La transformation des villes : imperfect of être, avoir and faire
I can describe the changes taking place in towns using the imperfect and present tenses to contrast past and present.
- Year 10
- AQA
La transformation des villes : imperfect of être, avoir and faire
I can describe the changes taking place in towns using the imperfect and present tenses to contrast past and present.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The imperfect tense is used to describe how something or someone 'used to' be and what regularly happened in the past.
- 'il y avait' is the imperfect tense form of 'il y a', and means 'there used to be'.
- When a word ending in a normally silent consonant is followed by a mute 'h', the consonant is heard in liaison.
Keywords
Imperfect tense - tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past, or to say what was happening
Simple present - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
Common misconception
When speaking or writing about what you did regularly in the past, use the perfect tense to state the action of the sentence.
When speaking or writing about what you did regularly in the past, use the imperfect tense to state the action. This is because you are talking about something that didn't have a clear start and end point. Perfect tense is not appropriate.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens if available would be useful.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French words with their English meanings.
Q2.Match the subjects with the correct imperfect tense verb forms.
Q3.Which is the correct imperfect verb ending in this sentence? 'Nous visit... souvent le musée quand j'étais enfant.'
Q4.What is the imperfect tense stem of être?
Q5.The present tense form for which subject is the starting point for creating the imperfect tense stem?
Q6.Which is the correct word order to make this sentence? They used to like going to France on holiday.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which tense should you use when speaking or writing about what you did regularly in the past?
Q2.Match the French and English vocabulary.
