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- Year 9
Concorde the history: 'sortir', 'choisir', 'venir' verbs, -ion/-ation nouns
I can use -ir verbs to describe Concorde and other supersonic flights.
- Year 9
Concorde the history: 'sortir', 'choisir', 'venir' verbs, -ion/-ation nouns
I can use -ir verbs to describe Concorde and other supersonic flights.
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Key learning points
- Many French nouns end in -ation and -ion and have a verb in the same family. Add ation/ion to the stem of the verb.
- Around 33% of English words originate from French due to the Norman conquest.
- Many -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of sortir: remove -(t)ir and add: -s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent.
- Many -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of choisir: remove -ir and add -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent.
- Some -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of venir. The stem is vien(n) in all but the nous and vous forms.
Keywords
Stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms
Common misconception
All -ir verbs follow the same pattern in the present tense.
There are different groups of -ir verbs. Learn which verbs act like 'sortir', 'choisir' and 'venir' in the present tense.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Name the plane that the UK and France worked on together which flew faster than the speed of sound.
Q2.What does 'dormir' mean in English?
Q3.Match the French prepositions to their English meanings.
next to
behind
in front of
Q4.How would you say the year 1999 in French?
Q5.Write the correct missing word: 'je viens Italie'.
Q6.Translate this sentence into English: 'le poisson est à côté du verre'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Why do many English words come from French?
Q2.True or false? All -ir verbs follow the same pattern in the present tense.
Q3.What is the meaning of 'partir' in English?
Q4.Match the -ir verb to how it behaves in the present tense.
keeps the stem and adds -is, -is, -it
drops the ending and adds -s, -s, -t
changes stem to "vien" in most forms