Three Step French - Practice #6 - Saying What You Want in French - Exercises
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Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready ? Je un chat noir. Je un chat noir. Voudrais. Je voudrais un chat noir. Je voudrais un chat noir. I would like a black cat. We use voudrais because the subject is je. I. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready ? Elle un nouvel ami.

Elle, un nouvel ami. Elle voudrait un nouvel ami. She would like a new friend. We use "voudrait" in this sentence because the subject is "elle", "she". Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready ? Nous, une voiture japonaise. Nous, une voiture japonaise. Voudrions.

Nous voudrions une voiture japonaise. Nous voudrions une voiture japonaise. We would like a Japanese car. We use "voudrions" in this sentence because the subject is "nous". Oui. Unscrabble the words to make a sentence. Ready ? Je. Je veux. Je veux un.

Je veux un vélo rouge. Choose the best answer to complete this sentence. Ready ? Il voudrait un ordinateur rapide.

"They would like a fast computer." "Voudrait" is used here because the subject is "ils", "they". Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready ? Ils voudraient ou voudrions une glace au chocolat. Ils voudraient ou voudrions une glace au chocolat. voudraient Ils voudraient une glace au chocolat.

"He would like a chocolate ice cream." "Voudrait" is used here because the subject is "il", "he". Let's translate some sentences into French. Translate "Would you like a coffee?" into French. "Vous", "you" formal or plural, followed by "voudriez", "would like", conditional form of "vouloir", for "vous".

Next, un, a masculine singular article, followed by café, coffee. Voudriez is used here because the subject is vous, you. Vous voudriez un café. Would you like a coffee? Translate I want a new bag into French. Je, I, followed by veux.

"Want" : présent tense form of "vouloir" for "je". Next, "e" masculine singular article followed by "nouveau" : new masculine singular adjective. Next, "sac" : bague. "Veux" is used here because the subject is "je", "I". And "veux" is the present tense of "vouloir" meaning "want".

It expresses a direct desire. Je veux un nouveau sac. I want a new bag. Translate "Would you like to go to the cinema" into French. Tu. You, informal singular, followed by voudrais.

Would like, conditional form of vouloir for tu. Next, aller, to go. Infinitive form of the verb aller, followed by to the. Next, cinéma. Cinéma. Voudrais is used here because the subject is tu, you. Tu voudrais aller au cinéma.

Tu voudrais aller au cinéma ? Would you like to go to the cinema ? Listen to me as I speak. Which form of the verb vouloir is used in each sentence ? Je voudrais un chat noir. Let's listen one more time. Je voudrais un chat noir. Did you hear ? Voudrais. Voudrais, meaning I would like, is the first person singular conjugation of vouloir, to want.

in the conditional tense. How about "Nous voudrions une voiture japonaise." Let's listen one more time. Nous voudrions une voiture japonaise. Did you hear "voudrions"? "Voudrions" meaning "we would like" is the first person plural conjugation of "vouloir" to "want" in the conditional tense. Next, "Il voudrait une glace au chocolat." One more time.

Il voudrait une glace au chocolat. Did you hear ? Voudrait, meaning "He/She would like" is a third person singular conjugation of vouloir, to want in the conditional tense. And Vous voudriez un café ? One more time. Vous voudriez un café ? Did you hear ? Voudriez ?

"Voudriez" meaning "you would like" is the seconde personne plural or formal singular conjugation of "vouloir" "to want" in the conditional tense. Thank you for watching. Now you know how to say what you want in French and now you can move on to the next lesson in the password. Au revoir !