Brussels: perfect tense -er verbs 1st and 2nd persons singular
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the perfect tense with regular -er verbs in the 'je' and 'tu' forms to talk about what I and you did.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The French SSC [r] sounds very different to the English. It is a raspy sound pronounced in the back of your throat.
- We use the perfect tense in French to say what I did. It uses 'j'ai' from the verb 'avoir' with a past participle.
- To form the past participle of regular -er verbs, you replace the -er with -é.
- To form the perfect tense with 'tu' you use 'tu as' followed by the same past participle.
- To form yes, no questions in the perfect tense, you simply raise your voice at the end of the sentence.
Keywords
[r] - Sound-symbol correspondence like the [r] in 'rue'
Perfect tense - A verb tense that describes completed actions in the past e.g. I listened, you played
Past participle - Verb that forms the perfect tense, usually together with a present tense form of ‘avoir'
Common misconception
I pronounce [r] the same in French as in English.
The SSC [r] is very different in French. It is a raspy sound from the back of your throat like the [r] in 'rue'. It does require quite a lot of practice to master this sound.
Teacher tip
This lesson features well known landmarks in Brussels such as the 'Manneken Pis' and the 'Atomium' that you may wish to explore in more depth with your students.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
to eat, eating
to play, playing
to win, winning
to prepare, preparing
to work, working
to speak, speaking
Q2.Which of the following verbs are regular -er verbs?
Q3.Match the pronouns to the correct singular forms of the verb 'avoir'.
ai
as
a
Q4.What do we use the perfect tense for?
Q5.What kind of a word is the 'past participle'?
Q6.Which of the following sentences are in the past (perfect) tense?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The [r] in French is a raspy sound pronounced in the of the throat.
Q2.Match the French to the English.
Belgium
Brussels
Belgian
square
museum
Q3.Match the French seasons to the English.
winter
summer
autumn
spring
Q4.In French, we use the perfect tense to say what I or you ...
Q5.Match the English to the French.
je travaille
tu travailles
j'ai travaillé
tu as travaillé
Q6.Match the English to the French questions.
When did you prepare?
Did you prepare?
How did you prepare?
Where did you prepare?
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