describes habitual events in the present (I do) or events happening right now (I am doing)

describes actions that have been completed in the past

describes habitual actions, as well as emotions or scene-setting in the past

Oui, bien sûr ! J’aide à la maison depuis mon enfance...

Mais oui ! Je demande toujours à ma mère si...

Conflits et solutions en famille : extended writing and speaking

French

C'est de famille ! Gender and number agreement with nouns

L'arrivée d'un réfugié chez nous : articles and possessive adjectives

Un membre de la famille que j'admire : extended writing and speaking

La valeur de la famille : feminine adjective agreement

Un bon déjeuner familial : adjectives used as nouns and position of adjectives

This unit revisits definite, indefinite and partitive articles, possessive adjectives, as well as adjective agreement and positioning rules. Pupils will learn one further adjective agreement rule. Lessons also further practise liaison and silent final letters.

People and lifestyle: Ma famille

Which sentence is in the imperfect tense?

Which is the missing word in this sentence? 'Je dois {{}} ma sœur de faire le ménage.' I have to convince my sister to do the housework.

Which of these verbs are often followed by 'de' plus a second verb in its infinitive form?

Which is the correct order of the words to make this sentence? I refused to do my homework.

What is the feminine form of 'vieux' (old)?

What is the masculine plural form of 'familial' (family as an adjective)?

Which is the correct word order to make this sentence? He is a good and happy man.

How would 'heureux' be spelt if the previous sentence were about 'une femme'? 

What is the missing word? 'Il y a un {{}} de vingt minutes pour l'arrivée du train de Paris.' (There is a 20 minute delay for the Paris train.)

Starter Quiz

Which adjectives go before the noun?