Verb drill

French invitation drill: suggest a day with on peut and parce que

Build French invitations from availability cues: on peut, a specific day and a reason with parce que. Practise 12 complete suggestions with answers.

In short

Build the suggestion as On peut + infinitive + day + parce que + reason. For one particular Saturday, use samedi; le samedi usually describes Saturdays in general. Keep a full subject and verb after parce que.

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Two friends arranging a time to meet over coffee.
A suggestion begins on peut se retrouver. Illustration: Atelier

On peut se retrouver mercredi parce que je finis tôt.

We can meet on Wednesday because I finish early.

Study first: three pieces to join
PieceFrenchWhat it adds
SuggestionOn peut discuterWhat you can do together
Specific dayjeudi soirWhen
Reasonparce que nous sommes libresWhy that day works

Write one complete sentence in the cue order: activity, day, reason. Begin every answer with On peut. Use the exact infinitive and reason provided, and keep the person in the reason: je stays je, while nous stays nous. Each day here refers to the next occurrence.

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  1. Inès

    Tu es libre mardi ?

    Are you free on Tuesday?

  2. Sam

    Non, je travaille tard. Mais mercredi, je suis libre.

    No, I’m working late. But I’m free on Wednesday.

  3. Inès

    On peut s’appeler mercredi parce que nous sommes libres tous les deux.

    We can call each other on Wednesday because we’re both free.

1 · Join the activity, day and reason

  1. discuter / lundi / je suis libre → (Use parce que.)
  2. se voir / mardi soir / tu finis tôt → (Keep tu in the reason.)
  3. s’appeler / mercredi / nous sommes disponibles → (Keep nous in the reason.)
  4. répéter / jeudi / vous avez le temps → (Keep vous in the reason.)
  5. se retrouver / vendredi / je ne travaille pas → (Keep both parts of the negative.)
  6. dîner ensemble / samedi / tout le monde est libre → (Tout le monde takes est.)

2 · Offer an alternative day

  1. Not lundi. discuter / mardi / je suis disponible → (Use the new day.)
  2. Not vendredi. se voir / dimanche / tu ne travailles pas → (Keep the negative reason.)
  3. Not mercredi. déjeuner ensemble / jeudi midi / nous avons une pause → (Keep midi beside the day.)
  4. Not samedi. s’appeler / lundi soir / elle peut participer → (Elide que before elle.)
  5. Not jeudi. se retrouver / vendredi / il finit à seize heures → (Elide que before il.)
  6. Not mardi. travailler ensemble / mercredi matin / nous sommes libres → (Keep matin beside the day.)

Question 1No account needed
Choose a one-off invitation for the coming Friday.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

On peut se voir vendredi.. Vendredi points to a specific Friday here; le vendredi suggests a regular arrangement.

Question 2No account needed
Complete the reason.On peut se voir jeudi ___il est libre.

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

parce qu’. Que loses its e before il: parce qu’il.

Question 3No account needed
Which suggestion has the right verb pattern?

Choose one answer.

Answer and explanation

On peut discuter mardi.. With on, write peut, followed directly by the infinitive discuter.