Year 9 - French
Song: J'ai cherché
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 use your understanding of the perfect tense and a range of vocabulary to listen to and understand a French song.
Key Notes
- The perfect tense can be translated into the simple past and present perfect in English depending on the context.
- The present tense has one conjugated verb; the perfect tense has two verbs, a part of avoir/être + a past participle.
- Use a conjugated form of 'avoir' with most verbs but use 'être' with movement verbs and past participles must agree.
Vocabulary To Learn
- perfect tense: a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past e.g. 'I said', 'she played'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Always use the verb 'avoir' to help you form the perfect tense.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The perfect tense can be translated into the simple past and present perfect in English depending on the context. The present tense has one conjugated verb; the perfect tense has two verbs, a part of avoir/être + a past participle.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'perfect tense'
a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past e.g. 'I said', 'she played'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Always use the verb 'avoir' to help you form the perfect tense. Correction: Remember - for movement verbs and 'rester' use 'être', instead of 'avoir', to help you form the perfect tense.
More Lessons In This Unit
- A theft: emphatic pronouns 'moi' and 'toi' after prepositions Study Guide
- 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
- Free time: verbs + 'de' or 'à' + noun 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
- 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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