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Indefinite Adjectives: chaque, plusieurs, tout

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Master Indefinite Adjectives: chaque, plusieurs, tout for GCSE French with this free worksheet and full mark scheme — Foundation and Higher exam-style practice with worked answers for AQA GCSE French (8652). Indefinite adjectives such as chaque, plusieurs, même, autre, tout and quelque follow their own agreement patterns.

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Topic overview

Indefinite adjectives describe quantity or identity without being specific, and several must be recognised.

Chaque means each or every and is always followed by a singular noun: chaque jour, chaque élève. Writing chaque jours is wrong. Plusieurs means several and is always plural, with no separate feminine form: plusieurs livres, plusieurs maisons.

Tout is the most variable. It has four forms — tout, toute, tous, toutes — agreeing with the noun. Tout le monde means everyone, tous les jours means every day, toute la journée means all day. Quelques means a few and is always plural: quelques amis.

Revision notes

Chaque and plusieurs

Chaque means each or every and always takes a singular noun: chaque jour, chaque élève.

Plusieurs means several and is always plural, with one form for both genders: plusieurs livres, plusieurs maisons.

The forms of tout

Tout: masculine singular. Toute: feminine singular. Tous: masculine plural. Toutes: feminine plural.

It is usually followed by an article: tout le monde, toute la journée, tous les jours, toutes les semaines.

Common set phrases

Tout le monde — everyone. Tous les jours — every day. Toute la journée — all day.

Quelques means a few and is always plural: quelques amis, quelques minutes. These phrases appear constantly and are worth memorising complete.

Key points

  • Chaque means each and takes a singular noun.
  • Plusieurs means several and is always plural.
  • Tout has four agreeing forms.
  • Tout is usually followed by an article.
  • Tout le monde means everyone.
  • Quelques means a few and is always plural.

Worked examples

Example 1

Translate: every day. [2 marks]

Working

tous les joursuse the masculine plural form of tout
Tous agrees with jours, which is masculine plural, and the article les is includedexplain the agreement and article

Example 2

Explain what is wrong with chaque jours. [2 marks]

Working

Chaque is always followed by a singular nounstate the rule
so it should be chaque jour, without the plural -sgive the correction

Example 3

Translate: several friends. [2 marks]

Working

plusieurs amisuse plusieurs with the plural noun
Plusieurs has only one form and is always used with a plural nounexplain the form

Common mistakes

  • Making the noun plural after chaque.

    Chaque always takes a singular noun.

  • Adding an -e to plusieurs for feminine nouns.

    It has only one form.

  • Forgetting the article after tout.

    It is tous les jours, not tous jours.

  • Using the wrong form of tout.

    It agrees with the noun: toute la journée, tous les jours.

Exam tips

  • Keep the noun singular after chaque.
  • Remember plusieurs has one form only.
  • Include the article after tout.
  • Learn tout le monde and tous les jours as set phrases.

Key terms

Chaque
Each or every, taking a singular noun.
Plusieurs
Several, always plural with one form.
Tout
All or every, with four agreeing forms.
Quelques
A few, always plural.

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