complete the following sentence
key word: répondre

elle n □ pas □ au téléphone.

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she didnt answer the phone.

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complete the following sentence
key word: répondre

elle n □ pas □ au téléphone.

characters: à â ç é è ê ù û ô î ï ö æ
hot keys:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
to type a number: alt + number

she didnt answer the phone.

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# Brief Explanations:
The key word is "répondre" (to answer). In French, the negative form for the verb "répondre" with the subject "elle" (she) in the present tense is "ne...pas". The conjugation of "répondre" for "elle" is "répond", so the first blank is "répond" (but with "n'" before, it becomes "n'a pas"? Wait, no, "répondre" is a regular -re verb? Wait, no, "répondre" is a -re verb, but the conjugation for "elle" in present tense is "répond" (wait, no, let's correct: "répondre" is a verb that conjugates as: je réponds, tu réponds, il/elle/on répond, nous répondons, vous répondez, ils/elles répondent. Wait, I made a mistake earlier. So "elle" takes "répond" no, "répond" is for "il/elle/on"? Wait, no, "répondre" conjugation: present tense:

je réponds

tu réponds

il/elle/on répond

nous répondons

vous répondez

ils/elles répondent

Ah, right! So "elle" uses "répond" no, "répond" is wrong. Wait, "répondre" is a -re verb, so the stem is "répond" (wait, no, the infinitive is "répondre", so the stem is "répond" for -re verbs? Wait, no, for -re verbs, the conjugation is: remove "re", so "répond", then add endings: -s (je), -s (tu), - (il/elle/on), -ons (nous), -ez (vous), -ent (ils/elles). Wait, so "il/elle/on" has no ending? Wait, no, let's check a conjugation table. "Répondre" present tense:

je réponds

tu réponds

il/elle/on répond

nous répondons

vous répondez

ils/elles répondent

Yes, so "elle" uses "répond" no, "répond" is incorrect. Wait, "répond" is the third person singular (il/elle/on) form? Wait, no, "répond" is the correct form? Wait, no, "répond" is spelled with a "d" at the end? Wait, no, "répondre" → "répond" (stem) + "d" for il/elle/on? Wait, I'm confused. Wait, let's take an example: "parler" (er verb): je parle, tu parles, il/elle/on parle, etc. "Finir" (ir verb): je finis, tu finis, il/elle/on finit, etc. "Vendre" (re verb): je vends, tu vends, il/elle/on vend, nous vendons, vous vendez, ils/elles vendent. Ah! So "répondre" is a -re verb, so the conjugation is similar to "vendre". So "répondre" → je réponds, tu réponds, il/elle/on répond, nous répondons, vous répondez, ils/elles répondent. Yes! So "répond" is wrong, it's "répond" no, "répond" with a "d" at the end? Wait, "répondre" → the third person singular (il/elle/on) is "répond" no, "répond" is "répond" with a "d"? Wait, no, "vendre" → il vend, so "répondre" → il répond. Yes! So "elle répond" (she answers). So in negative form, "elle ne répond pas" (she does not answer). But the sentence is "Elle n' ____ pas ____ au téléphone." So the first blank is the verb conjugated, and the second blank? Wait, no, "répondre à" is the verb, so "répondre au téléphone" (answer the phone). Wait, "au téléphone" is "à le téléphone" contracted to "au". So the correct conjugation: "elle ne répond pas au téléphone." Wait, but the first blank: "n'" is "ne" elided because the next word starts with a vowel or mute h. "Répond" starts with "r", which is a consonant, so "ne" should be "ne", but the blank is after "n'", so maybe I made a mistake. Wait, no, "répondre" is a verb that takes "à" as a preposition, so "répondre à qch" (answer to something). So "répondre au téléphone" (answer the phone). Now, the negative form: "ne...pas". For "elle", the verb is "répond", so "elle ne répond pas au téléphone." But the first blank is after "n'", so "n'" + verb. Wait, "ne" elides to "n'" before a vowel or mute h. "Répond" starts with "r", a consonant, so "ne" should not elide. But the sentence has "n'", so maybe the verb is "a" + past participle? Wait, no, the key word is "répondre", so it's present tense? Wait, maybe it's the passé composé? No, the key word is "répondre", infinitive, so present tense. Wait, maybe I messed up the conjugation. Let's re-express:

The sentence is "Elle n' ____ pas ____ au téléphone."

Key word: répondre.

So the verb is "répondre", so we need to conjugate it. Let's check the subject "elle" (third person singular, feminine).

Present tense of répondre:

je réponds

tu réponds

il/elle/on répond

nous répondons

vous répondez

ils/elles répondent

So "elle" uses "répond". Now, negative form: "ne...pas". So "elle ne répond pas au téléphone." But the first blank is after "n'", so "n'" + verb. Wait, "ne" elides to "n'" before a vowel or mute h. "Répond" starts with "r", a consonant, so "ne" should be "ne", not "n'". But the sentence has "n'", so maybe the verb is "a" (auxiliary) + past participle? Wait, no, "répondre" is a verb that uses "avoir" as auxiliary in passé composé: "elle a répondu". But the key word is "répondre", not "répondu". Wait, maybe the question is in present tense, but there's a mistake in the elision? Or maybe I'm wrong about the conjugation.

Wait, let's check again. The sentence is "She didn't answer the phone." In French, "didn't" can be past tense (passé composé) or present tense negative. If it's passé composé: "elle n'a pas répondu au téléphone." Ah! That makes sense. Because "didn't answer" is past tense. So "répondre" in passé composé is "avoir répondu". So "elle n'a pas répondu au téléphone." So the first blank is "a", the second blank is "répondu". Wait, but the key word is "répondre", so the past participle is "répondu". Let's confirm:

Passé composé of répondre: avoir + répondu.

So "elle a répondu" (she answered). Negative: "elle n'a pas répondu" (she didn't answer). Then with "au téléphone": "elle n'a pas répondu au téléphone."

Yes, that fits. So the first blank is "a", the second blank is "répondu". Wait, but the key word is "répondre", so the past participle is "répondu" (from répondre). So that's correct.

So breaking down:

First blank: "a" (auxiliary verb avoir, conjugated for elle: a)

Second blank: "répondu" (past participle of répondre)

So the sentence is "Elle n'a pas répondu au téléphone."

# Answer:
First blank: a

Second blank: répondu

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