Accidents and emergencies: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the plural perfect tense with 'être', past participle agreements and adverbs to describe accidents and emergencies.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [s] is pronounced as in 'maison'.
- A double 's' between vowels is always soft but a single 's' between vowels is always a hard 's' [s] and sounds like 'z'.
- Movement verbs such as 'entrer', 'tomber' and 'monter' use 'être' in the perfect tense before the past participle.
- Past participles used with être must agree in gender + number with the subject of the verb. Add 's' for plural subjects.
- How (often) adverbs usually go after the first verb but longer -ment adverbs usually go at the end or even the start.
Keywords
[s] - pronounced as in 'maison'
Past participle agreement - when the ending of a past participle matches the subject of the verb in gender and number
Common misconception
'S' always sounds the same in French.
The 's' at the beginning of words and double 's' is a soft sound but 's' between two consonants is [s], pronounced as in 'maison'.
Teacher tip
A full translation of activity C1 isn't included in this lesson but could be given as an extension activity.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the parts of the verb 'être'
suis
es
est
sommes
êtes
sont
Q2.Match the possessive adjectives.
mon/ma/mes
ton/ta/tes
son/sa/ses
notre/nos
votre/vos
leur/leurs
Q3.Which versions of the sentence are correct?
Q4.Put the times of the day in order, starting with morning.
Q5.Vowels with circumflex accents often show removal of which letter from French words of Latin origin?
Q6.What is the past participle agreement?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which is the odd one out? (Pronunciation)
Q2.Which of these verbs is not a 'movement' verb?
Q3.Which of these sentences is the correct translation for, 'we didn't stay at the hospital'.
Q4.Match the words to their meanings.
foot
back
finger
body
head
leg
Q5.Which is the correct version of the sentence?
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