Year 9

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

Year 9

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

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use negation ('ne...pas') with regular -er verbs (singular, perfect tense) and ask questions in the perfect tense using 'est-ce que'.

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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

11 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct translation for: 'he didn't visit'?

Correct answer: il n'a pas visité
il n'a visité pas
il n'est pas fait visite
il ne visité pas

Q2.
Which is the correct translation for: 'you didn't cross'?

tu n'as pas traverse
Correct answer: tu n'as pas traversé
tu n'as traversé
tu n'est pas traversé

Q3.
Which is the correct meaning for 'Est-ce qu'il a fait ses devoirs?'?

Correct answer: Did he do his homework?
Does he ever do his homework?
Is he doing his homework?
Will he do his homework?

Q4.
Translate: Did you travel?

Est que tu as voyagé?
Est-ce que tu as voyage?
Correct answer: Est-ce que tu as voyagé?
Tu voyage?

Q5.
Translate: She did not travel to Geneva

Correct answer: Elle n'a pas voyagé à Genève
Elle n'as pas voyagé a Genève
Elle ne pas ai voyagé à Genève
Tu n'as pas 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.
la vue

life
Correct answer: view
way

Q8.
derrière

Correct answer: behind
last (f)
next to

Q9.
il y avait

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

Q10.
expliquer

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

Q11.
en

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