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  • Year 9

Canada: verbs like 'entendre'; 'mettre' and 'remettre'

Learning outcomes

I can use verbs like 'entendre' in the present tense in the context of a holiday in Quebec.

I can confidently identify and pronounce [e].

Lesson 3 of 4
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  • Year 9

Canada: verbs like 'entendre'; 'mettre' and 'remettre'

Learning outcomes

I can use verbs like 'entendre' in the present tense in the context of a holiday in Quebec.

I can confidently identify and pronounce [e].

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Key learning points

  1. There are many 'Francophone' (French-speaking) countries to explore around the world.
  2. French and English are spoken in Quebec as the province was a French and English colony.
  3. [e] is pronounced as in 'je'.
  4. 'Mettre' follows the same pattern of endings as entendre, but loses a -t- in the je, tu and il/elle forms.

Keywords

  • [e] - pronounced as in 'je'

  • Conjugated (verb) - verb changed to match its subject and tense

Common misconception

Conjugate 'mettre' and 'remettre' exactly like 'entendre'.

'Mettre' and 'remettre' do take the same verb endings as 'entendre'; however, they also drop a 't' in the singular present tense forms.


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6 Questions

Q1.
In a 'francophone' country, is spoken.

English
German
Correct answer: French
Spanish

Q2.
Match the verbs to their meanings.

Correct Answer:mettre,to put, putting

to put, putting

Correct Answer:remettre,to put down, putting down

to put down, putting down

Correct Answer:entendre,to hear, hearing

to hear, hearing

Correct Answer:perdre,to lose, losing

to lose, losing

Q3.
Match the parts of the verb 'mettre'.

Correct Answer:Je / Tu,mets

mets

Correct Answer:Il / Elle,met

met

Correct Answer:Nous,mettons

mettons

Correct Answer:Vous,mettez

mettez

Correct Answer:Ils / Elles,mettent

mettent

Q4.
Je son père - I know his dad. What is the missing word?

Correct answer: connais
sais
connait
sait

Q5.
Complete the sentence. Use the verb 'connaitre' ...

Correct answer: when talking about knowing a person
before que
Correct answer: when talking about knowing a place
when saying you know how to do something

Q6.
Arrange the words to make the sentence, she puts the book back on the desk.

1 - elle
2 - remet
3 - le
4 - livre
5 - sur
6 - le
7 - bureau

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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the meaning of 'conjugate'?

verb changed to match its tense
Correct answer: verb changed to match its subject and tense
verb changed to match its subject

Q2.
Which of these verbs means to put back?

mettre
entendre
retourner
être
Correct answer: remettre

Q3.
Je __________ le sucre sur la table - I put the sugar on the table. Which is the missing word?

Correct answer: mets
met
remets
remet

Q4.
Which of these verbs end in a silent final consonant?

Correct answer: Je mets
Correct answer: Elle met
Nous mettons
Vous mettez
Ils mettent

Q5.
Match the different parts of the verb, 'remettre.'

Correct Answer:Je remets,I put back, am putting back

I put back, am putting back

Correct Answer:Nous remettons,We put back, are putting back

We put back, are putting back

Correct Answer:Elles remettent,They put back, are putting back

They put back, are putting back

Correct Answer:Il remet,He puts back, is putting back

He puts back, is putting back

Correct Answer:Vous remettez,You put back, are putting back

You put back, are putting back

Q6.
Which of the following are Francophone countries?

Correct answer: Camaroon
Correct answer: Canada
Correct answer: Belgium
Correct answer: Seychelles
Correct answer: Haiti