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The French Revolution: present and perfect tenses, 'ne…jamais'

Past and present events: perfect tense, negation, questions

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 a range of adverbs in the perfect tense and talk about what already/never happened.

Key Notes

  • Adverbs that tell us when and where are usually positioned at the start or end of the sentence.
  • Adverbs that tell us how (often) are usually positioned straight after the first verb in the sentence.
  • The perfect tense can be translated into the simple past/present perfect in English depending on the context.
  • 'Jamais' means never. In perfect tense sentences, ne …jamais surrounds the first verb (avoir), just like ne ...pas does.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • adverb: word that describes a verb or an adjective
  • negation: two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Adverbs always come in the same place in a sentence.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Adverbs that tell us when and where are usually positioned at the start or end of the sentence. Adverbs that tell us how (often) are usually positioned straight after the first verb in the sentence.

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

word that describes a verb or an adjective. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Adverbs always come in the same place in a sentence. Correction: The type of adverb tells us where to place it. When and where adverbs usually come at the beginning or end of a sentence and how (often) adverbs usaully come straight after the first verb in a sentence.

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