This document contains a series of grammar exercises in French. It includes exercises on writing paragraphs, completing information cards, conjugating verbs, forming questions, combining sentences, and converting tenses. The exercises cover topics like celebrities, occupations, personal information, and past events. The document was created by Mr. Samir Bounab and is intended as a learning activity for students to practice and improve their French grammar skills.

1. Exercise One: Read the information card about Jane
Smith and write a correct paragraph:
Exercise Two : Complete the information card about
yourself then write a correct paragraph.
Exercise Three : Put each word in its right column
« teaches -eats - - works - notices -sings - listens -tries
reads - dresses - paints - practises - checks »
Exercise Four : Write the correct form of the verbs in
brackets « simple present tense »
Exercise Five : Write questions for the answers below.
* ……………………………………….?
No, he isn't .He is slim.
* ……………………………………….?
No, he hasn't. He’s got brown eyes.
* ……………………………………….?
Yes, he’s got moustaches.
* ……………………………………….?
Yes, he writes all his shows.
* ……………………………………….?
In Arabic, Tamazight and French.
* ……………………………………….?
No, he doesn't. He lives in France.
Exercise Six : Make an interview with Djamila Arres.
♫ ……………………………………….?
I'm Djamila Arres.
♫ ……………………………………….?
I'm Algerian . I 'm from Algeria .
♫ ……………………………………….?
I'm a tall woman with fair hair and brown eyes .
♫ ……………………………………….?
I'm an actress.
Exercise Seven : Put a cross in the right box
Exercise Eight : Combine the sentences using « with »
a) Jane is an actress
b) Jane is has blue eyes and fair hair
……………………………………………………………………………..
c) Jane acted in many films
d) Brian Holmes acted in many films
……………………………………………………………………………..
Exercise Nine : Write sentences about Jane Smith :
I live un a nice flat
She ………………………………………………
I have got a dog, a cat and two parrots.
She …………………………………………………
I always get up early when I work.
…………………………………………………………..
I have lunch at 1 p.m.
…………………………
I play tennis, chess and cards with my friends.
………………………………………………..
I drive a big car
………………………………………………………………
By Mr.Samir Bounab « sambounab@hotmail.fr »
"s" "z" " iz "
Verb infinitive regular irregular
gets to get
takes To take
goes To go
has To have
comes To come
returns To return
watches To watch
Name: Jane Smith hair: fair
Gender: woman job: actress
Body: slim - tall
Age: young
Eyes: blue
Name: hair:
Gender: job:
Body:
Age:
Eyes:
Kate( live)……………….. in a nice flat in the city
centre .She (be)………… a comedian. Every
evening , she (appear)……………… at the
Metropolis Theatre. Every morning, she
(practise)…………… jogging in the park next to
the theatre .That's why she (keep)………………….
fit and slim.

2. Exercise Ten : Give the present simple of these
verbs (3rd person singular)+ « Sound ‘ /s /or/z/’ »
Exercise Eleven : Put the verbs into « the simple past
tense ».
1.to be born
2.to join
3.to start
4.to go
5.to complete
6.to participate
7.to make
8.to take part
9.to act
Exercise Twelve : Ask questions on the underlined
words.
• A : ………………………….?
• B : Pablo Picasso was born in 1881.
• A : ………………………….?
• B : He was born in Malaga.
• A : ………………………….?
• B: He was a Spanish painter.
• A : ………………………….?
• B : He painted " les Demoiselles D'Avignon" in 1907.
Exercise Thirteen : Put a cross in the right box
Exercise fourteen: Turn the following sentences into
« the simple past tense ».
1- I visit Algiers . …………………
2- She cooks a big dinner. …………………
3- They play a football match. …………………
4- He studies five time a week. …………………
5- The baby cries too much . …………………
6-She obeys her mother …………………
Exercise fifteen : Turn into « the negative form then
into the interrogative form ».
a- Yesterday , I watched a film .
…………………
…………………
b- Last year, he learned English.
…………………
…………………
c- In 1986, Algeria participated in the World Cup.
…………………
…………………
Exercise Sixteen : Ask questions on the underlined
words.
1) They travelled to Paris, yesterday.
…………………
2) Betty visited Algeria , last year.
…………………
3) The pupils played a match, last week.
…………………
4) Karim arrived to school by bus .
…………………
5) Last week, it snowed too much .
…………………
6) Ahmed repaired the car,yesterday.
…………………
7) The teacher punished Ali, because he was late.
…………………
Exercise Seventeen: Put each word in its right
column according to their number of syllables
« Producer- Understand- write- instructing- paint-
comprehension- Teacher- mechanic- writing »
1 syllable words 2 syllable words 3 syllable words
Exercise Twenty : Calculate and write sentences using the
following verbs {paint /sing /produce /write} and "ago".
Charles Dickens …….."Oliver Twist" [1838-2009] …………
M'hamed Issiakhem …….."'Autoportrait' [1976-2009] ……
Pablo Picasso …………."Guernica" [1937-2009] …………
Walt Disney ……… "Peter Pan" [1952-2009] ………….
Charles Dickens ………. " David Copperfield "[1850- 2009]
…………………
BY Mr.SamirBounab « sambounab@hotmail.fr »
Verb s/he +sound Verb s/he +sound
To like
To hate
To close
to write
To wear
to drive
To teach
to play
To run
to open
To clean
to stand
Past
"ed"
[t] [d] [id]
1.Recorded
2.Talked
3.Called
4.Passed
5.Joined
6.Danced
7.Stayed
8.Performed
9.Completed
10. Toured
11. Promoted
Exercise Eighteen : Calculate and say « how many
years ago » did these people died.
{we're in 2009}
M'hamed Issiakhem [1985 – 2009]
…………………ago, he did.
Ray Charles [2004 -2009]
He died …………………ago.
Walt Disney [1966-2009]
Walt Disney …… ……………ago.
Mohamed Dib [2003 -2009]
…………………ago, Mohamed Dib …………