Year 10
Year 10

Talking about hobbies (Part 2/2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look at the formation of the imperfect tense for 3rd person singular and 3rd person plural. We also look at when the imperfect means used to do vs was/ were doing.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talk about hobbies
  3. Grammar: Revisiting the imperfect tense, with -ER verbs

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13 Questions

Q1.
The imperfect tense is a___________ tense.
conditional
future
Correct answer: past
present
Q2.
More specifically, the imperfect tells us:
what I am going to do
what I did
Correct answer: what I used to do
what I would like to do
Q3.
To form the imperfect tense I use the stem from:
the 'il/elle/ on' form of the verb in the present tense
the 'ils/elles' form of the verb in the present tense
the 'je' form of the verb in the present tense
Correct answer: the 'nous' form of the verb in the present tense
Q4.
The ending for the 'je' form of the imperfect tense is:
Correct answer: -ais
-ait
-iez
-ions
Q5.
The 'je' ending is the same in the imperfect tense for -ER and -RE verbs?
don't know
false
Correct answer: true
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
le
a
I
Correct answer: the
Q8.
de
between
Correct answer: of / from
to / the
Q9.
un / une
Correct answer: a
the
to
Q10.
à
a
from / of
Correct answer: to /at
Q11.
Ils sont
There are
Correct answer: They are
They have
Q12.
Je suis
Correct answer: I am
I have
I like
Q13.
Il est
Correct answer: He is
She is
We are

13 Questions

Q1.
The imperfect tense is a..............tense.
conditional
future
Correct answer: past
silly
Q2.
To find the stem, we have to use the 'nous' form of the verb in the _____________ tense.
conditional
future
perfect
Correct answer: present
Q3.
The imperfect tense ending for all verbs (-ER/-IR and -RE) for 'il/elle/on' is:
-ais
Correct answer: -ait
-es
Q4.
The imperfect ending for 'ils/elles' in the imperfect tense, for all verbs (-ER/-IR and -RE) is:
Correct answer: -aient
-ent
-ez
-ions
Q5.
The only irregular verb in the imperfect tense is:
aller
avoir
Correct answer: être
savoir
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
être
Correct answer: to be
to have
to like
Q8.
c'était
it is
Correct answer: it was
it will be
Q9.
et
Correct answer: and
is
what
Q10.
en
for
Correct answer: in
on
Q11.
avoir
to be
Correct answer: to have
to love
Q12.
j'ai
I am
Correct answer: I have
I like
Q13.
il/elle a
Correct answer: He/she has
He/she is
We are