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- Year 11
- Edexcel
Un ado francophone: present and perfect tense, conversation (Edexcel)
I can combine present and perfect tenses of regular and irregular verbs to describe the life of a Francophone teenager.
- Year 11
- Edexcel
Un ado francophone: present and perfect tense, conversation (Edexcel)
I can combine present and perfect tenses of regular and irregular verbs to describe the life of a Francophone teenager.
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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.
- Tenses can be usefully combined to write/talk about people's past and current daily lives, achievements and events.
Keywords
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Common misconception
It is acceptable to only give short answers in the conversation element of the speaking exam.
Students should focus on giving answers in conversation that include at least three verb clauses. They should also regularly practise developing their answers with different verb tenses, subjects, opinions and reasons.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the infinitives.
to live
to lend
to borrow
to disappoint
to return something
to hold
Q2.Which of the following verbs means 'to move'?
Q3.Match the infinitive with the past participle.
vu
né
venu
mort
parti
cru
Q4.Which of the following verbs use 'être' in the past tense?
Q5.What does the verb 'suivre' mean?
Q6.Which of these items would you (hopefully) not find on the dinner table?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'se soucier' mean?
Q2.Which sentence means 'there is too much noise'?
Q3.Est-ce que tu es partie en bus? Who are they speaking to? A girl or a boy?
Q4.Elles sont en ville ensemble. Which is the missing word?
Q5.Fill in the missing number: A well-developed or extended response in the unprepared conversation has at least verb clauses.
Q6.Match the verbs.
she disappoints
she runs
she follows
she knows