Year 11 - French
La diversité culturelle : regular present tense
Popular culture/Communication and the world around us: la culture francophone
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Unit Summary
This cultural unit consolidates present tense regular verb patterns, adjectives and adverbs, possessive adjectives and a range of pronouns. In addition it further develops the imperative, including the nous form for 'let's + verb', and teaches the two uses of present participles.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the present tense of -er, -ir and the four groups of -re verbs in the context of cultural events in France.
Key Notes
- The three infinitive endings in French are -er, -ir and -re.
- Regular verbs follow a common and consistent pattern when conjugated.
- The four groups of -re verbs are: verbs like 'entendre', like 'prendre', like 'traduire' and verbs like 'écrire'.
- 'Connaitre' is conjugated in the present tense as: connais, connais, connait, connaissons, connaissez, connaissent.
Vocabulary To Learn
- regular verb: a verb that follows a consistent and predictable pattern when conjugated
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There are two present tenses in French, simple present and present continuous, like English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The three infinitive endings in French are -er, -ir and -re. Regular verbs follow a common and consistent pattern when conjugated.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'regular verb'
a verb that follows a consistent and predictable pattern when conjugated. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: There are two present tenses in French, simple present and present continuous, like English. Correction: There is only one present tense in French, which is used to communicate both English present tenses. For example, 'je joue au foot' can be translated as both I play football and I am playing football.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Allons-y ! The imperative Study Guide
- Au Maroc : read and respond to texts Study Guide
- Au Maroc : regular present tense verbs, present participle with 'en' Study Guide
- Le conseil de la vie scolaire : extended speaking Study Guide
- Montréal, une ville francophone : the imperative Study Guide
- Pourquoi voter ? Creating nouns by adding -teur or -ateur to the verb stem Study Guide
- Qu'en penses-tu ? Possessive adjectives, direct & indirect object pronouns Study Guide
- Un portrait coloré : extended speaking Study Guide
- Un portrait francophone : possessive adjectives, emphatic pronouns Study Guide
- Une démocratie : creating nouns by adding -ion or -ation to the verb stem Study Guide
- Une équipe accomplie : present participle adjectives, comparatives, superlatives Study Guide
- Une équipe francophone : adjective agreement, making comparisons Study Guide
- Une sportive qui m'intéresse : extended writing Study Guide
- Une visite en ville : role-play Study Guide
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