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The French Revolution: present and perfect tenses, 'ne…jamais'
I can use a range of adverbs in the perfect tense and talk about what already/never happened.
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- Year 9
The French Revolution: present and perfect tenses, 'ne…jamais'
I can use a range of adverbs in the perfect tense and talk about what already/never happened.
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Key learning points
- Adverbs that tell us when and where are usually positioned at the start or end of the sentence.
- Adverbs that tell us how (often) are usually positioned straight after the first verb in the sentence.
- The perfect tense can be translated into the simple past/present perfect in English depending on the context.
- 'Jamais' means never. In perfect tense sentences, ne …jamais surrounds the first verb (avoir), just like ne ...pas does.
Keywords
Adverb - word that describes a verb or an adjective
Negation - two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning
Common misconception
Adverbs always come in the same place in a sentence.
The type of adverb tells us where to place it. When and where adverbs usually come at the beginning or end of a sentence and how (often) adverbs usaully come straight after the first verb in a sentence.
Speaking Task B5 could be adapted to directly prompt students to give answers using certain adverbs. Students could also make notes on what their partner says and use their answers in a follow up written task.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which statements are correct?
Which statements are correct?
A crowd of Parisians stormed the Bastille in 1914.
There is still a monarchy (King/Queen) in France.
Q2.Match the French and the English.
Match the French and the English.
Q3.What is the 'Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen'?
What is the 'Déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen'?
the order to execute Louis XVI
the Tennis Court Oath
Q4.Which of the following are a translation of 'comme'?
Which of the following are a translation of 'comme'?
Because: e.g. I like chocolate because its sweet.
Q5.Put the words in the correct order to form a sentence saying what you ate yesterday.
Put the words in the correct order to form a sentence saying what you ate yesterday.
Q6.How would you say you didn't eat a big apple?
How would you say you didn't eat a big apple?
J'ai mangé une petite pomme.
Je n'ai pas mangé une pomme.
Je ne vais pas manger une grande pomme.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the adverb to the question word.
Match the adverb to the question word.
Q2.Match the adverbs / adverbial phrases.
Match the adverbs / adverbial phrases.
Q3.Which is the correct translation of 'He drinks tea quickly'.
Which is the correct translation of 'He drinks tea quickly'.
Vite, Il boit du thé.
Il boit du thé vite.
Q4.Translate this sentence in the past (perfect) tense. He drank tea quickly.
Translate this sentence in the past (perfect) tense. He drank tea quickly.
Il a bu du thé vite.
Il a bu vite du thé.
Vite, il a bu du thé.
Q5.Translate 'ne ...jamais'.
Translate 'ne ...jamais'.
Q6.Put the words in order to translate the following sentence; I have never had any problems.
Put the words in order to translate the following sentence; I have never had any problems.
