Year 9 - French
Travel in France: infinitive used as a noun
People and places: present and perfect tense
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Unit Summary
Pupils revisit present and perfect tenses, two verb structures after aller, aimer and modal verbs and inversion questions in single and two-verb structures. The verb croire is introduced in singular persons, and feminine and plural noun formation and possessive adjectives are revised and extended.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use infinitives, like nouns, as the subjects of sentences to express an activity.
Key Notes
- The SSC [qu] is pronounced as in 'question.
- Words ending in -que in French are often cognates with words ending in -c in English: hisorique - historic
- The infinitive is the long form of the verb. It always ends in: -er, -ir or -re.
- To say who is or what is doing the action, we change the infinitive to a short form of the verb: regarder - je regarde
- An infinitive can be used as the subject of a sentence to express an activity (like a noun): conduire, c'est difficile
Vocabulary To Learn
- [qu]: pronounced as in 'question'
- noun: word for a person, place, or thing
- infinitive: form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Words ending in -c (like historic) also end in -c in French.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The SSC [qu] is pronounced as in 'question. Words ending in -que in French are often cognates with words ending in -c in English: hisorique - historic.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[qu]'
pronounced as in 'question'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Words ending in -c (like historic) also end in -c in French. Correction: Words ending in -c in English often end in -que in French: historique.
More Lessons In This Unit
- At a hotel: possessives 'votre', 'vos' Study Guide
- At a restaurant: possessives 'leur', 'leurs' Study Guide
- Religion in Francophonie: feminine and plural nouns Study Guide
- Religion in Francophonie: singular 'croire', adjectives used as nouns Study Guide
- Senegal: modals, 'il faut', possessive adjectives Study Guide
- Senegal: perfect tense, inversion questions, negation 'ne... pas', 'ne … jamais' Study Guide
- Travel in France: more infinitive uses Study Guide
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