Lesson 15 of 18

Talking about work experience (Part 2/2)

Lesson 15 of 18

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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