Year 9 - French
Free time: verbs + 'de' or 'à' + noun
Past and present events: perfect tense, negation, questions
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Unit Summary
Pupils deepen their knowledge of the perfect tense, question forms and negation. '-er verbs taking être in the perfect and the negative 'ne...jamais' are introduced . Pupils apply changes in register (tu vs vous, on vs nous), use emphatic pronouns 'moi' and 'toi' and the relative pronoun 'qui'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to describe what you do in your free time, including verbs with 'à/de' before nouns.
Key Notes
- [au] is pronounced as in 'gauche'.
- Many French verbs are followed by 'à' or 'de' and a noun; 'à' and 'de' link to the definite article before the noun.
- 'De' is 'du' before masculine nouns, 'de la' (feminine), 'des' (plural) or 'de l'' before a vowel.
- 'À' is 'au' before masculine nouns, 'à la' (feminine), 'aux' (plural) or 'à l'' before a vowel.
- The present endings for verbs like 'entendre' are -s, -s, -, -ons, -ez, -ent. 'Mettre' drops a 't' in the singular form.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [au]: pronounced as in 'gauche'
- preposition: a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Mettre' is a verb like 'entendre' and it follows the same pattern.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[au] is pronounced as in 'gauche'. Many French verbs are followed by 'à' or 'de' and a noun; 'à' and 'de' link to the definite article before the noun.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[au]'
pronounced as in 'gauche'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Mettre' is a verb like 'entendre' and it follows the same pattern. Correction: 'Mettre' has the same present tense endings as verbs like 'entendre' but the stem is different in the singular forms. Drop one of the 't's from the infinitive, leaving the remaining 't' as a silent final consonant.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- A theft: verbs with 'à' and 'de' before the noun Study Guide
- Accidents and emergencies: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être' Study Guide
- Emergency services: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être' Study Guide
- Free time: relative pronoun 'qui' Study Guide
- New Year in Algeria: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être' Study Guide
- New Year: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être' Study Guide
- Song: J'ai cherché Study Guide
- The French revolution: perfect tense, questions, 'ne … pas' Study Guide
- The French Revolution: present and perfect tenses, 'ne…jamais' Study Guide
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