A new language: singular -re verbs like 'lire'
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs like ‘lire’ in the present tense singular to describe a school exchange.
I can distinguish and spell the sound-symbol correspondences [ill/ille] and [ien].
A new language: singular -re verbs like 'lire'
Learning outcomes
I can use verbs like ‘lire’ in the present tense singular to describe a school exchange.
I can distinguish and spell the sound-symbol correspondences [ill/ille] and [ien].
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Key learning points
- [ill/ille] is pronounced as in 'fille'.
- [ien] is pronounced as in 'bien'.
- The noun ‘informations’ is usually plural in French. In the singular form it means 'a piece of information'.
- ‘Tout’ means ‘all’ or ‘the whole’. It agrees with the object it describes. ‘Tous’ is the masculine plural form.
- Verbs like ‘lire’ follow the same pattern as ‘dire’ in the present tense singular. The endings are ‘s’, ‘s’ and ‘t’.
Keywords
[ill/ille] - pronounced as in ‘fille’
[ien] - pronounced as in ‘bien’
Common misconception
'Information' is used in French like it is in English.
'Information' is a cognate but it is usually in the plural form in French ('des informations'). When used in the singular form, it means 'a piece of information'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I say
you say
she says
I read
you read
she reads
Exit quiz
5 Questions
le jour
les produits
la culture
les expériences