Talking about a disastrous holiday (Part 3/3)
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will continue to discuss holiday problems, using the perfect and pluperfect tenses.
- Purpose of language use: Talking about a disastrous holiday
- Grammar: Avant de. Using the perfect and pluperfect.
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13 Questions
Q1.
Complete this statement : the expression 'avant de' needs to be followed by an ... verb.
irregular
unusual
Q2.
Translate : 'Avant d'arriver au restaurant...'
Before I arrived at the restaurant
Before we arrived at the restaurant
Q3.
When does 'avant de' change to 'avant d''?
When it precedes a consonant
When it precedes an infinitive
Q4.
Translate : 'Avant d'oublier mon passeport...'
Before breaking my passport
Before losing my passport
Q5.
Translate : 'Before visiting the beach...'
Avant de visite la plage
Avant de visiter la mer
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
leur
they
time
Q8.
y
and
yes
Q9.
elle
fashion
he
Q10.
devoir
to be able to
to want to
Q11.
on doit
one/you/we can
one/you/we should
with
Q12.
avant
after
during
Q13.
même
meme
some, odd
13 Questions
Q1.
Which of these auxiliaries should we use with the 'je' form in the pluperfect tense?
avaient
avait
Q2.
Which of these auxiliaries should you use with the 'on' form in the pluperfect tense?
avaient
avais
aviez
Q3.
'Avant de' should be followed by which form of the verb?
The auxiliary
The past participle
Q4.
Translate : 'Avant d'arriver à l'hôtel, j'avais perdu mon passeport'
Before arriving at the hotel, I had forgotten my passport
Before arriving at the hotel, I lost my passport
Q5.
Translate : 'Before leaving, I had lost my camera'
Avant d'arriver, j'avais perdu mon appareil photo.
Avant de partir, j'ai oublié mon appareil photo.
Avant de partir, j'ai perdu mon appareil photo.
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
aussi
fairly
with
Q8.
celui
only
they
Q9.
bien
also
new
Q10.
où
if
or
Q11.
à la fois
from time to time
sometimes
Q12.
fois
do
law
Q13.
vous
they
we