Family activities: singular regular -er verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use singular -er verbs to say what I do at the weekend.
I can distinguish between the [e], [è] and [é] sounds.
Family activities: singular regular -er verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use singular -er verbs to say what I do at the weekend.
I can distinguish between the [e], [è] and [é] sounds.
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Key learning points
- Accents can change the pronunciation of a letter in French. The SSCs [e], [è] and [é] make different sounds.
- 'Manger' (to eat) and 'passer' (to spend) are two regular -er verbs.
- In French, there is only one way to talk about things in the present tense: je regarde.
- In English, there are two ways to refer to the present: I watch and I am watching.
- Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.
Keywords
[e] - prnounced as in 'cheval'
[è] - pronounced as in 'frère'
[é] - pronounced as in 'répéter'
-er verb - a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er
Present tense - describing an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly
Common misconception
There are two ways of referring to the present tense in French, as in English. For example: I watch and I am watching.
There is only one way to refer to the present tense in French: je regarde. This can be translated as both 'I watch', and 'I am watching'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I eat, I am eating
you eat, you are eating
he eats, he is eating
she eats, she is eating
to eat, eating
my friend
my mother
your brother
your friend
your mother
my sister
Exit quiz
6 Questions
to listen
to prepare
to sing
to eat
to spend
to watch
j'écoute
tu écoutes
tu manges
je mange
je donne
tu donnes