Un ado francophone : perfect tense, dictation, listening (Edexcel)
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use regular and irregular verbs in the perfect tense to describe past events in the life of a teenager.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The perfect tense is formed by combining part of 'avoir' or 'être' (the auxiliary verb) and a past participle.
- Verbs like 'prendre' and 'entendre' in the present also form their past participles in the same way: 'pris', 'entendu'.
- Verbs like choisir, partir, venir in the present also form their past participles in the same way: choisi, parti, venu.
- Verbs like 'traduire' and 'écrire' form their past participles in the same way: 'traduit', 'écrit'.
- Some common irregular verbs and their past participles are: 'avoir' ('eu'), 'faire' ('fait'), 'boire' ('bu').
Keywords
Perfect tense - a verb tense that describes completed actions in the past, e.g. 'I said', 'she played'
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Common misconception
There are only three types of regular verbs and they form their past participles in the same way.
There are distinct groups of 'ir' and 're' verbs which form their past participles differently from the regular pattern (-i, -u). Students will find it beneficial to learn these verbs together as a group.
Teacher tip
The dictation learning cycle contains tasks for both Foundation and Higher tiers; both are included in the video. The listening learning cycle contains tasks for Foundation, Foundation/Higher and Higher tiers.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens are useful, if available.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the infinitive to its past participle.
pris e.g. J'ai pris
entendu e.g. J'ai entendu
choisi e.g. J'ai choisi
eu e.g. J'ai eu
traduit e.g. J'ai traduit
fait e.g. J'ai fait
Q2.Match the past participle to its English translation.
did
had
drank
wrote
took
left
Q3.What is the French word for 'noise'?
Q4.Which of these words translates 'chapeau' correctly?
Q5.Chose the correct translation(s) for 'Je vais'.
Q6.Put the words in order to say what you did yesterday.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the vocabulary.
jouer
beau-père
inquiétude
journée
mariage
couple
Q2.Nous avons des photos. Choose the correct past participle to fill the gap.
Q3.Il est en ville avec nous. Fill the gap with the correct past participle. (venir)
Q4.Put the words in the correct order.
Q5.Translate into French. He drank the milk.
Q6.What is the correct translation of 'besoin'?
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