Spring holidays: perfect tense with 'être', pronouns 'moi', 'toi', 'qui'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand the perfect tense with 'être' and pronouns 'moi', 'toi' and 'qui' in the context of spring holidays.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Sound-symbol correspondence [-ill/ille] sounds as in 'fille'; vowel + -ill/ille also has a final sound like English 'y'.
- Use the emphatic pronouns 'moi' and 'toi' after a preposition.
- 'Qui' (who/which/that) can be used to introduce more information about a noun.
- Movement + change of state verbs take 'être', not 'avoir' in the perfect tense. Past participles agree in gender/number.
Keywords
Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds
Être - to be, being
Qui - a relative pronoun meaning who/that
Common misconception
Past participles with 'être' don't change, just like past participles with 'avoir'.
Past participles with 'être' always agree in gender and number with the subject. Add 'e' to agree a feminine past participle and 's' to agree a plural past participle.
Teacher tip
Task C2 could be developed into a full translation into English if time permits.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the verbs below means 'to go down'?
Q2.What is the English for the verb 'boire'?
Q3.Which of these phrases means (to the) right?
Q4.Match the phrases.
with me
with you (s)
with us
with you (pl)
Q5.When we ask a question in French, what happens to our voice?
Q6.Tu comprends. There are 2 ways you can make this statement into a question, intonation and inversion. How would you change it into an inversion question?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the feminine form of 'avocat'?
Q2.Match the vocabulary for jobs.
headteacher, manager - male
headteacher, manager - female
postman - male
postal worker - female
doctor
secretary
Q3.Put the words in order to give more information about the girl.
Q4.Which word is missing? Le magasin est à droite.
Q5.Complete the sentences.
suis allé(e)
es resté(e)
est arrivé
sommes tombé(e)s
êtes retourné(e)(s).
sont sorties
Q6.Which of these verbs take 'être' in the past tense?
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