do, doing
Partitive article - refer to parts of things; often mean 'some' in English
Quel - question word 'which'; it changes to match the noun gender and number - quel, quelle, quels, quelles
Common misconception
After faire, use the definite article in French.
Many activities such as doing homework or cooking are followed by the definite article, but sports activities with faire are followed by the partitive article e.g. 'je fais du vélo'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
to travel, travelling
to buy, buying
to weigh, weighing
to cost, costing
to cross, crossing
to suggest, suggesting
Exit quiz
6 Questions
I weigh, am weighing
you weigh, are weighing (singular)
he weighs, is weighing
we weigh, are weighing
you weigh, are weighing (plural)
they weigh, are weighing
masculine singular
feminine singular
masculine plural, mixed plural
feminine plural