Year 9

Talk about what has happened at a specific time vs in general (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Talk about what has happened at a specific time vs in general (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will revisit translating the perfect tense either into the past simple or past perfect in English, depending on time adverbials such as 'seulement'.

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11 Questions

Q1.
1. We watched = ?

Nous avez regardé
Correct answer: Nous avons regardé
Nous avons regardons
Nous sommes regardé

Q2.
2. They (m) visited = ?

Ils ant visité
Ils avez visitent
Ils avons visité
Correct answer: Ils ont visité

Q3.
Translate: J'ai déjà fait

I did once
Correct answer: I've already done
I've done again
I've done before

Q4.
Translate: They've only eaten

Ils ont déjà mangé
Ils ont encore mangé
Ils ont mangé plusieurs fois
Correct answer: Ils ont seulement mangé

Q5.
5. We have borrowed the bike again =

Nous avons déjà emprunté le vélo
Nous avons emprunté encore le vélo
Correct answer: Nous avons encore emprunté le vélo
Nous avons seulement emprunté le vélo

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 fois

done
faith
Correct answer: time

Q8.
encore

Correct answer: again
never
once

Q9.
déjà

again
Correct answer: already
still

Q10.
seulement

additionally
Correct answer: only
surely

Q11.
plusieurs

many
Correct answer: several
some

11 Questions

Q1.
1. We have always lived = ?

Nous avons habité toujours
Nous avons habitons toujours
Correct answer: Nous avons toujours habité
Nous sommes habité toujours

Q2.
2. They (m) have visited many times = ?

Ils ant visité une fois
Ils avez visitent une fois
Ils avons visité plusieurs fois
Correct answer: Ils ont visité plusieurs fois

Q3.
Translate: Elle a déjà fait ses devoirs

I've done her homework again
She did her homework yesterday
Correct answer: She has already done her homework
She is doing her homework tomorrow

Q4.
Translate: They've eaten chicken once

Ils ont déjà mangé une fois du poulet
Ils ont encore mangé du poulet
Correct answer: Ils ont mangé du poulet une fois
Ils ont mangé plusieurs fois du poulet

Q5.
5. We have borrowed the bike again =

Nous avons déjà emprunté le vélo
Nous avons emprunté encore le vélo
Correct answer: Nous avons encore emprunté le vélo
Nous avons seulement emprunté le vélo

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.
encore

Correct answer: again
never
once

Q8.
déjà

again
Correct answer: already
still

Q9.
la fois

done
faith
Correct answer: time

Q10.
seulement

additionally
Correct answer: only
surely

Q11.
plusieurs

many
Correct answer: several
some