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Free time: relative pronoun 'qui'

I can describe my free time using a range of verbs in the present tense and the relative pronoun 'qui'.

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Year 9

Free time: relative pronoun 'qui'

I can describe my free time using a range of verbs in the present tense and the relative pronoun 'qui'.

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to revisit vocabulary as it boosts our long-term retention of words.
  2. The relative pronoun 'qui' introduces a relative clause to give more information about a noun.
  3. Translate 'qui' as who/that for describing people and which/that when describing animals/things.
  4. The endings for verbs like 'écrire' are 's', 's' and 't', 'vons', 'vez' and 'vent'.
  5. Some verbs are followed by 'à' before a noun and the form changes depending on the gender/number of the noun.

Keywords

  • Qui - a relative pronoun meaning who, that or which a that introduces a relative clause

  • Écrire - to write, writing

Common misconception

'Qui' is always used as a question word.

'Qui' is a question word meaning 'who' but is also used as a relative pronoun to introduce a relative clause, for example 'L'homme qui est grand est mon papa', meaning 'the man who is tall is my dad'.


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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which month are these dates in?

Correct Answer:25/12/26,décembre

décembre

Correct Answer:5/4/22,avril

avril

Correct Answer:1/1/28,janvier

janvier

Correct Answer:31/10/27,octobre

octobre

Correct Answer:5/11/29,novembre

novembre

Correct Answer:1/9/26,septembre

septembre

Q2.
Which day is mercredi?

Correct Answer: Wednesday, wed

Q3.
Put these words in the correct order to say 'I want to play the guitar' in French.

1 - j'ai
2 - envie
3 - de
4 - jouer
5 - de la
6 - guitare

Q4.
Which word in this sentence is the preposition? Elle pense à sa sœur.

elle
pense
Correct answer: à
sa
sœur

Q5.
Which is the correct way to say 'He knocks on the shop' in French?

Il frappe à la magasin.
Correct answer: Il frappe au magasin.
Il frappe aux magasin.
Il frappe à magasin.

Q6.
Match the pronouns to the correct endings for 'entendre' in the present tense.

Correct Answer:je, tu,-s

-s

Correct Answer:il, elle, on,no ending

no ending

Correct Answer:nous,-ons

-ons

Correct Answer:vous,-ez

-ez

Correct Answer:ils, elles,-ent

-ent

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4 Questions

Q1.
In this sentence, is 'qui' used as a question word or a relative pronoun? La fille, qui a huit ans, est désolée.

Correct Answer: relative pronoun

Q2.
Order the words to make a sentence. Start with 'l'homme'

1 - l'homme
2 - qui
3 - est
4 - froid
5 - adore
6 - mon
7 - papa

Q3.
Fill in the correct word for 'writes'/ 'is writing' in this sentence : Il une lettre.

Correct Answer: écrit, ecrit

Q4.
Il pense au petit-déjeuner. What is he doing?

Correct Answer: thinking about breakfast, He is thinking about breakfast

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