Year 9

Talk about where you went (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Talk about where you went (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the perfect tense with verbs which use "être" (in the "nous", "vous", "ils" / "elles" forms).

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11 Questions

Q1.
1. Which of these means 'I went' (I = masculine)?

j'ai allé
je est allé
Correct answer: je suis allé
je vais

Q2.
Translate 'Elle est tombée'

She climbed
She falls
Correct answer: She fell
She will fall

Q3.
3. He climbed =

il a monté
Correct answer: il est monté
il est montée
il ont monté

Q4.
Translate: You (singular, feminine) stayed at home

Elle est restée à la maison
Elle restée à la maison
Tu es resté a la maison
Correct answer: Tu es restée à la maison

Q5.
5. I (f.) climbed the tree =

je est monter l'arbre
je montée l'arbre
je suis monté l'arbre
Correct answer: je suis montée l'arbre

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.
mal

animal
Correct answer: badly
goodness

Q8.
rentrer

to enter, entering
to leave, leaving
Correct answer: to return, returning

Q9.
entrer

Correct answer: to enter, entering
to meet, meeting
to return, returning

Q10.
quelle

that
Correct answer: which (f)
which (m)

Q11.
aussi

either
neither
Correct answer: too, also, as

11 Questions

Q1.
Translate: we (m.) went?

nous allons aller
nous avons allés
nous sommes allé
Correct answer: nous sommes allés

Q2.
Translate 'Elles sont tombées'

She falls
She will fall
They (f.) fall
Correct answer: They (f.) fell

Q3.
3. Translate: They (m.) climbed =

il est montée
il ont monté
ils ont montés
Correct answer: ils sont montés

Q4.
Translate: You (plural, masculine) stayed at home

Vous est resté a la maison
Vous êtes restée au maison
Correct answer: Vous êtes restés à la maison
Vous restée à la maison

Q5.
Translate: We (f.) climbed the tree

nous montée l'arbre
nous sommes monté l'arbre
Correct answer: nous sommes montées l'arbre
nous sommes monter l'arbre

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.
rentrer

to enter, entering
to leave, leaving
Correct answer: to return, returning

Q8.
entrer

Correct answer: to enter, entering
to meet, meeting
to return, returning

Q9.
quelle

that
Correct answer: which (f)
which (m)

Q10.
mal

animal
Correct answer: badly
goodness

Q11.
aussi

either
neither
Correct answer: too, also, as