PSC SLE French Writing: Verb forms and complements

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1. Complétez : Veuillez ____ votre dossier avant de partir.

   1. vérifiez
   2. vérifié
   3. vérifier
   4. vérifions
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   Correct answer: vérifier

   Veuillez is followed by an infinitive. Vérifier completes the polite instruction; another conjugated form or a participle cannot fill this position.

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2. Complétez : Nous vous remercions d’____ confirmé la date.

   1. être
   2. avez
   3. ayant
   4. avoir
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   Correct answer: avoir

   The completed action is expressed by the past infinitive avoir confirmé. Confirmer takes avoir in this construction.

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3. Complétez : Le service a ____ la petite salle hier.

   1. réservé
   2. réserver
   3. réserve
   4. réservons
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   Correct answer: réservé

   The auxiliary a requires the past participle réservé to form the passé composé. The direct object follows, so no agreement ending is added.

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4. Complétez : Hier, pendant que nous ____ le matériel, la directrice est arrivée.

   1. préparer
   2. préparé
   3. préparions
   4. préparant
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   Correct answer: préparions

   Préparions is the finite imperfect form agreeing with nous and describing the ongoing background action. The other options are non-finite forms.

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5. Complétez : Après ____ le message, Éva a rappelé la réception.

   1. être lu
   2. avoir lu
   3. a lu
   4. lire a
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   Correct answer: avoir lu

   After après, the past infinitive avoir lu expresses the completed action preceding the call. The other sequences do not form that construction.

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6. Complétez : Demain, nous ____ les nouveaux résultats à midi.

   1. publieras
   2. publiera
   3. publierons
   4. publierai
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   Correct answer: publierons

   With nous, the simple-future ending is -ons. Publierons agrees with that first-person plural subject.

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7. Complétez : Fermez la fenêtre avant que l’alarme ne ____ activée.

   1. est
   2. soit
   3. sera
   4. été
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   Correct answer: soit

   Avant que introduces a subjunctive clause. Soit supplies the required form of être; ne here is expletive rather than a negation.

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8. Complétez : Elle travaille ici depuis deux ans et ____ toujours le même bureau.

   1. occuper
   2. occupe
   3. occupé
   4. occupant
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   Correct answer: occupe

   The coordinated predicate needs the finite present occupe to describe the continuing situation. The infinitive, participle and present participle do not supply that predicate.

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9. Complétez : Sans ____ le fichier original, créez une copie de travail.

   1. modifiez
   2. modifier
   3. modifié
   4. modifions
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   Correct answer: modifier

   Sans takes an infinitive in this verbal construction. Modifier expresses the action to avoid while creating the copy.

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10. Complétez : Les techniciens pourront ____ le capteur demain.

    1. remplacer
    2. remplacent
    3. remplacé
    4. remplaçaient
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    Correct answer: remplacer

    Pouvoir is followed by the infinitive remplacer. The plural subject affects pourront, not the form of the following infinitive.

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11. Complétez : Vous ____ le plan dès que la séance commencera.

    1. recevrons
    2. recevrai
    3. recevra
    4. recevrez
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    Correct answer: recevrez

    Vous requires the second-person plural future recevrez. The future event in the following clause fits that planned sequence.

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12. Complétez : Il faut que le comité ____ à cette demande.

    1. réponde
    2. répond
    3. répondra
    4. répondu
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    Correct answer: réponde

    Il faut que calls for the subjunctive. Réponde is the third-person singular present subjunctive of répondre.

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13. Complétez : Pour que les visiteurs ____ entrer, la porte restera ouverte.

    1. peuvent
    2. pourront
    3. pouvoir
    4. puissent
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    Correct answer: puissent

    Pour que introduces a purpose clause with the subjunctive. Puissent agrees with the third-person plural subject visiteurs.

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14. Complétez : J’aimerais que vous ____ cette section avant vendredi.

    1. relisiez
    2. relisez
    3. relirez
    4. relu
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    Correct answer: relisiez

    The wish introduced by j’aimerais que calls for the subjunctive. Relisiez is the form of relire agreeing with vous.

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