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What I and others have: 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a'

I can use 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a' with nouns to say what I have or he, she has.

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What I and others have: 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a'

I can use 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a' with nouns to say what I have or he, she has.

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Key learning points

  1. Revise the days of the week by listening to a song.
  2. Use intonation to ask and answer what day of the week it is with 'aujourd'hui' and c'est'.
  3. The verb 'avoir' means 'to have'. 'J'ai' means I have, 'il a' means he has and 'elle a' means 'she has'.
  4. These verbs are used with nouns and their indefinite articles to say what I and someone else has.

Keywords

  • Avoir - French verb meaning to have

  • J'ai - French verb meaning I have

  • Il a - French verb meaning he has

  • Elle a - French verb meaning she has

Common misconception

I can use 'avoir' as it is with any pronoun to mean 'have' or 'has' in French.

You have to use the different forms of 'avoir' depending on who you are talking about. For I have it is 'j'ai', for he has it is 'il a' for she has it is 'elle a'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words are verbs?
bouteille
chien
Correct answer: être
Correct answer: écrire
cheval
Q2.
Which of these words are nouns?
écouter
Correct answer: ballon
répèter
Correct answer: peluche
parler
Q3.
True or false? French days of the week do not start with a capital letter unless they are at the beginning of a sentence.
Correct answer: true
false
Q4.
Match the French singular pronouns to the French.
Correct Answer:je/j',I

I

Correct Answer:tu,you

you

Correct Answer:il ,he

he

Correct Answer:elle,she

she

Q5.
Match the English to the French.
Correct Answer:un stylo,a pen

a pen

Correct Answer:un sac,a bag

a bag

Correct Answer:un chien,a dog

a dog

Correct Answer:une peluche,a cuddly toy

a cuddly toy

Correct Answer:un jeu,a game

a game

Correct Answer:un cahier,an exercise book

an exercise book

Q6.
What is intonation?
When you use a question word like 'quoi'.
Correct answer: When you raise or lower your voice in speaking.
When you pronounce the silent final consonant.

6 Questions

Q1.
What is the correct order of the days of the week in French?
mardi, lundi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche.
lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, dimanche, samedi.
lundi, mercredi, samedi, jeudi, mardi, dimanche, vendredi.
Correct answer: lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche.
lundi, mardi, mercredi, vendredi, jeudi, samedi, dimanche.
Q2.
C'est mardi ?
An image in a quiz
Oui, aujourd'hui c'est mardi.
Non, aujourd'hui c'est vendredi.
Non, aujourd'hui c'est lundi.
Correct answer: Non, aujourd'hui c'est mercredi.
Non, aujourd'hui c'est jeudi.
Q3.
What does 'avoir' mean in English?
to be
Correct answer: to have
to listen
to write
Q4.
Match the English to the French.
Correct Answer:j'ai,I have

I have

Correct Answer:il a,he has

he has

Correct Answer:elle a,she has

she has

Q5.
Match the English to the French.
Correct Answer:J'ai un stylo.,I have a pen.

I have a pen.

Correct Answer:Il a une peluche.,He has a cuddly toy.

He has a cuddly toy.

Correct Answer:Elle a un cahier.,She has an exercise book.

She has an exercise book.

Correct Answer:J'ai une orange.,I have an orange.

I have an orange.

Correct Answer:Il a une bouteille.,He has a bottle.

He has a bottle.

Correct Answer:Elle a un jeu.,She has a game.

She has a game.

Q6.
'Il a un stylo', 'elle a un sac'. What is the verb in these two sentences?
il/elle
Correct answer: a
un
stylo/sac

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