The French revolution: perfect tense, questions, 'ne … pas'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the present and perfect tenses, including negation and questions to talk about significant events in French history.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [tion] is pronounced as in 'attention' [tion] words are always feminine.
- Form the perfect tense by combining part of 'avoir' and a past participle.
- -er verb past participles change from -er to é, verbs like prendre change to 'pris' and some participles are irregular.
- 'Ne ...pas' wraps around part of 'avoir' in the perfect tense to make negative sentences.
- Ask intonation questions in the perfect tense by raising your voice. You can also add 'est-ce que' before the subject.
Keywords
[tion] - pronounced as in 'attention'
Perfect tense - verb tense that describes completed actions in the past e.g. 'I said', 'she played'
Intonation - rise and fall of the voice in speaking
Est-ce que - French questioning device
Common misconception
All past participles are formed in the same way.
Regular -er verb past participles are formed by changing the -er at the end of the infinitive to é but there are other past participle patterns such as verbs like prendre changing to 'pris' and some irregular past participles.
Teacher tip
Teachers may find it useful to find further photos of the monarchy, Bastille or Paris from 1789 to give students more historical context and an opportunity to talk about the current political situation in France after B2 and B3.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What was the Bastille?
Q2.Which part of 'avoir' follows 'nous'?
Q3.Match the past participles
drank
said
took
had
did, made
Q4.Complete the phrases.
ai mangé un sandwich
ont regardé un film
avez bu un coca
a dit 'Bonjour!'
avons fait les devoirs
Q5.How would you write the following in numbers? 1900.
Q6.Match the dates.
deux mille deux
mille neuf cent quatorze
mille huit cent quatre-vingt-sept
deux mille dix-sept
quinze mille trente-neuf
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of the following are past participles?
Q2.All [tion] words are feminine. True or false?
Q3.Put the words in the correct order to make a negative sentence.
Q4.Which of the following could you do to make this statement into a question? J'ai vu un documentaire.
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