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Paris-Kiffe kiffe demain: indefinite adjectives

Ongoing past events: imperfect tense

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils re-examine être and avoir in the imperfect tense in singular form, and add aller and faire in the imperfect what people used to do. The imperfect is then contrasted with the perfect tense to distinguish between ongoing vs specific events. The verb 'voir' is introduced.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use a range of vocabulary and indefinite adjectives to understand information about a French novel and describe Paris, its setting.

Key Notes

  • [oi] is pronounced as in 'voir'. [oin] is pronounced as in 'besoin'. [oin] is nasal only when followed by a consonant.
  • Indefinite adjectives go before the noun they describe. Tout le agrees in number/gender. Chaque/plusieurs don't change.
  • Même/autre agree in number. Quelques is an indefinite ajective meaning some. It agrees in number, so is usually plural.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • indefinite adjective: describes a noun in a non-specific sense e.g. some, even, each

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Indefinite adjectives always agree in number and gender.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

[oi] is pronounced as in 'voir'. [oin] is pronounced as in 'besoin'. [oin] is nasal only when followed by a consonant. Indefinite adjectives go before the noun they describe. Tout le agrees in number/gender. Chaque/plusieurs don't change.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'indefinite adjective'

describes a noun in a non-specific sense e.g. some, even, each. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Indefinite adjectives always agree in number and gender. Correction: 'Tout le' agrees in number and gender but 'même', 'autre' and 'quelque' agree in number only. 'Chaque' and 'plusieurs' do not change.

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