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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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Year 8

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

  1. The SSC [j/soft g] is pronounced as in 'jambe'. The letter 'g' can be soft or hard in French: 'la gare', 'la gymnase'.
  2. The SSC [gn] is pronounced as in 'ligne'.
  3. The expression 'avoir mal' means to be 'in pain' or 'hurt'. 'J'ai eu mal' is the perfect tense: 'I have had, had pain'.
  4. 'Eu' is an irregular past participle. Other irregular past participles are 'fait' (faire), 'bu' (boire), 'dit' (dire).
  5. 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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6 Questions

Q1.
'Je vais __________ hôpital'. Choose the correct article.
à
à la
Correct answer: à l'
au
aux
Q2.
Match the pronouns and verbs.
Correct Answer:j',ai

ai

Correct Answer:tu,as

as

Correct Answer:elle, il,a

a

Correct Answer:nous,avons

avons

Correct Answer:vous,avez

avez

Correct Answer:elles, ils,ont

ont

Q3.
Match the French and English.
Correct Answer:attendre,to wait, waiting

to wait, waiting

Correct Answer:boire,to drink, drinking

to drink, drinking

Correct Answer:faire,to do, doing

to do, doing

Correct Answer:dire,to say, saying

to say, saying

Correct Answer:parler,to speak, speaking

to speak, speaking

Correct Answer:répondre,to answer, answering

to answer, answering

Q4.
Order the words to form a question.
1 - qu'
2 - est-
3 - ce
4 - que
5 - tu
6 - aimes
7 - manger
Q5.
Write in English: 'la semaine dernière j'ai visité mon ami'.
Correct Answer: Last week I visited my friend, I visited my friend last week
Q6.
Write in French: 'yesterday I played with my dog'.
Correct Answer: Hier j'ai joué avec mon chien

5 Questions

Q1.
Which verb has a regular past participle?
avoir
boire
faire
Correct answer: manger
dire
Q2.
Match the word with the correct missing sound.
Correct Answer:[j],bon___our

bon___our

Correct Answer:soft [g],___énial

___énial

Correct Answer:hard [g],___lace

___lace

Correct Answer:[gn],monta___e

monta___e

Q3.
Match the sentence halves.
Correct Answer:J'ai mal à la,jambe

jambe

Correct Answer:J'ai mal à l',œil

œil

Correct Answer:J'ai mal au,bras

bras

Correct Answer:J'ai mal aux,pieds

pieds

Q4.
Order the words to form a question.
1 - est-
2 - ce
3 - que
4 - tu
5 - as
6 - vu
7 - l'accident
Q5.
Write in French: 'I have had a headache'.
Correct Answer: J'ai eu mal à la tête

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