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Talk about what you and others did and did not do (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use regular -er verbs (perfect tense) in the 'il' and 'elle' forms and we use 'il y a' and 'il y avait'.

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11 Questions

Q1.
What are the four words for 'this' or 'these' in French?

ca, ce, cet, ces
Correct answer: ce, cet, cette, ces
cela, celui, celles, ceux
cette, cettes, ces, cets

Q2.
Translate: This spring I watched....

Au printemps j'ai regarde
Correct answer: Ce printemps j'ai regardé
Cet printemps je regardé
Cette printemps j'ai regardé

Q3.
Which is the accurate translation of: What did you do this summer?

Est-ce que tu as fait ce été?
Qu'est que tu as fais cette éte?
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce que tu as fait cet été?
Que fais-tu cette été?

Q4.
Translate: Qu'est-ce que tu as fait cet hiver?

Correct answer: What did you do this winter?
What did you eat in winter?
What do you eat normally in winter?
What have you done today?

Q5.
Fill in the blanks: __ été, tu __ fait tes devoirs

ce, ai
ce, as
Correct answer: cet, as
cette, ai

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
dernière

behind
Correct answer: last (f)
last (m)

Q8.
pendant

Correct answer: during
until
when

Q9.
dernier

last (f)
Correct answer: last (m)
next

Q10.
là

here
the (f)
Correct answer: there

Q11.
marché

business
Correct answer: market
place

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11 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct translation for: 'he played'?

Correct answer: il a joué
il est joué
il joue
il joué

Q2.
Which is the correct translation for: 'she crossed'?

Correct answer: elle a traversé
elle est traversé
elle traverse
il a traversé

Q3.
Which is the correct past tense for 'il y a'?

il y a a
il y ai a
il y aurait
Correct answer: il y avait

Q4.
Translate: There was a beautiful view

Il y a un belle vue
il y a une vue
Correct answer: il y avait une belle vue
il y avait une vue

Q5.
Translate: She travelled to Geneva

Correct answer: Elle a voyagé à Genève
Elle ai voyagé à Genève
Elle as voyagé a Genève
Tu as voyagé à Genève

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
derrière

Correct answer: behind
last (f)
next to

Q8.
la vue

life
Correct answer: view
way

Q9.
expliquer

to discuss/discussing
Correct answer: to explain/explaining
to express/expressing

Q10.
il y avait

he had
there is, there are
Correct answer: there was, there were

Q11.
en

away
from, out
Correct answer: in, by, to