verb form ending in -ant in French; the structure en + present participle translates into English as while or by + -ing

Le Maroc est un pays situé en Afrique du Nord. Il a une frontière avec ...

Je m’intéresse beaucoup à l’histoire des Berbères au Maroc. Ma famille et ...

J’espère que j’aurai l’occasion d’entendre la langue des Berbères et ...

La religion principale du Maroc est l’Islam. Quatre-vingt-dix pour cent de ...

A1 - Le Maroc est un pays riche en influences culturelles. Sa religion ..

Au Maroc : regular present tense verbs, present participle with 'en'

French

Allons-y ! The imperative

Montréal, une ville francophone : the imperative

Une visite en ville : role-play

La diversité culturelle : regular present tense

Au Maroc : read and respond to texts

Une équipe francophone : adjective agreement, making comparisons

Une équipe accomplie : present participle adjectives, comparatives, superlatives

Une sportive qui m'intéresse : extended writing

Une démocratie : creating nouns by adding -ion or -ation to the verb stem

Pourquoi voter ? Creating nouns by adding -teur or -ateur to the verb stem

Le conseil de la vie scolaire : extended speaking

Qu'en penses-tu ? Possessive adjectives, direct & indirect object pronouns

Un portrait francophone : possessive adjectives, emphatic pronouns

Un portrait coloré : extended speaking

This cultural unit consolidates present tense regular verb patterns, adjectives and adverbs, possessive adjectives and a range of pronouns. In addition it further develops the imperative, including the nous form for 'let's + verb', and teaches the two uses of present participles.

Popular culture/Communication and the world around us: la culture francophone

a blend of Berber, Arab, French, and Spanish influences

What contributes to Morocco's cultural diversity?

Put the words in the correct order to form a sentence in the present tense.

What is the French word for a verb form ending in -ant, used with en to express 'while doing'?

Visiter le Maroc aide à mieux connaître sa culture.

Elle travaille en écoutant de la musique.

Which sentence correctly shows when -ing in English is NOT translated using -ant in French?

What is the present participle of the verb 'distribuer'?

a verb that changes spelling completely when conjugated

a verb that is always irregular in every tense

a verb that follows a consistent and predictable pattern when conjugated

What is the definition of a regular verb?

Match the French word to its English meaning:

Conjugate the verb 'venir' in the present tense for 'nous'.

There are two present tenses in French: one for 'I do' and one for 'I am doing.'

French uses the same form of the present tense for 'I play' and 'I am playing.'

French always uses the future tense instead of the present.

Which of these statements about the French present tense is correct?

What is the correct present tense form of the verb ouvrir for 'il' (he)?

Au Maroc : regular present tense verbs, present participle with 'en'

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