pronounced softly as in ‘ici’ before ‘e’ or ‘i’, but as a hard sound before ‘a’, ‘o’ and ‘u’, as in ‘content’; [ç] is as in ‘français’

a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g., I listened, you played

verb that forms the perfect tense, usually together with a present tense form of ‘avoir'

A1 -1 commencer - nous commençons

A1 -2 reculer - vous reculez

A1 -3 avancer - nous avançons

A1 -4 raconter - elles racontent

A1 -5 prononcer - vous prononcez

A1 -6 décaler - ils décalent

A1 -7 remplacer - nous remplaçons

A1 -8 renoncer - vous renoncez

Task C1 -1 Vous avez commencé un nouveau livre [hier]. 

C1 -2 Vous étudiez ce livre [maintenant].

C1 -3 ous avez parlé du texte [lundi dernier] ? 

task C1 -4 Vous avez expliqué l’histoire à un partenaire [mardi dernier].

C1 - 5 Vous empruntez les livres du collège [en ce moment]? 

C1 -6 [Normalement], vous partagez les livres avec une autre classe.

task C1 -7 Vous avez regardé le film [samedi dernier].

C1 -8 Vous aidez les amis d’Océane [maintenant]. 

What people did: plural -er verbs in the perfect tense

French

In this unit, pupils extend their knowledge of the perfect tense as they practise asking intonation, inversion and est-ce que questions in the perfect tense. They learn irregular past participles, practise the two English translations (I did, I have done) for the French perfect tense

Past events: the perfect tense, questions

Match the letter ‘c’ to how it sounds in these examples.

Which of these sentences uses ‘quitter’ correctly?

What is the correct past participle of the verb 'emprunter'?

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

Which word is incorrect in the following sentence? 'Je pars la maison.'

Which of these sentences is both in the past tense and uses the correct verb form and structure?

Match each French day of the week to its English equivalent.

Which of these sentences is in the perfect tense?

Write the 'tu' form of the verb 'avoir' in the present tense.

Put the words in the correct order to make a sentence in the perfect tense.

Which of these is the correct past participle of the verb 'faire'?

Which of the following sentences correctly uses the word 'tout', 'toute', 'tous' or 'toutes'?

Starter Quiz