J'ai dû attendre : irregular past participles, modal verbs present and past
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can combine regular, irregular and modal verbs in the perfect and present tenses to describe positive and negative aspects of a trip to town.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Adding modal verbs to your written and spoken work broadens communication and adds complexity.
- The irregular past participles of the four modal verbs are: dû, pu, voulu and su.
- It is helpful to practise moving between present and past tense modals e.g je peux- j'ai pu; je veux- j'ai voulu.
Keywords
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want
Irregular - describes a word that does not follow the regular pattern
Common misconception
You must only use verbs in the same tense as the task question in your answer.
Students should practise combining different tenses of verbs when giving their answers (ensuring they give a relevant response to the task) in order to demonstrate a wider knowledge of language and to give a richer response.
Teacher tip
Teachers might wish to adapt task A3 (translation) for students requiring additional support e.g. translate the verbs first, then work through the rest of the text, translating the most familiar vocabulary first.
Equipment
A set of dice are required for task B3. If unavailable, pairs could toss a coin or a small token and decide which sides represent odd and even numbers.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the grammatical name for the verb form that is used in the perfect tense with an auxiliary verb like avoir?
Q2.Which verbs have an irregular past participle?
Q3.Which of the following is the correct past participle of 'avoir'?
Q4.Match the French words to their English meanings.
puts
minister
liberal
unknown
dry
border, edge
Q5.Put the words in the correct order to say: 'He drank the milk.'
Q6.Which sentence uses a modal verb?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of these is the correct past participle of vouloir (to want)?
Q2.Match each French word or phrase to its correct English meaning.
believed
shoe
trousers
short
ran
saw
Q3.Write the past tense equivalent of je peux (I can). Use the perfect tense.
Q4.Which of the following best shows a contrast between present and past tense modals?
Q5.Complete the sentence with the correct form of devoir in the perfect tense, to mean 'I had to'.
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