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Level 12 - Porter 'to wear'

Porter is the French verb 'to wear' and it also means 'to carry'. It is a model for all regular verbs ending in -er.

je porte
tu portes
il porte
elle porte
David porte
nous portons
vous portez
ils portent
elles portent
Sophie et Marie portent

 

I wear
you (sg.) wear
he wears
she wears
David wears
we wear
you (pl.) wear
they (m.) wear
they (f.) wear
Sophie and Marie wear

To say what you are wearing you will need to use the words un and une (meaning 'a') or des ('some').

je porte une chemise blanche et un pantalon noir

tu portes un t-shirt rouge

il porte des chaussures vertes

Christine porte une veste rouge

nous portons des maillots jaunes

vous portez un pull violet

elles portent des casquettes bleues

 

I am wearing a white shirt and some black trousers

you are wearing a red t-shirt

he is wearing some green shoes

Christine is wearing a red jacket

we are wearing yellow sports shirts

you are wearing a purple jumper

they are wearing blue caps



Test yourself!

Translate from French into English, then from English into French. Highlight the right-hand column to reveal the answers.

1

je porte un chapeau noir

= I wear a black coat

2

tu portes un chemisier bleu

= you wear a blue blouse

3

il porte des gants rouges

= he wears (some) red gloves

4

elle porte un imperméable rose

= she wears a pink raincoat

5

Jean porte des bottes violettes

= Jean wears (some) purple boots

6

nous portons des maillots jaunes

= we wear (some) yellow sports shirts

7

vous portez un pantalon gris

= you wear grey trousers

8

ils portent des tricots orange

= they wear (some) orange jumpers

9

elles portent l'uniforme vert

= they wear the green uniform

10

Zoé et Yves portent des vestes

= Zoé and Yves wear (some) coats

11

I wear some white trainers

= je porte des baskets blancs

12

you (sg.) wear a man's suit

= tu portes un complet

13

he wears a yellow life jacket

= il porte un gilet de sauvetage jaune

14

she wears a red pair of tights

= elle porte un collant rouge

15

one wears a blue pair of jeans

= on porte un jean bleu

16

David wears a brown coat

= David porte un manteau marron

17

Carole wears a suit

= Carole porte un tailleur

18

we wear some pink t-shirts

= nous portons des t-shirts roses

19

you (pl.) wear a black belt

= vous portez une ceinture noire

20

they (m.) wear some orange socks

= ils portent des chaussettes orange

21

they (f.) wear some green shoes

= elles portent des chaussures vertes

22

David and Carole wear glasses

= David et Carole portent des lunettes

23

it is a pair of swimming trunks

= c'est un maillot de bain

24

they are my dresses

= ce sont mes robes

25

where are my slippers?

= où sont mes pantoufles?



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