New
New
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].

New
New
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].

These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Switch to our new teaching resources now - designed by teachers and leading subject experts, and tested in classrooms.

These resources were created for remote use during the pandemic and are not designed for classroom teaching.

Lesson details

Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons

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.


To help you plan your year 9 french lesson on: Canada: verbs like 'entendre'; 'mettre' and 'remettre', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...

The level of challenge could be differentiated by making task C3 a full translation of the text or reducing the size of the text.
Teacher tip

Equipment

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

Lesson video

Loading...

Some of our videos, including non-English language videos, do not have captions.

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

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

Additional material

Download additional material