Travail de cloche: Write a sentence which uses two different être verbs in the passé composé.
Billet de sortie: Translate into French: I was packing my suitcase when ten beavers entered my room and told me that they happily ate apples at the beach.
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Homework due Wednesday, April 2
Travail de cloche: Describe three things which you did yesterday, using a different adverb for each activity.
Billet de sortie: Rewrite the following sentences changing the mode to the passé composé, substituting the appropriate direct object and indirect object pronouns, and making any other necessary changes. Ils donnent deux brioches à la cannelle à sa sœur.
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Homework due Tuesday, April 1
Travaildecloche: Translate into French: It was raining, we were happy, and then Bob opened the door.
Billet de sortie: Translate into French: It was raining when suddenly it started to snow and Bob was cold because the weather was cold.
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Homework due Monday, March 31
Travail de cloche: What are three examples of situations when the passé composé is used in French? You may write your response in English, but all that you write must constitute complete sentences.
Billet de sortie: Translate into French: Yesterday I did not eat an apple during French class.
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Homework due Friday, March 28
Travail de cloche: Write a sentence which uses two different adverbs.
Billet de sortie: Translate into French: We walked to school, we entered the building, we heard the school song, we ran to class, we listened to the teacher.
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Homework due Wednesday, March 26
Travail de cloche: What are four examples of situations when the imparfait is used in French?
Billet de sortie: Translate into French: Yesterday Justin went to school on a hippopotamus at the same time that Marie was doing her homework.
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Homework due Tuesday, March 25
Travail de cloche: Translate into French: Justin read a book. Justin and I said “this is a good book.” Justin and Celine wrote a book which was bad.
Billet de sortie: Translate into French: Justin was reading a book. Marie and Louise were writing a song. My mother and you were telling Bertrand that the pie was ready. Suddenly, Don began singing.
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Homework due Monday, March 24
Complete homework from weeks of March 1 – March 13
Travail de cloche: Translate into French: I will happily begin vacation today.
Billet de sortie: Translate into French: Justin arrived in Paris on Monday. Justin and Pierre went to the Louvre Museum on Tuesday. Justin and I fell into the Seine on Wednesday. You and Justin departed for the United States on Thursday.
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Homework due Friday, March 14
Travail de cloche: Translate into French: Yesterday, Bob and I were happily drinking milk, but later the students were working lazily.
Billet de sortie: Translate into French: In the past, we would sing slowly but he would dance rapidly.
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Homework due Thursday, March 13
Lesson originally scheduled for March 7
Travail de cloche: Translate the following sentence, replacing all nouns with appropriate pronouns. Constance Contraire gave three bananas to the Andrews Sisters.
Billet de sortie: Translate into French: The itsy-bitsy (toute-petite) spider slowly climbed up the water spout (la descente).
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Homework due Wednesday, March 12
