Illness and accidents: irregular past participles, perfect tense questions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can say what hurts in the present and what hurt in the past (present perfect) using irregular past participles.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
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').
Teacher tip
Ask pupils to perform their doctor/patient role-plays to the class (task D2).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Je vais __________ hôpital'. Choose the correct article.
Q2.Match the pronouns and verbs.
ai
as
a
avons
avez
ont
Q3.Match the French and English.
to wait, waiting
to drink, drinking
to do, doing
to say, saying
to speak, speaking
to answer, answering
Q4.Order the words to form a question.
Q5.Write in English: 'la semaine dernière j'ai visité mon ami'.
Q6.Write in French: 'yesterday I played with my dog'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which verb has a regular past participle?
Q2.Match the word with the correct missing sound.
bon___our
___énial
___lace
monta___e
Q3.Match the sentence halves.
jambe
œil
bras
pieds
Q4.Order the words to form a question.
Q5.Write in French: 'I have had a headache'.
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