Grammaire : "tu", "te" or "toi" (correction)

Voici la correction de ces exercices. With audio!

 

 You and me

Here is the correction and the transaltion of the sentences with tu, te, t' and toi. I suggest that you read several times, copy, memorize, read aloud these basic sentences: the better you retain structures, the faster they come to mind when you need them!

Vous pouvez aussi écouter les phrases! You can also listen to the sentences!

A- TU habites à la campagne. You live in the countryside
J'habite en ville? Et TOI  ? I live in the city. And you?
Elle ne TE dit pas bonjour. She doesn't say hello to you.
Elle ne se souvient pas de TOI. Se doesn't remember you/ she doesn't have remembrance of you
Moi, ça va. Et TOI ? I am well. And you?

B- Je vais T' appeler demain soir I am going to call you tomorrow night
Il part en voyage avec TOI He is going on a trip with YOU
Elle voudrait TE parler She would like to speak to you
Et Julie: TU la connais? And Julie: do YOU know her?
Moi, je ne sais pas où est la poste. Mais TOI, tu le sais. I don't know where the post office is. But YOU, you know it.

C- Je veux TE présenter à mes amis. I want to introduce YOU to my friends
Nous T' aimons beaucoup. We like you very much
TU ne TE souviens pas de ce film. You don't remember this movie (= the verb is "se souvenir" TU" is the subject and "TE" is the modification of "se")
J'ai passé une bonne soirée avec TOI. I had a good time last night with YOU

D-  Tu répares ta voiture TOI -même. You repair your car yourself
TU TE couches à quelle heure, le soir? You got to bed at what time, at night? (= the verb is "se coucher" TU" is the subject and "TE" is the modification of "se")
Je m'appelle Pierrette. Et TOI, TU T' appelles comment? My name is/I call myself Pierrette. And YOU, what's your name/ how do YOU call YOURSELF? (= the reflexive verb is "s'appeler"; TU" is the subject and "TE" is the modification of "s'")

E- I know you.>>> Je TE connais
You? You are Swiss. >>> TOI? TU es suisse.
I wait for you.>>> Je T'attends (In French, "attendre" is a "direct verb" -you "wait someone", not "for someone")
I'm listening to you/I listen to you >>> Je T'écoute  (object pronoun is placed before the verb)
She is speaking/speaks to you >>> Elle TE parle (object pronoun is placed before the verb)

Daily life: dormir / to sleep (the answers)

Voici les réponses de l'exercice de cette leçon.

coucher de soleil à Paris (sunset in Paris)...

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1- Le matin, elle se lève toujours très tôt.
= In the morning, she always gets up very early. 

2- L'enfant est très fatigué: il s'endort tout de suite.
= The child is very tired, he falls asleep right away. 

3- Le chat ne dort pas la nuit, il dort toujours l'après-midi !
= The cat doesn't sleep at night, he always sleeps in the afternoon. 

4- Tu te réveilles tard le week-end.
= You wake up early on the weekends. 

5- Le sommeil est très important: le soir, je me couche toujours tôt.
= Sleep is very important: at night, I always go to bed early.

... coucher de soleil à New York (sunset in NYC)

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Lever de soleil en Andalousie (sunrise in Andalucìa) 

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Leçon, exercice et photos: © Sandrine de paris

Je, Je suis, J'ai, Un, Une: the anwsers

Here are the answers for the beginners' exercise that you did here.

"Cocorico ! Je suis français !"

Prêts ? Ready?

J'ai un sac français -I have a French bag
Je suis une touriste en France -I am a tourist in France
Je suis un touriste à San Francisco -I am a tourist in San Francisco
J'ai un appartement à Paris -I have an appartment in Paris
J'ai une maison en France -I have a house in France
Je suis à Paris -I am in Paris
J'ai un dollar -I have a dollar / one dollar
J'ai un Euro -I have a euro / one euro
Je suis française -I am French (female)
Je suis à San Francisco -I am in San Francisco

Bravo! A bientôt!

Lesson and photograph © Sandrine de Paris