Illness and accidents: irregular past participles, perfect tense questions
Learning outcomes
I can say what hurts in the present and what hurt in the past (present perfect) using irregular past participles.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [j/g], and contrast it with the SSC [gn].
Illness and accidents: irregular past participles, perfect tense questions
Learning outcomes
I can say what hurts in the present and what hurt in the past (present perfect) using irregular past participles.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [j/g], and contrast it with the SSC [gn].
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Key learning points
- The SSC [j/soft g] is pronounced as in 'jambe'. The letter 'g' can be soft or hard in French: 'la gare', 'la gymnase'.
- The SSC [gn] is pronounced as in 'ligne'.
- The expression 'avoir mal' means to be 'in pain' or 'hurt'. 'J'ai eu mal' is the perfect tense: 'I have had, had pain'.
- 'Eu' is an irregular past participle. Other irregular past participles are 'fait' (faire), 'bu' (boire), 'dit' (dire).
- Perfect tense questions can be translated in two different ways: 'Tu as bu ?' - 'Did you drink?', 'Have you drunk?'.
Keywords
[j/g] - pronounced as in 'jambe'
[gn] - pronounced as in 'ligne'
Avoir mal - expression meaning to be 'in pain' or 'hurt'
Past participle - verb that forms the perfect tense, usually together with a present tense form of ‘avoir'
Perfect tense - a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I listened', 'you played'
Common misconception
All past participles follow the regular -er verb pattern: change the -er to -é: 'j'ai commencé' ('I started').
Some past participles are irregular and do not follow the regular -er verb pattern: 'j'ai fait' ('I did').
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
ai
as
a
avons
avez
ont
to wait, waiting
to drink, drinking
to do, doing
to say, saying
to speak, speaking
to answer, answering
Exit quiz
5 Questions
bon___our
___énial
___lace
monta___e
jambe
œil
bras
pieds