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French recipe imperative worksheet answer key for French A2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: French recipes use the imperative, the present-tense form without the subject: Coupez les oignons, Ajoutez du sel, Faites cuire. This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French A2 worksheet on French recipe imperative, from match the cooking verbs to translate the instructions: the final answer in bold, the rule behind it, and a model answer for each writing task.

Here is the answer key of the French A2 worksheet on French recipe imperative. Try the worksheet first, then compare, and reread the lesson if a rule is unclear.

Compare each answer with the key and read the short explanation. For open writing, check your steps against the model and the listed points. Accents and the endings of the imperative matter, so look at them first.

Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Reading

French recipe imperative: the answers explained

Problem 1 Match the cooking verbs

Each verb names one action in the kitchen.

1-d, 2-f, 3-b, 4-c, 5-a, 6-e

Problem 2 Quantity words

After a quantity, use de (or d’ before a vowel), no article.

1 de · 2 d’ · 3 de · 4 de · 5 de

Problem 3 Tu commands

Drop tu; for -er verbs also drop the final -s.

1 Coupe · 2 Ajoute · 3 Mélange · 4 Attends · 5 Fais

Problem 4 Vous commands

The vous form keeps its -ez ending; faire gives faites.

1 Faites cuire · 2 Mettez · 3 Prenez · 4 Battez · 5 Épluchez

Problem 5 Ingredient or utensil?

You eat ingredients; you cook with utensils.

1 U · 2 I · 3 U · 4 I · 5 U · 6 U

Problem 6 Spoons and pinches

Liquids come in liters, small amounts in pinches, solids in kilos.

1 un litre · 2 une pincée · 3 une cuillère à soupe · 4 un kilo

Problem 7 Translate to French

Imperative of éplucher, ajouter, mettre; du four does not apply: the oven is au four.

1 Épluchez les pommes de terre. · 2 Ajoutez une pincée de sel. · 3 Mettez le plat au four.

Problem 8 Let’s cook

Verbs in -ger keep the e: mélangeons, mangeons.

1 Faisons · 2 Coupons · 3 Mélangeons · 4 Ajoutons · 5 Mangeons

Problem 9 Do not!

Put ne … pas around the verb; du and trop de become de after a negative.

1 Ne mets pas trop de sel. · 2 Ne coupez pas les oignons très gros. · 3 N’ajoutons pas de sucre. · 4 Ne laisse pas le lait bouillir.

Problem 10 Order the steps

Mix, add milk, rest, cook, turn.

b – d – c – a – e

Problem 11 Read the recipe card

Quantities are in grams and centiliters.

1 Il faut 800 g de courgettes. · 2 Il faut 20 cl de crème. · 3 À 200 °C.

Problem 12 Correct the mistake

tu imperative of -er verbs has no -s; faites; no article after a quantity; avec la farine; plural œufs.

1 Coupe · 2 Faites cuire · 3 200 g de beurre · 4 avec la farine · 5 deux œufs

Problem 13 Gratin instructions

The verbs follow the order of the steps.

1 Épluchez · 2 Coupez · 3 Versez · 4 Salez · 5 Faites cuire

Problem 14 Read the timeline

The last box tells what to do after baking.

1 Cinq minutes. · 2 À 180 °C. · 3 Laissez tiédir la quiche dix minutes.

Problem 15 Translate to English

Keep the commands in the English imperative.

1 Brown the onions in a little oil. · 2 Do not forget to salt the pasta water. · 3 Drain the beans and let them cool.

Problem 16 From infinitive to vous

Recipes print the infinitive; spoken French uses the imperative.

1 Battez les œufs. · 2 Ajoutez 100 g de sucre. · 3 Faites fondre le beurre. · 4 N’ouvrez pas le four.

Problem 17 Say the quantities

Write the number in words, then the unit and de or d’.

1 deux cent cinquante grammes de farine · 2 vingt centilitres de crème · 3 un kilo et demi de tomates · 4 soixante-quinze centilitres d’eau

Problem 18 Grandmother’s mafé

The peanut paste is added after browning; the dish is served with rice.

1 V · 2 F · 3 V · 4 F

Problem 19 Write a salad recipe

Model: Lavez quatre tomates. Coupez-les en rondelles. Ajoutez une cuillère à soupe d’huile d’olive et une pincée de sel. Mélangez et servez frais. Check: four imperatives, de after quantities, logical order.

Model answer given; check the three points.

Problem 20 Translate the instructions

Negative imperative, pronoun les, and the verb pair laisser reposer.

1 N’ajoutez pas le lait maintenant ; attendez dix minutes. · 2 Coupez les oignons et faites-les revenir dans un peu d’huile. · 3 Laissez reposer la pâte une heure, puis étalez-la.

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