Des auteurs francophones : perfect tense with 'être'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use verbs in the perfect tense with 'être', paying attention to agreement of past participles.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Verbs which express a change of state, place or condition often use 'être' as the auxiliary verb in the perfect tense.
- Past participles used with 'être' must agree in gender and number with the subject of the verb.
- [i] like 'midi', [u] like 'tu' and [é/ez/er] like 'écrire', SFC and SFE are common endings to past participles.
Keywords
Auxiliary verb - a form of either 'avoir' or 'être' used to form the perfect tense
Past participle agreement - when the ending of a past participle matches the subject of the verb in gender and number
Common misconception
Verbs never change their spelling to agree for gender or number.
Past participles with 'être' verbs do agree for gender and number. Embedding this knowledge requires practice, a component of which can be practice of sound-symbol correspondences [i], [u], [é], [SFC], and [SFE].
Teacher tip
A wider discussion on the contribution to literature of authors from across the globe would be stimulating and enriching if time permits.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens might be useful for the quick check activities in the lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the auxiliary verb in the following sentence: 'Mes soeurs ont acheté un livre au marché.'
Q2.Match these English words to the correct French translations.
directement
le traitement
l'ouverture
le fait
traditionnel
la lecture
Q3.Match the beginning parts of 'faire' (to do, to make) in the perfect tense to the correct ending parts.
ai fait
as fait
a fait
avons fait
avez fait
ont fait
Q4.Identify the verbs which use 'être' as the auxiliary verb in the perfect tense.
Q5.Select the irregular past participles from this list.
Q6.'Apprendre' (to learn) and 'comprendre' (to understand) follow which verb's pattern to form the past participle?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which Sound Symbol Correspondences (SSCs) are present when pronouncing regular past participles?
Q2.What prize did the novel 'Frère d'âme' receive in 2021?
Q3.Which country did David Diop spend time in as a child?
Q4.Match these English verbs to the correct French translations.
rester
revenir
descendre
devenir
partir
tomber
Q5.Match the subjects to the correct past participles of 'sortir' (to go out).
sont sortis.
est sortie.
est sorti.
sont sortis.
sont sorties.
Q6.Verbs expressing a change of , place or condition often use 'être' as the auxiliary verb in the perfect tense.
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