A new friend: singular -re verbs like 'entendre'
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs like ‘entendre’ in the present tense singular to communicate with a penfriend.
I can distinguish between open [eu/œu] and closed [eu].
A new friend: singular -re verbs like 'entendre'
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs like ‘entendre’ in the present tense singular to communicate with a penfriend.
I can distinguish between open [eu/œu] and closed [eu].
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Key learning points
- Open [eu/œu] is pronounced as in 'cœur'.
- Closed [eu] is pronounced as in 'deux'.
- 'Répondre' is followed by the preposition 'à' in French, 'dépendre' is always followed by 'de'.
- ‘Entendre’ is an -re verb. Verbs like ‘entendre’ follow the same pattern as verbs like ‘prendre’ in the singular forms.
Keywords
Open [eu/œu] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'cœur'
Closed [eu] - sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'deux'
-re verb - a verb whose infinitive form ends in -re
Common misconception
Prepositions with the verbs 'depend' and 'reply' in English work the same way as prepositions with 'dépendre' and 'répondre' in French.
'Depend' is followed by 'on' in English and 'dépendre' by a form of 'de' in French. 'Répondre' is always followed by a form of 'à' in French whereas in English it can be translated as 'reply to' but also with 'answer', where there is no preposition.
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