Village, ville ou ile ? 'Si' + imperfect with conditional -er verbs (plural)
I can compare different places to live and use 'si' with the imperfect and conditional to express where I and others would ideally like to live.
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Village, ville ou ile ? 'Si' + imperfect with conditional -er verbs (plural)
I can compare different places to live and use 'si' with the imperfect and conditional to express where I and others would ideally like to live.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The conditional can be used to say what someone would do or what would happen.
- The conditional endings are: -ais, -ais, -ait, -ions, -iez, -aient. These are the same as the imperfect.
- The conditional is used in sentences with 'si' (if) and the imperfect to say what we would do if things were different.
Keywords
Conditional - a form of verb used to express what would happen
Si + imperfect - a structure used to express a condition, translated as 'if' + past tense
Common misconception
Use the present tense after 'si' and before the conditional to say what you would do.
French uses the combination of 'si' + imperfect + conditional to express what would happen if a certain condition occurred e.g. If I won the lottery, I would move to France.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens are useful, if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Arrange the following words to form a correct sentence
Q2.Match the English and the French
Q3.Match the French and the English
Q4.Which of the following sentences correctly uses the imperfect tense?
Q5.Choose the correct missing word for the French translation of 'I would buy a house on the beach.' J'__________ une maison sur la plage.
Q6.Choose the correct missing words for the definition of the keyword 'conditional': a form of verb used to express what ...
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of the following is the correct definition of the conditional tense?
Q2.Which of the following sentences correctly uses the conditional tense?
Q3.Match the French and the English.
