The French Resistance: perfect tense with verbs like 'sortir' and 'choisir'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand and use verbs like 'sortir' and 'choisir' in the context of French history.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The nasal SSCs [em/am] (pronounced as in 'temps') and [en/an] (pronounced as in 'enfant') are non-nasal before a vowel.
- Verbs like 'sortir' look and sound very different in the present and perfect tenses.
- Orally, only the presence or absence of an auxiliary verb shows whether verbs like 'choisir' are past or present tense.
- Jean Bascle was a member of the French Resistance who was arrested and sent to a concentration camp.
Keywords
Auxiliary verb - a form of either 'avoir' or 'être' used to form the perfect tense
Common misconception
Verbs like 'sortir' and 'choisir' follow the same patterns in the present and perfect tenses.
Verbs like 'sortir' and 'choisir' follow the same patterns in the perfect tense - they need an auxiliary verb and a past participle ending in -i but follow different patterns in the present tense.
Teacher tip
This lesson refers to the Holocaust and concentration camps. Teachers interested in giving their classes more related information could research 'Le Rafle du Vél d'Hiv' or Jean Bascle. Teachers with sensitive students are advised to carefully read through the lesson in advance.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each French word with its English equivalent:
love
sea
research
army
prize/ price
soldier
Q2.Complete the sentence with one of the words below: 'Le soldat __________ regarde.' (The soldier is looking at ?)
Q3.Order these words correctly to make the sentence: I chose the right direction.
Q4.Complete the sentence using the correct past participle of the verb in brackets: Le gouvernement a des résultats supplémentaires. (fournir)
Q5.Which sentence best describes a one-off event using the perfect tense?
Q6.Translate this sentence into French: 'She felt a clear love'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which sentence correctly uses 'sortir' in the present tense?
Q2.Arrange these words into a correct perfect tense sentence:
Q3.Who was Jean Bascle?
Q4.Which sentence is in the present tense?
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