Le langage cinématographique : past participles of regular verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use regular verbs in the perfect tense to talk about films.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [é], [i] and [u].
Le langage cinématographique : past participles of regular verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use regular verbs in the perfect tense to talk about films.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [é], [i] and [u].
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Key learning points
- The past participles of -er verbs like 'parler' end in -é.
- The past participles of -re verbs like 'entendre' end in -u.
- The past participles of -ir verbs like 'choisir' end in -i.
- [é] is pronounced as in 'écrire', [u] is pronounced as in 'tu' and [i] is pronounced as in 'midi'.
Keywords
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Common misconception
All regular verbs have a past participle ending in 'é', 'u' or 'i'.
There are other groups of regular verbs with different endings to the main -er, -re, -ir groups. These verbs are very commonly used and students should practise them regularly.
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