sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) like the [o] in 'photo'

sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) like the [au] in 'gauche'

two words, e.g. 'ne … pas', around the main verb negating meaning

French adverb which fits around the main verb in a sentence to mean 'not'

C1 - example 1 - On n’a pas fait les magasins.

C1 - example 2 - Et on a mangé des sandwiches au parc.

C1 - 1 On n’a pas traversé la frontière hier. 

C1 - 2 On a passé du temps à Lausanne.

C1 - 3 On a voyagé en train.

C1 - 4 Et on n’a pas trouvé un cadeau pour la famille.

C1 - 5 On n’a pas visité le musée.

C1 - 6 On a fait une promenade.

Switzerland: perfect tense negation

French

Brussels: perfect tense -er verbs 1st and 2nd persons singular

Brussels: perfect tense intonation questions

Switzerland: perfect tense singular -er verbs

Geneva: 'il y a' and 'il y avait'

Geneva: perfect tense intonation and 'est-ce' que questions

Astronauts and French cuisine: extended reading

Astronauts and French cuisine: writing an article

The perfect tense with 'avoir' for -er verbs, faire and dire is extended for all singular forms. Intonation and 'est-ce que' questions and negation in the present and perfect tenses are practised, and  'il y a' is contrasted with 'il y avait'. Open eu,oeu, open o and closed o,ô  are taught.

Past experiences: -ER verbs in the present and past

The sound-symbol correspondence [au/eau] is identical to the closed {{}} even though they are spelled differently.

Which words in French include the [au/eau] sound?

Arrange the words to form a negative sentence.

'Je joue dans la forêt'. Rewrite the sentence to make it negative.

Write in French: 'I didn't cross the bridge'.

Order the months from earliest to latest.

There are only two words in French for 'our' - 'notre' for singular nouns and '{{}}' for plural nouns.

Write in English: 'mon dernier jour en Suisse'.

Starter Quiz