“Manquer”, “plaire” and “faillir”
“Manquer”, “plaire” and “faillir”
Key Words & Phrases
- Manquer
- Sayid manque à Aurélie.
- Cette soupe manque de sel.
- J’ai manqué de tomber !
- Ne manquez pas le prochain épisode !
- Plaire
- Ce restaurant me plaît beaucoup.
- Ce restaurant plaît à tout le monde.
- Ça me plairait de visiter Paris.
- Faillir
- J’ai failli à mon devoir.
- Il a failli tomber.
Learn
“manquer à”
“plaire”
“faillir”
Watch
Comme une Française: Other uses of “manquer”
Learn French with Pascal: “plaire à”
Learn French with Pascal: “faillir”
Read
Kwiziq: Using “manquer à”
Yabla: Using “plaire”
ThoughCo: “faillir” and “faillir à”
Kwiziq: “faillir” + infinitive
Practice
Français Facile: practice the prepositions after “manquer”
Lawless French: Translation quiz on “manquer”
Mansfield University: Drag and drop exercise on “plaire”
Le FLE pour les curieux: exercise on “plaire”
Using one of the recommended resources to get writing feedback, respond to the prompt below.
- Translate the following sentences into English.
- Ils ont failli manquer de temps.
- Cette histoire ne me plaît pas.
- Mes parents nous manquent beaucoup.
- Translate the following sentences into French, using “manquer”, “plaire” or “faillir”.
- I miss my dog.
- They like this house.
Using one of the platforms for finding a tutor or language exchange partner, practice the speaking activities below.
Partner Speaking Exercise:
- Ask your partner whether they have already almost done, seen, or eaten something. Then, it is your partner’s turn to ask you questions. You must answer in full sentences.
“Est-ce que tu as déjà failli être en retard à un rendez-vous important ?”
Independent Speaking Exercise:
- Make as many sentences as possible using the verb “manquer” and the following items. You can make 6 different sentences.
- Moi
- Mon frère
- Mes chiens
- Make sentences using the following items as subject and the verb “plaire”. You will need to make up the object.
Example: “la voiture” ⟶ La voiture ne leur plaît pas.
- Ce repas
- Les vacances
- Notre maison
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