Verb drill
French change verbs: a before-and-after sentence drill
Choose changer, remplacer, échanger, agrandir or améliorer from clear before-and-after scenes. Study the patterns, then complete eight French sentences.
- A2
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In short
Use remplacer A par B when B takes A’s place, and échanger A contre B for a swap. Agrandir makes something larger; améliorer makes it better. Changer is the broader verb for a change.
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Find:
| Before → after | French model | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| An old lamp → a new lamp in its place | Je remplace la vieille lampe par une lampe neuve. | Replacement; old item first. |
| My blue chair, your red chair → we swap | J’échange ma chaise bleue contre ta chaise rouge. | An exchange with a counterpart. |
| A small poster → the same poster, larger | J’agrandis l’affiche. | Size. |
| Unclear instructions → clearer instructions | J’améliore les consignes. | Quality. |
| A meeting on Monday → a meeting on Tuesday | Je change la date de la réunion. | A different arrangement. |
A larger picture can still be blurry. Agrandir names its size change; améliorer la qualité says the quality gets better. For an exchange, name what each side gives. For a replacement, put the old item before par and the new item after it.
Avant, les consignes sont longues. Après, elles sont courtes et claires. Léa améliore les consignes.
Before, the instructions are long. Afterwards, they are short and clear. Léa improves the instructions.
How do you describe a change in French?
Type only the missing word. Use the present tense for the verb gaps. The cue tells you which action is intended, so focus on the subject, spelling and construction. Watch the extra e in nous changeons and the -iss- in nous agrandissons.
1 · A new object, size or arrangement
- Je la vieille lampe par une lampe neuve. (remplacer: a new lamp takes the old one’s place)
- Nous nos chaises. (échanger: we swap chairs with each other)
- Elle l’affiche. (agrandir: the same poster becomes larger)
- Tu la qualité de l’image. (améliorer: the image becomes clearer)
- Nous la date de la réunion. (changer: Monday becomes Tuesday)
- Nous la photo avant de l’imprimer. (agrandir: make the photo larger)
- Léa remplace le mot « grand » le mot « immense ». (the preposition in the replacement pattern)
- J’échange mon carnet bleu ton carnet vert. (the preposition that introduces what I receive in a swap)