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Une équipe accomplie : present participle adjectives, comparatives, superlatives

I can use comparatives and superlatives as well as present participles as adjectives to describe a sports team and its successes.

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Une équipe accomplie : present participle adjectives, comparatives, superlatives

I can use comparatives and superlatives as well as present participles as adjectives to describe a sports team and its successes.

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Key learning points

  1. Present participles can be used as adjectives to describe a noun. e.g. 'une victoire surprenante'.
  2. As adjectives, present participles agree in number and gender with the noun they are describing.
  3. Some comparative adjective forms are irregular: 'bon' becomes 'meilleur' (better) and 'mauvais' becomes 'pire' (worse).
  4. Superlatives describe something as the best, the most or the least e.g: le/la/les + plus/moins + adjective.
  5. Some superlative forms are irregular: le/la/les + meilleur(e) (s) = the best; le/la/les + pire(s) = the worst.

Keywords

  • Present participle - verb form ending in -ant in French; the structure en + present participle translates into English as while or by + -ing

  • Comparative - a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas

  • Superlative adjective - a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality e.g. 'the tallest', 'the most interesting'

Common misconception

To make comparatives and superlatives in French, add suffixes -er and -est to adjectives.

Suffixes -er and -est do not exist in French. To form comparatives, use the forms 'more', 'less ... than' - 'plus ... que' and 'moins ... que'. To form superlatives, use the forms 'the most', 'the least' - 'le, la, les plus' and 'le, la, les moins'.


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There are two versions of task C3. Option 2 is for students requiring extra support. Option 1 is included in the video. Due to trademark laws, team names in task B2 have been altered. Teachers may wish to replace team names with actual team names for added authenticity.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word describes a surprising victory in French?
une victoire surpris
une victoire surprenant
Correct answer: une victoire surprenante
une victoire surprenants
Q2.
How would you say 'a winning team' in French?
une équipe gagnant
Correct answer: une équipe gagnante
une équipe gagne
une équipe gagner
Q3.
Which of these is the correct comparative form of 'bon' (good)?
plus bon
Correct answer: meilleur
plus bien
bien
Q4.
How do you say 'worse' in French?
plus mauvais
mauvaiser
Correct answer: pire
moins bon
Q5.
What is the structure for forming a superlative in French?
le/la/les + adjective + -est
plus/moins + adjective + le/la/les
Correct answer: le/la/les + plus/moins + adjective
adjective + le/la/les + plus/moins
Q6.
How would you say 'the best player' (masculine) in French?
le plus bon joueur
Correct answer: le meilleur joueur
le bonest joueur
le joueur le meilleur

4 Questions

Q1.
Translate the following sentence into French: 'While watching the game, I ate popcorn.'
Regardant le match, j'ai mangé du popcorn.
Correct answer: En regardant le match, j'ai mangé du popcorn.
Regardant le match, je mangeais du popcorn.
En regardant le match, je mangeais du popcorn.
Q2.
Which sentence correctly compares two football teams, saying Team A is better than Team B?
L'équipe A est plus bon que l'équipe B.
Correct answer: L'équipe A est meilleur que l'équipe B.
L'équipe A est pire que l'équipe B.
L'équipe A est le meilleur que l'équipe B.
Q3.
How would you say 'This is the worst result of the season' in French?
C'est le plus mauvais résultat de la saison.
Correct answer: C'est le pire résultat de la saison.
C'est le mauvaisest résultat de la saison.
C'est le moins bon résultat de la saison.
Q4.
Complete the sentence: 'C'est l'équipe la ______ motivée du championnat.' (This is the most motivated team in the championship.)
Correct answer: plus motivée
motivée plus
motivée
meilleur motivée

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