Year 7
Year 7

Saying what people do (Part 1/4)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at -er verbs in the present simple tense used with the continuous meaning.

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10 Questions

Q1.
mauvais

Correct answer: bad
beautiful
but

Q2.
walk, ride

Correct answer: la promenade
la visite
le voyage

Q3.
Complete with the correct article: _____ visite

Correct answer: la
le
les

Q4.
Select the correct French spelling for "answer" in French

reponse
Correct answer: réponse
rêponse

Q5.
boat

Correct answer: bateau
beau
bien

Q6.
faire

to be, being
Correct answer: to do/make, doing/making
to have, having

Q7.
You do/make, You are doing/making

il fait
je fais
Correct answer: tu fais

Q8.
Il fait

Correct answer: He does/makes, he is doing/making
She does/makes, she is doing/making
You do/make, you are doing/making

Q9.
Il fait mauvais.

He goes on a walk.
Correct answer: It is bad weather.
She goes on a visit/tour.

Q10.
I go shopping.

Je fais la visite.
Correct answer: Je fais les magasins.
Je fais une promenade.

12 Questions

Q1.
What does ‘jamais’ mean?

Already
Correct answer: Never
Subject

Q2.
Comment dit-on ‘to like’ en français?

Correct answer: Aimer
Passer
Rester

Q3.
What does 'passer' mean in English?

I spend
Correct answer: to spend
to tick

Q4.
Comment dit-on 'I stay' in English?

Correct answer: je reste
rester
tu restes

Q5.
What does 'chaque semaine' mean?

at the moment
every day
Correct answer: every week

Q6.
Which is the correct way to say 'I wear'?

il porte
Correct answer: je porte
je portes

Q7.
Which of the following mean 'to find' ?

cocher
rester
Correct answer: trouver

Q8.
Which word has the 'soft 'g' sound in French?

L'Angleterre
Correct answer: nager
progrès

Q9.
Comment dit-on 'already' en français?

Correct answer: déjà
jour
sujet

Q10.
What is the verb ending for an er verb in the 'tu' form?

e
er
Correct answer: es

Q11.
Is the expression 'en ce moment' an example of...

a verb?
an adjective?
Correct answer: an adverb?

Q12.
What is the correct form to say 'I am staying'

Correct answer: je reste
je rester
rester