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  • Year 4

My friend: singular -er verbs

I can form sentences with -er verbs, the preposition 'à' (meaning in, at or to) and the adverb 'aussi' in French.

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  • Year 4

My friend: singular -er verbs

I can form sentences with -er verbs, the preposition 'à' (meaning in, at or to) and the adverb 'aussi' in French.

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Key learning points

  1. 'Habiter' is a regular -er verb meaning 'to live'.
  2. Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.
  3. The preposition 'à' can mean 'to', 'at' or 'in'.
  4. The adverb 'aussi' goes after the verb in French, when translated as 'also': il aide aussi à la maison.
  5. The adverb 'aussi' will only go at the end of a sentence in French, when translated as 'as well' or 'too'.

Keywords

  • -er verb - regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e

  • À - French preposition meaning at, to or in

  • Aussi - French adverb meaning also, as well or too

Common misconception

The preposition 'à' has only one translation in English: at.

The preposition 'à' has in fact different meanings in English, it can be translated as at, in or to.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the meaning.

Correct Answer:frère,brother

brother

Correct Answer:mère,mother

mother

Correct Answer:père,father

father

Correct Answer:sœur,sister

sister

Q2.
Match the meaning.

Correct Answer:gâteau,cake

cake

Correct Answer:pour moi,for me

for me

Correct Answer:pour toi,for you

for you

Correct Answer:parfait,perfect

perfect

Q3.
Put this sentence in order.

1 - Elle
2 - aide
3 - à
4 - la maison.

Q4.
Fill in the correct part of the verb 'habiter' in this sentence. 'Il à Paris

Correct Answer: habite

Q5.
What is the correct French possessive adjective to use with 'la maison' to mean 'my house'?

Correct Answer: ma, ma maison

Q6.
What is the correct form of the verb 'aimer' to use with 'tu'?

Correct Answer: aimes, es

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following words translate the French word 'à'?

with
Correct answer: at
Correct answer: in
Correct answer: to

Q2.
Which of the following are 'regular -er verbs'.

Correct answer: donner
Correct answer: habiter
Correct answer: aider
avoir
être

Q3.
How do you say 'she gives' in French?

Correct Answer: elle donne

Q4.
Put this sentence in order to mean 'I prepare the lunch as well.'

1 - Je
2 - prépare
3 - le déjeuner
4 - aussi.

Q5.
Put this sentence in order to mean 'She also helps at home'.

1 - Elle
2 - aide
3 - aussi
4 - à
5 - la
6 - maison