Name _______________________ French Homework – Friday 18th November

Describing what you do to help at home

1) Vocabulary: learn the spellings and the meanings of the following verbs:

Je dois I must
Faire To do/to make
Laver To wash
Promener To walk
Ranger To tidy
Préparer To prepare
Travailler To work
Garder To look after
Repasser To iron
Nettoyer To clean

2) Pronunciation: practise saying these words aloud:

-é (sounds like ay) Silent final consonant

Laver (lav-ay) Lit (lee)
Ranger (ron-jay) Courses (course)
Travailler (trav-eye-ay) Repas (reh-pah)
Garder (gard-ay) Fais (fay)
Promener (prom-enn-ay) Petit (puh-ti)

3) Grammar: Je dois + infinitive Translate the following phrases:

After ‘je dois’ we use the infinitive verb.
1. Je dois nettoyer.
This is translated as ‘I must…’

e.g. je dois repasser = I must iron. 2. Je dois laver.

Infinitive verbs end in ‘er’, ‘re’ or ‘ir’ in

French. 3. Je dois ranger.

4. I must look after my little brother.

5. I must walk the dog.

Name _______________________ French Homework – Friday 18th November

Describing what you do to help at home

4) Vocabulary: learn the spellings and the meanings of the following verbs:

Je dois I must
Faire To do/to make
Laver To wash
Promener To walk
Ranger To tidy
Préparer To prepare
Travailler To work
Garder To look after
Repasser To iron
Nettoyer To clean

5) Pronunciation: practise saying these words aloud:

-é (sounds like ay) Silent final consonant

Laver (lav-ay) Lit (lee)
Ranger (ron-jay) Courses (course)
Travailler (trav-eye-ay) Repas (reh-pah)
Garder (gard-ay) Fais (fay)
Promener (prom-enn-ay) Petit (puh-ti)

6) Grammar: Je dois + infinitive Translate the following phrases:

After ‘je dois’ we use the infinitive verb.
6. Je dois nettoyer.
This is translated as ‘I must…’

e.g. je dois repasser = I must iron. 7. Je dois laver.

Infinitive verbs end in ‘er’, ‘re’ or ‘ir’ in

French. 8. Je dois ranger.

9. I must look after my little brother.

10. I must walk the dog.