Actions: singular -er verbs in simple present and present continuous
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the present tense to describe activities that I do and am doing.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [tion] sounds like 'attention'.
- There is only one present tense in French which conveys the simple and continuous present tenses in English.
- The preposition à means 'to' as well as 'at' and follows the verbs 'donner', 'parler' and 'demander'.
- There is not always a translation ncessary for 'à' in English but it should never be omitted in French .
Keywords
[tion] - pronounced as in ‘attention’
Simple present - describes habitual events in the present: 'I do'
Present continuous - describes events happening right now: 'I am doing'
Common misconception
Like in English, French has two present tenses.
There is no 'be -ing' in French. There is only one present tense for both the simple present and continuous present.
Teacher tip
When adapting any of the tasks practising à, it will only work with feminine nouns or nouns beginning with a vowel unless you also want to bring in an explanation of à + le = au and à + les = aux at this point.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Tick all the words with the sounds [ai] and [oi].
Q2.Which is the masculine indefinite article?
Q3.Match the French and the English.
every
who
like/as
in/to
this
Q4.Put these nouns in the correct order in French: bedroom, dog, thing, phone, ruler, pet, sky.
Q5.Translate the pronouns and present tense verbs 'I find, you find'.
Q6.Translate: I like staying. 'J'aime ...
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Tick any correct statements.
Q2.Match the vocabulary in English and French.
to give, giving
to ask, asking
to think, thinking
to show, showing
to speak, speaking
to have, having
Q3.Tick any correct translations of 'à'.
Q4.Order the sentence 'I'm staying in France at the moment but normally I stay in England'.
Q5.The time adverb 'aujourd'hui' in the sentence 'Elle parle à une amie aujourd'hui' indicates which tense in English?
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