Qui a gagné ? Yes/no questions in the perfect tense
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can ask and answer questions in the perfect tense, including negation, in the context of francophone sports personalities.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Yes/no questions in the past tense are formed by inversion, asking 'est-ce que' or using intonation, as in the present.
- To negate in the perfect tense, put 'ne' and 'pas/jamais' around the auxiliary verb (part of 'avoir' or 'être').
- T-liaison is common in inversion questions in the perfect tense, e.g., 'A-t-il gagné ?'. This eases pronunciation.
- When transcribing, it's important to think about liaison and where one word ends and another begins.
Keywords
Inversion - when the subject pronoun and verb switch place to form a question
Negation - two elements, e.g., 'ne … pas', around the main verb expressing negative meaning
T-liaison - the pronounced -t- between the subject pronoun and verb in perfect tense inversion questions
Common misconception
The second element of the negative structure goes after the past participle when forming past tense phrases.
The second element of the negative structure is always placed after the auxiliary verb and before the past participle. This requires practice as students are likely to misapply the negative structure learned with present tense.
Teacher tip
Repeating speaking activities immediately, one or more times, improves fluency and deepens vocabulary knowledge.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Questions in French can be formed by using 'est-ce que', inversion and .
Q2.What is the past participle of 'faire' (to do, to make)?
Q3.Put the words below in the correct order to form the following sentence in French: 'I don't want to go to the museum.'
Q4.Complete the following translation: 'Je ne joue jamais au hockey - I play hockey.'
Q5.Match the French words below to the correct English translations.
Q6.Match the French words below to the correct English translations.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Yes/no questions are formed differently in the perfect tense to the present tense.
Q2.True or false? 'Nous n'avons joué pas au tennis' is grammatically correct.
Q3.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence: 'You have never been to America'.
Q4.How do you say 'among' in French?
Q5.Match the English words below to the correct French translations.
Q6.What letter is commonly used in inversion questions in the perfect tense to help pronunciation?
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