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4.7: Structure - Le verbe jouer

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    In this section, you will learn about the verb jouer. 

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    On étudie !

    Conjugaison du verbe jouer (to play)
    Singulier Pluriel
    je joue nous jouons
    tu joues vous jouez
    il, elle, on joue ils, elles jouent

    When the verb jouer (to play) is used with musical instruments (les instruments musicaux) or sports (le sport) & games (les jeux) you must add the appropriate preposition after it.

    For musical instruments we say: jouer de + [l'instrument].

    For a sport or game we say: jouer à + [le sport, le jeu].

    It is important to remember to contract prepositions with certain definite articles that follow:

    de + le = du

    de + les = des

    à + le = au

    à + les = aux

    Exemples :

    Il joue du piano

    Je joue au baseball

    Tu joues aux échecs

    On approfondit !

    Ressources en ligne

    Use the following resources to type accents and/or search for words:

    • Accents: ç, à, é, è, â, ê, î, ô, û, ù, ë, ï, ü 
    • Dictionnaire français-anglais

    Exercice 1 : le verbe 'jouer' (prépositions)


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