Gap-fill
Accept shopping help but decline a visit in French: gap-fill messages
Complete French messages that accept an errand, decline a visit and arrange a doorstep drop-off. Includes a word bank, pictures and English translations.
- A2
- 8 gaps
- Translation included
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In short
Thank the person, then name the help you want: Pour les courses, oui, volontiers. To decline a visit, add Je préfère ne pas recevoir de visite aujourd’hui. You can accept an errand and arrange a drop-off at your door.
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How do you accept or decline help politely in French?
| Your choice | Your reply |
|---|---|
| Accept both | Oui, merci ! Tu peux faire les courses et passer me voir. |
| Accept only the shopping | Pour les courses, oui, volontiers. Mais je préfère me reposer seule. |
| Decline both | Merci, mais je n’ai besoin de rien pour le moment. |
Inès is replying to her friend Malik, so both use tu. She wants the shopping left outside her door. The separate final message gives another possible reply: she declines all help for now.
Four things in the arrangement
Find:
Choose from these eight words
| French | Meaning |
|---|---|
| volontiers | gladly |
| préfère | prefer |
| devant | in front of |
| vers | around, for an approximate time |
| après | after |
| rien | anything, in a negative sentence |
| moment | moment |
| dirai | will tell |
Merci pour ton aide !
Malik : Salut Inès ! Je peux te faire quelques courses et passer te voir après. Tu as besoin de quelque chose ?
Inès : Merci, c’est gentil. Pour les courses, oui, (gladly). En revanche, je (prefer) ne pas recevoir de visite aujourd’hui. Est-ce que tu pourrais déposer le sac (in front of) ma porte (around) midi ?
Malik : Bien sûr. Je t’enverrai un message (after) mon passage. Inès : Parfait, je t’envoie ma liste. Merci beaucoup !
Autre réponse possible — Inès : Merci de me le proposer, mais je n’ai besoin de (anything, with ne) pour le (moment). Je te (will tell) si cela change. À bientôt !
Read it in English
Malik: Hi Inès! I can do a little shopping for you and come to see you afterwards. Do you need anything?
Inès: Thank you, that’s kind. For the shopping, yes, gladly. However, I’d prefer not to have visitors today. Could you leave the bag outside my door around midday?
Malik: Of course. I’ll send you a message after I’ve been round. Inès: Perfect, I’ll send you my list. Thank you very much!
Another possible reply — Inès: Thank you for offering, but I don’t need anything at the moment. I’ll tell you if that changes. See you soon!