What you do with others: -er verbs 1st persons singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use 'je' and 'nous' with a range of -er verbs to say what I do with others.
I can recall that most consonants at the end of French words are silent, as well as the letter e.
- Year 7
What you do with others: -er verbs 1st persons singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use 'je' and 'nous' with a range of -er verbs to say what I do with others.
I can recall that most consonants at the end of French words are silent, as well as the letter e.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The final consonant of a word is often silent in French, called the silent final consonant (SFC).
- The -e at the end of words is also silent, called the silent final e (SFe).
- To say 'I' + -er verb in French, the verb ending is -e; we call this the 1st person singular of the verb.
- To say 'we' + -er verb, the verb ending is -ons; we call this the 1st person plural.
- The verb 'manger' (to eat, eating) behaves differently in the 'nous' form; it keeps the 'e' before the -ons.
Keywords
Silent final consonant - Silent consonant (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Silent final e - Silent e at the end of a word
Nous - The subject pronoun for 'we' in French
Common misconception
All verbs in the 'nous' form end in -ons.
Some verbs like 'manger' behave a little differently. The 'nous' form of 'manger' is 'mangeons' so that the g sound remains soft.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following words end in a silent final consonant?
Q2.Match the English to the French.
Q3.Which of the following nouns are masculine?
Q4.Match the French singular subject pronouns to the English.
Q5.What does the question 'C'est quoi ?' mean in English?
Q6.Read the following sentence and match the correct halves of the English translation.
J'aime écouter de la musique, tu aimes parler l'anglais, il aime écrire en français, elle aime porter un uniforme.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Read the following sentence in French. How many silent final letters are there?
Bonjour ! Je suis Sandra et j'aime parler avec Jacques.
Q2.Match the English subject pronouns to the French.
Q3.Match the French to the English.
Q4.To say 'we' + verb in French, the verb usually ends in ...
Q5.Which of the following verbs are in their 'nous' form?
Q6.Match the sentences in French to their English translation.
