GRAMMAR EXERCISE

Pierre : Alors, tu ___ ________ (faire) quoi ce week-end ? J’___ ________ (entendre) dire que tu étais partie en escapade.

 

Marie : Oh oui, j’___ ________ (passer) un super week-end à la montagne avec des amis. On ___ ________ (faire) de la randonnée et on ___ ________ (faire) du ski.

 

Pierre : Génial ! Moi, j’___ juste ________ (passer) le week-end à me détendre à la maison. J’___ ________ (regarder) quelques films et j’___ ________ (lire) un bon livre.

CORRECTION

J’ai entendu dire que tu étais partie en escapade.

(I heard that you went on a getaway.)

Here, the verb “être” (conjugated as “étais”) is combined with the past participle “partie” to express the action of Marie leaving for a trip.

On a fait de la randonnée et on a même fait du ski.

(We went hiking and even went skiing.)

The auxiliary verb “avoir” (conjugated as “a”) is used twice in this sentence, followed by the past participles “fait” and “fait” respectively. It shows the actions of Marie and her friends hiking and skiing.

J’ai passé un super week-end à la montagne avec des amis.

(I had a great weekend in the mountains with friends.) In this sentence, the verb “avoir” (conjugated as “ai”) is followed by the past participle “passé” to indicate the action of Marie spending her weekend in the mountains.

Moi, j’ai juste passé le week-end à me détendre à la maison.

(As for me, I just spent the weekend relaxing at home.)

Here, the verb “avoir” (conjugated as “ai”) is combined with the past participle “passé” to express Pierre’s action of spending the weekend relaxing at home.