The French revolution: perfect tense, questions, 'ne … pas'
Learning outcomes
I can use the present and perfect tenses, including negation and questions to talk about significant events in French history.
I can confidently pronounce the sound [tion].
- Year 9
The French revolution: perfect tense, questions, 'ne … pas'
Learning outcomes
I can use the present and perfect tenses, including negation and questions to talk about significant events in French history.
I can confidently pronounce the sound [tion].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [tion] is pronounced as in 'attention' [tion] words are always feminine.
- Form the perfect tense by combining part of 'avoir' and a past participle.
- -er verb past participles change from -er to é, verbs like prendre change to 'pris' and some participles are irregular.
- 'Ne ...pas' wraps around part of 'avoir' in the perfect tense to make negative sentences.
- Ask intonation questions in the perfect tense by raising your voice. You can also add 'est-ce que' before the subject.
Keywords
[tion] - pronounced as in 'attention'
Perfect tense - verb tense that describes completed actions in the past e.g. 'I said', 'she played'
Intonation - rise and fall of the voice in speaking
Est-ce que - French questioning device
Common misconception
All past participles are formed in the same way.
Regular -er verb past participles are formed by changing the -er at the end of the infinitive to é but there are other past participle patterns such as verbs like prendre changing to 'pris' and some irregular past participles.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What was the Bastille?
Q2.Which part of 'avoir' follows 'nous'?
Q3.Match the past participles
Q4.Complete the phrases.
Q5.How would you write the following in numbers? 1900.
Q6.Match the dates.
