Year 8

Talking about what you are doing today vs what you did yesterday (Part 1/2)

Year 8

Talking about what you are doing today vs what you did yesterday (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the present vs perfect tense with some irregular verbs (taking 'avoir'): 'faire' and 'dire' (je).

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12 Questions

Q1.
frapper

Correct answer: to knock, knocking
to listen to, listening to
to watch, watching

Q2.
chercher

to listen to, listening to
Correct answer: to look for, looking for
to speak, speaking

Q3.
pourquoi

what
when
Correct answer: why

Q4.
gagner

to give, giving
to think, thinking
Correct answer: to win, winning

Q5.
la solution

problem
question
Correct answer: solution

Q6.
penser à

to ask for, asking for
Correct answer: to think about, thinking about
to think, thinking

Q7.
étudier

Correct answer: to study, studying
to travel, travelling
to work, working

Q8.
comment

Correct answer: how
when
who

Q9.
une enfant

Correct answer: child (f)
child (m)
children

Q10.
quand

what
Correct answer: when
who

Q11.

when
Correct answer: where
why

Q12.
habiter

habit
habitually
Correct answer: to live, living (somewhere)

12 Questions

Q1.
Comment dit-on "I" en français?

j'ai
Correct answer: je
moi

Q2.
Comment dit-on "I have" en français"?

avoir
Correct answer: j'ai
je

Q3.
C'est quoi en anglais "dire"?

said
to do
Correct answer: to say

Q4.
C'est quoi en anglais "fait"?

Correct answer: done/made
said
to do

Q5.
C'est quoi en anglais "dit"?

done
Correct answer: said
to say

Q6.
Comment dit-on en français "I have done"?

j'ai fais
Correct answer: j'ai fait
je fais

Q7.
Comment dit-on en français "I say"?

j'ai dis
j'ai dit
Correct answer: je dis

Q8.
C'est quoi en anglais "j'ai dit bonjour"?

Correct answer: I have said hello
I say hello
I say hi

Q9.
C'est quoi en anglais "j'ai fait du ménage"?

I do the housework
I have done the cooking
Correct answer: I have done the housework

Q10.
C'est quoi en anglais "je fais mes devoirs"?

Correct answer: I do my homework
I have done my homework
I make my bed

Q11.
Comment dit-on en français "I have made a pizza"?

j'ai fais une pizza
Correct answer: j'ai fait une pizza
je fait une pizza

Q12.
Comment dit-on en français "I do the shopping"?

j'ai fait les courses
je fais le ménage
Correct answer: je fais les courses