Talk about what others do: -er verbs 3rd persons singular and plural
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand and form sentences using a range of -er verbs to talk and write about what others do.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- For 'she, he' + verb in French, the verb ends in -e, 'nous' + verb the ending is -ons and for 'ils, elles' it's -ent.
- The 'she, he' form of the verb is called the 3rd person singular, the 'they' form is the 3rd person plural.
- We can use a name or a noun in the place of a pronoun before the verb e.g. 'le garçon' or 'David' instead of 'il'.
- It is difficult to distinguish between the 'il, elle' and the 'ils, elles' verb forms because they sound the same.
- If a singular/plural noun is used before the 3rd person singular/plural, the article helps us to identify the verb form.
Keywords
3rd person singular - the 'she, he' form of the verb
3rd person plural - the 'they' form of the verb
Common misconception
I still need to use the subject pronoun even if I am using a name or a noun before the verb form.
A noun or name can replace a subject pronoun. So 'ils chantent ensemble' could be changed to 'les garçons chantent ensemble' or 'David, Robert et Jacques chantent ensemble'.
Teacher tip
The key to success here is lots of practise, so mini whitebords and pens are useful tools!
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
Q2.Match the French -er verbs to the English.
Q3.Which of these verbs are in their infinitive form?
Q4.Which of the following words are nouns?
Q5.Match the French sentences with their English translation.
Q6.Translate the following sentence into French by matching the correct pronouns with the rest of the sentences below.
'He watches the TV, she studies history, we prepare lunch, they play outside.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the sentence in French with their English sentence type.
Q2.Match the correct form of 'aimer' to the rest of the sentence in order to translate the following: he likes studying, she likes listening to the radio, we like working at home, they like watching TV.
Q3.Choose the name/s that could replace the subject pronoun in each sentence.
Q4.Another way of describing the 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' forms of a verb is...
Q5.Pick the reasons why we do not hear the difference between the 3rd person singular and the 3rd person plural of -er verbs.
Q6.Choose the noun that best replaces the subject pronoun in each sentence (the sentence also needs to make sense!).
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