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Mixed Grammar Quiz — 100 questions

100 questions -ER present · Articles · Prepositions · Reflexives · Negation 20 jumbled sentences Full explanation on every question 🌐 300 bilingual sentences

Five topics, twenty questions each — the pieces of French you use in every single sentence. The verb ending that decides who is speaking, the little word in front of the noun, the preposition before a place, the pronoun glued to a reflexive verb, and the two halves of a negative wrapping the verb. This quiz asks five different kinds of question, including jumbled sentences you rebuild word by word, and explains every single answer in full. The 🌐 Translations tab holds every sentence in the quiz, both ways, so you can cover one side and drill.

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Mini-chapter — the rules this quiz tests

Five sections, one screen each: the rule, a table, the trap, two examples. Read it, take the quiz, come back to any section that goes badly.

Little words à au · aux de du · des en chez others Verdict right wrong

The shades are a clue: au and du are the darker versions of à and de, because that is exactly what they are — à + le and de + le squeezed together.

E1 · -ER present A1 · Articles P2 · Places R2 · Reflexives N2 · Negation

E1 -ER verbs in the present

Rule: cut the -er off the base form and add six endings: -e, -es, -e, -ons, -ez, -ent.
Je becomes j’ in front of a vowel, and on always takes the il / elle ending.
One French present covers both English presents, so je travaille is I work and I am working.
Six families change their spelling on the way, and the table below sorts them.

Decide — the six families that change their spelling
Family	What changes	Example
-GER · manger	keep the e before -ons	Nous mangeons à midi.We eat at noon.
-CER · commencer	c takes a cedilla before -ons	Nous commençons à huit heures.We start at eight.
e → è · acheter	e becomes è, except with nous and vous	J’achète du pain.I buy bread.
é → è · préférer	é becomes è, except with nous and vous	Je préfère le train.I prefer the train.
doubling · appeler	the l doubles, except with nous and vous	J’appelle le bureau.I call the office.
-YER · payer	y becomes i, except with nous and vous	Je paie le loyer.I pay the rent.

Separate — the forms that change vs nous and vous
je · tu · il · ils — the change shows	nous · vous — the plain spelling comes back
J’achète des fruits.I buy fruit.	Nous achetons des fruits.We buy fruit.
Elle préfère le métro.She prefers the metro.	Vous préférez le métro.You prefer the metro.
Ils appellent la banque.They call the bank.	Nous appelons la banque.We call the bank.
Tu paies en ligne.You pay online.	Nous payons en ligne.We pay online.

Trap

The endings -e, -es and -ent are all silent, so parle, parles and parlent sound the same. Only the subject tells you what to write: Ils parle français → Ils parlent français, Tu parle vite → Tu parles vite.

Je commence à huit heures et nous mangeons dans la cuisine.

I start at eight and we eat in the kitchen.

Elle préfère payer en ligne, alors elle appelle la banque.

She prefers to pay online, so she calls the bank.

A1 Articles

Rule: le, la, les point at something the listener already has in mind; un, une and des bring something new into the conversation.
le and la shorten to l’ in front of a vowel, and every French noun keeps its article, even where English drops some.

Decide — which article the noun needs
What you mean	Use	Example
something already known	le / la / les	Je ferme la porte.I am closing the door.
the noun starts with a vowel	l’	Il ouvre l’armoire.He opens the cupboard.
one thing, new to the listener	un / une	Je cherche un logement.I am looking for a place to live.
more than one, new to the listener	des	Nous achetons des pommes.We are buying apples.
a statement about the whole thing	le / la / les	J’aime le café.I like coffee.
an amount nobody counts	du / de la / des	Je bois du café.I am drinking coffee.
after a quantity word	de	Je bois beaucoup de café.I drink a lot of coffee.
after ne … pas	de	Je ne bois pas de café.I do not drink coffee.
after ne … pas with être	the article stays	Ce n’est pas un problème.That is not a problem.
à + le · à + les	au / aux	Je vais au marché.I am going to the market.
de + le · de + les	du / des	Elle sort des magasins.She is coming out of the shops.
à or de + la / l’	nothing squeezes	Nous sommes à la banque.We are at the bank.

Separate — the whole thing vs an amount of it
In general — le / la / les	Some of it, right now — du / de la / des
J’aime le café.I like coffee — coffee as a whole.	Je bois du café.I am drinking coffee — some, in my cup.
Elle aime la musique.She likes music.	Elle écoute de la musique.She is listening to music.
Nous aimons les légumes.We like vegetables.	Nous mangeons des légumes.We are eating vegetables.

Trap

English drops some and the sentence still stands; French keeps des and du every time. Je mange pommes → Je mange des pommes, Il boit eau → Il boit de l’eau.

Je bois du café le matin, mais je préfère le thé.

I drink coffee in the morning, but I prefer tea.

Nous allons au marché et nous n’achetons pas de viande.

We are going to the market and we are not buying any meat.

P2 Places, countries and people

Rule: a town takes à. A country depends on its gender and number: feminine or starting with a vowel takes en, masculine takes au, plural takes aux.
Origin takes de, du or des, a person takes chez, and à and de squeeze with le and les but never with la or l’.

Decide — where you are, where you are going, where you come from
What comes next	Use	Example
a town	à	Je travaille à Ottawa.I work in Ottawa.
feminine country	en	Elle habite en Belgique.She lives in Belgium.
country starting with a vowel (even a masculine one)	en	Il travaille en Iran.He works in Iran.
masculine country	au	Nous restons au Maroc.We are staying in Morocco.
plural country	aux	Ma cousine vit aux Pays-Bas.My cousin lives in the Netherlands.
a person, or their workplace	chez	Je vais chez le dentiste.I am going to the dentist.
a building or an institution	à la / à l’	Il est à la clinique.He is at the clinic.
à + le bureau · à + les voisins	au / aux	Je vais au bureau.I am going to the office.
de + le marché · de + les magasins	du / des	Je reviens du marché.I am coming back from the market.
position word ending in de	près de, à côté de, en face de	La banque est à côté du parc.The bank is next to the park.
position word that adds nothing	dans, sur, sous, devant, derrière	Le dossier est sur la table.The file is on the table.
transport you sit inside	en	Je voyage en train.I travel by train.
transport you sit on	à	Il va au travail à vélo.He goes to work by bike.
inside one named vehicle	dans	J’attends dans la voiture.I am waiting in the car.

Separate — going there vs coming from there
Going / being there	Coming from there
Je vais au Canada.I am going to Canada.	Je viens du Canada.I come from Canada.
Elle est en France.She is in France.	Elle vient de France.She comes from France.
On part aux Philippines.We are leaving for the Philippines.	On revient des Philippines.We are coming back from the Philippines.
Tu vas chez le dentiste.You are going to the dentist.	Tu reviens de chez le dentiste.You are coming back from the dentist.

Trap

A person takes chez, a place takes à: Je vais au médecin → Je vais chez le médecin. And a masculine country starting with a vowel still takes en: au Iran → en Iran.

Je vais chez le dentiste, près de la gare.

I am going to the dentist, near the station.

Nous venons des Émirats et nous allons à Calgary en train.

We come from the Emirates and we are going to Calgary by train.

R2 Reflexive verbs

Rule: a reflexive verb carries a small pronoun that has to match the subject, and that pronoun sits right in front of the verb.
Before a vowel, me, te and se shorten to m’, t’, s’.
Several of these verbs also change their stem, and the change stops at nous and vous.

Decide — pick the pronoun, then check the stem
What you have	Write	Example
je	me	Je me lève à six heures.I get up at six.
tu	te	Tu te reposes le dimanche.You rest on Sundays.
il / elle / on	se	Elle se prépare vite.She gets ready quickly.
nous	nous	Nous nous couchons tard.We go to bed late.
vous	vous	Vous vous reposez un peu.You are resting a little.
ils / elles	se	Ils se dépêchent.They are hurrying.
je + a verb starting with a vowel	m’	Je m’habille vite.I get dressed quickly.
tu + a verb starting with a vowel	t’	Tu t’installes ici.You are settling in here.
il / elle / ils + a verb starting with a vowel	s’	Ils s’appellent le soir.They call each other in the evening.
se lever	e becomes è, except with nous and vous	Je me lève tôt, nous nous levons tôt.I get up early, we get up early.
s’appeler	the l doubles, except with nous and vous	Je m’appelle Marc, vous vous appelez Marc.My name is Marc, your name is Marc.

Separate — where the pronoun lands
The plain sentence	The same idea, reshaped
Je me lève tôt.I get up early — the pronoun sits in front of the verb.	Je vais me lever tôt.I am going to get up early — the pronoun moves in front of the base form.
Vous vous installez ici.You are settling in here.	Vous voulez vous installer ici.You want to settle in here — again in front of the base form.
Nous nous reposons.We are resting.	Nous ne nous reposons pas.We are not resting — ne and pas wrap the pronoun and the verb together.
Tu te dépêches.You are hurrying.	Te dépêches-tu ?Are you hurrying? — the pronoun stays in front and the subject moves behind.

Trap

After aller, vouloir or devoir the pronoun still belongs to the real subject, never to the base form: Je vais se reposer → Je vais me reposer, Nous devons se dépêcher → Nous devons nous dépêcher.

Je m’appelle Nadia et je me lève à cinq heures.

My name is Nadia and I get up at five.

Elle va se reposer chez ses parents, mais elle ne se couche pas tôt.

She is going to rest at her parents’ home, but she does not go to bed early.

N2 Negation

Rule: negation comes in two pieces that wrap the conjugated verb: ne in front, pas behind. ne shortens to n’ before a vowel, and the second piece changes with the meaning: jamais, plus, rien, personne.

Decide — the meaning first, then the second piece
What you mean	Use	Example
not	ne … pas	Je ne travaille pas aujourd’hui.I am not working today.
the verb starts with a vowel	n’ … pas	Il n’aime pas le froid.He does not like the cold.
never	ne … jamais	Elle ne fume jamais.She never smokes.
not any more	ne … plus	Il ne travaille plus ici.He does not work here any more.
nothing	ne … rien	Je ne comprends rien.I understand nothing.
nobody	ne … personne	Je ne connais personne ici.I know nobody here.
nothing is doing the action	rien ne …	Rien ne change.Nothing changes.
nobody is doing the action	personne ne …	Personne ne répond.Nobody answers.
two verbs together	wrap the conjugated one only	Je ne veux pas partir.I do not want to leave.
the article after the negation	becomes de	Je n’ai pas de voiture.I do not have a car.
saying yes to a negative question	si	« Tu ne viens pas ? » — « Si, je viens. »“Are you not coming?” — “Yes, I am coming.”

Separate — everyday speech vs anything you write
Spoken — ne often drops out	Written — ne stays every time
Je sais pas.I do not know.	Je ne sais pas.I do not know.
Elle vient pas ce soir.She is not coming tonight.	Elle ne vient pas ce soir.She is not coming tonight.
On a pas le temps.We do not have time.	On n’a pas le temps.We do not have time.
C’est pas grave.It does not matter.	Ce n’est pas grave.It does not matter.

Trap

With two verbs, the two pieces close around the conjugated verb and leave the base form outside: Je ne veux partir pas → Je ne veux pas partir. And the article behind the negation flattens to de: Je n’ai pas une voiture → Je n’ai pas de voiture.

Je ne travaille pas le dimanche et je ne réponds jamais aux courriels.

I do not work on Sundays and I never answer emails.

Elle ne veut pas sortir, parce qu’elle n’a plus de temps.

She does not want to go out, because she has no time left.

French With Guri · Mixed Grammar Quiz · 100 questions · English explanations, French practice.

Mini-chapter — the rules this quiz tests

E1 -ER verbs in the present

A1 Articles

P2 Places, countries and people

R2 Reflexive verbs

N2 Negation

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