Year 10 - French
Avec mes amis: verbs like connaitre in present and perfect tense
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 use a range of verbs like connaitre in the present and perfect tense to discuss friendships.
Key Notes
- The past participles of most verbs like connaitre are formed with a 'u' ending e.g. connu, disparu, paru.
- The past participle of 'naitre' is 'né(e)(s)'.
- Past participles used with être must agree in gender and number with the subject of the verb.
- [u] sounds like 'tu' and [é] sounds like 'écrire'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- perfect tense: a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past
- past participle: verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All verbs ending 'aitre' form the perfect tense in the same way.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The past participles of most verbs like connaitre are formed with a 'u' ending e.g. connu, disparu, paru. The past participle of 'naitre' is 'né(e)(s)'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'perfect tense'
a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All verbs ending 'aitre' form the perfect tense in the same way. Correction: Whilst this group of verbs behaves very similarly, the verb 'naitre' is irregular in the perfect tense. Students should be aware that it uses 'être' to form the perfect tense and its past participle is 'né'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Activités avant et aujourd'hui: extended speaking, photo description Study Guide
- Avec mes amis : extended writing and speaking 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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