describing an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly

a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er

adorer

aimer

préférer

détester

j’adore

tu aimes

il préfère

elle déteste

sentence 1 J'aime la ville mais ...

sentence 2 je deteste la semaine....

er song

er beat

task C2 - 1

task C2 - 2

Preferences: extending my sentences

French

Likes: 'aimer', 'mon, ma' and 'ton, ta'

My friend: singular -er verbs

Preferences: singular verbs of opinion

In this unit, pupils learn singular persons of new -er verbs ‘aimer’ to like and ‘préférer’ to prefer to express likes and preferences. They use reference resources to personalise their responses, researching new nouns. Pupils also develop phonics, learning a new spelling [ai] for the [ê/è] sound.

What I and others like: opinion verbs

'Tu préfères la lecture {{}} j'aime les films'. Which words could complete this sentence?

Translate into French 'you hate the week'.

Which French verb would we use to mean 'love' in 'I love my sister'?

On Saturday, the girl visits the festival.

On Saturday, the girl visits the village.

Choose the correct translation for 'le samedi, la fille visite la fête'.

La fille chante une chanson chaque année.

Le garçon mange les pommes tous les jours.

Translate into French 'the girl eats fruit every day'.

Choose the correct translation for 'il aime le vendredi et le samedi'.

Starter Quiz