On a fait les courses : irregular past participles, perfect tense modal verbs
I can describe a food shopping trip in France, using a range of past participles, including modal verbs.
On a fait les courses : irregular past participles, perfect tense modal verbs
I can describe a food shopping trip in France, using a range of past participles, including modal verbs.
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Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Three common irregular verbs and their past participles are: avoir (eu), faire (fait), boire (bu).
- [u] is pronounced as in 'tu'. Many past participles end in 'u' and rhyme with each other.
- The past participles of the four modal verbs are: dû, pu, voulu, and su.
- Modal verbs in the perfect tense use 'avoir' as the auxiliary verb.
Keywords
Irregular - describes a word that does not follow the regular pattern
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Common misconception
It is easy to predict the past participles of irregular verbs.
The past participles of irregular verbs must be learnt carefully. There are, however, similarities that are worth noting e.g. many irregular past participles end -u e.g. pu, voulu, cru, su.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens would be useful, if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French irregular verb on the left with its correct past participle on the right.
eu
bu
cru
pu
vu
allé
Q2.Which of the following is the past participle of the modal verb vouloir (to want)?
Q3.Put the following words in the correct order to form a grammatically correct sentence in the perfect tense.
Q4.Which of these sentences correctly uses the past participle of boire (to drink)?
Q5.What is the past participle for the modal verb 'devoir'?
Q6.In French, what auxiliary verb do you need to form the perfect tense of a verb when it's accompanied by a modal verb?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of these is the correct past participle of the verb faire?
Q2.Match each French word to its English meaning.
to worry
tiring
distance
comfortable
concern
discussion