Talking about work experience (Part 2/2)

Talking about work experience (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will talk about past work experience and explore the differences between the perfect and imperfect tenses.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talking about work experience
  3. Grammar: Revisiting the perfect and the present tenses

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13 Questions

Q1.
Past participles of regular -er verbs, end in
Correct answer: é
i
u
Q2.
Past participles of regular -ir verbs, end in
é
Correct answer: i
u
Q3.
Past participles of regular -re verbs, end in
é
i
Correct answer: u
Q4.
Translate: I type documents
J'ai tapé des documents
Correct answer: Je tape des documents
Je taper des documents
Q5.
Translate: I answered the phone
Correct answer: J'ai répondu au téléphone
Je répondre au téléphone
Je réponds au téléphone
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.
tu
to
Correct answer: you
your
Q8.
lieu
better
lie
Correct answer: place
Q9.
quand
how
Correct answer: when
where
Q10.
contre
Correct answer: against
between
for
Q11.
sous
next to
over
Correct answer: under
Q12.
à côté de
far from
Correct answer: next to
opposite
Q13.
côté
far
opposite
Correct answer: side

13 Questions

Q1.
The perfect tense is used to
Correct answer: talk about completed actions in the past
talk about continued actions in the past
talk about the present
Q2.
The imperfect tense is used to
talk about completed actions in the past
Correct answer: talk about continued actions in the past
talk about the present
Q3.
J'ai =
I am
I had
Correct answer: I have
Q4.
Translate: On the first day I made coffee
Chaque jour, j'ai fait du café
Correct answer: Le premier jour, j'ai fait du café
Le premier jour, je faisait du café
Q5.
Every day, I typed documents
Chaque jour, j'ai tapé des documents
Correct answer: Chaque jour, je tapais des documents
Le premier jour, je tapais des documents
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.
ensemble
apart
assemble
Correct answer: together
Q8.
chose
choice
other
Correct answer: thing
Q9.
place
building, city
Correct answer: space, (town) square
tower, city centre
Q10.
seulement
alone
just about
Correct answer: only
Q11.
moi
Correct answer: me
mine
my
Q12.
vie
Correct answer: life
street
via
Q13.
jusque
just about
just beyond
Correct answer: up to, until

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French