Qui a gagné ? Yes/no questions in the perfect tense
I can ask and answer questions in the perfect tense, including negation, in the context of francophone sports personalities.
Qui a gagné ? Yes/no questions in the perfect tense
I can ask and answer questions in the perfect tense, including negation, in the context of francophone sports personalities.
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Key learning points
- Yes/no questions in the past tense are formed by inversion, asking 'est-ce que' or using intonation, as in the present.
- To negate in the perfect tense, put 'ne' and 'pas/jamais' around the auxiliary verb (part of 'avoir' or 'être').
- T-liaison is common in inversion questions in the perfect tense, e.g., 'A-t-il gagné ?'. This eases pronunciation.
- When transcribing, it's important to think about liaison and where one word ends and another begins.
Keywords
Inversion - when the subject pronoun and verb switch place to form a question
Negation - two elements, e.g., 'ne … pas', around the main verb expressing negative meaning
T-liaison - the pronounced -t- between the subject pronoun and verb in perfect tense inversion questions
Common misconception
The second element of the negative structure goes after the past participle when forming past tense phrases.
The second element of the negative structure is always placed after the auxiliary verb and before the past participle. This requires practice as students are likely to misapply the negative structure learned with present tense.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Questions in French can be formed by using 'est-ce que', inversion and .
Q2.What is the past participle of 'faire' (to do, to make)?
Q3.Put the words below in the correct order to form the following sentence in French: 'I don't want to go to the museum.'
Q4.Complete the following translation: 'Je ne joue jamais au hockey - I play hockey.'
Q5.Match the French words below to the correct English translations.
body
finger
back
leg
hand
foot
Q6.Match the French words below to the correct English translations.
anger
presentation
to please, pleasing
weapon, arms
humanity
suffering
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Yes/no questions are formed differently in the perfect tense to the present tense.
Q2.True or false? 'Nous n'avons joué pas au tennis' is grammatically correct.
Q3.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence: 'You have never been to America'.
Q4.How do you say 'among' in French?
Q5.Match the English words below to the correct French translations.
une façon
se coucher
malgré
réaliser
se battre
arrêter de