Talk to others: -er verbs 2nd persons singular and plural
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'tu' and 'vous' with a range of -er verbs to understand and say what 'you' and 'you all' do.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound symbol correspondence [i] sounds like the 'i' in 'midi.
- There are two ways of saying 'you' in French: for one person you use 'tu' for more than one person you use 'vous'.
- To say you (singular) + regular -er verbs, the verb ends in -es. For you (plural) the verb ends in -ez.
- We call these two forms of the verb the 2nd persons singular and plural.
Keywords
[i] - sounds like the [i] in midi
Tu - subject pronoun for you (singular) in French
Vous - subject pronoun for you (plural) in French
Common misconception
There is just one way of saying 'you' in French like in English.
There are two ways of saying 'you' in French. We use 'tu' for 'you singular' and 'vous' for 'you plural'.
Teacher tip
It is helpful to have a clear mime to show the difference between 'you singular' (tu) and 'you plural' (vous) in French. Maybe pointing directly at someone for 'tu' and a breaststroke action, pointing to a range of people, for 'vous'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English to the French subject pronouns.
je/j'
tu
il
elle
nous
ils/elles
Q2.Match the French -er verbs to the English.
to listen, listening
to ask, asking
to show, showing
to think, thinking
to give, giving
to walk, walking
Q3.Match the sentence in French with the correct English sentence type.
An 'I' sentence.
A 'you' sentence.
A 'he' sentence.
A 'she' sentence.
A 'we' sentence.
A 'they' sentence.
Q4.Read the sentence in French and match the correct two halves of the English translation below.
Je joue à la maison, elle travaille à l'école, nous préparons le déjeuner, elles chantent avec la radio.
play in the house,
works at school,
prepare lunch,
sing with the radio.
Q5.Another way of describing the 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' forms of a verb is...
Q6.Which verbs are in their 'ils/elles' form?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Say this sentence aloud or in your head. How many times do you hear the SSC [i]?
La fille mange ici à midi.
Q2.How many ways are there to express 'you' in French?
Q3.Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
I
you (singular)
he/she
we
you (plural)
they
Q4.Another way of describing the 'tu' and 'vous' forms of a verb is...
Q5.Complete the sentence: to say you (plural) + regular -er verbs, the verb ends in .
Q6.Read the sentence and match up the correct halves of the English translation below.
Tu travailles à la maison, vous travaillez à l'école, vous chantez avec une amie, tu chantes avec la radio.
at home.
at school.
with the radio.
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