Weekday routine: -er verbs singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can identify and use -er verbs in the present tense to talk about everyday activities.
I can recognise and pronounce the sound-symbol correspondence [um/un].
- Year 8
Weekday routine: -er verbs singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can identify and use -er verbs in the present tense to talk about everyday activities.
I can recognise and pronounce the sound-symbol correspondence [um/un].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [um/un] sounds like 'un'.
- -er verbs take the following endings in the present tense: je-e, tu-es, il/elle/on-e, nous-ons, vous-ez, ils/elles-ent.
- 'à' + definite article combine to make au/à la/à l’/aux, depending on the gender, number and spelling of the noun.
- Some verbs need a preposition in English, but not in French' e.g. 'chercher,' ('to look for'). Others need prepositions.
- Verbs can be identified from their position and ending; look for the infinitive form in the dictionary.
Keywords
[um/un] - pronounced as in 'un'
Verb - word that communicates actions or states
Common misconception
It is fine to use the infinitive next to the subject pronoun.
The infinitive is the dictionary form of the verb but verbs change ending to match their subject (I, you, she, he etc.). Regular -er verbs always add the same set of endings.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words contain the sound-symbol correspondence [aim/im]?
Q2.Match up the French and English.
Q3.Match up the question words.
Q4.Order the French colours 'white, blue, purple, black, red, green, yellow'.
Q5.Regular -er verbs in the 1st person singular ('je') and the 3rd person singular ('il, elle') end in ...
Q6.Write the adjective 'vieux' ('old') in its feminine form.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which number helps us remember the [um/un] sound in French?
Q2.Match the subject pronouns and the present tense endings for -er verbs.
