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Family activities: singular regular -er verbs

Activities: singular regular -ER verbs

Unit Summary

In this unit, in the contexts of the Menton Carnival and family activities, pupils deepen their knowledge of different 'e' sounds, practise uses 'de' and use -er verbs in the present. They use prior knowledge of adjective agreement to describe photos of Menton's colourful citrus fruit sculptures.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use singular -er verbs to say what you do at the weekend.

Key Notes

  • Accents can change the pronunciation of a letter in French. The SSCs [e], [è] and [é] make different sounds.
  • 'Manger' (to eat) and 'passer' (to spend) are two regular -er verbs.
  • In French, there is only one way to talk about things in the present tense: je regarde.
  • In English, there are two ways to refer to the present: I watch and I am watching.
  • Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [e]: prnounced as in 'cheval'
  • [è]: pronounced as in 'frère'
  • [é]: pronounced as in 'répéter'
  • -er verb: a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er
  • present tense: describing an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • There are two ways of referring to the present tense in French, as in English. For example: I watch and I am watching.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Accents can change the pronunciation of a letter in French. The SSCs [e], [è] and [é] make different sounds. 'Manger' (to eat) and 'passer' (to spend) are two regular -er verbs.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[e]'

prnounced as in 'cheval'. 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 ways of referring to the present tense in French, as in English. For example: I watch and I am watching. Correction: There is only one way to refer to the present tense in French: je regarde. This can be translated as both 'I watch', and 'I am watching'.

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