Year 10 - French
Activités avant et aujourd'hui: extended speaking, photo description
My personal world: Mes amis
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces verbs that follow the pattern of connaître in the present and perfect tense and extends pupils' use of impersonal verbs. It also develops mastery of the imperfect tense of regular verbs, set in the context of past and present friendships and activities.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to successfully combine imperfect and present tenses to compare and contrast past and current activities in speaking, and you can accurately translate the imperfect tense into English.
Key Notes
- The imperfect tense is used to describe what you 'used to' do and what 'was happening' or you 'were doing'.
- When translating the imperfect tense, think carefully about which English meaning would make most sense for the context.
- Combining the imperfect tense and the present tense is a useful way to contrast past and present activities.
Vocabulary To Learn
- imperfect tense: tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past, or to say what was happening
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The imperfect tense only has one translation e.g. 'used to'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The imperfect tense is used to describe what you 'used to' do and what 'was happening' or you 'were doing'. When translating the imperfect tense, think carefully about which English meaning would make most sense for the context.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'imperfect tense'
tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past, or to say what was happening. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The imperfect tense only has one translation e.g. 'used to'. Correction: Students must be aware that the imperfect tense can be translated differently according to context and intended meaning e.g. 'used to', 'was doing' or 'did'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Avec mes amis : extended writing and speaking Study Guide
- Avec mes amis: verbs like connaitre in present and perfect tense Study Guide
- Ce week-end: impersonal verbs Study Guide
- On se retrouve : impersonal verbs Study Guide
- Projets pour le week-end: extended writing and speaking Study Guide
- Quand j'étais petit : the imperfect tense with regular verbs ('used to') Study Guide
- Que faisais-tu quand ... ? The imperfect tense with regular verbs ('be' + ing) Study Guide
- Une rencontre : verbs like 'connaitre' in present tense Study Guide
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