On se bouge ! Impersonal verbs
I can use a range of impersonal verbs to give advice and instructions on the importance of health and exercise.
On se bouge ! Impersonal verbs
I can use a range of impersonal verbs to give advice and instructions on the importance of health and exercise.
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Key learning points
- Il est, il fait, il y a and il faut are common impersonal verbs.
- Impersonal verbs are usually only used with the pronoun 'il'.
- Il est + adjective + de + infinitive can be used to express it is difficult/easy/forbidden to + a verb.
- Impersonal verbs 'valoir mieux' (to be better) and 'valoir la peine de' (to be worth) are followed by the infinitive.
Keywords
Impersonal verb - a verb that doesn't refer to a particular person or thing, and whose subject is most often 'il' (it)
Common misconception
'Il' always means 'he' in English.
Impersonal verbs nearly always have the subject 'il'. This translates as 'it' instead of 'he' e.g. il fait beau - it is nice weather.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
It is necessary to eat
There is a field
It is nice weather
It’s one o’clock
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
It is important to move
It’s necessary to do exercise
It is three o'clock
There is traffic
fortunately, luckily
big
healthy
aware, conscious
active