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What you do with others: -er verbs 1st persons singular and plural

Learning outcomes

I can use 'je' and 'nous' with a range of -er verbs to say what I do with others.

I can recall that most consonants at the end of French words are silent, as well as the letter e.

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Year 7

What you do with others: -er verbs 1st persons singular and plural

Learning outcomes

I can use 'je' and 'nous' with a range of -er verbs to say what I do with others.

I can recall that most consonants at the end of French words are silent, as well as the letter e.

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Key learning points

  1. The final consonant of a word is often silent in French, called the silent final consonant (SFC).
  2. The -e at the end of words is also silent, called the silent final e (SFe).
  3. To say 'I' + -er verb in French, the verb ending is -e; we call this the 1st person singular of the verb.
  4. To say 'we' + -er verb, the verb ending is -ons; we call this the 1st person plural.
  5. The verb 'manger' (to eat, eating) behaves differently in the 'nous' form; it keeps the 'e' before the -ons.

Keywords

  • Silent final consonant - Silent consonant (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word

  • Silent final e - Silent e at the end of a word

  • Nous - The subject pronoun for 'we' in French

Common misconception

All verbs in the 'nous' form end in -ons.

Some verbs like 'manger' behave a little differently. The 'nous' form of 'manger' is 'mangeons' so that the g sound remains soft.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following words end in a silent final consonant?
Correct answer: content
Correct answer: mais
Correct answer: chien
rouge
animal
Q2.
Match the English to the French.
Correct Answer:to have, having,avoir

avoir

Correct Answer:to do, doing,faire

faire

Correct Answer:to write, writing,écrire

écrire

Correct Answer:to read, reading,lire

lire

Correct Answer:to listen, listening,écouter

écouter

Correct Answer:to speak, speaking,parler

parler

Q3.
Which of the following nouns are masculine?
la personne
Correct answer: le garçon
Correct answer: l'homme
la professeure
Correct answer: le livre
Q4.
Match the French singular subject pronouns to the English.
Correct Answer:je,I

I

Correct Answer:tu,you

you

Correct Answer:il,he

he

Correct Answer:elle,she

she

Q5.
What does the question 'C'est quoi ?' mean in English?
Who is it?
How much is it?
When is it?
Correct answer: What is it?
Q6.
Read the following sentence and match the correct halves of the English translation. J'aime écouter de la musique, tu aimes parler l'anglais, il aime écrire en français, elle aime porter un uniforme.
Correct Answer:I like,to listen to music.

to listen to music.

Correct Answer:You like,speaking English.

speaking English.

Correct Answer:He likes,writing in French.

writing in French.

Correct Answer:She likes,wearing a uniform.

wearing a uniform.

6 Questions

Q1.
Read the following sentence in French. How many silent final letters are there? Bonjour ! Je suis Sandra et j'aime parler avec Jacques.
one
two
three
Correct answer: four
five
Q2.
Match the English subject pronouns to the French.
Correct Answer:je,I

I

Correct Answer:tu,you

you

Correct Answer:il,he

he

Correct Answer:elle,she

she

Correct Answer:nous,we

we

Q3.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:regarder,to watch, watching

to watch, watching

Correct Answer:préparer,to prepare, preparing

to prepare, preparing

Correct Answer:marcher,to walk, walking

to walk, walking

Correct Answer:travailler,to work, working

to work, working

Correct Answer:manger,to eat, eating

to eat, eating

Q4.
To say 'we' + verb in French, the verb usually ends in ...
Correct Answer: ons, -ons
Q5.
Which of the following verbs are in their 'nous' form?
regardes
Correct answer: mangeons
travailler
prépare
Correct answer: marchons
Q6.
Match the sentences in French to their English translation.
Correct Answer:J'aime le chien.,I like the dog.

I like the dog.

Correct Answer:Nous préparons le déjeuner.,We prepare lunch.

We prepare lunch.

Correct Answer:Nous parlons français.,We speak French.

We speak French.

Correct Answer:Je marche dehors.,I walk outside.

I walk outside.

Correct Answer:Nous regardons la télé.,We watch the TV.

We watch the TV.

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