School is out! Adverb placement and translation of the perfect tense
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can translate 'le passé compose' into both the perfect tense and the simple past in English, whilst placing adverbs correctly in French.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSCs [qu], [ch] and [th] are consonant clusters pronounced as in 'question', 'chercher' and 'th'.
- Adverbs of time (saying exactly when), and of place, normally come at the beginning of a sentence: hier, j'ai travaillé.
- Other adverbs, including adverbs of time saying generally when, come after the conjugated verb form: j'ai enfin mangé.
- The perfect tense can be translated into both the simple past and the present perfect in English.
- Sentences with adverbs of a specific time use the simple past in English.
Keywords
[th] - pronounced as in 'thé'
[ch] - pronounced as in 'question'
[qu] - pronounced as in 'chercher'
Adverb - a word that describes a verb
Perfect tense - a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past e.g. I listened, you played
Common misconception
The sound-symbol correspondences [qu], [ch] and [th] are pronounced the same as in English.
The SSCs [qu], [ch] and [th] are pronounced differently in French than in English.
Teacher tip
Prior to this lesson, revise adverb types in English with your pupils, looking specifically at the different adverbs of time (duration, frequency etc.).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the infinitives of the verbs.
to say, saying
to write, writing
to read, reading
to translate, translating
Q2.Which of the following are adverbs?
Q3.Which of the sentences below is in the perfect tense?
Q4.Put the following in order to make a past tense sentence.
Q5.There are two different ways of saying 'time' in French: le temps and la fois. When would you use them?
to talk about an amount of time (minutes, days etc.)
to talk about the number of times something happens
Q6.Complete the sentence. J'ai vu ce film trois ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Adverbs of time (saying exactly when) normally come __________ of a sentence in French.
Q2.Adverbs of time saying generally when, come __________ the conjugated verb form in French.
Q3.Match the parts of the verb to form the perfect tense of the verb 'habiter' - to live.
ai habité
as habité
a habité
avons habité
avez habité
ont habité
Q4.Which of these sentences are in the perfect tense? (le passé composé)
Q5.Chose the correct translation. J'ai regardé la télé hier.
Q6.Put the words in the correct order to translate, 'I have finally eaten my sweets'.
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