Advanced French Final Exam 2008

The correct answer is "a-t-il." In French, to ask someone's age, we use the phrase "Quel âge a-t-il?" which translates to "How old is he?" The expression "a-t-il" is the correct form of the verb "avoir" (to have) in the interrogative form, which is used to ask questions.

The correct answer is "regardait / a sonné". In this sentence, "Elle" is the subject and "regardait" is the imperfect tense of the verb "regarder" (to watch). This indicates that she was watching television in the past. "Le téléphone" is the object and "a sonné" is the passé composé tense of the verb "sonner" (to ring). This indicates that the phone rang in the past. Therefore, the correct answer is "regardait / a sonné" as it correctly matches the verb tenses and makes logical sense in the context of the sentence.

The correct answer is "Ne soyez pas." This is because the phrase "en retard pour le dîner" translates to "late for dinner" in English. The verb "être" (to be) is used to express being late, and in this case, the imperative form "soyez" is used to address multiple people. The negation "ne" is added before the verb to indicate "do not be" late for dinner.

In this sentence, the verb "amener" means "to bring" and is used to indicate that the speaker will bring a friend to the picnic. The verb "apporter" means "to bring" as well, but is used to indicate that the speaker and their friend will bring drinks to the picnic. Therefore, the correct answer is "amener / apporter" as it accurately conveys the intended meaning of the sentence.

The correct answer is "était / venait". This is because the sentence is talking about a past action (when my aunt was young) and a repeated action in the past (she used to come to see us every summer). The verb "être" (to be) is conjugated in the imperfect tense "était" to indicate the past and "venir" (to come) is conjugated in the imperfect tense "venait" to indicate a repeated action in the past.

Last night, Annette watched television and her brother went out with his friends. The verb "regardait" (watched) is in the imperfect tense, which indicates an ongoing or repeated action in the past. The verb "sorti" (went out) is in the passé composé tense, which is used to express a completed action in the past. Therefore, the correct answer is "a regardé / est sorti."

The correct answer is "sont entrées / a regardées". In this sentence, Michèle et Corinne are the subjects and they are both female (plural). Therefore, the verb "entrer" needs to agree with the subject and be conjugated in the feminine plural form, which is "sont entrées". Additionally, the verb "regarder" also needs to agree with the subject and be conjugated in the feminine plural form, which is "a regardées".

The correct answer is "a parlé / était." In the sentence, "Le président a parlé pendant vingt minutes," the verb "a parlé" indicates that the president spoke for twenty minutes. In the second part of the sentence, "Son discours était très intéressant," the verb "était" is used to describe the state of the speech, indicating that it was very interesting.

The correct answer is "Va." This is because the sentence is in the imperative form, which is used to give commands or instructions. In this case, the command is directed towards a singular person, "tu" (you), so the correct verb form is "va" (go).

The correct answer is "avons retrouvées". In French, the verb "retrouver" is conjugated with the auxiliary verb "avoir" in the compound past tense. Since the subject "nous" is plural and feminine, the past participle "retrouvées" must agree in gender and number. Therefore, "avons retrouvées" is the correct form.