a verb that follows a consistent and predictable pattern when conjugated

Les festivals traditionnels en France sont d’origine chrétienne, mais ...

La diversité culturelle : regular present tense

French

Allons-y ! The imperative

Montréal, une ville francophone : the imperative

Une visite en ville : role-play

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

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

Which of the following is NOT a regular French verb ending?

Match the French words to their English meanings.

How many present tenses are there in French?

Which is the correct conjugation of connaître for 'vous'?

What is the present tense form of respecter (to respect) for ils?
Answer with one word only.

It drops the -re and adds completely different endings.

It adds a second 'n' in the plural forms (nous, vous, ils/elles).

What makes the verb prendre different from regular -RE verbs like entendre?

Which of the following is the correct present tense form of the verb respecter (to respect) for je (I)?

Match each French word to its correct English meaning.

Match the IR verb comprendre (to understand) to the subject pronouns.

'Je reste' means I stay.  How do you say 'I am staying'?

What is the correct present tense form of retourner (to return) for 'nous'?

La diversité culturelle : regular present tense

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